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American Idol season 22 Top 7 finalist Julia Gagnon was a powerhouse singer who blew everyone away with her spectacular vocals, and she's been very busy furthering her music career since the show ended. During her American Idol season 22 audition, Julia sang a phenomenal version of "Ain't No Way" by Aretha Franklin, which earned her one of the three platinum tickets of the season from the judges, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan.

Throughout American Idol season 22, Julia continued to impress everyone with her mind-blowing vocals in her fantastic performances, which included "I Believe" by Fantasia Barrino, "Need a Favor" by Jelly Roll, "Run to You" by Whitney Houston, "Something in the Orange" by Zach Bryan, "Here I Am" by Bryan Adams, "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland/Eva Cassidy, "Roam" by the B-52s, and "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele. Here's what Julia's been up to since her incredible American Idol season 22 run.

Monday, 30 September 2024, The Kelly Clarkson Show opens with Kellyoke, featuring “Blues in the Night” by Eva Cassidy. Kelly Clarkson is then joined by the stars of Emily in Paris, Lily Collins, Ashley Park, and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu. Also on the show are Amy Yasbeck and Jason Ritter, representing the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic […]

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Monday’s episode of The Voice teed up at least one Blind Audition that qualified as “out of this world.” In fact, when Nini Iris was done, a gobsmacked Niall Horan had to ask, “What planet do you come from?” But, would his enthusiastic entreaties sway the standout to join his team and not John Legend, Gwen Stefani or Reba McEntire’s? Read on, and you can not only watch Nini’s performance but find out who she picked to be her coach, which performances at least I liked better, and who else advanced to the Battles.

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In 1992, four years before the death of a then-unknown singer named Eva Cassidy, and eight before she would achieve posthumous, worldwide fame, she had a dream goal for her career. “Eva had a fantasy of one day having a full orchestra back her up,” says Chris Biondo, the singer’s original arranger and bandmate. “To her, that was the greatest place you could be musically.”

In fact, she and Chris had a specific role model for her fantasy project: Natalie Cole’s album Unforgettable, a collection of standards that appeared the previous year which, thanks to the marvels of studio sorcery, created a duet between Natalie and her late father, Nat King Cole, on the title song. For Cassidy, such a project would have been impossible to finance at the time, nearly a decade before she would have two UK number one albums, a number one single with “What a Wonderful World...

In 1992, four years before the death of a then-unknown singer named Eva Cassidy, and eight before she would achieve posthumous, worldwide fame, she had a dream goal for her career. “Eva had a fantasy of one day having a full orchestra back her up,” says Chris Biondo, the singer’s original arranger and bandmate. “To her, that was the greatest place you could be musically.”

In fact, she and Chris had a specific role model for her fantasy project: Natalie Cole’s album Unforgettable, a collection of standards that appeared the previous year which, thanks to the marvels of studio sorcery, created a duet between Natalie and her late father, Nat King Cole, on the title song. For Cassidy, such a project would have been impossible to finance at the time, nearly a decade before she would have two UK number one albums, a number one single with “What a Wonderful World...

On “The Masked Dancer” finale on February 17, the last three celebrities in the competition will perform one last time as Cotton Candy, Sloth and Tulip. At the end of the hour, one of them will be named the winner of season 1 of this hit reality series. We’ve rewatched every one of the seven episodes that led up to this final one and are absolutely convinced that we know who is hiding inside these costumes. Keep reading if you dare for all of “The Masked Dancer” spoilers for the season 1 finale, including the real name of the Tulip.

Of the three finalists, the stand-out talent is the Tulip. She made it to the final three after wowing the four judges with her take on the traditional polka on the semi-final. That wasn’t a surprise given how well she had done in her previous appearances. She has tackled a variety...

“The Masked Dancer” season one winner will be crowned on the February 17 finale on Fox. The final three celebrity contestants still in contention to claim the Diamond Mask are disguised as Cotton Candy, Sloth and Tulip. Over the course of the first seven episodes, the rest of the 10 contenders were unmasked. The most recent of these was eliminated on the February 10 semi-final after he failed to impress the four judges

The Zebra was revealed by host Craig Robinson to be Olympic and professional boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya. That wasn’t a surprise to us as we had figured out the real name of the Zebra by rewatching all of his previous performances and clues videos. We’ve turned our attention to the final three contestants still in the hunt. We are sure that we know their real names.

