KATY PERRY REQUESTED- NO TAYLOR SWIFT SONGS BE PLAYED- ON ALL NEW AMERICAN IDOL.

WILL KATY PERRY ROCK AS AN IDOL JUDGE?

SING!...WITH YOUR NEW MINI-MOVIES.

Illumination and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment are excited to announce that the global animated musical hit, SING arrives on Digital HD on March 3, 2017 and on Special Edition on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ 3D, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on March 21, 2017. The music-filled comedy will include over 60-minutes of bonus content and will incorporate three all-new entertaining mini movies featuring the cast from SING as well as an exclusive Tori Kelly music video and a variety of musical extras.
From Illumination, the studio that brought you The Secret Life of Pets and the Despicable Me franchise, comes an animated comedy about finding the music that lives inside all of us. SING stars Academy Award® winner† Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon, an eternally optimistic koala who puts on the world's greatest singing competition to save his crumbling theater; Academy Award® winner†† Reese Witherspoon as Rosita, an overworked and unappreciated mother of 25 piglets desperate to unleash her inner diva; Scarlett Johansson as Ash, a punk rock porcupine with a beautiful voice behind her prickly exterior; Taron Egerton as Johnny, a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family's felonies; as well as Seth MacFarlane, John C. Reilly, and Grammy Award-nominated Tori Kelly. SING is the musical comedy event of the year!
The Golden Globe nominee for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, SING features more than 65 hit songs including 'Faith,' a brand new song by the legendary Stevie Wonder (featuring Ariana Grande), marking his first song for a major film release in 25 years.
BONUS FEATURES on 4K ULTRA HD^TM, BLU-RAY™, DVD AND DIGITAL HD

• Mini-Movies
  • Gunter Babysits - Gunter offers to watch all of Rosita's 25 piglets for the night, trying to prove he's the best babysitter ever.
  • Love At First Sight - During a piano lesson with Johnny, Miss Crawly becomes nostalgic about the dancing and romancing of her youth. Johnny convinces her that it's not too late to find someone and helps her setup a profile on a dating website.
  • Eddie's Life Coach - Eddie's mom signs her slacker son up for a digital training seminar to get his life back on track.
• "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" Music Video - A cool and unique music video starring Tori Kelly.
• Making a Music Video with Tori Kelly - A behind the scenes look at the making of Tori's music video with exclusive insights provided by Tori herself.
• "Faith" Music Video
• "Faith" Lyric Video
• "Set It All Free" Lyric Video
• The Making of SING - We take you through the animation studios of Illumination with interviews from Chris Meledandri, producer Janet Healy, the various animation teams and the voice talent of SING.
• Finding the Rhythm: Editing SING - Illumination editor Greg Perler, takes us inside the edit bay and reveals the secrets behind cutting an animated film. We'll plunge into his world in this fun and eye-opening peek inside the room where the magic gets put together.
• Character Profiles - Profiles on the incredible cast, all lending their voices to bring these animated characters to life.
  • Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon
  • Reese Witherspoon as Rosita
  • Tori Kelly as Meena
  • Taron Egerton as Johnny
  • Nick Kroll as Gunter
  • Garth Jennings as Miss Crawly
• SING & Dance! - "Faith" - Celebrity choreographer Aakomon Jones takes us through a dance routine inspired by SING and the song, "Faith."
• The SING Network - The SING Network brings you the latest news and highlights the business endeavors of your favorite SING stars.
  • Gunter's Dance Studio
  • The Moon Theater
  • Rosita's Babysitting Gizmo
  • Miss Crawly's Matchmaking Service
  • In The News - SING'S True Entertaining Stories highlights each of the Moon Theater's newest stars.
    • Buster Moon
    • Gunter
    • Rosita
    • Johnny
    • Meena
    • Ash
    • Mike
• The Best Of Gunter - A rapid-fire, fun mash-up of all the best Gunter one-liners.
• The Making Of The Mini-Movies - We'll explore the themes of each of the mini-movies through the eyes of the artists who made them.

The film will be available on 4K Ultra HD^™ in a combo pack which includes 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray^™ and Digital HD with UltraViolet. The 4K Ultra HD^™ will include all bonus features on the Blu-ray^™ disc.

• 4K Ultra HD^™ is the ultimate movie watching experience. 4K Ultra HD^TM features the combination of 4K resolution for four times sharper picture than HD, the color brilliance of High Dynamic Range (HDR) with immersive audio delivering a multidimensional sound experience.
• Blu-ray^™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
• DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet^™ lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.

