Lee DeWyze is set to perform at the B92 Acoustic Christmas in Modesto, CA on December 2. Ryan Starr, Steven Page and Justin Furstenfeld are also on the bill.
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Lee DeWyze Wants Fans Dancing to His Post-‘Idol’ Debut
“When I first started talking to (label) people, I told them, ‘I just think that it’s going to be more me and it’s gonna progress better if I have a hand in the writing process, ” explains DeWyze, “and they were like, ‘Well, go write and let’s see what happens.’ And so we went into the studio and (the song) ‘Live It Up’ came about. I brought that to the table and they were very happy with it, so that’s what kick-started the whole thing.”
DeWyze is gearing up to promote “Live It Up” on TV, starting with a Nov. 9 appearance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, ” followed by a national anthem performance at the Nov. 14 Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants football game, and stops at “Today, ” “Live! with Regis & Kelly” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” DeWyze also predicts that “we’re gonna be touring for hopefully most of next year. That’s my plan, so hopefully it all works out. I’m really proud of this album, and I’m really excited to play it live. It’s a good album to have fun and dance to and get into, so that’s the goal.”
Read more at Billboard
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‘Orla Fallon’s Celtic Christmas Premieres on Public Television Beginning November 25 (Check Local Listings)
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – November 8, 2010) – This holiday season, WLIW21 in association with WNET.ORG welcomes Órla Fallon back to public television. Órla Fallon’s Celtic Christmas premieres beginning Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday, November 25, nationwide on public television (check local listings) and features guest appearances by Órla’s former Celtic Woman band mate, Méav, 2008 American Idol runner-up, David Archuleta, and country singer Mark Wills. Méav’s appearance marks the first time she and Órla have performed together since their days in Celtic Woman. Órla also reunites with Anúna, the original choir from Riverdance who Órla sang with prior to Celtic Woman.
Read more at Market Wire
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Chelsea Field Lends a Hand to Cats, Dogs … and a Vampire
Singer Chelsea Field will join ‘Vampire Diaries’ star Ian Somerhalder in the actor’s hometown of Covington, La., on Saturday, November 13 for Unleashed! Bash on the Bayou, a Cajun-themed event to benefit homeless animals at St. Tammany Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter in Covington.
“Teaming with Ian for this event is something that’s very near and dear to my heart, ” says Chelsea. “Animals are a big part of my life and to be able to give a little back with my music is the least I can do!”
On November 9, Chelsea’s ‘Love’s Never Leavin’, ‘ written by ‘American Idol’ finalist Katharine McPhee with singer-songwriter Richard Marx and producer Trey Bruce, will be available for download on iTunes, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting St. Tammany.
Read more at The Boot
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David Cook interview during Chris Evert’s charity tennis event
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American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe hopes ‘we give a damn’ about new contestants
“I can only believe from what I’ve seen, that we really will get a good top 12, but we’ll wait and see, ” he said. “All I’m interested in is that they really do have talent, and they reach out to us, and we give a damn about them. I just don’t want them to be boring people. I’d like them to be really interesting, and star quality material.”
“I think we’ve got a whole new batch of talent, because we’ve opened it up to 15 year olds, ” he said. “Some of them are coming in very young an immature, and others are coming in and really knocking the ball out of the park. You just go, you’re 15 and 16, are you sure?”
“We’re hearing a lot of country voices. A lot of the sort of indie-rock stuff, ” he said. “But one or two little gems where you go, ‘wow, we’ve never really had jazz before. Or wow that’s a really interesting country voice that may have been dismissed in the past.’”
Read more and see the video at On The Red Carpet
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Tim Urban performs on Good Day Dallas
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David Archuleta on the Dream Foundation Gala Red Carpet (Nov. 6)
David talks about promoting his album, celebrating Thanksgiving traditions and going to Asia next week.
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Brad & Carrie Offer an Inside Look at CMA Award Hosting Gig
“We’re pretty prepared before we go out, ” Brad tells The Boot. “Some of the best lines for last year’s show, as well as the year before that, were developed together sitting in a room just a couple of days prior. Last year, one of my favorite moments came about 48 hours before the show. We were sitting around talking about how to end the monologue. We felt like it was really cool with all these songs and sort of parodies of old country songs, but it needed an ending. And [Carrie] said out of the blue, ‘Don’t Tim [McGraw] and Faith [Hill] both have fragrances?’ And I loved that whole bit. For me to be able to call out Tim and Faith on the front row, knowing that when I said I was wearing McGraw, I knew what he would do. Because I know there’s a part of Tim McGraw, as cool as it is and as many guys who wear it, he’s a little bit horrified that there’s a fragrance out there with his name on it, just like I would be. [laughs] And I’m sure he sells a lot, and it does smell great … but to be able to call him out on it, and this being Carrie’s total idea to do it, this way [was great].”