Keep reading for all “The Masked Dancer” spoilers, including our...

The Tulip quickly blossomed into front-runner status on “The Masked Dancer” after she came out tapping in the series premiere episode in December. The elegant flower sent panelists Paula Abdul, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Ashley Tisdale into a frenzy when they realized they were witnessing a dancing phenom. Now in full bloom, the Tulip will compete for the Diamond Mask trophy in hopes of becoming the first celebrity to win the Fox reality TV dancing competition.

Tulip delivered her first performance in Episode 1, dancing her petals off in a tightly choreographed tap routine to “Fergalicious” by Fergie. The panel was convinced the blooming flower was no novice to dance, but they couldn’t decide if she was a professional dancer, athlete or pop star. Tulip’s contemporary performance to “Fields of Gold” by Eva Cassidy in Episode 4 brought guest panelist Rob Lowe to tears and solidified her position as the one to beat.

And then there were three. Cotton Candy, Sloth and Tulip have each made it to the finale of “The Masked Dancer” Season 1, which will air in a two-hour block on Wednesday, February 17. These competitors are all clearly talented dancers, but only one has what it takes to go the distance and claim the Diamond Mask trophy. According to our finale predictions, Cotton Candy is the person who fans Think will win. But who do you Want to win? Vote in our poll below to tell us who you’re rooting for and then be sure to sound off down in the comments section.

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Cotton Candy went viral even before her first appearance thanks to requiring a medic after falling during an aerial stunt. The judges praised the colorful confection for continuing on despite the danger, with Ken Jeong proclaiming,...

The Tulip is one of the stand-out stars of season 1 of “The Masked Dancer.” She landed a spot in the Top 4 competing on February 10 with her sensational routine last week set to “My Boyfriend’s Back” by the Chiffons. That display of dance skill had the four judges singing her praises. However we are more convinced than ever that the four judges are on the wrong track about the Tulip being Charli D’Amelio, Ariana Grande or Heather Morris.

To solve the mystery of who is hiding inside the Tulip costume, we’ve gone back and watched all of her earlier appearances: “Fergalicious” by Fergie on December 27; “Fields of Gold” by Eva Cassidy on January 20; and “Thank U, Next” by Ariana Grande on January 27. And we’ve taken another look at all of the clues videos for Tulip.

Keep reading for all “The Masked Dancer” spoilers for season 1, including the real name of the Tulip.

“It’s all come to this,” teases Craig Robinson in Fox’s preview trailer for Episode 7 of “The Masked Dancer” (watch above). The semifinals episode, titled “It’s All About The Dance,” will spotlight the Final 4 contestants still in the competition: Cotton Candy, Sloth, Tulip and Zebra. After a group performance, the secret celebs will each get to strut their stuff one by one. At the end of the hour, the person with the lowest number of votes will have to unmask and reveal their true identity. Find out how it all plays out on Wednesday, February 10.

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“Lego Masters” host Will Arnett will serve as the guest judge this week, joining regular regular panelists Ashley Tisdale, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Paula Abdul. For those keeping track at home, Paula is the judge with the best...

The final four performers on Fox’s “The Masked Dancer” will return to the stage on Wednesday, February 10 to compete in the semi-finals. The colorful hop-steppers hope to impress panelists Paula Abdul, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Ashley Tisdale along with viewers at home as they shake their groove things for a spot in the season finale. Who among them is most likely to inch one step closer to the Diamond Mask trophy? And who is in danger of being the latest creature unmasked in front of America?

Read our Top 4 power rankings below and sound off in the comments to let us know who you think deserves to win “The Masked Dancer.”

See‘The Masked Dancer’ Fresh Clues For Top 4: Cotton Candy, Tulip, Sloth, Zebra

1. Tulip

(Group A Kickoff: “Fergalicious” by Fergie; Group A Playoffs: “Fields of Gold” by Eva Cassidy; Super Six: “Thank U, Next” by...

