David Archuleta is one of the 2023 Out Magazine 100 – Ever since publicly coming out in 2021, singer-songwriter David Archuleta, who first made a name for himself on American Idol season 7 in 2008, has been steadily becoming the exact type of out queer pop star that we’re still in need of — and one that we’ll happily always have a “Crush” on, to borrow a song title. “I want to help build the bridge between the world I grew up in and loved with where I’m at in the queer community and what I love about life today,” Archuleta, once a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says about what’s on the horizon for his life and career after a banner year that included competing on The Masked Singer, performing live shows again, and releasing new singles. – Read more at OUT
Cher praises Adam Lambert – Believe earned a new life four years ago, when Adam Lambert radically remade it as a devastating ballad at the ceremony where Cher was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor. “That’s one of the greatest vocal performances of any song by anybody,” she said of Lambert’s take, which has earned over 32m YouTube views. “To recreate it so completely with such a beautiful voice, I just thought, ‘Dude, I’m glad you weren’t around when I was doing this!’” – The Guardian
Katharine McPhee and David Foster’s Son Rennie is a Drum Prodigy (Watch) – The American Idol alum captioned a post of her 2 1/2 year old son Rennie legit playing the drums “coming for ya @travisbarker” He’s the drummer for Blink 182. David Foster told People magazine earlier this month: “So we don’t know if the drumming thing is here to stay — I’d rather he have a tennis racket in his hand than a drumstick to tell you the truth. But anyway, if he ends up being a drummer, that would be great too. He loves watching our drummer, JR Robinson.”
Luke Bryan talks ‘American Idol,’ CMA Awards
Gwen Stefani Says She Teases ‘Son’ Niall Horan About Blake Shelton on ‘The Voice’ – “Niall, I have to say — our son — it ends up that I love him,” Gwen told ET’s Cassie DiLaura with a laugh of working with the Irish singer for the first time this season. “We had so much fun in the Blinds together. He’s funny, he’s kind of a little Blake-ish, you know?” “He’s super awesome, he’s talented, funny, cute, has a cute accent,” she raved. “He’s my mom’s new favorite, like, everyone fell in love with him last season.” “Blake used to come home and be like, ‘Oh Niall, I love that kid. I love that kid,’ she recalled. “I do get it, [but] my whole joke is, Niall will be like, ‘Oh I love Blake’ or whatever, and I’m like, ‘Well, it’s weird because Blake never mentioned you one time. Never, like you’re actually nonexistent in our house.'” – Read more at Entertainment Tonight
DWTS’ Sasha Farber Says He Texted with Mary Lou Retton as She’s in ICU, Told Her ‘Fight Harder Than Ever’ – After Retton’s daughter McKenna Kelley said her 55-year-old mother is “fighting for her life” in the ICU on Tuesday, Retton’s former Dancing with the Stars partner, Sasha Farber, tells PEOPLE he reached out to the former gymnast via text. Farber, 39, shares, “I spoke to my Sweet Mary Lou over text, during the show, and I reminded her that she needs to fight harder than ever, there is only ONE Mary Lou and that she has got this.” Farber, who danced with Retton on the show’s 27th season in 2018, says he “sent her pictures from our season and she said this made her smile,” on Wednesday. – Read more at People
Allison Holker Boss Lists Family Home She Shared with Late Husband Stephen ‘tWitch’ for $3.8 Million – Allison Holker Boss has officially put the Los Angeles home she shared with her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, on the market for $3.795 million. The space is familiar to fans of the couple as Allison often shared videos on Instagram of her and Boss, who died by suicide in December, dancing together in their home. After moving into the Encino property in 2019, the couple shared their redesign of the space in 2021 in collaboration with Pottery Barn. They outfitted the six-bedroom, six-bathroom home to be the perfect place for their three children — daughters Weslie, 15, and Zaia 3, and son Maddox, 7. – Read more at People
