According to X Factor contestant Astro, on his Formspring, this week’s theme is “America” (whatever that means).
Kelly Clarkson will be co-hosting Kathy Lee and Hoda’s segment of the Today Show tomorrow (10/28) at 10 AM EST on NBC (Via tumblr)
Chris Daughtry tweeted that he went on the Price is Right yesterday to raise money for charity. The show will air in January. Chris tweeted this tiny twitvid HERE.
Kelly Clarkson tapes a VH1 Unplugged special
Lauren Alaina plays a radio show for 102.5 in Foxboro, MA, proceeds to benefit the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. More info HERE.
Don’t wanna miss a thing! Steven Tyler takes to the stage with a black eye the night after brutal shower fall
It takes more than a nasty knock to keep the Demon Of Screamin’ down, and last night Steven Tyler proved his resilience.
The 63-year-old took to the stage in Paraguay for a make-up concert to replace the one he missed the previous night due to a nasty shower fall.
Tyler has a black eye and had two new teeth implanted in the wake of the accident for which he was hospitalised, meaning that he had to cancel the original concert.
Read more at the Daily Mail
Steven Tyler: Hotel Fall Was an Accident, Not a Relapse
The Aerosmith frontman and American Idol judge, 63, says he was battling food poisoning and began to feel nauseous in the shower. “I started to get sick, and I just fell on my face, ” he said. “I just passed out.”
His tour manager called the American Embassy and found the best hospital in the area. “It was like one-stop shopping, ” said Tyler. “They stitched up my eye. They did a little plastic surgery. And they fixed my tooth. All in one fell swoop.”
Read more at People
Lauren Alaina: In The Spotlight with Robin Roberts
Lauren Alaina takes a seat beside Robin Roberts for the upcoming In The Spotlight with Robin Roberts: All Access Nashville special on ABC.
The 16-year-old country cutie joins the likes of Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Faith Hill on the special broadcast, which will give viewers an exclusive all-access pass into the homes and private lives of country music’s biggest stars.
Read more at Just Jared
AMERICAN IDOL JAMES DURBIN NEW ALBUM PRIEST APPROVED
Perez Hilton Calls ‘X Factor’s’ Stacy Francis Too Old for Pop; Adam Lambert Disagrees
Run for cover, we have a three-way Twitter war on our hands. Perez Hilton called X-Factor’s Stacy Francis too old to be a pop star and American Idol alum Adam Lambert came to her defense.
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“@stacyfrancis You’re definitely talented and have a great voice but, sadly, at 42 you’re too old to be the pop star you said you want to be, ” the gossip blogger tweeted on Wednesday.
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter
Simon Cowell on Why a Girl Will Win ‘X Factor’…and Why He’s Not On Twitter
“I can’t type fast enough. Even when I text, I’m still using two fingers…I need to learn how to type like I talk, otherwise it doesn’t sound like me, ” Simon explained to me at Tuesday night’s first live “X Factor” show.
See the video at Reality Rocks
Cowell talks voting by social media on ‘X Factor’
Simon Cowell doesn’t use Twitter but he wants “X Factor” fans to use the site to vote for their favorite contestants.
The Fox show announced Tuesday that beginning Nov. 2, fans can cast a ballot by sending a direct message over Twitter to the official “X Factor” account. Viewers can also cast a ballot on the show’s Facebook page and its official website.
“It’s a sign of the times, ” said Cowell, who believes more votes will come in as a result of expanding the process.
Read more at Business Week
‘The X Factor’ Top 12 talk the judges’ advice, those backup dancers, and all that bickering
Amid all the crazy pomp and breathless circumstance pounding out of last night’s first live episode of The X Factor, it can be a bit easy to forget that the show does boast an impressive roster of talent. EW caught up with the show’s Top 12 contestants as they spoke with press after the show, and asked them about how much they collaborate with their respective mentors, what songs they’re most keen to sing in the weeks ahead, and how their lives have most changed from their first audition to now. Some of their answers may surprise you:
Read more at EW.com
Paula tells real ghost story
Paula Abdul says her former LA home was built on an ancient burial ground and is possessed by spooky spirits.
“It wasn’t just me, ” she told The Post after Tuesday’s first live broadcast of “The X Factor.”
“In my neighborhood, there were [other] people who experienced ghosts. The first time, I thought it was just me seeing white light. I would jump up and go, ‘What was that?’ ”
Abdul — who put the five-bedroom home up for sale in 2008 after a fan committed suicide in a car parked a few doors down — says the funky phantoms also put a scare in her housekeeper, Marina.
Read more at the New York Post
Maksim Chmerkovskiy vs. Len Goodman: Dancing With the Stars Pros Take Sides
Read on for what Chmerkovskiy’s costars and colleagues have to say — and if they’re on Team Maks or Team Len:
Derek Hough, partnered with Ricki Lake: “As a seasoned professional, [he] should know not to do that. There’s a certain amount of self control you should have. Last week, I knew going in it wasn’t going to be our best dance. I don’t get upset about it, I expect it and then I take it with grace and move on.
Read more at US
‘Dancing With the Stars” Ricki Lake Reveals Her Broadway Ambitions (Exclusive Video)
“I’ve never done a Broadway show, ” she says. “Maybe this will open some opportunities. I was supposed to do Cabaret a long time ago… but it would be a dream of mine to originate a role and do it on Broadway.”
With a stage adaptation and movie musical based on John Waters’ 1988 Hairspray, Lake’s breakout film, many actually think she was involved in the Broadway show.
She wasn’t. But she is a fan. Lake told the Hollywood Reporter backstage at this week’s show that she and partner Derek Hough even thought of dancing to “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from the show.
See the video at the Hollywood Reporter
Glee Star Cory Monteith’s Rockin’ Extracurricular Activity
Monteith’s band Bonnie Dune performed before a crowded house at famed club The Roxy Sunday night. The 29-year-old actor, who was wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, played the drums and also provided vocals for their 45-minute, 11-song set.
Monteith announced, “We’ve been in the studio recording another EP, which we’re really excited for you guys to hear.”
Read more at EOnline
