Poll: Who Is Your Favorite American Idol Winner?
Details on American Idol’s Anoop Desai new album
Season eight “American Idol” contestant Anoop Desai’s new song titled “My Name” will be released March 23.
The song will appear on his upcoming album “All Is Fair” which will be released May 4. The album will have an Indian, R&B and pop flavor, according to a press release from his publicist.
Desai placed sixth on the show in 2009.
Nicknamed “Noop Dogg,” Desai was one of my favorites to win the title, but he fell short because “American Idol” viewers/voters weren’t smart enough to keep him on the show by voting.
Desai was raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by his Indian father and South African mother, according to a press release from his publicist.
Desai is not currently tied to a record company. His album will be released independently. Fans can keep up with Anoop on his Web site at www.anoopdesai.com.
Poll: Who is your favorite American Idol female contestant this year?
The six females who will perform in the American Idol Top 12 are Crystal Bowsersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lacey Brown, Paige Miles and Siobhan Magnus.
The contestants will perform songs from the Roling Stones during tonight’s episode (March 16). Who is your favorite female contestant so far?
Poll: Who is your favorite American Idol male contestant this year?
The six males who will perform in the American Idol Top 12 are Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Lee Dewyze, Michael Lynche (Big Mike) and Tim Urban.
The contestants will perform songs from the Roling Stones during tonight’s episode (March 16). Who is your favorite male contestant so far?
David Cook, Ke$ha, Orianthi to perform on Wednesday’s American Idol
(Photos: from left David Cook, Ke$ha and Orianthi (AP and MySpace)
Season seven “American Idol” winner David Cook, newcomer pop singer Ke$ha and newcomer rock singer Orianthi will perform on Wednesday’s episode of “American Idol” (March 17).
Wednesday’s episode is the results show where contestants will find out who is getting eliminated from the competition.
Ke$ha will perform her latest single titled “Blah Blah Blah” and Orianthi will sing her song titled “According To You.”
“Blah Blah Blah” is the follow-up to Ke$ha’s popular song “Tik Tok,” which spent several weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Orianthi’s “According To You” peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
I first noticed Orianthi last year when she performed as Michael Jackson’s lead guitarist in his concert footage film “This Is It.”
Fox executives did not announce which song Cook would be singing.
Poll: Who Is Your Favorite American Idol judge?
American Idol’s Carly Smithson tour dates
Season seven “American Idol” contestant Carly Smithson is going on tour with her band named We Are The Fallen.
The group consists of three formers members of the band Evanescence.
The tour will kick off March 23 in London, and it will end May 6 in New York. Smithson placed sixth on the show in 2008.
The We Are The Fallen tour schedule is posted below.
- 3/23 Kings College London, GB
- 3/26 Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
- 3/27 Sonar Baltimore, MD
- 3/28 House of Blues – Boston Boston, MA
- 3/30 Metropolis Montreal, QC, CA
- 3/31 Sound Academy Toronto, Ontario, CA
- 4/1 House Of Blues – Cleveland Cleveland, OH
- 4/2 Clutch Cargo’s Pontiac, MI
- 4/3 Bogarts Cincinatti, OH
- 4/6 The Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI
- 4/7 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
- 4/9 House of Blues – Chicago Chicago, IL
- 4/10 The Rave Bar Milwaukee, WI
- 4/13 MacEwan Hall Calgary, AB, CA
- 4/14 Edmonton Event Centre Edmonton, AB, CA
- 4/16 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC, CA
- 4/17 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
- 4/18 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
- 4/20 Regency Theatre San Francisco, CA
- 4/21 House of Blues – Anaheim Anaheim, CA
- 4/22 House of Blues – San Diego San Diego, CA
- 4/23 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
- 4/24 House of Blues Mandalay Las Vegas, NV
- 4/27 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
- 4/29 House of Blues Dallas, TX
- 4/30 House of Blues Houston, TX
- 5/2 House of Blues Orlando, FL
- 5/3 Center Stage Atlanta, GA
- 5/4 House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
- 5/6 Irving Plaza New York, NY
Details on American Idol Katharine McPhee new movie, tv show
Katharine McPhee at the White House for Barack and Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
After Katharine McPhee placed second on “American Idol” season five, she took the Jennifer Hudson route and added a movie career to her resume.