NEXT TO LAST MILLION $ AMERICAN IDOL WINNER- TO FIRST PERFORM ON PBS.

The NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT welcomes AMERICAN IDOL XIV's newly crowned $1,000,000 winner, Nick Fradiani, to the U.S. Capitol on Memorial Day weekend to perform the "National Anthem," honoring the service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

 The 26th annual broadcast of the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on PBS Sunday, May 24, 2015 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET, before an on-site audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network.
"I feel honored to be able to sing at the U.S. Capitol on the eve of Memorial Day," said Fradiani.  "It's an incredible opportunity to pay my deepest respects to our soldiers and military families for their service and sacrifice."


The multi award-winning program will be co-hosted for the tenth year by the Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna (CRIMINAL MINDS) and Scumbag Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise, two acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veterans causes and supporting our troops in active service. No woman will help with the co-hosting duties, on the most liberal network in America.

In addition to Fradiani, the all-star line-up includes: distinguished American leader General Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.); seven-time Grammy Award-winner, and international superstar Gloria Estefan; Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne; actor/producer/director Esai Morales; THE VOICE season five winner Tessanne Chin; acclaimed film and television actress Stefanie Scott (INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3;  JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS); actor/musician Jason Dolley; Tony Award-winning actress and singer Laura Benanti; the world's most prolific classical cross-over star Katherine Jenkins; and world renowned tenor Russell Watson in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly. 

J. LO WANTS TO SING WITH RHIANNA OR DEMI LOVATO, ON IDOL.

A SEXY MORON SNITCHES- ON PRETTY IDIOT.

X-TINA TRASHES ALL NON-VOICE SINGING CONTESTS.

RANDY JACKSON TO REMAIN ON IDOL AND TO SMOOTH OUT THE MARIAH CAREY DEAL.

JOHN COFFEY SAVED BY GIRLFRIEND OMAROSA!?

J.LO PLAYS COY HARDBALL AGAIN, AS IDOL RATINGS ARE DOWN.

AMERICAN IDOL TO RELEASE CD ON THIS SEASON'S TOP 7,  AND FINALISTS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS
"Studio Versions of Full Songs Performed on Wednesday's Show, Now Available on iTunes"

From PR Newswire

AMERICAN IDOL's Season 11 Top Seven compilation album, featuring music released in the last three years, is now available at the iTunes Store and at www.iTunes.com/americanidol.


The AMERICAN IDOL Top Seven finalists – Hollie Cavanagh, Colton Dixon, Skylar Laine, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Elise Testone – were mentored by R&B recording artist and hit producer Akon.

Tune in to AMERICAN IDOL Thursday, April 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX, as America finds out who received enough votes to continue in the competition and who will be sent home. In addition, two fan-favorite alums return to the IDOL stage this week. Season Three finalist and Academy Award and Grammy Award winner Jennifer Hudson performs "Think Like a Man," with Ne-Yo. Also, Season 10 finalist James Durbin performs "Higher Than Heaven," from his debut album "Memories of a Beautiful Disaster," in stores now.

J. LO THINKS HER IDOL COMEBACK,HAS MADE HER A BETTER TRIPLE THREAT.

WHAT DOES AMERICA'S GOT TALENT AND THE NEW X FACTOR HAVE IN COMMON-FEW AMERICAN JUDGES.

SIMON COWELL IS UPSET IDOL, ISN'T DEAD WITHOUT HIM.

JAMIE FOXX ABOUT TINSELTOWN.

J-LO HAS BEEN BANISHED FROM IDOL.
-LENGTHY DEMANDS KILL THE DEAL

NEW YORK -- Jennifer Lopez, gaol of becoming a judge , has died on the bargaining table.

An Idol source told People magazine that Lopez's demands "got out of hand," and
"Fox had just had enough."

She WAS among the top choice to replace famed judges Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler is negotiating to be a judge, in the Cowell vein. Tyler himself
proclaimed working on Idol is "a work in progress."

MADONNA ON SHORT TO BE NEXT, MEAN AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE.

IS KELLY CLARKSON SUPPORTING CIGARETTES?

AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE AND SOUTHLAND STAR GO NUDE.

AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE AUDITIONS FOR BIKINI BEACH?

MEGAN FOX TO MAKE CROWD FORGET SHE CAN'T ACT- WITH MORE SEMI-NUDE SHOTS.