Hawaii passed the Steven Tyler Act, which protects celebrities from having unwanted photos taken by making it a civil violation if people take photos or videos during private moments.
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler will attend a legislative hearing on Friday in Hawaii in relation to a bill that holds his name and would limit people's freedom to take photos and videos of celebrities.
The first installment of the two-night premiere of " The X Factor USA" aired on Fox on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The hit singing competition is the world's only reality show contest that offers $5 million to the final winner. Simon Cowell, the show's creator, added two new judges which helped make this season's show highly anticipated: former pop star Brtiney Spears and former Disney alum Demi Lovato.
Rock singer Steven Tyler said he "loved and hated" his two-year stint as a judge on "American Idol" but admitted the TV singing contest was "not my cup of tea."
Nick Jonas and Pharell Williams are having discussions with the producers of "American Idol" to join the judging panel for Season 12 of FOX's hit show. Jonas was flown to Los Angeles for meetings to discuss the role and Williams is negotiating the terms of the contract, USWeekly reports. "Nick is pretty close to signing to be the 'Idol' judge," a source told the magazine exclusively. "They flew him in to L.A. last week for final meetings."
FOX network has just officially confimed that Mariah Carey is the newest addition to join "American Idol." The award-winning singer will join the judges table for season 12 of the hit show.
"It's the biggest recording artist than any of these [singing competition] shows have ever had,"Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly announced today at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour in Los Angeles, California according to ETOnline. "It's an artist many of these contestants have tried to emulate. [The deal] only concluded only hours ago. Not being the only game in town we need to keep things fresh."
American Idol saw the Top 4 on show Wednesday evening, with Phillip Phillips in particular impressing taking on Credence Clearwater Revival and Damien Rice.