Her latest movie is titled “You May Not Kiss The Bride.” McPhee portrays the character Masha Nikitin. She stars alongside Dave Annable, Kathy Bates, Tia Carrere and Mena Suvari.
The movie is about a pet photographer who’s forced to marry a Croatian bride and spend the honeymoon at a resort where she is kidnapped.
Also, McPhee is preparing to star in a television show titled “The Pink House” on the NBC network.
The film will be released later this year. Meanwhile, McPhee’s latest album “Unbroken” was released in January.
McPhee’s previous acting credits include “Ugly Betty,” “The House Bunny” and “CSI: New York.”
Carrie Underwood ACM nominations
Season four “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood will attend the Academy of County Music Awards (ACM) with six nominations.
The show will air April 18 on CBS.
Underwood’s nominations, include entertainer of the year, song of the year, vocal event of the year, top female vocalist and album of the year.
A photo gallery of Underwood competing during the ”American Idol” finale week in 2005 is posted below. Click on the Associated Press photos to enlarge them.
American Idol’s Danny Gokey tour dates with Sugarland
Season eight “American Idol” contestant Danny Gokey is currently on tour with the country music duo Sugarland.
The tour will conclude Aug. 5 in Georgia.
When Gokey, 29, competed on “American Idol” in 2009, he mostly sang soulful R&B tunes. But on his album “My Best Days,” he does a 360 and sings country-flavored songs.
The tour schedule is posted below.
- March 27: Robinsonville, MS
- April 1: Knoxville, TN
- April 2: North Myrtle Beach, SC
- April 3: Franklin, NC
- April 8: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- April 10: Lake Buena Vista, FL
- April 30: Nashville, TN
- May 6: Nampa, ID
- May 7: Salt Lake City, UT
- May 8: Colorado Springs, CO
- May 14: Burgettstown, PA
- May 15: Camden, NJ
- May 16: Columbia, MD
- May 22: Holmdel, NJ
- June 13: Canandaigua, NY
- June 17: Sioux Falls, SD
- June 18: Kansas City, MO
- June 19: Bossier City, LA
- July 30: Cheyenne, WY
- Aug. 5: Alpharetta, GA
American Idol’s Jennifer Hudson to portray Winnie Mandela in movie
(AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Season three ”American Idol” contestant Jennifer Hudson has proven herself to be a talented actress. She has an Oscar trophy from her “Dreamgirls” role to prove it.
Now, the singer/actress is preparing for an even deeper role. According to Variety, Hudson will portray Winnie Mandela in an upcoming film titled “Winnie.”
Winnie Mandela is a controversial South African politician, and the former wife of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa.
Shooting on the film will begin in late May.
Since placing seventh on “American Idol” in 2004, Hudson has four movies under her belt. They are “Dreamgirls,” “Sex and the City,” “Winged Creatures” and “The Secret Life of Bees.”
American Idol Blog Day
It’s “American Idol” day on the Celebrity Blog. Tonight will be the first night of the Top 12 finals on “American Idol.”
To celebrate this occasion, I am posting several blogs today that feature previous “American Idol” contestants.
Please check back frequently today to see what your favorite former Idol contestants have been up to since their season ended.
Tiger Woods will play at the Masters
Tiger Woods at the Masters golf tournament in 2009. (AP photo by Chris O'Meara)
Pro golfer Tiger Woods announced he is returning to the sport. Woods will play at the upcoming Masters.
Woods made the announced Tuesday in a statement. The tournament will begin April 8. This will be Woods’ first competition since the car wreck that resulted in the revelation of a sex scandal.
I just have one thing to say. IT’S ABOUT TIME. Now we can turn our attention to golf skills instead of his marital problems.
Corey Haim 911 tape
Corey Haim's casket is being placed into a hearse during his funeral in Toronto. (AP photo by Chris Young)
TMZ obtained the 911 call Corey Haim’s mother made after the actor collapsed in her California apartment. The call lasted about one-and-a-half minutes.
Click here to listen to the tape via TMZ. WARNING: The tape is very sad.
Meanwhile, Haim’s funeral was held today (March 16) in Toronto.
Lady Gaga announces more tour dates
Pop singer Lady Gaga added more dates to her Monster Ball tour. The summer leg of the tour will kick off June 28 in Montreal, and it will conclude Sept. 19 in North Carolina.
