Exclusive Tour Interview with Casey Abrams
While traveling around the nation with the American Idols LIVE! Tour, we caught up with Season 10's saved contestant, Casey Abrams. In this interview, he chatted about his Idol friends, being recognized in public, his instruments, and more!
We wanted to know about the best thing and the hardest thing about being on tour. Casey replied, "The hardest thing is honestly just sleep. That's all. The music and meeting the fans have been great. It's the fact that we don't have the best sleep schedule in...
Paul McDonald is Engaged to Nikki Reed!
Congratulations to Season 10 finalist Paul McDonald, who popped the question to girlfriend/actress/writer Nikki Reed! The couple walked the red carpet at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, where Nikki showed off her engagement ring. Paul and Nikki met in March when the Top 13 went to the Los Angeles premiere of Red Riding Hood.
On a press call the morning after his Season 10 elimination, Paul talked about Nikki. "She's super cool man; she's a super smart and a really cool girl, so I'm happy with it. We'...
Happy Birthday, Chris Sligh!
Season 6's Chris Sligh turns 33 today. This has been a huge year for Chris, who became a first-time father, released an album, and performed all over America.
On Halloween morning, Chris and his wife Sarah welcomed a big treat-Keira Lennon Sligh. According to his Twitter account, Chris keeping busy these days-watching Keira giggle and scoot around.
A month and a half before Keira's arrival, Chris released his album called The Anatomy of Broken. "To me, the songs on this album are different pictu...
Carrie to Host CMAs, Plus 2 Nominations
Carrie Underwood will host the 44th Annual CMA Awards for the third year in a row with Brad Paisley. The CMA Awards 2010 airs live on November 10th, and the award show is known as Country Musics Biggest Night.
CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore said, Carrie and Brad have done a tremendous job hosting and we are very happy to have them back again this year. They have developed a natural rhythm and have a great rapport with the audience both in the house and our fans watching at home. They e...
Happy Birthday, Kellie Pickler!
American Idol Season 5 finalist and country music darling Kellie Pickler celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday. Kellie was introduced to America as the 19-year-old with a big personality and sense of humor, and shes grown up before our eyes. Just last week Kellie announced that shes engaged to songwriter Kyle Jacobs.
The North Carolina native has a busy year ahead of her. In addition to planning a wedding, Kellie is touring the nation with the Rascal Flatts this summer. One of the most successf...
Kara DioGuardi Talks About Hollywood Week
American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi recently talked about Hollywood Week on a press call. After completing a second season of Hollywood auditions, Kara shared her perspective on the Season 9 Hollywood Week experience.
Hollywood Week auditions saw the addition of Ellen DeGeneres to the judges panel. Kara commented on Ellen saying, She had a really good handle on whether a contestant had potential, whether they had a star quality. She knew if something was off in the vocals or in their performance,...
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