The top five performers on Fox’s “The Masked Dancer” will return to the stage on Wednesday, February 3. The colorful two-steppers hope to impress panelists Paula Abdul, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Ashley Tisdale along with viewers at home as they shake their groove things for a spot in the final four. Who among them is most likely to inch one step closer to the Diamond Mask trophy? And who is in danger of being the latest creature unmasked in front of America?

See See all 62 ‘The Masked Singer’ costumes and celebrity reveals through the years

Read our Top 5 power rankings below and sound off in the comments to let us know who you think deserves to win “The Masked Dancer.”

1. Cotton Candy

(Group B Kickoff: “Glitter in the Air” by Pink; Group B Playoffs: “Sour Candy” by Lady Gaga ft. Blackpink; Super Six: “Great Balls of Fire” by...

After five weeks of competition, the Top 5 celebs on “The Masked Dancer” have finally been revealed: Cotton Candy, Exotic Bird, Sloth, Tulip and Zebra. These masked hoofers had better bring their A-games during the all-important semi-finals, because now is when “the competition gets fierce,” declares Fox’s preview trailer (watch above). Special guest panelist Mayim Bialik joins regular judges Ashley Tisdale, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Paula Abdul for another round of sleuthing, but who will be heading home before next week’s Final 4? Our readers think they know.

See See all 62 ‘The Masked Singer’ costumes and celebrity reveals through the years

According to Gold Derby’s predictions, Exotic Bird is the likeliest contender to be eliminated during the semi-finals round. This talented squawker has received mixed reviews from the judges during her tenure and is routinely out-danced by her fierce competitors. Exotic Bird tops our elimination chart with 9/2 odds,...

The Tulip is one of the favorites to win season 1 of “The Masked Dancer.” She landed in the top six competing on the January 27 episode after her outstanding routine set to “Fields of Gold” by Eva Cassidy in last week’s episode. We’ve been wondering who is hiding inside the Tulip costume ever since she made her debut on the show on December 27 with her energetic dance to “Fergalicious” by Fergie. We watched both of those performances again. And we’ve taken another look at all of the clues videos for Tulip.

We are now more convinced than ever that the four judges are on the wrong track about the Tulip being Charli D’Amelio, Ariana Grande or Heather Morris. Keep reading for all “The Masked Dancer” spoilers for season 1, including the real name of the Tulip.

We think that the Tulip is Mackenzie Ziegler, who was the star of...

At long last, the remaining celebrities on “The Masked Dancer” will all be performing together on the same stage on Wednesday night. That’s right — it’s time for the Super 6! Cotton Candy, Exotic Bird, Hammerhead, Sloth, Tulip and Zebra all survived the early group rounds and will come together this week for the second stage of competition. For the next several episodes we’ll watch these finalists dance their hearts out in front of the panelists and viewers at home, until only one remains as the winner of the Diamond Mask trophy.

SEEPaula Abdul (‘The Masked Dancer’) makes first correct guess of Season 1 — how’d she do it?

Throughout the past month, the Super 6 have been responsible for sending home four other aspiring dancers: rapper/actor Ice-t (Disco Ball), scientist Bill Nye (Ice Cube), activist Elizabeth Smart (Moth) and singer Brian McKnight (Cricket). These folks each received the lowest...

Season 1 of “The Masked Dancer” is only halfway over, but already the winner’s circle is shaping up to be a battle between Tulip vs. Cotton Candy. Representing the plant kingdom is Tulip, a pink-petaled contestant who dances with her emotions on her leaves. And standing in for all foodstuffs is Cotton Candy, a pastel-colored confection who the judges suspect is a professional dancer. Who do You think will go the distance and take home the Diamond Mask trophy during the February season finale? Make your winner predictions before the Super 6 episode airs Wednesday night on Fox.

See See all 62 ‘The Masked Singer’ costumes and celebrity reveals through the years

During her first two appearances, Tulip hot-stepped to “Fergalicious” by Fergie and “Fields of Gold” by Eva Cassidy. The panelists threw out all kinds of names for who might be hiding inside the flowery costume, including Charli D’Amelio, Ariana Grande,...

The Tulip quickly blossomed into front-runner status on “The Masked Dancer” after she came out tapping in the series premiere episode in December. The elegant flower sent panelists Paula Abdul, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Ashley Tisdale into a frenzy when they realized they were witnessing a dancing phenom. Following another knockout performance in the Group A playoffs, Tulip advanced to the Super Six and planted the seed that she is the favorite to win the Fox reality TV dancing competition’s Diamond Mask trophy.

