David Archuleta is in Boston today shooting for National Geographic, according to this tweet.
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Today’s Idol Appearances:
- Lee DeWyze performs for MyStage (104.3 MYfm) Ed Hardy Studio, Burbank, CA
- Lee DeWyze will appear on the Bradley On Air show at 11 am PT
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Surprise Presenter Rupert Murdoch Honors Simon Cowell With International Emmy Award
NEW YORK — News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch was the surprise presenter here Monday night at the 38th International Emmy Awards, honoring Simon Cowell with the International Emmy Founders Award for his contributions to TV and entertainment around the world.
The award was previously announced, but the presenter remained a mystery until Murdoch walked onstage and said: “Good evening, everyone. I’m Rupert Murdoch.”
He told the crowded ballroom at the New York Hilton in midtown Manhattan that Cowell has “helped make Fox Broadcasting no. 1 season after season” over the past decade — thanks to his role on American Idol — and added: “I’m confident his launch of X Factor in the U.S. next year will build on that success for years to come.”
Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
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Simon Cowell Praises MJ … Disses J.Lo?!?
Simon Cowell got right back to his roots last night — finally weighing in on the new Michael Jackson song … right before he totally took a shot at new “Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez … we think.
Simon calls Jlo “Mariah” by mistake and then calls her the “mean one” lulz
Watch the video at TMZ
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No garland required: Katharine McPhee gets spirited for Christmas
“I figured I’m still going to have to sing these songs whether there is garland in the studio or not, ” McPhee said last week from her home in Los Angeles — noting that since she is a California native, she’s already used to surf-weather Christmases.
For the next few weeks, McPhee’s life will revolve around promoting the album with a series of tree-lighting appearances — including Thanksgiving Day at the Macy’s at Lenox Square mall.
Read more at Access Atlanta
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Cowell says Tyler is a perfect ‘Idol’ replacement
Former “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell says he’s happy that Steven Tyler will take his place.
Cowell says, “I always said it had to be someone who wasn’t better looking than me and they achieved it.”
He poked fun at Tyler before collecting the Founders Awards at the International Emmy Awards in New York on Monday night.
Read more at the Associated Press
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Strip Scribbles
Singer Kris Allen and L.A. Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp partied at Vanity in the Hard Rock Hotel, where Luscious Liz of VH1’s For the Love of Ray J celebrated DJ Eric D-Lux’s birthday until closing.
Read more at the Las Vegas Sun
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We Hear…
That Boston’s own Varsity Girls will belt out a tune that Pink wrote for them at the HALO Awards on Nickelodeon on Dec. 10. Closer to home, the rah-rah gals will open for “American Idol” runner up Katharine McPhee at the city’s Tree Lighting on the Common Dec. 2.
Read more at Boston Herald
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Jennifer Hudson Caught in the Act
Jennifer Hudson, sneaking in the back at a screening of pal Beyoncé’s I Am…World Tour DVD screening in New York. According to an eyewitness, the former Dreamgirls costars seemed to be “quite friendly” as they hugged hello.
Read more at People
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Siobhan Boston Herald Interview
Siobhan Magnus – American Idol Finalist – talks with Boston Herald reporter about her upcoming show with the Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra.
via DrDefiance
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Matt Giraud & Anna Wilson – You Don’t Know Me – Grand Ole Opry
via megs0215
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Matt Giraud and Anna Wilson interview from WSMV Nashville on November 15. Anna says that they plan to release “You Don’t Know Me” to radio closer to the CD release date of Feb. 1.
Watch it HERE.
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ADD CAROL BURNETT, THE NAZI-HUNTER, TO YOUR THANKSGIVING WEEK
FAA Insider: So how did this part come about?
Carol: “Well, I’ve been watching Glee since it began, from the get-go. And I go around the country every so often and I do a one-woman show where I do questions and answers, and the audience – it’s all random. And somebody asked me about what I would like to do on television. I said, ‘I would like to be a guest on Glee.’ And the audience all went, ‘Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.’ So actually, I called my agent and I said, ‘If they’ve ever got an opening or anything, you know, I would sure love to play in their sandbox.’ So he called back in a few weeks and he said, ‘Ask and ye shall receive.’ And so I said, ‘Oh, that’s great. I would just love to lock eyeballs, as we call it, with Jane Lynch, whom I adore, who plays Sue.’ And so they didn’t have a script, and we waited and all, and then finally they said I’d be playing Jane’s mother. And I said, ‘That’s sensational.’ And then I read on the internet that I’m a Nazi-hunter; a retired Nazi-hunter. Sue’s mother is a retired Nazi-hunter. Well, is that wonderful.”
