Right before American Idol season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez spoke with EW backstage after Wednesday’s finale, she turned to a Fox rep and politely asked, “Can I take off my shoes now?” After the teeny tiny teenage power singer removed her (roughly) four-inch heels, she turned and smiled: “Just made myself smaller!”
As is so often the case with second-place finishers on Idol
Grammy winner Seal’s first trip to the Indianapolis 500 is also his first time singing the U.S. national anthem. The Grammy winner from England was … Continue reading Seal, Clarkson team for Indy 500 anthem duet
With a 90-minute performance show and only six contestants this week on American Idol, the show’s producers need to fill the time with something more than interview packages and awkward banter with Ryan Seacrest. Thankfully, EW has learned exclusively it will be with more singing: Idol contestants Casey Abrams, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery and 
Crystal Clear Picture:
Rapper Usher says he wants to perform a duet with Rihanna. “Of course I’d do a track with her – hold on! We’ve been friends and our teams work together and we’ve talked about working together in the past, but it could potentially happen,” contactmusic.com quoted him as saying. “I would love to work with [...] Continue reading Usher wants duet with Rihanna
