McCreery Named to Forbes’ Top-Earning American Idols List

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Scotty McCreery is the Three Million Dollar Man…

The 20-year-old part-Puerto Rican country singer and former American Idol champion has earned a spot on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the Top-Earning American Idols.

McCreery comes in at No. 6 on the list, raking in $3 million dollars.

“Still not old enough to drink legally and not quite three years removed from his Idol win, McCreery is already making a name for himself as a solo act,” states the magazine’s description of McCreery. “His debut album, Clear As Day, sold over 1 million copies; on the road, he opened for Brad Paisley before launching a solo tour in 2013.”

Forbes determined this year’s Top-Earning list by calculating pretax earnings from June 2012 through June 2013 “with the help of data from Pollstar Pro, the RIAA, Nielsen SoundScan as wells industry veterans, the musicians’ handlers and some of the artists themselves.”

Carrie Underwood, who raked in approximately $31 million, comes in No. 1 on the list. Over the past five years, Forbes estimates that she has earned $83 million.

Here’s the complete list:

1. Carrie Underwood, $31 million
2. Kelly Clarkson, $7 million
3. Phillip Phillips, $5 million
3. Adam Lambert, $5 million
5. Chris Daughtry, $4 million
6. Scotty McCreery $3 million
7. Taylor Hicks, $2.5 million
8. Fantasia Barrino, $1.5 million
8. Kellie Pickler, $1.5 million
10. Katharine McPhee, $1 million
10. Jennifer Hudson, $1 million

Good to Portray Whitney Houston in Biopic About the Late Singer?

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Meagan Good could be saving all her love for a plum role…

The 32-year-old part-Puerto Rican actress could portray Whitney Houston in a biopic about the late Grammy-winning singer.

Good, who most recently starred in the NBC drama Deception, is now linked to the project after telling the Los Angeles Times in an interview that the project was her dream job. She also said that she’d been discussing a potential film project with the singer before her tragic death.

According to The Wrap, record producer Clive Davis, who was also considered Whitney’s close friend, will shepherd the project.

At one point this year, Tyler Perry even expressed his interest in directing the project should the untitled Whitney Houston biopic come together.

Since Whitney’s sudden death in February 2012, a slew of stars have been rumored to be in consideration to portray her on the big screen, including Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson, Vivica A Fox and Jordin Sparks, who played Whitney’s on-screen daughter in her final movie Sparkle.

Good’s latest film Anchorman: The Legend Continues is currently playing in theaters.

She’ll next star in Think Like a Man Too.

Iglesias to Perform at “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Enrique Iglesias will be rockin’ in the New Year.

The 38-year-old Spanish singer has been announced as one of the first confirmed performers for ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2014.

Iglesias, who recently contributed a song to the typhoon disaster relief album Songs for the Philippines, joins a roster that includes Robin Thicke, Fall Out Boy, Jason Derulo and Jennifer Hudson.

Iglesias and company are expected to treat fans with their respective hits when they take the stage on the West Coast on Tuesday, December 31 at 10:00 P.M. EST. More performers for both the Times Square and West Coast parties are going to be announced later, according to a statement released by the network.

Black Eyed Peas member Fergie will host the annual bash alongside Jenny McCarthy.

“As the ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ legacy continues, it is an honor to be a part of the largest celebration of the year,” Fergie said. “I am excited to share the stage with so many global stars.”

Ryan Seacrest, who has been involved with the show since 2005, will lead the midnight countdown from Times Square in New York City.

Aguilera to Pull Double Duty at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Christina Aguilera will be giving the world a taste of Summer in April…

The 32-year-old half-Ecuadorian singer is among the first group of presenters and performers announced for the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will pull double duty at the event, performing in place of and inducting late honoree Donna Summer. They’ll not only present Summer; they’ll deliver some of the disco era’s most iconic songs.

In addition, the Rock Hall announced ticketing information for the induction ceremony. American Express cardholders will get the first crack at ducats, with an exclusive presale from January 24-27 via Ticketmaster. Preferred-seating packages for members of the Rock Hall and members of the official Rush or Heart fan clubs will be available from January 28-31. Some restrictions apply.

The public on-sale begins at 10:00 am PT on February 1 at Ticketmaster or by phone at (800) 745-3000. There’s a four-seat limit on all orders. Three levels of VIP packages also will be available via Ticketmaster.

Rodriguez to Star on NBC’s “Smash” Next Season

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Krysta Rodriguez is preparing to make a smash on television…

The 27-year-old Latina Broadway actress/singer has joined the cast of NBC’s Smash as a series regular, according to TVLine.

Rodriguez, who most recently starred as Wednesday in the Broadway adaptation of The Addams Family, will play Ana, the roommate to Katharine McPhee’s character Karen, in the Broadway drama’s second season.

She joins new cast members Jennifer Hudson, Newsies‘ Jeremy Jordan and Andy Mientus.

Rodriguez has previously appeared in In the Heights, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line and Good Vibrations. On television, Rodriguez has guest-starred on the CW’s Gossip Girl.

The second season of Smash, the musical drama about the Broadway starring Emmy winner Debra Messing, Oscar winner Anjelica Huston and Megan Hilty, is set for a midseason premiere.

A Very Aguilera Christmas?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Tom Castaneda

Here’s your chance to have yourself a very Aguilera Christmas with plenty of Bieber fever…

This past weekend, Christina Aguilera joined Justin Bieber and Scotty McCreery to tape performances for ABC’s Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade.

Filmed at California’s Disneyland Resort and Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort, the star-studded television special—hosted by Mario Lopez, Nick Cannon and Maria Menounos—will feature the 30-year-old half-Ecuadorian singer performing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at Disneyland Resort.

For his part, Bieber taped a medley of songs on the Cinderella Castle stage at Magic Kingdom from his new Christmas album, including “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and the album’s title-track, “Mistletoe.”

Meanwhile, McCreery—the part-Puerto Rican American Idol winner who just won the New Artist of the Year award at the American Country Awards—will bring a little country flavor to the show with his rendition of the classic carol, “A Holly Jolly Christmas.”

Other performers include Jennifer Hudson, Cee Lo Green and OneRepublic.

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade will air on ABS on Sunday, December 25.

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