Carrie Underwood Deepens Her Musical Legacy With ‘My Savior’ [Interview] – When it came to picking which hymns to record, Underwood says it was no easy task. “We had a big list,” she says. “I definitely had my pillars, like ‘How Great Thou Art,’ I wanted to have a proper studio recording of that, and ‘Softly And Tenderly’ and ‘Just As I Am.’ “We tried to go about it having some of my absolute favorites, but we also wanted to make it a musical journey as you would an album. We wanted to have places to go and have a little bit of tempo and things that we could do differently as far as instrumentation to give enough variety. So it was tough, but I’m very happy with the ones we ended up recording.” The hymns are carefully arranged, adding elements of classic country, church music, folk, and bluegrass. “Amazing Grace” is translated as a sing-along campfire song, featuring harmonies from Underwood’s family and friends. – Read more at MusicRow
Idol’s Althea & Camille Reflect on Katy Perry’s Taylor Swift Collab Mention
Park City’s Wyatt Pike to Bring Big Band Energy to ‘American Idol’ on Sunday Night – His last performance was a duet with Cassandra Coleman singing Alex Clare’s “Too Close.” Pike had received accolades for making his duet partner feel safe and comfortable. “I think in all of our duets, it was pretty difficult just diving into this with someone that you were just meeting,” he said. “But honestly Cassandra is incredibly talented. I think we were both really nervous. The relationship that we built through that duet, I think made me feel really calm and then I think maybe that was shared with her. I think she’s incredible and I’m so glad that she thought I’d made her feel safe. But it was great working with her.” – Read more at KPCW
RADIO.COM’s Leading Ladies Limelight: Danielle Bradbery – In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the power of Women in Country by honoring iconic heritage female artists, showcasing the genre’s rising stars, and spotlighting today’s hit female artists. Today RADIO.COM welcomes Danielle Bradbery! Don’t miss her full interview and performance of “Never Have I Ever” above. – Watch the interview at Radio.com
WATCH: How Ryan Seacrest Gave Harry Connick Jr. a Concussion on American Idol – Harry Connick Jr. sat in for Kelly Ripa on Friday’s Live with Kelly and Ryan, which led Ryan Seacrest to try to absolve the guilt he’s been carrying about the time he accidentally hospitalized the singer back when they were working together on American Idol. The story goes that once, during a taping of Idol, Seacrest playfully ran up to Connick and jumped into his arms while he wasn’t really paying attention, and thought nothing of it. – Read more at Primetimer
One Direction’s Niall Horan felt like a prisoner to the ‘madness’ of fan obsession –
When asked in a recent interview with British media personality Dermot O’Leary if he ever felt “like a prisoner” at the beginning of the English boy band’s rise to prominence, Horan admitted he did “a couple of times” — particularly as the group evolved from being a fan-favorite act on The X-Factor to a worldwide force in pop music in 2011, which led to the “proper hysteria” of hordes of fans swarming their hotel suits, press tours, and even “banging on car windows” as they drove by. “I struggled with the idea of, why won’t you just let us out? We just want to go for a walk, you know?” he remembered. “But, you can’t get inside the brain of a fan, and now I completely get it, but at the time, you’re like, you’re our age! Just let us out! We just want to walk down the street. You must understand!” – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
