American Idol auditions are taking place in Los Angeles today – The cattle call is taking place at Dodgers Stadium. Good luck to all the hopefuls!
Today’s CMA Music fest events includes an acoustic show featuring Lauren Alaina and Kellie Pickler tonight on the LP Field. They’ll open for Miranda Lambert, Glen Campbell, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, the Zac Brown Band and Brad Paisley. (Via The Lainey Report)
Congratulations to Scotty McCreery who graduates from Garner High School today! He starts at North Caroline State University in the fall. It’s been a good two days for Scotty. He won Breakthrough Video at last night’s CMT Awards (Via News Observer.com)
Darren Criss and Chord Overstreet to present at the Much Music Awards – Glee stars Darren Criss and Chord Overstreet will be presenters at the Much Music Awards airing on June 17. Both Much Music and the American Video channel, FUSE will air the event. Kelly Clarkson has already been announced as one of the performers. More at Newswire.ca
Jacob Lusk Set for the Montreal Pop Festival – Season 10 Idol, Jacob Lusk, will perform a set entirely made up of R. Kelly covers at the Montreal Pop Festival. Not really sure why! The festival runs from September 19-23. Read more at Consequences of Sound
WME Signs Katharine McPhee – Katharine McPhee has new management. has signed with WME for acting in film and television. The agency already repped the actress/singer for music. She was with Gersh for acting. Read more at Deadline
Glee Star Chris Colfer Sells Film to DeNiro Company – Struck by Lightning due out Mid-December – Chris’s self-penned film, “Struck By Lightning” has been sold to Tribeca Films, Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal’s company and is due out mid-December. Chris has written a horror film he hopes to shoot next winter in Louisiana. “We were going to shoot it in August…Then we realized there’s no snow in Louisiana now.” Read more at Showbiz411
More on the America’s Got Talent Tim Poe controversy – Poe attended a golf tournament sponsored by The Defenders of Freedom wearing a fake purple heart and Bronze medal, he admitted in a You Served podcast. Everyone there had (medals and honors),” Poe said about why he lied, “It was just one of those things where you feel out of place and you want to feel like you were part of something.” Defenders of Freedom founder Donna Cranston has spoken out about Poe on the group’s Facebook page. “Since being alerted about Tim Poe last week, we have been unable to substantiate his claims,” Cranston wrote. “We have reached out to him, but have been disappointed that he has been unwilling to talk with us. As a result, in the best interest of Defenders of Freedom, we have chosen to disassociate with him.” Read more at MSNBC
Adam Lambert Interview: Partying to the point of insanity – In this interview Adam talks to @jordans_life about club culture influenced the song Cuckoo and he sets the record straight about some Olympic rumours.
Pia Toscano sings The National Anthem- LA Kings Game 4 6/6 – Pia has been singing the Natioanl Anthem for the Los Angeles kings. The team is in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so she’s been showing off her pipes lately on the Ice. Watch her here.
Behind the Scenes – Jordin Sparks Whitney Houston “Celebrate” – The Jordin Sparks/Whitney Houston “Sparkle” movie is due out this summer. Check out a behind the scenes look at the filming of the song “Celebrate.”
Casey Abrams stars in ad for Cafe Aroma’s Spring Jazz Festival He pokes fun at “American Idol” and his own audition. The melodica makes an appearance! The jazz festival runs Friday, June 15, through Sunday, June 17.
SNEAK PEEK: John Legend & Jennifer Nettles’ Duet – Kelly Clarkson and Robin Thicke duetted last week, now it’s Jennifer Nettles and John Legends turn to perform tonight on Duets. Watch a sneak peek of their song, “I’ve Got the Music in Me” by Kiki Dee. The show’s theme (airing tonight at 8 pm on ABC) is “Songs that Inspire.” A contestant will be eliminated onight. Hopefully, Kelly’s kids will remain safe! Watch the duet at Entertainment Tonight.
Britney Spears wonders why the heck she’s still under conservatorship – As of now, both her father and her HUSBAND TO BE, Jason Trawick, control her personhood and finances. According to Radar Online, Brit Brit is looking to FREE HERSELF soon. But her mental health issues are complicated and the court feels she may not be ready to fly solo just yet. Read more at RadarOnline.
President Obama’s Glee-Filled Fundraiser – Glee star, Darren Criss performed “One Fine Day,” “Not Alone,” “Something’s Coming” and “That’s all” for a crowd of about 600 at an Obama fundraiser last night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The fundraiser was for LGBT supporters of President Obama. Read more at EOnline
StarKid: From ‘A Very Potter Musical’ to Apocalyptour – Darren Criss talks to the Boston Globe about Team Star Kid, the Michigan University theater group he remains involved in despite his busy Glee schedule. They are currently on tour. Darren has been appearing on select dates with the group. (I saw them last November at the HOB. The group is loads of fun). “There is no model like us. We’re not an amazing new thing, as much as we are an accidental surprise for ourselves. We never planned on any of this. It’s all very accidental and quite organic,” says Darren. Read more at The Boston Globe
Elvis to Get His Own Hologram – American Idol parent company, the newly christened Core Media Group (formerly CKx) owns the rights to Elvis Presley and is teaming up with Digital Domain Media Group to to create a virtual Elvis, which will appear on film, television and other media, with concerts apparently an option as well. Kind of creepy, isnt it? Via Rolling Stone
