Bryan Adams, Kelly Clarkson, Bachman & Turner, Coeur de pirate to close Invictus Games Toronto 2017 – The Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Organizing Committee unveiled today its lineup for the Closing Ceremony, with performances by Canadian legend Bryan Adams, American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson, iconic rock band Bachman & Turner and Quebecoise singer-songwriter Coeur de pirate. – Read more at Newswire.ca
Miley Cyrus to Accept “Ultimate Choice” Award on “Teen Choice 2017,” Live, Sunday, August 13, on FOX – Singer/songwriter, actress, artist, philanthropist and 18-time TEEN CHOICE winner Miley Cyrus will accept the show’s highest honor, the Ultimate Choice Award, for her involvement in TEEN CHOICE for more than a decade. Cyrus is one of six artists/performers in TEEN CHOICE history to be honored with this award and is nominated for four additional TEEN CHOICE awards this year. The star-studded two-hour event airs LIVE Sunday, Aug. 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. – Read more at Futon Critic
Snellville’s Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young judges for ‘Atlanta Idol’ contest – ATLANTA – Channel 2 WSB-TV announced the judges for “Atlanta Idol” on Friday – while hopeful contestants continue to upload their demo videos through Monday. Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, former “American Idol” contestants who are now married, will join Channel 2 Anchor Fred Blankenship, Tad Lemire of B98.5 and Sasha the Diva of Kiss 104.1 on the local celebrity panel of judges. The local contest called “Atlanta Idol” is open to any singer between the ages of 15 and 28, and will give 30 local contestants a chance to win the Silver Ticket grand prize. The Silver Ticket allows the winner to skip over early “catch all” auditions with an expense-paid trip to a yet-to-be-announced “American Idol” city to appear in front of show producers. – Read more at WSBTV
ABC drops plans for ‘Little Mermaid’ musical – ABC has scrubbed plans for its first live musical in years, based on parent Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The event, announced in May and scheduled to air Oct. 3, a week into the new TV season, has been quietly postponed (and most likely canceled) due to budget constraints, according to people familiar with the decision who were unauthorized to speak publicly. But the network already had spent a considerable sum building sets, and was due to begin rehearsals soon. – They gotta pay for that $25 million dollar Katy Perry salary somehow… – Read more at USA Today
Carrie Underwood on Set NBC Sunday Night Football Opening
Oh, Sunday Night…
It’s coming. pic.twitter.com/a75ibj4C6R
— NFL (@NFL) August 3, 2017
Bang your head! Quiet Riot back with new record, vocalist – So what’s different about James Durbin? FB: When it came to James, I made a conscious decision that of course whoever was going to come in would have to have the range similar to Kevin because they were going to have to sing the older material, and, you know, Kevin’s range just ran the gamut from song to song. So that was a consideration. But at the same time I wanted somebody that would bring their own DNA, their own thumbprint, their own personality, so while even singing the older material they wouldn’t lose sight of who they are or how they sing. And that was the case with James. … He brings his own style to it, so it makes (the old material) new for me again. When it comes to (the new record), what he has done (is created) a variety of material, not only in writing completely new, original lyrics and vocal melodies, but he has taken the music that myself, (bass guitarist) Chuck (Wright), and (guitarist) Alex (Grossi) wrote and has taken it to a different and unexpected level. – Read more at Duluth News Tribune
Scotty McCreery on “Five More Minutes” and His Top Life Lessons – “Getting robbed kind of put things in perspective for me pretty quick,” McCeery said during our 23-minute CMT.com interview. “It was obviously unexpected, and it still affects me today. I don’t leave a door or go inside a house or anything without locking the deadbolt now. We were at the beach house the other day and it was 1 p.m. in the afternoon. Dad was outside, and I accidentally locked him out. It just kind of makes you appreciate life more and appreciate time with your friends and family more. It can all be over in a flash.” – Read more at CMT.com
NBC Developing New Music Reality Series – “We wanted to make a new show but we very much didn’t want to make a new singing show, we wanted to make a music show,” Telegdy said in an interview with Deadline. With the new show, NBC is looking to do for people who love to make music the same it did for dancers with World Of Dance. Telegdy declined to discuss specifics about the new series as they are still being honed in, but noted that it will carry “the NBC reality brand pillars: humor, heart, courage.” It also is expected to incorporate the way music is distributed and consumed these days, migrating from CDs to digital downloads and streaming. – Read more at Deadline
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