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Kelly Clarkson Says Dating Is Like ‘American Idol’

Posted by andPOP Staff on September 26th, 2011

 

 

Kelly Clarkson was interviewed by Access Hollywood last week where she compared dating to an American Idol audition.

“It’s like an ‘American Idol’ audition. The worst ones are the most confident… And the same thing goes for my dating life. The worst guys are the most confident with me.”

Ironically, Clarkson’s new track is called ”Mr. Know It All.” Coincidence?

 

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Interview: Blake McGrath and Tré Armstrong from SYTYCDC

Posted by Elisheva Baer on June 24th, 2011

Just a few days after the Season 4 So You Think You Can Dance Canada premier, fans all over the country are geared up to embark on this year’s journey to find Canada’s next favourite dancer. Following a number of young hopefuls during the ups and downs of a difficult on air dancing competition, the new season and its judges promise to be bigger and better than any season prior. As judge Tré Armstrong reveals, viewers will be treated to sexy dancing and a lot of talent as early on as the first three minutes of the season.

“I’m anxious and nervous and excited and overwhelmed at the same time to see the show tonight,” Armstrong told andPOP on Monday, a mere few hours before the premier. “[It’s the] best season yet for sure.”

However, it’s definitely not all fun and games for the contestants. As every other season, this time around each competitor who the judges are unconvinced should proceed to Finals Week in Toronto must come face to face with their worst nightmare – a little thing called “Blake Boot Camp.”

“It’s definitely the first moment where their eyes really kind of start to bulge out of their heads and say wow, okay, I didn’t know how hard this is going to be,” says Armstrong’s co-judge and choreographer, Blake McGrath. “We do that to prepare them for the shows. It’s a really gruelling process.” The experience, which McGrath titles interesting, fun, and crazy, definitely takes its toll on the contestants’ nerves. “I think people throw up this year, actually,” the judge reveals.

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Record Crowds Come to Audition for Simon Cowell’s ‘The X Factor’

Posted by andPOP Staff on March 28th, 2011

It looks like Simon Cowell has another hit on his hands with a record crowd thaty turned out to audition for “The X Factor” over the weekend.

DailyMail is reporting that over 18,000 people tuned out to the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena.

A show insider is quoted saying, “The scenes down here are crazy. There are around 18,000 people here and the numbers are growing by the second. There’s gridlock on the freeways into the venue, its absolute chaos. These auditions are going to be going on well into the night — there are a lot of people to get through.”

Of course 18,000 people showed up for the auditions as an opportunity to show off their artistic talents. Well that, plus if they win, they will receive a$5 Million record deal from Sony Music plus a huge plethora of endorsement deals.

So good luck!

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Robert Pattinson Took Valium Before ‘Twilight’ Audition

Posted by Sara Harowitz on June 15th, 2010

Oh, so that stoned look wasn’t actually acting at all….

Twilight star Robert Pattinson took valium 20 minutes before his first audition for the movie, MuchMusic.com reports. During an interview with Nightline on Monday, Pattinson admitted that before he did his audition in front of director Catherine Hardwicke he stole valium from his roommate’s bedside table.

“Probably one of the best decisions I ever made,” he said.

Some of Pattinson’s co-stars, including Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene, will be in Toronto this Sunday (June 20) to present at this year’s MuchMusic Video Awards.

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Tyra Banks Says ‘ANTM’ Auditions Will Be Rescheduled

Posted by Eva Lam on March 18th, 2009

Tyra BanksThe show will go on for “America’s Next Top Model.”

Following a Manhattan casting call that erupted in chaos over the weekend, host and executive producer Tyra Banks says auditions for the reality series will go forward.

“To all the ‘Top Model’ hopefuls who were affected by the New York casting, we are doing everything we can to make sure that ALL the girls who weren’t seen, get an opportunity to audition – we’ll update you on our plans very soon,” Banks said in a statement issued by the CW network Monday.

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Avril Boycotted, Cancels Dancers Audition

Posted by andPOP Staff on February 5th, 2008

Avril Lavigne won’t be audition dancers for her upcoming tour today, after the Dancers’ Alliance called for a boycott.

An email that was sent to dancers scheduled to audition revealed that Lavigne was planning to pay her dancers below industry standards.

“The tour’s weekly rate is $1,250.00 inclusive of agency fee…after agency commission that would be $1,125.00 to you before taxes,” the email outlined, as posted on PerezHilton.com. “Management has offered no additional perdiem and no plus agency fee, which is standard in our industry.”

Via MySpace blog, the Dancers’ Alliance urged its members to show up to the audition – “not to participate, but to stand outside of the door encouraging any dancer who shows up NOT TO STEP INTO THE AUDITION.”

At 10:30 last night, Lavigne “opened up a new conversation with the agencies.”

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