See See all 62 ‘The Masked Singer’ costumes and celebrity reveals through the years

Tulip delivered her first performance in Episode 1, dancing her petals off in a tightly choreographed tap routine to “Fergalicious” by Fergie. The panel was convinced the blooming flower was no novice to dance, but they couldn’t decide if she was a professional dancer, athlete or pop star. Tulip’s contemporary...

As The Voice’s Season 17 Blind Auditions continued Monday, NBC’s sing-off teed up performances by a junior-varsity Stevie Nicks, a folkie Dylan-come-lately and an R&b singer that Kelly Clarkson thought was handsome enough to model. But did any of this latest batch of contestants sound like they had what it takes to make it to the Finals? Read on, and before you vote for your Night 3 favorite, we’ll discuss.

Mendeleyev (Team Legend), “Girl From the North Country” — Grade: B | This son of hippies — maybe you could’ve guessed by the fact that he was named after the...

Kristin Chenoweth has announced her seventh album,For the Girls, one of her most personal and compelling projects to date. The album is a tribute to some of the great singers who have influenced her, with Chenoweth's personally charged interpretations of 12 classic songs identified with such iconic artists as Barbra Streisand 'The Way We Were', Eva Cassidy 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore', Dinah Washington 'What a Diff'rence A Day Made', Doris Day 'When I Fall In Love', Patsy Cline 'Crazy', Judy Garland 'The Man That Got Away', Carole King 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow', Eydie Gorme 'I Wanna Be Around' and Linda Ronstadt 'Desperado'.

As battle rounds begin on Monday for Season 16 of “The Voice,” advisors joining the show are Charlie Puth (Team Adam), Khalid (Team John), Kelsea Ballerini (Team Kelly) and Brooks and Dunn (Team Blake). This two-hour episode is the only one airing on NBC this week, but the network will return to a two-night, Monday/Tuesday rotation next week.

The two-time reigning champ among coaches is Kelly Clarkson. She faces off with six-time winner Blake Shelton, three-time champ Adam Levine and first-time coach John Legend. This newcomer is so threatening to the returning coaches that he has already been blocked three times and has proven to be able to get almost any contestant he wants due to his record-setting career as a singer, songwriter and producer.

All throughout this season, we continue our tradition of updating live blogs while each episode is airing for the east and central time zones. Follow...

Blake Shelton is in “The Voice” record books for winning three championships in a row from Season 2 to Season 4. Over the past dozen cycles, no other coach has even come close to matching that consecutive record. Until now. With two victories under her belt so far, Kelly Clarkson is just one shy of tying Blake’s record of three in a row that’s held firm for a whopping 12 seasons. Can she pull off this rare feat?

As a refresher, Kelly prevailed in Season 14 with pop artist Brynn Cartelli and again in Season 15 with country singer Chevel Shepherd. (Watch our exclusive interview with Chevel.) That makes Kelly the only female coach in “The Voice” history to win two in a row, and the second overall next to Blake. Of course, Blake has won six overall championships throughout his 16-season coaching career, but only three of those were consecutive.

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The first night of Season 16 for “The Voice” on Monday was one of the best blind audition openings in many years! Egot champ John Legend joined the Emmy-winning program to compete as a coach against two-time reigning champ Kelly Clarkson, six-time winning coach Blake Shelton and three-time champ Adam Levine. Which of the coaches is doing the best so far for this newly-started season?

All throughout this season, we will continue our tradition of updating live blogs while each episode is airing on NBC at 8:00 Et/Pt and 7:00 Ct. Follow along below and keep refreshing during the hour. Make your own comments about which artists you like and don’t like for this winter/spring cycle. Read our minute-by-minute analysis from Monday, February 25.

SEEWhich 15 People Have the Egot?

Legend just became one of only 15 Egot winners this past September for producing the variety special “Jesus Christ Superstar.” He...

