‘American Idol’ Alum Casey James Signs With APA – APA Nashville has signed singer-songwriter Casey James, who finished in third place on the ninth season of Fox’s American Idol in 2010. The Texas native will independently release album Strip It Down this Friday. “I’ve been searching for a long time to find the right group of people to work with, and I’m extremely excited and honored to have finally built my team,” James said in a statement. “It’s a huge blessing to feel confident and comfortable with management and an agency, and I’m thankful to know that I’m in capable hands that are going to work as hard as I do to move my career forward.” – Read more at Billboard
Lauren Alaina’s Movie Road Less Traveled Available Today on VOD
#RoadLessTraveled the movie is out TODAY!! I couldn’t have done it without these two beauties. Check it out. Eeeek?? https://t.co/QwAWCPP1kp pic.twitter.com/MhEaQ0NFKc
— Lauren Alaina (@Lauren_Alaina) June 6, 2017
Emmys: Why Do Voters Keep Recycling the Same Reality Contenders? – ABC’s decision to revive American Idol — dust barely settled on its instantly recognizable neon logo since its 2016 Fox swan song — is the latest example of a big conundrum facing reality programming: It is a genre largely fueled by familiarity. The guarantee of even a little viewer nostalgia is often considered safer than gambling on a brand new pitch. This theme is equally evident on the shortlist of series vying to win the genre’s most high-profile prize, outstanding reality competition program, at the Primetime Emmys. The Amazing Race (10 wins), The Voice (three wins) and Top Chef (a one-off in 2010) are the golden trio. One of these series has taken that Emmy gold every year since the TV Academy introduced the category in 2003. The list of annual nominees and runners-up is similarly a rundown of usual suspects — Dancing With the Stars, Project Runway and So You Think You Can Dance, among them. – Read more at The Hollywood Reporter
David Archuleta on Tour in the Northwest
I’ve wanted to see #CraterLake since I was a little kid. What a place! Tomorrow we’ll have our show in Bend, OR! #Oregon pic.twitter.com/ZCCcJEls6R
— David Archuleta (@DavidArchie) June 6, 2017
Critic’s Picks: 10 LGBTQ Idols to Worship for Pride Month – 5. Adam Lambert – To this day, I can’t describe why season eight of American Idol is the best year of the series. The contestants got along really well? Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen seem like fun people? Danny Gokey didn’t know he was the villain? Whatever the reason, Adam Lambert was an indispensable part of it. He rocked pleather like no one I’ve seen since Margaret Cho’s HBO standup special in 1994 and he wailed wild versions of “Ring of Fire,” “Mad World” and (my favorite) “If I Can’t Have You.” – Read more at Billboard
Alabama’s Taylor Hicks weighs in on American Idol’s return to television – JL: Before you won American Idol, how extensive was your music background? TH: I was performing locally and regionally. I started that when I was 17 playing in small venues. I had about ten years of roadwork before American Idol. But for me, it was: get a break into the business or bust. I am very fortunate and very blessed to have caught a break. I think opportunity creates luck, and I tried to create as many opportunities as possible. – Read more at sylacauganews.com
Guy Sebastian on why TV talent shows should stop: ‘We need to let the pool of talent develop’ – GUY Sebastian is sick to death of TV talent shows. The singer, who rose to fame after winning Australian Idol in 2003, has appeared as a judge on five seasons of X Factor Australia. But he told KIIS FM that he regrets appearing on the Channel Seven series last year and won’t be judging again on TV anytime soon. “I wouldn’t do any TV for the near future, just because I decided that last year and they came to me and said, ‘Do X Factor, it’s only five weeks, it’s a very short stint’,” Sebastian said. “So I did it and I can’t say I was in it, I didn’t feel like I was in it.” – Read more at News.com.au
