September 2010 archive

The new American Idol judging panel has been at work in New Jersey, and already the rumours are flying: JLo is making diva demands and Ryan, the established diva, is not happy. According to Gossip Cop, reps for American Idol, Ryan and JLo have said it’s not true at all, but as that’s not much of a headline, their ‘feud’ continues to make the rounds.

Ryan spoke to his mom on the air this morning, and she asked about the talent:

@RyanSeacrest: Our new american idol panel in today’s press confernce. lots of laughs today

Nigel Lythgoe tweeted out this photo of Ryan and the judges.

Steven Tyler shared a little luck around last night.

Randy Jackson may have been sharing something else …

Also on today’s show, Ryan got the low down on the new old Bachelor from Chris Harrison, explained why he’s afraid of white vans, asked Mark Thompson how global warming will affect his morning coffee, and talked with Amy about Matt Lauer’s eye wear.

@RyanSeacrest: On the idol shoot in jersey with my crew take a look at this group

Ryan took his purple mat and his blue and black balls to Central Park for a little of this …

… but got a little more than he bargained for thanks to a four-legged visitor to the park.

One of Ryan’s other topics on the show today was women and shoes with him saying, “explain to me why shoes are so essential.” Well, there’s one reason …

The auditions with the new judges start tomorrow. Ryan is already in New York and talked about possible seating positions with Ellen on his radio show this morning.

Ryan also said he’s having dinner with everyone tonight, but didn’t sound convinced about tweeting out the photos.

There’ve been several sightings of Ryan out and about in New York this weekend, so it appears he is already in town for American Idol auditions. This will be the first auditions with the new judging panel.

The TwitChange charity that Ryan supported has raised an impressive $540,631.25 from its online twitter auction. Ryan’s auctions alone raised $16,250. If you missed out on bidding, you can still give via TwitChange.com and help rebuild a home in Haiti.

@RyanSeacrest: Me feeding @johnstamos some more BS http://yfrog.com/5y5iyj

John Stamos may be a triple threat who’s joined one of the most popular shows right now, but apparently he still needs a little help to feed himself.

“Sing like you do when noone’s looking” — Steven Tyler

“Concentrate on the moment” — Jennifer Lopez

video: CNN

After the big reveal, Ryan interviewed the new American Idol judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, new permanent mentor Jimmy Iovine, and Randy Jackson.

Well who would have predicted that!

American Idol Judging Panel 2010 Reveal

There are some quotes from the press conference and mini profiles of the new faces on the American Idol website: Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler Join Randy Jackson

I have a good feeling about the changes. The new judges are big enough names and different enough from the people they’re replacing to make it interesting. The format changes Nigel talked about are a huge improvement and I like the addition of Jimmy Iovine.

The American Idol judges reveal and press conference will stream live online tomorrow:

American Idol will offer fans a look at the American Idol Season 10 Team Reveal and Press Conference with a special live webcast powered by Ustream tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 22 (approximately 10:00 AM PT live/1:00 PM ET live), online right here at americanidol.com

Join host Ryan Seacrest as he reveals who will join American Idol in Season 10. Shortly thereafter, fans can catch the first press conference featuring the new Idol team. The webcast will also be available on Facebook and on Ustream.

source: americanidol.com

Tomorrow is the day Ryan will reveal the new judging panel! He talked about this a few times on the radio today, with barely a hint as to what he will reveal, other than it’s very exciting and not to assume we already know.

Ryan tweeted out this photo of his childhood DJ setup:

@RyanSeacrest: This is where I pretended to be a DJ as a kid…my mom still has it at home!

So great Ryan’s mom has kept that — I wonder if it will end up in a museum one day!

@RyanSeacrest: this soon 2 be a radio tv studio at children’s health care of atlanta at emory been working on it for over a year!

Ryan tweeted out a photo of the location of the media studio he’s building in the children’s hospital in Atlanta — exciting! You can already see how much it is starting to look like the visual on the press release: Ryan Seacrest Foundation Builds First Broadcast Media Center

Hollywood Life reports that Ryan has been spotted taking Julianne Hough to dinner with his parents while in Atlanta. Julianne is in Atlanta filming her current movie and Ryan is visiting family and the development of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation’s first media centre.

the pair pulled up in a town car to an Atlanta Country Club just before 9 pm on Sept. 18 and exchanged a quick kiss before going inside to dine with his parents. “He was wearing a suit with no tie and she was in a deep red sleeveless dress, they were really affectionate and seemed very relaxed and happy”

Read more: Ryan Seacrest Takes Gal Pal Julianne Hough To Dinner With His Folks!