Monday, December 3 on “The Voice,” Sarah Grace sang “Amazing Grace” for Team Kelly Clarkson during the Top 10 performance episode. Sarah took on one of the biggest risks in “Voice” history by changing up “Amazing Grace” so that it sounded like a bluesy rendition of “House of the Rising Son.” Do you think this performance was good enough for Sarah to advance to next week’s Top 8 show for Team Kelly? Read the coaches’ comments below.

SEEWill Reagan Strange’s ‘Cry’ make her most-streamed ‘The Voice’ artist for third week in a row? [Watch]

Jennifer Hudson: “Sarah Grace, first of all, I love how in the midst of you singing that song you still found time to put your horn back down in the right place and did not miss a single note. I notice things like that. That was amazing. I love how this just displays your confidence. To be...

The end of Season 15 for “The Voice” is drawing closer and stakes are higher than ever now that December has arrived. The Top 10 contenders will perform on Monday’s show, with two of them to be eliminated on Tuesday’s results show. For each of the teams, Kelly Clarkson has three artists remaining, Blake Shelton has three singers and Jennifer Hudson and Adam Levine each have two in the final group of 10.

Read our commentary from the past four live shows for Monday, November 19, Tuesday, November 20, Monday, November 26 and Tuesday, November 27. Enjoy our live updating blog item below as we offer you minute-by-minute commentary throughout tonight’s two-hour episode.

Here is a full list of all 10 remaining contestants for Season 15:

Team Kelly has Sarah Grace, Kymberli Joye and Chevel Shepherd.

Team Blake has Dave Fenley, Kirk Jay and Chris Kroeze.

Team Adam has DeAndre Nico and Reagan Strange.

Team...

The knockout rounds for “The Voice” begin on Monday, April 2, and we’ve once again got you completely covered with in-the-moment analysis as each artist performs. A special feature for Season 14 is that four past winners will return as special advisors to each coach. The ones assisting are Jordan Smith for Team Adam Levine, Chris Blue for Team Alicia Keys, Cassadee Pope for Team Kelly Clarkson and reigning champ Chloe Kohanski for Team Blake Shelton.

See‘The Voice’ winners: See complete gallery of past champs

The recently concluded battle rounds featured coach pairings of singers with duets. The knockout rounds also are selected by coaches but with a completely different format: each competitor performs a song of their choice against another artist and is then evaluated by the coach. One advances to the Top 20 live show while the other goes home. Each coach does have one steal during this round to save somebody.

Survivor winner and cancer survivor Ethan Zohn is a married man!

Surrounded by 160 guests, Zohn and New York City interior designer Lisa Heywood were wed on Saturday in North Bennington, Vermont. "There was an overwhelming sense of love," the couple tell People exclusively. "Our families and friends came together in the most perfect way and the love and happiness could be felt and seen on the smiles on everyone's face in the room."

The wedding celebration began the night before at the couple's family-only rehearsal dinner at the Taraden Bed and Breakfast. Guests dined on pizza, salad and homemade pies...

Survivor winner and cancer survivor Ethan Zohn is a married man! Surrounded by 160 guests, Zohn and New York City interior designer Lisa Heywood were wed on Saturday in North Bennington, Vermont. "There was an overwhelming sense of love," the couple tell People exclusively. "Our families and friends came together in the most perfect way and the love and happiness could be felt and seen on the smiles on everyone's face in the room." The wedding celebration, which was planned by Jackie Watson of Vermont Enchanted Wedding Events, began the night before at the couple's family-only rehearsal dinner at the Taraden Bed and Breakfast.

Survivor winner and cancer-survivor Ethan Zohn has another reason to celebrate.

Zohn and New York City interior designer Lisa Heywood were married Saturday night in North Bennington, Vermont, People exclusively confirms. Under an arched chuppah covered in flowers and a cloth handmade by Heywood, the couple were wed in the formal gardens of the Park McCullough House, a 35-room Victorian mansion built in 1864.

During the Jewish ceremony, Zohn, wearing an ivory linen and silk custom made suit by Aspetto, and Heywood were wrapped in the tallit (prayer shawl) of Zohn's late father, Aaron. Heywood, who wore a champagne beaded lace...