In between, Gaga will perform July 20 at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center. Gaga’s hit songs include “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” featuring Beyonce.
The tour dates are posted below. A photo gallery of some of Lady Gaga’s most outrageous looks are posted at the bottom. Click on the Associated Press photos to enlarge them.
- June 28: Montreal, Quebec (Bell Centre)
- July 1: Boston (TD Garden )
- July 4: Atlantic City , N.J. (Boardwalk Hall)
- July 6: New York (Madison Square Garden)
- July 11: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
- July 14: Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
- July 15: Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse)
- July 17: St. Louis (Scottrade Center)
- July 20: Oklahoma City, Okla. (Ford Center)
- July 22: Dallas (American Airlines Center)
- July 25: Houston (Toyota Center)
- July 28: Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center)
- July 31: Phoenix, Ariz. (US Airways Center)
- Aug. 3: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
- Aug. 11: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
- Aug. 13: Las Vegas (MGM Grand)
- Aug. 16: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
- Aug. 19: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden)
- Aug. 21: Tacoma, Wash. (Tacoma Dome)
- Aug. 23: Vancouver, B.C. (General Motors Place)
- Aug. 26: Edmonton, Alberta (Rexall Place)
- Aug. 30: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
- Sept. 1: Milwaukee, Wis. (Bradley Center)
- Sept. 4: Detroit (The Palace Of Auburn Hills)
- Sept. 5: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Consol Energy Center)
- Sept. 7: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
- Sept. 8: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)
- Sept. 14: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
- Sept. 16: Hartford, Conn. (XL Center)
- Sept. 18: Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena)
- Sept. 19: Raleigh, N.C. (RBC Center)
Jersey Shore cast is moving to Miami Beach
Four members of the "Jersey Shore" cast (AP photo)
The cast of “Jersey Shore” will not return to New Jersey for a second season. Instead, they are moving to Miami Beach.
Twelve new episodes will begin airing this summer. No word yet on whether the show will be renamed “Miami Shore.”
“Jersey Shore” debuted on the MTV network in Dec. 3 with 1.3 million viewers. During January’s finale, viewership reached 4.8 million.
“Jersey Shore” cast members were Mike “The Situation” Sorrrentino, Angelina “Jolie” Pivarnick, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola and Vinny Guadagnino.
I think Miami Beach is an excellent location for the second season. I visited Miami Beach last year, and that city was filled with beaches, clubs, bars, restaurant, tourist attractions and beautiful people.
Plus, there will be no shortage of drama in that city. This season should be better than the first season.
John Edwards mistress Rielle Hunter tells all in GQ magazine
Rielle Hunter (the mistress of vice presidential candidate John Edwards) gave a revealing interview in the latest issue of GQ magazine.
Hunter was thrust in the national spotlight after she had an affair and gave birth to Edwards’ baby even though he was still married ot Elizabeth Edwards.
A few excerpts from the interview are posted below via GQ magazine.
“I could have cashed out big. But that’s not what I’m about. I love Johnny and I love my daughter more than anything in the world, and I don’t want to ever do anything to hurt them or hurt their relationship.”
“I know he loves me. I have never had any doubt at all about that. We love each other very much. And that hasn’t changed, and I believe that will be till death do us part. The love doesn’t go away. It’s unconditional. It’s unconditional on my part, but our connection is profound. There’s a lot of passion there.”
“”Infidelity doesn’t happen in healthy marriages. The break in the marriage happens before the infidelity. And that break happened, you know, two and a half decades before I got there. So the home was wrecked already. I was not the Home Wrecker.”
“Johnny really loves Elizabeth. You know, she’s the mother of his three, was four, children. And they’ve been together since I was 13 years old. You know, they’ve had a life. So there is love there, but, you know, it was a toxic relationship. And very abusive. It’s interesting, though, that he allowed himself to be abused. You know, he’s no victim. But I think it had to do with having the guilt of the double life—it allowed him to accept the abuse.”
Click here to read the full interview. It’s 10 pages long.
Top 10 Movies at the Box Office
Top 10 Movies at the Box Office (weekend ending (March 14)
1. Alice In Wonderland – $62 million
2. Green Zone – $14.5 million
3. She’s Out Of My League – $9.6 million
4. Remember Me – $8.3 million
5. Shutter Island – $8.1 million
6. Our Family Wedding – $7.6 million
7. Avatar – $6.6 million
8. Brooklyn’s Finest – $4.29 million
9. Cop Out – $4.23 million
10. The Crazies – $3.6 million
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy broke up
(AP photo)
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy are together no more.
