19th May, 2010
Travis Garland: TV PopStar Artist of the Week
If Greyson Chance is the next Justin Bieber, perhaps Travis Garland can be the next Greyson Chance.
Millions of TV watchers will meet Garland tonight, as he performs on the American Idol results show. Discovered by Perez Hilton via MySpace, Garland was introduced to producer Simon Fuller by that annoying, self-obsessed Hollywood star blogger.
Here's what we know about him:
- His first solo album will be released this year.
- His first single is titled "Believe."
- He hails from Lubbock, Texas.
- He was part of the boy band NLT with Glee star Kevin McHale.
- He's about to see his dreams come true.
Before he sees his fame sky-rocket, listen below to "Dead and Gone," another song by Travis Garland:
Tags: american idol, hollywood
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22nd September, 2008
NOW HEAR THIS: JENNIFER HUDSON & FANTASIA
Here’s some material from Jennifer Hudson’s debut self-titled album, featuring none other than our American Idol, Fantasia Barrino. The song is called I'm His Only Woman, and originally was supposed to have both their J. Records label mate Jazmine Sullivan on it, but they replaced her with Fantasia. This is a good song with an old school vibe.
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15th September, 2008
Jennifer Hudson Engaged to Reality Star Boyfriend
Umm...::cough, cough:: no comment!
"I can confirm that Jennifer got engaged to her boyfriend David on Friday night in L.A." says the rep.
Otunga, who is known as "Punk" from the reality show I Love New York 2, popped the question with a Neil Lane diamond ring on the Dreamgirls Oscar winner's 27th birthday.Hudson, who was voted off of 'American Idol' to the dismay of many, went on to exact her revenge by winning a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in 'Dreamgirls.' Her self-titled debut album is being released on Sept. 30.
Hudson and Otunga, who both grew up in Chicago, have been dating less than a year. (From Popeater/People.com)
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12th September, 2008
Chase Crawford traded for Zac Efron
It's one of the biggest trades in Hollywood history. It has just been announced that the CW has traded "Gossip Girl" star Chase Crawford to Disney for "High School Musical" star Zac Efron. Zac will take over the role of of "Nate Archibald" on the CW program while Crawford will take over the role of "Troy Bolton" in the upcoming "High School Musical 3." CW President Dawn Ostroff, who orchestrated the early season trade, had this to say:
"We wanted to bring a brand new look to the role of 'Nate Archibald.' We needed someone fresh. So we went out on a limb and decided to go after Zac Efron to shake things up a bit. I think our fans will be happy with the trade."
A trade of this magnitude was attempted last year when Disney wanted to
trade "High School's" Corbin Bleu for "American Idol's" Justin Guarini.
However, Jamba Juice, Guarini's current employer, did not agree to terms of the proposed trade deal.
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25th August, 2008
American Idol adds fourth judge to keep eye on Paula Abdul
In the biggest format change for "American Idol," producers have decided to add a fourth judge. She is Los Angeles Superior Court judge Linda Mellton who has seen her fair share of drug abuse cases over the last two decades. Judge Mellton will not only judge contestants, but she will also keep a close eye on Paula Abdul. Insiders say it was a desperate move on the producers' part to keep Paula "sober" and "drug-free" during the shows this season. "I think if you're sitting next to a criminal judge for an entire season, you're going to be acting a little different," said the insider.
Paula's erratic behavior isn't the only matter producers have been concerned with over the last few years. According to sources, Simon Cowell was the target of an intervention last month. Friends and family confronted Simon about his addiction to skin-tight shirts. Cowell has entered an addiction program.
"It's a tricky situation with that tight shirt addiction," said a source. "Matthew McConaughey had a tight shirt problem. He was cured, but look what happened to him."
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