Survivor winner and cancer-survivor Ethan Zohn has another reason to celebrate. Zohn and New York City interior designer Lisa Heywood were married Saturday night in North Bennington, Vermont, People exclusively confirms. Under an arched chuppah covered in flowers and a cloth handmade by Heywood, the couple were wed in the formal gardens of the Park McCullough House, a 35-room Victorian mansion built in 1864. During the Jewish ceremony, Zohn, wearing an ivory linen and silk custom made suit by Aspetto, and Heywood were wrapped in the tallit (prayer shawl) of Zohn's late father, Aaron. Heywood, who wore a champagne beaded lace...

Jake Wood and Janette Manrara have become the 11th couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

The EastEnders actor and his professional partner found themselves in the dance-off against reality star Mark Wright and his partner Karen Hauer, after the judges' scores were combined with viewer votes.

It was the first time that Wood and Manrara had been in the dance-off, while it was Wright and Hauer's third time in the bottom two.

Wood and Manrara reprised their cha-cha to Kc and the Sunshine Band's 'Boogie Shoes', while Wright and Hauer performed their rumba to Eva Cassidy's 'Fields of Gold'.

Craig Revel Horwood decided to save Wright and Hauer, but Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli opted to keep Wood and Manrara.

Head judge Len Goodman - left with the casting vote - sent Wood home, explaining: "This is very difficult. The cha-cha-cha had little cha-cha-cha content and the rumba had little rumba content,...

Well, it's fair to say that last week's result on Strictly Come Dancing was a bit of a shocker. Now we've lost Pixie, there are only five couples left in the competition - and as if her surprise goodbye hadn't added enough pressure, they'll each be performing two new routines on Saturday night. Er, good luck, guys.

But what will they be dancing? And which songs have they got? Read on for the full list for the semi-final...

Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev

Dance One: Salsa to 'Maria' (Ricky Martin)

Dance Two: Foxtrot to 'Diamonds' (Josef Salvat's version)

Frankie Bridge & Kevin Clifton

Dance One: Argentine Tango to 'The 5th' (David Garrett)

Dance Two: Rumba to 'Somewhere Only We Know' (Lily Allen's version)

Jake Wood & Janette Manrara

Dance One: Viennese Waltz to 'When a Man Loves a Woman' (Percy Sledge)

Dance Two: Cha Cha to 'Boogie Shoes'...

Arguably the biggest storyline to emerge from the Sochi Olympics’ inaugural team figure skating event was confirmation that Russia’s 15-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya is ready to contend for ladies’ gold now (or rather on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20, when their individual competition finally takes place) as opposed to waiting for 2018. With her Gif-worthy flexibility, how long will her programs stay with you?

We asked 1998 gold medalist-turned-commentator Tara Lipinski for her picks for the five most memorable ladies’ performances ever. Four of them came on Olympic ice, one happened at the World Championships (Midori Ito fans, you know it). Watch the video below.

Kelly Clarkson's voice has taken her all around the world - but her dance moves are another story. Clarkson, 31, recently visited coffee farms and performed a special set for farmers and their families in Peru. "It was so funny cause I didn't know if they were gonna like my songs. They would sing along, I think we did like a mini-set for them, so we did a few songs down there. They were dancing, it was just so cool! I felt like I was just in a movie," Clarkson tells People of the performance. "I was dancing with them!

Up and at ‘em, Amanda Seyfried went for an early morning run around Union Square in New York City Friday (September 6). She has plenty of reasons to stay in shape, but one of them is her newly confirmed relationship with Justin Long.

The 27-year-old starlet and 35-year-old actor have been seen hanging out together regularly (along with Miss Seyfried’s dog Finn) in both New York and Los Angeles, but only recently did they decide to go public with their blossoming relationship.

Before taking up with Long, the actress previously dated her ‘Mamma Mia’ co-star Dominic Cooper for three years.

The “Les Miserables” standout recently finished her promotional tour for her most recent movie, “Lovelace,” and she’s now set her sights on playing the late musician Eva Cassidy. She said recently, “Eva has an amazing story and then she was gone. She has this whole catalogue of music--she's amazing.

One of the most exciting voices of her generation, Eden Espinosa has wowed audiences in Broadway's Wicked, Rent and Brooklyn. Now, in her new solo show, Eden Espinosa Look Around, she takes on modern Broadway hits from Aida, Rent and Wicked along with a few of her signature re-imaginings of popular songs by Joni Mitchell, Eva Cassidy, Sia, Cyndi Lauper and more.