A representative confirmed they they have broken up. The rep didn’t release any more details about the split.
Last March (2009) Kennedy announced they were boyfriend and girlfriend. But it’s unknown how long they were dating prior to that.
Hewitt is the star of the CBS show “Ghost Whisperer.” She became famous during the mid-1990s on the television show “Party of Five” and the horror films “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and it’s sequel.
Kennedy had roles in numerous films, including ”Malibu’s Most Wanted,” “Scream,” “As Good As It Gets,” “Bowfinger,” “Boiler Room” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.”
Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato are dating
The middle Jonas brother and a rising pop star are off the market for now.
In an interview with Billy Bush’s radio show, singer Demi Lovato confirms she is dating Joe Jonas.
Lovato goes on to say Jonas is a complete gentleman and he “treats me to the most amazing places. He’s perfect.”
The couple met in 2007 on the movie set for Camp Rock.
Celebrity Quote: Zoe Saldana
AP photo
–From “Avatar” actress Zoe Saldana (Essence magazine)
“Love it, love it, love it-can’t live without it! I love sex. I love skin. I don’t believe the body is something to hide.
I think in American society we’re messing up our kids by taking away the education on and awareness of our sexuality and replacing it with violence, guns and video games-and we’re breeding little criminals.”
Diana Ross tour dates announced
(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Former Supremes singer Diana Ross is returning to the stage for a 17-city concert tour. This is Ross’ first tour since 2004.
The tour kicks off May 15 in Boston, and it concludes June 12 in Saratoga, Calif. The concert schedule is posted below.
- May 15 – Boston, Mass. – Citi Performing Arts Center
- May 16 – Mashantucket, Conn. – MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
- May 18 – Red Bank, New Jersey – Count Basie Theatre
- May 19 – New York City – Radio City Music Hall
- May 21 – Atlantic City, New Jersey – Caesars Atlantic City
- May 25 – Bethesda, Maryland – Music Center at Strathmore
- May 27 – Chicago, Ill. – Chicago Theatre
- May 28 – Cleveland, Ohio – State Theatre
- May 29 – Detroit, Mich. – Fox Theatre
- May 31 – Toronto, Ontario – Roy Thomson Hall
- June 2 – Knoxville, Tenn. – Tennessee Theatre
- June 4 – Atlanta, Ga. – Chastain Park Ampitheatre
- June 5 – Memphis, Tenn. – Live At The Garden
- June 6 – St. Louis, Missouri – Fox Theatre
- June 9 – Los Angeles – Nokia Theatre
- June 11 – San Diego, Calif. – Humphrey’s
- June 12 – Saratoga, Calif. – The Mountain Winery
New Movie Releases (March 12)
“Green Zone” starring Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Brendan Gleeeson, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan
“Our Family Wedding” starring Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Taye Diggs
“Remember Me” starring Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper
“She’s Out Of My League” starring Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, Mike Vogel
Lady Gaga and Beyonce music video: Telephone
Billboard Hot 100 (top 25 songs)
Taio Cruz (MySpace)
Billboard Top 25 Songs on the Billboard Hot 100 (week of March 10)
- Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz and Ludacris
- Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
- BedRock by Young Money and Lloyd
- Rude Boy by Rihanna
- Imma Be by Black Eyed Peas
- Tik Tok by Ke$ha
- Hey, Soul Sister
- In My Head by Jasno Derulo
- Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
- How Low by Ludacris
- Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyonce
- Say Aah by Trey Songz and Fabolous
- Blah Blah Blah by Ke$ha and 3OH!3
- Baby by Justin Bieber and Ludacris
- Carry Out by Timbaland and Justin Timberlake
- Nothin’ On Yo uby B.o.B and Bruno Mars
- Sexy Chick by David Guetta and Akon
- According To You by Orianthi
- Breakeven by The Script
- Live Like We’re Dying by Kris Allen
- Never Let You Go by Justin Bieber
- Tie Me Down by New Boyz and Ray J
- All The Right Moves by OneRepublic
- Replay by Iyaz
- Whataya Want From Me by Adam Lambert