“In the whole scheme of things, we really start out reading what’s on the teleprompter, ” explains Carrie. “And towards the end of the night, we’re like, ‘Nah!'”
Read more at The Boot
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CMA entertainer of the year newcomers Miranda Lambert, Lady A and Zac Brown Band spur debate
“The only thing that I was disappointed in was the acts that have been headlining for so many years, they were not nominated, ” McEntire said. “In particular, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts. I would’ve assumed they would’ve been in that nomination before Zac Brown Band, Lady A and Miranda Lambert.”
Read more at Associated Press
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Katharine McPhee goes swimming with the sharks
McPhee — in Chicago for Macy’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony Saturday and to promote her new album, “Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You” — just spent two months in Shreveport, La. filming “Shark Night, ” and she called it a “fun” experience. The action-thriller’s story revolves around seven people who spend their vacation at a lake house trying to survive shark attacks.
Think “Snakes on a Plane, ” only better, McPhee said.
“I think it’ll be cooler. It’s the same director, (David R. Ellis). The CGI is more advanced and it’s in 3-D, ” she said. “It’ll be out next summer, so you can see for yourself.”
Read more at the Chicago Tribune
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Pop/R&B Sensation Anoop Desai Records Performance on The Mo’Nique Show November 10, 2010
Atlanta, G.A. – Novemeber 7, 2010. To top off his amazing year in music, Pop/R&B sensation Anoop Desai will record an exciting stage performance on The Mo’Nique Show November 10, 2010.
Read more at AnoopDesai, com
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“WE CAN DO IT NOW” feat. Common, Lupe Fiasco, Jennifer Hudson, No I.D.
New music video from Jennifer Hudson!
via Jennifer Hudson Daily and whatsg
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Tracked Down: John Stevens
“American Idol” finalist John Stevens performing at the 2010 FDR Humanitarian Award Gala to benefit the March of Dimes . The event honored Tufts Health Plan CEO James Roosevelt Jr, grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt . . .
Read more at the Boston Herald
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Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez eye apartment at controversial tower in Puerto Rico
Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez have their eyes on a penthouse apartment in a building near a Puerto Rican landmark that has sparked huge local protests.
Sources say the Latino power couple have viewed a model unit at the controversial Paseo Caribe, a high-rise luxury complex under construction next to the historic San Geronimo fort in San Juan.
The $300 million residential, shopping and entertainment complex has sparked legal battles, protests and physical fights between the developers and residents who are concerned about overbuilding on the shoreline, the sale of public land to a private company, and preservation of the 17th-century fort.
Read more at the New York Post
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Simon Cowell Lets his Sibling Sing
SIMON Cowell was reunited with estranged brother Michael on stage last night – after he let him sing a tune during a break.
Simon, 51, told Michael, 64, to belt out a song – then quipped it was “utter rubbish”.
It is thought this was their first meeting in 17 years.
Simon, wearing specs on the show for the first time, and the ex-singer share the same mum Julie.
Read more at the Sun
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Dancing’s Kurt Warner: I’m “Dumbfounded” By the Instant Dance
In case you’re wondering, Kurt Warner still doesn’t know the difference between flexed knees and bent knees. “I have no idea. I don’t even know which one I’m supposed to have!” the Dancing with the Stars contestant tells TVGuide.com nearly a week after judge Len Goodman criticized his knee technique. “Because I’m so tall, Anna [Trebunskaya] always tells me to bend my knees. … I just listen to her. She tries to focus on the things that are most important.” This week, the former Arizona Cardinals quarterback has yet another thing to worry about —the Instant Dance.
Read more at TV Guide
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Bubs featured on Glee Episode 6
If you’re watching Glee on November 9th, you may notice some familiar voices coming out of some unfamiliar faces. Yes, the Internet rumors are true- the Bubs are providing arrangements and background vocals for Glee’s newest group, the Dalton Academy Warblers. The first episode featuring the Warblers will air Tuesday, November 9th at 8/7 central on Fox.
The Beelzebubs are the Tufts University A’capella group that competed on The Sing Off last year…
Read more at bubs.com
