Jennifer Hudson News

AMERICAN IDOL XIV doesn't premiere until January 7th, but today, the show has a surprise for viewers as they unveil the top 24 finalists before the season even begins!

Jennifer Hudson, Train, Earth Wind & Fire, Rixton, Katharine McPhee, Ashley Monroe, Dan & Shay and Jillian Michaels will appear on the 16th Annual A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Today I had a lengthy Twitter discussion with a few passionate fans of THE VOICE about the increasingly complicated impact of iTunes purchases on the crowning of a champion. Unlike in previous weeks, there is no iTunes x10 bonus tonight, but the contestants will get cumulative credit for every song sold on iTunes starting with Top 12 week. I wanted to link to the official voting rules on NBC's website, but mysteriously they have taken it down since this morning; adding even more full to the conspiracy fire that always surrounds the finales of competition reality shows. If you want to try and prognosticate based on iTunes rankings from around the end of voting, PopVortex has a good breakdown.

Producer-musician Mark Ronson, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter-producer Bruno Mars, British phenomenon Ed Sheeran, Grammy Award and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, the multi-talented Hozier and legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform tonight, Dec. 16 (8-10 p.m. ET) season finale

Well, nearly three months after Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, and Blake Shelton first hit their 'I Want You' buttons on Season 7 of THE VOICE, we have made it to the finale. 70 artists auditioned for the coaches, 48 were chosen for a team, 20 sang for America's vote, and now only four remain with the hope of being crowned this season's champion. Chris Jamison, Craig Wayne Boyd, Matt McAndrew, and the Wild Card-winning Damien will sing tonight.

Producer-musician Mark Ronson, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter-producer Bruno Mars, British phenomenon Ed Sheeran, Grammy Award and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, the multi-talented Hozier and legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform on the Tuesday, Dec. 16 (8-10 p.m. ET) season finale

Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Train, Earth Wind & Fire, Rixton, Katharine McPhee, Ashley Monroe, Dan & Shay and Jillian Michaels will appear on the 16th annual A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Nominations have been revealed for the 46th annual NAACP Image Awards. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, and be broadcast live on TV One.

Oscar winner Tom Hanks was among the five people honored Sunday evening at the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors held in Washington DC. The Oscar winner spoke about what the award meant to him.

Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year's five honorees gathered in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 7) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 37TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS

LOGO TV announced that for the first time in network history, the new cast of queens competing on the upcoming season of mega-hit reality show 'RuPaul's Drag Race' will be revealed live during the 2014 'New Now Next Awards.' The shroud of secrecy surrounding the 14 elite drag performers who'll comprise the seventh season cast will be lifted via a series of OMFG interstitials interspersed throughout the 'New Now Next' telecast tonight, December 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Hosted by Sirius XM Radio Star Seth Rudetsky whom the New York Times dubbed "The Mayor of Broadway," this unique series arrives this winter at The Nourse Theater with two concerts scheduled for Megan Hilty on February 7th and Cheyenne Jackson on March 14th.

ABC has announced that Glenn Close and John Lithgow, who currently star in Broadway's A Delicate Balance will drop by THE VIEW today, November 2nd. Singer and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will also be a guest on the show, which airs 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET).

?The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival(PSIFF) will present Rosamund Pike with the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actress at its annual Awards Gala.

The finale also featured musical appearances by pop superstar MEGHAN TRAINOR, NICK JONAS, singing his hit single 'Jealous,' and Grammy-winning artist JENNIFER HUDSON and GORGON CITY, performing 'Go All Night.'

Logo TV today announced that for the first time in network history, the new cast of queens competing on the upcoming season of mega-hit reality show “RuPaul's Drag Race” will be revealed live during the 2014 “New Now Next Awards.”

Well, folks...tonight's the big night! We crown a new Mirror Ball Trophy winner and I couldn't be more excited! It has been such a fun and entertaining season and I'm actually kind of sad to see it go! The three finalist performing tonight for their shot at being the Season 19 champion are Sadie Robertson and her partner Mark Ballas, Janel Parrish & Val Chmerkovskiy, and tegitimately the last man standing, Alfoso Ribeiro and his partner Winey Carson. As I mentioned in last night's recap, I want to keep everything a surprise, so I won't say anything aout what to expect duringtonight's dances

The multi-faceted Mr. Otis Sallid has signed on as associate director/producer on 5x platinum recording super star, Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You Christmas concert, at New York's Beacon Theatre, December 15, 16, 18, 20 and 21st.

Hosted by Sirius XM Radio Star Seth Rudetsky whom the New York Times dubbed 'The Mayor of Broadway,' this unique series arrives this winter at The Nourse Theater with two concerts scheduled for Megan Hilty on February 7th and Cheyenne Jackson on March 14th.