Category Archives: Blog
Katy Perry on the "American Idol" judges' mission: "No one's here to say 'You suck'"
ABC/Image Group LAABC's reboot of American Idol premieres Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET. So what's different? Judge Katy Perry says you shouldn't expect her and judges Lionel Richie and Luke B...
Mar 08, 2018
"Seasons Change," but "American Idol" remains: Scotty McCreery returns to the show that made him famous
Triple Tigers RecordsWhen American Idol premieres Sunday on ABC, you can bet season 10 winner Scotty McCreerywill be watching. "I've always been a fan of the show," he tells ABC Radio, ...
Mar 08, 2018
Nashville notes
Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock The countdown is on for the opening of Dollywood's new season. Dolly Parton's theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee officially opens for business on Friday, Ma...
Mar 08, 2018
Dave Grohl looks back at 25 years of playing "Saturday Night Live"
Will Heath/NBCFoo Fighters have been the Saturday Night Live musical guest seven times, but Dave Grohl has appeared on the show even more than that, thanks to his performances with Nirvana, Tom ...
Mar 08, 2018
"It feels like freedom": Jussie Smollett talks debut album, "Sum of My Music," and working with Swizz Beatz
ABC/Lorenzo BevilaquaEmpire star Jussie Smollett's debut album, Sum of My Music, is finally out, and the singer-actor tells ABC Radio that having the disc out in the world feels like "f...
Mar 08, 2018
Can Val Chmerkovskiy convince Taylor Swift to be on "Dancing with the Stars"?
Image Group LA/ABC; ABC/Paula LoboGet ready to "Shake It Off," Taylor Swift: Dancing with the Stars is calling your name.Well, at least Val Chmerkovskiy is. The DWTS pro tells ABC Radio that Taylor wo...
Mar 08, 2018
Amazon says it's working to fix Alexa's laughing problem
David Becker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amazon said they are working to fix Alexa devices' laughter problem, after social media exploded Wednesday with users freaking out over what they described...
Mar 08, 2018
Here's your chance to live on a private island and work for Richard Branson
Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Richard Branson's Virgin Group is looking for someone to work and live on Necker Island, and that person could be you."Fancy working on Necker Islan...
Mar 07, 2018
Garth reloads the next round to follow "Gunslinger"
ABC RadioIt didn't take Garth Brooks long to get back to work, after wrapping the North American leg of his World Tour in Nashville in December. On this week's episode of Inside Studio ...
Mar 07, 2018
Devin Dawson drops by to see Ellen, in between SXSW and a sold-out show in Nashville
ABC/Image Group LA Devin Dawson has a date with Ellen DeGeneres. The Dark Horse hitmaker is set to make his debut on The Ellen DeGeneres show on Thursday, March 22. The C...
Mar 07, 2018