One of the most exciting voices of her generation, Eden Espinosa has wowed audiences in Broadway's Wicked, Rent and Brooklyn. Now, in her new solo show, Eden Espinosa Look Around, she takes on modern Broadway hits from Aida, Rent and Wicked along with a few of her signature re-imaginings of popular songs by Joni Mitchell, Eva Cassidy, Sia, Cyndi Lauper and more.

The Voice UK goes live tomorrow night, with the final 12 contestants on Teams Jessie J, will.i.am, Tom Jones and Danny O'Donoghue now at the mercy of you, the Great British public.

As the class of 2013 prepare for the biggest night of their lives so far, The Voice UK hosts Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates give Digital Spy their verdict on the aspiring popstars.

Who do they think are the ones to watch? Whose legs is Reggie a fan of? And who do they describe as The Voice's answer to East 17 singer Brian Harvey? Read on to find out...

Team Jessie

Matt Henry

Reggie: "Matt Henry for me is incredibly exciting and he dances like everyone in my family at family parties - which I love! Matt's family were one of the loudest families - they all completely snowballed me and jumped all over me."

Holly: "Matt...

It's the second knockout, round and time for Jessie and Danny to slim down their teams of seven to a top three. So with 14 acts singing for their survival, who goes to the final and who goes home? Each coach has one Fast Pass that allows a singer straight through to the semi-finals, and the remaining team must sing against the other contestants for a chance to get through.

First up is Team Jessie. She gave her Fast Pass to gentle giant Ash Morgan.

Her first battle was between Danny, Trevor and Sarah. Danny gave a unique twist to 'Be My Baby' by The Ronettes, but failed to make it through. Trevor also put his own spin on 'Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, although unfortunately it wasn't enough to win him a place on the team. It was 31-year-old Sarah who got through, after a powerful version...

Rihanna has landed her fourth UK number one album with her seventh LP Unapologetic. The album sold just under 100,000 copies to become her third chart-topper in three years, and her fourth number one overall. She equals Madonna, Norah Jones and Eva Cassidy's record of most consecutive number one albums for a female artist. One Direction drop one place from last week's number one to two with Take Me Home. Little Mix's debut album DNA is new at three, while Led Zeppelin's live compilation Celebration Day lands at four. A repackaged edition of Michael Bublé's former number one Christmas enters at five. (more)...

On June 13 and 14, Broadway favorite Eden Espinosa took part in the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, performing at the Dunstan Theatre. In this world premiere performance, Eden took on some of the biggest hits from Aida, Ghost, Rent, Sweeney Todd and Wicked along with a few of her signature re-imaginings of popular hits from such artists as Joni Mitchell, Sia, Beth Hart, Eva Cassidy, and even Cyndi Lauper.BroadwayWorld caught up with the Broadway starlet for a quick QampA before her big Australian concerts...

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The battle comes to an end at last on tonight’s edition of The Voice. Tonight’s competition: the single-named, oddly spelled opponents.

Battle 1: Cee Lo puts body shop worker James Massone against Wade with Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors.” (If you haven’t heard Eva Cassidy’s version, it’s also excellent.) The rehearsal is just painful. Babyface says Wade is like Al Green and there’s a calmness about him. Cee Lo says the song should move people.

Feinstein's at Loews Regency welcomed back Linda Eder in her new show Songbirds, which pays tribute to the great ladies of music including Lena Horne, Etta James, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Eva Cassidy and more. The engagement will run through March 17 at the Loews Regency Hotel 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street. BroadwayWorld was there for the concert and brings you photo coverage below...

Feinstein's at Loews Regency will continue its WinterSpring 2012 season with the return of Linda Eder in her new show Songbirds, which pays tribute to the great ladies of music including Lena Horne, Etta James, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Eva Cassidy and more. The engagement will run from March 13 to March 17 at the Loews Regency Hotel 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street.

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Autumn is the Ringo of the seasons. It often gets overlooked, when set next to the artistic possibilities – cold, new life and heat – offered at other times of year. No other season, certainly, is covered by such a small canon.