Read more at FOX All Access
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‘Glee’ actress Amber Riley recalls ‘American Idol’ rejection
“With so many people in my family singing, it was kind of easy for me to go into clubs and sing background, ” she said. “This was my first time out of my comfort zone auditioning. When I did that and they told me no, my world crumbled. I was thinking these people are in the industry and they are telling me no. I’m not good enough to do this. I definitely thought that for a minute… It was a very humbling experience after being told how good I was the whole time.”
With some encouragement from her mother, who told Riley, “You know what you have and you know who you are and you know the gift you have. You just have to work harder, ” the “Glee” actress summoned the courage to quit her job at the home furnishing store Ikea and pursue music full time.
Read more at OnTheRedCarpet
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Glee’s Kurt and Blaine: To Kiss…or Not to Kiss?
Darren Criss, the show’s newbie breakout star who plays out gay high schooler Blaine, says he doesn’t even know if the guys’ relationship will take a romantic turn.
“Chris and I are both equally interested and curious to see where they go because there are days we’re like, ‘Oh, my God they’re totally going to be together’ and then there are other days we’re like, ‘No way are they going to be together, ‘ ” he told me yesterday at the American Music Awards.
Read more at EOnline
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Glee’s Max Adler – The Kiss That Has Lips Flapping
Radar: When you kissed Kurt, I felt that in an instant, I completely changed my opinion of you, and your character changed from being somewhat one dimensional to complex, and I actually felt sorry for you. How did people react to your character before the game-changing kiss, and how do they react now?
Max: “People reacted in the same exact way you did. They told me they saw me as a one dimensional dude, with not much depth, who was almost, to them, seen as a glorified extra who’s scenes would be predictable and he would be bullying just to bully. Of course, I had viewed this differently in my own head, haha, but I can see the audience’s point from their perspective. But now, again, they are reacting the same as you. They feel sympathetic towards Karofsky, and see he has a heart and he is just a scared, fearful, confused guy who isnt really quite sure how to deal with his emotions and where to even start.”
Read more at RadarOnline
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Wagner ‘is in the top half of X Factor vote every week’
For millions, Wagner Carrilho is worth voting for simply to vex Simon Cowell.
And the X Factor joke is far from over yet – as bookmakers back the 53-year-old to make it through to the very end of the contest.
Week after week, the public have voted to keep the Brazilian former PE teacher in the ITV reality show – against the judges’ wishes.
But although many speculated that he was simply scraping through the public vote thanks to a few diehard fans, it seems they are wrong. According to apparent internet leaks, Carrilho is regularly in the top half of the results.
Read more at the Daily Mail
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Backstage at DWTS: Bristol Palin Explains Tonight’s “Bizarre” Scores
Actually, blame Renée, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mya and the entire cast of Chicago (from both Broadway and the big screen)!
“Look, Broadway’s never been done in the finals, so I thought we’d take it and add some creativity, ” Mark explained. “And I was bummed that we didn’t get three nines, but the judges weren’t satisfied and were comparing us to the movie—it’s a multi-million dollar movie! With the best dancers in the world!”
“And Renée Zellweger, ” added Bristol with a laugh. “It was bizarre because we had only five days to rehearse this on top of another dance. I am bummed about the scores because I thought the routine went so well and I had fun out there. It was definitely risky to do a performance like that, but it was good.”
Read more at EOnline
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Midler blasts ‘bland’ ‘Idol’, ‘X Factor’
Bette Midler has spoken out against music reality shows such as American Idol and The X Factor, describing the artists on both shows as ‘bland’.
“That’s really, really dangerous. That’s not good for culture. Not everyone is a star. It gives people a sense of entitlement, ” she told Richard Bacon’s BBC 5 Live show.
“I hear people who are a generation younger than me, who want all the perks and gratification that comes from being in our business for 20 years or more. They think they deserve it because, ‘I am, who I am’. It has pervaded my country. My country is 25th in mathematics and science but number one in self esteem.”
Read more at Digital Spy
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