The final four Nashville Star 3 contestants, including winner Erika Jo, will start touring the country in mid-June. Currently, 17 cities have been announced–including three performances in Canada. Stops are still being booked, and eventually, “the tour is expected to hit as many as 40 markets,” Billboard reports. Billboard says, “The artists will perform together …
10 million people voted over the entire Nashville Star season, not for the finale. Earlier this week, the AP noted in its story about the Nashville Star 3 finale that 10 million people voted for the winner. For some reason, that didn’t seem absurd, but it should have. That’s because their information was slightly off. …
Erika Jo Heriges wins Nashville Star 3. Nashville Star has its first female and first teenage winner, as 18-year-old Erika Jo Heriges was crowned the winner of the third contest last night. She earned the largest block of the 10 million votes cast, beating Jason Meadows and Jody Evans. Erika “won a 2005 Chevy Silverado …
Nashville Star 3 concludes tonight. Nashville Star 3 ends its run tonight–long before American Idol 4 will even put on its brakes. The 90-minute finale begins at 10 p.m. ET, and LeAnn Rimes will host, back from a two-week illness-related absence. The final three contenders are Jody Evans, Erika Jo Heriges, and Jason Meadows. Reader …
LeAnn Rimes steps down as Nashville Star host temporarily because of illness. Nashville Star 3 has lost its host, at least temporarily. “LeAnn Rimes has a broken blood vessel in one of her vocal cords and has to temporarily step down as host,” USA Network announced. The condition “is the result of a severe case …
booted Nashville Star 3 contestant says fake conflict caused her to be voted off. American Idol isn’t the only talent competition reality series with controversy. Nashville Star 3‘s Tamika Tyler, who was booted from the series last week, says producers constructed a fake argument that led to her eviction. Tyler says “she suffered a fan …
Nashville Star 3 debuts tonight. USA Network’s Nashville Star 3 kicks off tonight at 10 p.m. ET. Changes to the show have yielded a new host (LeAnn Rimes), three new judges (Bret Michaels, Anastasia Brown, and Phil Vassar), and a new record label for the winner (Universal South). The search for the next country music …