John Keats obviously leads the way with To Autumn, a poem which suggests that even in 1819 this was the bridesmaid season. "Thou hast thy music too," Keats protests, lest anyone think spring more worthy of his poetry. What he had not arrived at was the idea that dying leaves could be compared to human sadness. That was Verlaine's job, with the Chanson d'Automne. Read this aloud in your best French accent: "Les sanglots longs/ Des violons/ De l'automne/ Blessent mon coeur/ D'une longeur/ Monotone." You are now 18% cooler, and 56% more depressed.

The same idea animates the song Autumn Leaves, sung by Edith Piaf, Nat King Cole,...

It’s the calm before the storm. Next week we’ll get new sets from Beyonce, David Cook and Selena Gomez. But this week still has its share of delights, including fresh releases from Pit Bull, Bon Iver, Lmfao, Justin Moore and Jill Scott. Michael Bolton, “Gems: The Duets Collection” (Sony Legacy): Following his hilarious Lonely Island digital short, “Jack Sparrow,” Bolton tackles such tunes as “Pride (In the Name of Love)” and “Fields of Gold” with such duet partners as Chris Botti, Delta Goodrem, the late Eva Cassidy and Seal. Bon Iver, “Bon Iver” (Jagjaguwar): Recorded in a cabin in Wisconsin, Bon...

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As The Voice heads into the battle rounds, frontrunners are beginning to emerge. One such leader appears to be Javier Colon. In the blind audition round the soulful father of two got all four judges to turn their big red chairs around just because of the sound of his singing. Ultimately he chose Adam Levine of Maroon Five to be his coach. In a recent conference call interview, Javier explained why he chose Adam, why he almost gave up on music and raising his game.

On Why He Chose Adam as His Coach

"I would have been absolutely ecstatic to have just one person turn around and then stay in the competition. But the fact that all four turned around, it was awesome. I was very flattered. And the reason that I picked Adam was because going into it, being the way the competition is set up,...

Academy Award Winner A.R.Rahman's latest collaboration is with international pop star Michael Bolton who is set to release his 21st studio album titled 'Gems - The Duets Collection' on June 21, 2011. The new album will feature productions by acclaimed songwriters, producers and musicians including Grammy Award Winning Country Super Group, Rascal Flatts, International Pop Superstar, Seal, Australian singing sensation, Delta Goodrem, the famed late vocalist Eva Cassidy and of course Academy Award winning singer-composer A.R.Rahman. "It was an incredibly rewarding experience recording this album," says Bolton . "The opportunity to work with legendary talent like David Foster, Dan Huff, A.R. Rahman and some of the absolutely greatest singers and recording artists in the entire world was inspiring. I can't wait to share the special music we all created with the world." "We heard that Michael wanted to write something with us. We all kept telling ourselves, 'It's like,...

Adele has retained her place atop the UK album chart with her second LP 21. The 'Rolling In The Deep' singer held strong at number one after posting impressive second week sales of over 135,000 copies, while her 2008 debut 19 is also a non-mover at four. Second place this week goes to Chase & Status and No More Idols, while a posthumous Eva Cassidy collection, released under the title Simply Eva, lands at six. Meanwhile, Rumer's Seasons Of My Soul continues to zip up and down the chart, this week climbing back into the top ten at nine after falling to 12 last Sunday. Elsewhere, Plan B's The Defamation Of Strickland Banks, which arrived at number one back in April 2010, begins to plunge down the chart after falling six places to 16. By contrast, Take That's Progress and Katy Perry's Teenage (more)...

Three decades ago today, John Lennon was shot to death outside his home in New York's Dakota building, and in the time since, the world has changed immeasurably ... and not necessarily for the better.

And while fans can endlessly debate how things would've been different had Lennon lived, the iconic musician's most lasting contribution to the planet is his music — songs of hope and ideals, protest and prosperity that still contain the power to make us strive for a better tomorrow. As a testament to this, one of his best-known compositions — "Imagine" — has (and seemingly ever will be) one of the most covered songs on the planet, having been sung by everyone from David Bowie to, well, Will Farrell and Manny Pacquiao.

Over the past decade, the covers have kept rolling in. Some of them miss the mark (and the true spirit) of Lennon's original, piling on the histrionics and...