Blake Lewis News

The Grammy award winner did take the time to pre-record an amazing medley of her hits which aired during the show. Check it out below!

Last night's two-hour series finale of AMERICAN IDOL ended with a bang, delivering a 9.6/15 in metered market ratings.

Last night on AMERICAN IDOL, the lights were dimmed for a final time and host Ryan Seacrest made one last dream come true, as Trent Harmon, 25, from Amory, MS, was named the 15th and final AMERICAN IDOL in the history-making series finale live from Dolby Theatre.

In an all-new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, AMERICAN IDOL creator Simon Fuller revealed that Thursday night's Finale will not be the last we will see of the long-running singing competition.

CORE Media, the parent company of 19 Entertainment which manages the careers and recordings of the AMERICAN IDOL contestants, has confirmed reports that the AMERICAN IDOL LIVE Tour, which historically features the season's Top 10 finalists, will not take place this year.

Trent Harmon, Dalton Rapattoni and La'Porsha Renae are this season's AMERICAN IDOL Top Three finalists, after it was revealed that MacKenzie Bourg received the fewest votes. One of these three singers will be the AMERICAN IDOL!

AMERICAN IDOL, the cultural phenomenon that changed the face of television and created some of today's biggest music stars, will kick off a three-night Grand Finale week on Tuesday, April 5 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), with AMERICAN IDOL: AMERICAN DREAM. The can't-miss, 90-minute retrospective will feature host Ryan Seacrest, current and former judges, former IDOLs and contestants and the behind-the-scenes team sharing their personal IDOL memories, as they reflect on what the show has meant to them and how it became the groundbreaking series that it is today. In addition to Seacrest, original IDOL judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson offer never-before-revealed stories about how IDOL came to be. This is a very special, inside look at the journey that IDOL has taken viewers on during its 15-season run.

In what has become an annual ritual, a total of 36 established and emerging composers, lyricists, and librettists will converge on the Goodspeed campus from mid-January through mid-February 2016 to participate in the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing 19 new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration. BroadwayWorld is excited to report that Goodspeed has announced its 2016 participants. Scroll down for details!

There is a very good possibility that many of you have seen or heard of the terrific musical collective known as Postmodern Jukebox across one or more of your preferred social media platforms. This group of clever and talented viral-video/YouTube sensations is the brainchild of arranger/pianist/musical genius Scott Bradlee, whose primary objective has been to repurpose contemporary radio hits and infuse them with the vintage sounds that are more likely to be found in your grandfather's old vinyl record collection. The results? Refreshingly educational, absolutely irresistible, and, most important of all, genuinely entertaining.

Platinum-selling pop singer/songwriter/musician RYAN CABRERA has announced he is back in the studio, working on new music to be released this fall on Dynamite Music. This will mark the first release from the new boutique label--founded by Mitch Davis and Marco Liuzzo--in partnership with Caroline, the independent division of Capitol Music Group/Universal Music Group, and the first new music from RYAN since the release of his single 'I See Love' in May 2013.

Actress and ESPN record-breaking poker star, Tiffany Michelle, and American Idol Season Six runner-up Blake Lewis were spotted attending ABSINTHE at Caesars Palace on Sunday, June 15. Following the performance, Michelle and Lewis met with the cast to share words of enthusiasm for the show. Michelle tweeted a photo stating, 'Best show in #Vegas! Thank you @AbsintheVegas for having@BlakeLewis & I tonight. Never laughed so hard. Bravo!' Lewis also tweeted a photo, stating : 'Thanks for the great night@AbsintheVegas. So much talent in one room and I haven't laughed that much in a long time.'

This week, host Sam Tsui checks in on the contestants and catches up on Season 6 fan favorite, Blake Lewis.

Managing Director John Jack Rodgers announced today that The Stella Adler Academy has formed a new theatre within the Stella Adler Academy. The Stella Lab Theater will make her debut with the critically acclaimed production Waiting For Godot. The production will be masterfully directed by Milton Justice. The new venue and the play that received multiple awards throughout the years, returns to Hollywood opening on September 20th, 2013.

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents Hairspray in Concert, featuring some of Seattle's favorite musical theatre stars and the powerful voices of the 250-member Seattle Men's Chorus.

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced complete casting for Hairspray in Concert, featuring some of Seattle's favorite musical theatre stars and the powerful voices of the 250-member Seattle Men's Chorus. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hairspray's 2002 Broadway debut, this unique concert event will play for six very special performances of glorious and irreverent John Waters-inspired wackiness (Friday-Sunday, June 20-23). In 2002, Hairspray was The 5th Avenue Theatre's first world premiere musical to head for Broadway where it won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Musical and launched The 5th's unprecedented track record for sending new works to New York. Now the smash hit musical comes home, as audiences have never seen it before.

Singer, songwriter, composer and producer Blake Lewis has signed to Republic Records, it was announced today, simultaneously with the release of his newest single, 'Your Touch.'

After kicking off the new year with an acoustic tour with friends, Tyler Hilton and Teddy Geiger, multi-platinum-selling artist Ryan Cabrera is ready for his first 2013 installment of “Live From Ryan's Living Room!” S

treaming February 23rd via Stageit.com, Travis Clark (We The Kings), Chord Overstreet (Glee), Mark Ballas (Dancing With The Stars), Hot Chelle Rae, Tony Lovato (Mest), Austin Brown, Tyler Hilton, and The Cartunes will join Ryan for a night of unexpected collaborations, and up and coming talent performances mixed with an intimate setting where people around the world can watch the whole night right from the comfort of their own living room.

When Ryan Cabrera isn't in the studio or on the road, he spends his time doing what he loves and helping those in need. This year, Cabrera has started a new concert series right from his very own living room! Following the release of his new single, "I See Love," Cabrera, along with his close friends and all his fans can continue to see the love through his living-room concerts. Each month, Cabrera gets together with different musicians, celebrities, and other well known friends for a night of making music. Though only his closest friends enjoy the night inside his living room, fans across the world can watch from their own living room via Stageit.com.

The 10th Annual SoJam A Cappella Musical Festival will feature an all-star lineup this year, including Pentatonix, Finland's Fork, The Edge Effect and a host of college a cappella groups from around the country.