There have also been several sightings of Ryan over the weekend at the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta where Ryan was checking progress on the media centre on Saturday morning, at a dance studio in Atlanta Saturday evening, and at Marlow’s Tavern on Sunday morning.

Ryan is in Atlanta this weekend and visited the children’s hospital where he’s building his first media center.

Photo: justinno

This is a funny video with Ryan giving Selena a taste of his infamous kale juice. She’s really not impressed …

Why do you do that to yourself?

That’s a very good question, but it’s obvious why when you take a look at him!

@RSP: Here’s a little peek at a photoshoot Ryan did earlier today

Hot!

Laurieann Gibson talked to US Magazine about the new reality show produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions. The show is scheduled to air on E! in January.

I have this new show with Ryan Seacrest who is amazing. He actually followed me because I’ve known him from doing American Idol and he saw my Grammy performance with Lady Gaga. It’s a docu-drama and it follows the creative director, choreographer, artist development, and arts development at Interscope Records it follows the reality of being both behind and in front of the scenes.

Read the rest of the interview: Lady Gaga’s Choreographer Denies She Has An Eating Disorder

Follow @BoomKack and @RSP on twitter for updates about the show.

Ryan jokes around with Larry King and buys roses for him to give his wife.

video: X17 Video

@ryanseacrest: Drama! Reading about @selenagomez & @justinbieber. Dunno what she's reading

Sylvester Stallone has been tweeting about Ryan today. It all started right after he wrote about his workout:

@TheSlyStallone: Another KILLER WORKOUT this morning . Tough... But you've always gotta keep trying to prove you're BETTER than you think you are!!! Yes?

Ryan and Sly are old workout buddies, so it’s natural Ryan would be the first person he’d think of after a hard workout:

Strangely, it seems not all Sly’s followers understood why he’d be tweeting Ryan, and he felt the need to clarify … and maybe big Ryan up for a grudge match or two:

@TheSlyStallone: Hey @_J_Higgs For the record RYAN SEACREST can kick JET LI butt,pal. Beware.

@TheSlyStallone: Sorry @BURNT4LIFER RYAN SMASHES JET INTO A BALL OF PAIN AND REGRET!

No word so far from the honorary badass … no doubt drinking kale juice and pumping the sort of iron Sly only dreams about.

AMERICAN IDOL ONLINE AUDITIONS

American Idol | MySpace Video

Ryan announced today that the American Idol MySpace auditions are open — eligible contestants can submit a video up to 40 seconds, which will be judged in a similar way to the first round live auditions. Anyone making it through to the next round will go to Los Angeles, which is the last live audition city.

Full details: www.myspace.com/americanidol

video: ocsuz

Ryan’s radio show was broadcast from the lobby of Children’s Hospital Orange County and he spent a lot of time afterwards visiting the wards and talking to the children.

Ryan told the Orange County Register:

“Once a year, I cancel all my meetings for the day and go floor-to-floor, visiting with patients. When a mom comes out crying, telling you how important this is to their child, it’s truly touching. There’s a chemistry that occurs, and it’s absolutely magical.”

Read more: ‘Modern Family’ stars, KIIS-FM crew, Seacrest visit CHOC

You’ve seen the original, but have you heard the remix? Ryan and Larry’s Poker Face, featuring Christpher Walken, remixed by Matt Tranberg

Personally I’m a fan of Ryan’s raw vocal talents, but this is definitely entertaining!

Ryan took part in the Stand Up To Cancer broadcast last night. Cancer is something that affects all of us, either directly or through close friends and relatives — almost half of us will be diagnosed with cancer at some time in our lives — so Ryan’s contribution to raising awareness and funding for research through charity events like this and his radio show is really important.

@ryanseacrest: backstage standup2cancer…amazing stories pam and martha

Additional photos: Ryan Seacrest at Stand Up To Cancer with Alison Sweeney and Jennifer Grey, Ryan Seacrest at Stand Up To Cancer with Randy Jackson and Sofia Vergara

@RyanSeacrest: Training for a new role…happy hour sweat!

This training looks intense; when’s Ryan going to say what the new role is?

Ryan tweeted about Stand Up To Cancer, which will be hosted by Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams, feature more than 100 celebrities, and air on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX at 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT.

Stand Up To Cancer raises money for cancer research.

Watch the Stand Up To Cancer live stream online: Stand Up To Cancer

Where’s @Jayson_Stacy? There’s an emergency in Ryan’s studio!

More from today’s radio show: On-Air September 9th

Ryan tweeted after talking to Kara DioGuardi on the phone yesterday, but another former Idol judge had been on his mind earlier during the radio show.

