Idol Headlines for 03/28/11 – The Evening Edition

The Season 10 American Idol Top 11 had a photo shoot with Entertainment Weekly today. You can see the photos @AmericanIdol.  Check out a few photos HERE, HERE and HERE.

Jennifer Hudson tweets, “Omg I am in the studio with Diane Warren n she is playing me the title track for winne !!! All I can day is wow!! I get to sing this!!!”

Fantasia performing at the Crown on May 7

Grammy award-winning and platinum-selling R&B singer Fantasia will perform at the Crown Center Arena on May 7, as co-headliner of the “Love & Laughter Tour” alongside Lavell Crawford.

The concert starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are on sale now at the Crown Center ticket office, ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster Outlets and by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

More at FayObserver

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PHOTOS: The Best, Worst & Wackiest Fashions Of The Weekend

If you’ve got it, flaunt it girl! Katharine McPhee showed off her sexy side at the opening night of the Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, wearing a skintight flesh-toned Herve Leger bandage dress, with matching patent peep-toes. The American Idol looked nearly nude in the incredibly sexy but tasteful look, scoring herself the best look of the weekend.

See the photos at RadarOnline

Katharine McPhee Hits the “Smash” Set

Kicking off another work week, Katharine McPhee was spotted on the set of her new TV project “Smash” earlier today (March 28).

The “American Idol” alum looked lovely as she shot scenes for the pilot in Times Square, New York City in a printed dress with a black jacket.

See the photos at celebrity-gossip

Former ‘Idol’ Contestant to Sing About College on High School Tour

During the eighth season of “American Idol, ” Janelle Bechdol survived the early rounds of auditions and heard the panel of judges say the words that every contestant longs to hear: she was going to Hollywood. Viewers even caught a glimpse of her singing her favorite song, Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come.”

Though she was ultimately cut from the competition well before the final rounds, Ms. Bechdol, 25, has never lost her desire to perform, and to inspire. To that end, she is about to launch a concert tour she helped conceive — a musical revue of rap and hip hop called “Hall Pass” — that will make the rounds of high schools (and some middle schools), initially in New York but ultimately nationally. Its mission is to get students excited to go to college.

See the video at the New York Times

Throughout Florida, Thousands Walk With Walgreens and the Diabetes Research Institute Toward a Cure for Diabetes

Each walkathon location will feature a variety of fun activities and entertainment, like face painting and clowns, plus health booths and information and a chance to win a $500 scholarship. Those interested in registering to Walk with Walgreens should go to their local Walgreens drugstore. Brochures with registration and pledge forms are located at the register, and all registrants can add their photo to a special wall in the store. Each person who registers for the walk will also be included in Walgreens Nationwide Walk with Walgreens initiative, which is a program aimed at encouraging and inspiring the masses to bring wellness into their life through walking. The walk location with the most registrants will be treated to a fantastic performance by American Idol finalist Kevin Covais, who has type 1 diabetes.

Read more at PR Newswire

Steven Tyler, the Savior of ‘American Idol’

Oh, Steven Tyler, how could we all have doubted you? As soon as the news broke that the notoriously motormouthed Aerosmith stud was taking over the judges’ panel on American Idol, everyone smelled a disaster. His loose-cannon lips and zigzag brain on live TV? Unthinkable. Nobody had ever seen Tyler sit down before, much less try to concentrate on the same thing for three hours. He seemed destined to go down faster than he did the night he fell offstage in the middle of “Love in an Elevator.” Add Jennifer Lopez to the mix, years past her heyday, and Idol looked like a flop-sweat storm cloud ready to rain failure down upon us all.

Read more at Rolling Stone

Guest Blogger: Chris Jericho Reveals Pre-‘Dancing’ Jitters

Exclusive: Pro wrestler Chris Jericho guest blogs about what was going through his head as he took the stage for the very first time on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ last week.

I’ve performed in front of crowds of up to 70, 000 people for more than two decades, but last week I experienced a whole different animal. Something so foreign, so terrifying, so intimidating that, beforehand, I was as nervous as a 12-year-old girl meeting Justin Bieber for the first time.

Yes, kiddies, I was about to make my ballroom debut on ‘Dancing With the Stars’!

Read more at TV Squad

Glee – Matthew Morrison Reveals Fast Pace Of Glee

‘Glee’ star Matthew Morrison says the show’s gruelling production schedule means he hardly has any time to learn his lines.

‘Glee’ star Matthew Morrison says he has no time to learn his lines because the show’s schedule is so gruelling.

The actor is slowly getting used to the early morning starts and late night finishes, but insists the long shoots leave him with very little preparation time for his part as Spanish teacher Will Schuester.

Read more at Contactmusic

Exclusive: Lea Michele Involved in Car Accident

Around 2.a.m. Friday morning, Lea Michele was in a car accident on Melrose Ave on her way home from work, a rep for the Glee star, 24, tells UsMagazine.com.

“Lea was hit and notified the police, ” says the rep. “She was not injured and is fine.”

Adds a source close to the star: “A couple of drunk girls hit her, got out of the car, giggled that she was famous, said something like ‘are you drunk, too?’ Then they drove off.”

Read more at US

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