@ryanseacrest: Just had some chicken outta the fridge too tired to heat it..now feet crossed crashing! Ate leaning over the counter why take time to sit

Ryan crashed after eating some chicken he was ‘too tired to heat’, but did manage to tweet out a photo of his crossed feet, showing off his ‘My Little Pony for Boys’ sleep pants at the same time. I guess they could be Ralph Lauren — the photo IS a little blurry. Either way they look as comfortable as the rest of that photo and I’m really not sure how Ryan’s feet manage to get up so early in the morning!

Justin Bieber doesn’t want his fans to scream his name … so they should ditch Justin and go scream at Ryan instead! Throw in a faint too and he’ll be stoked…

@ryanseacrest: My calendars at my desk trying to work out idol travel schedule w other gigs

Ryan got a little careless over the weekend. He normally puts a bag over it, but he didn’t … and naturally ended up with an explosion and a mess everywhere.

Just Jared has photos of Ryan with Julianne Hough at the airport.

The loved up couple just returned from a romantic Labor Day Weekend getaway to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Read more: Ryan Seacrest & Julianne Hough: Cabo Couple

Additional photos from Pop Sugar:

• Ryan Seacrest Takes Julianne Hough on a Romantic Mexican Getaway!
• Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough’s Shirtless and Bikini Beach Embrace!

Last month on his radio show, Ellen was a little skeptical about Ryan’s claim that he worked out with Sylvester Stallone, but now it would seem that Sly remembers it that way too …

Ryan would be a perfect fit for a role in The Expendables II … everything about him screams action hero!

PopCandies TV has posted a series of short videos from the 90210 event on Thursday.

Videos: PopCandies TV

video: The Kardashians, Ryan Seacrest, Larry King And ‘90210’ Cast At Taste of Beverly Hills Event

Ryan appears around 1 minute in.

Ryan asked Larry about some of the rumours about his plans for after he finishes Larry King Live. Dancing in the Stars is in the plan … for his wife … and he’s already got the name for his advice show on the radio: Larry King helps you do your thing.

Ryan with his good friend Larry King getting the Key to Beverly Hills. Ryan tweeted after the event saying, “@kingsthings just got key to Beverly Hills on 9-02-10…I owe the walsh family from the tv show for my move west. Loved the show 90210!!!!”

Emmy winning @RSP show Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution will air in the UK on Channel 4 starting Monday 13 September at 10pm.

Jamie wants to inspire people to change the way America eats at home, in schools and in the workplace, hoping to make Huntington a healthier city and start a chain reaction of positive change across the country. But will the straight-talking tactics that worked with British school meals, in the Yorkshire town of Rotherham, succeed in a country with a very different food culture?

Show page: Jamie’s American Food Revolution

There’s also an interview with Jamie talking about his first impressions of Huntington, his disappointment at initial negative reactions, trying to get the cooks on side, and connecting with Stacie Edwards.

Read more: Jamie Oliver Interview

The show has been picked up for a second season in the US.

Ryan at “The Taste of Beverly Hills”.

Ryan and Larry’s special remix of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face.

Fantastic news announced today — ABC has renewed Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, which just won the 2010 Emmy for Outstanding Reality Series:

The informative and altruistic series drew critical raves during its midseason run, and averaged 5.5 million viewers and a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating in a tough Friday night time period. Seacrest and Oliver serve as executive producers.

Read more: ABC renews ‘Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution’

The always entertaining Larry King was in studio with Ryan this morning sharing his very special gifts of dream analysis and psychic reading — and joining in with Ryan’s own special gift of song. Larry also called his family on air and explained why he turned down Dancing with the Stars.

As well as a lot of fun, Larry talked more seriously about starting out in radio, which was interesting and inspirational, discussed his feelings about leaving Larry King Live, and talked a little bit about his future, including the possibility of working with Ryan.

Listen to the podcast: On-Air, 2 September

“He’s going to be here to help me out welcoming Larry King and to give him a special 90210 gift.”

Read article: Mayor Jimmy Delshad Reveals Ryan Seacrest To Take Part In 9.02.10 Celebrations

It’s September already. Oysters are back in season, Pumpkin Spice Latte is back on the menu at Starbucks, and there are only 121 days and 77 radio shows until New Year’s Eve! If you’re counting, which Ryan and Nick apparently are!

Ryan and Ellen talked about the things the pumpkin spice latte makes them think of: a wreath, the holidays, seeing different colours of berries, the fireplace, the smell of the wood, Thanksgiving, rats in the woodpile, rats in the walls … wait, what? If that’s where they end up when they start talking about drinking a flavoured latte, I dread to think where kale juice could lead.

Also today, Ellen’s homework assignment, a sad loss, buying gas, dirty bathrooms, and some sleaze about Simon Cowell.