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INTERVIEW: ‘Rising Star’ Winner Jesse Kinch On The Show, Debut LP

Jesse Kinch won the first and only season of ABC’s singing competition “Rising Star.” The show aired in the summer of 2014 and was hosted by Josh Groban; judges included Ludacris, Kesha and Brad Paisley. Kinch was the clear favorite from the moment of his first performance and took home the top prize, which included… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Val Chmerkovskiy On ‘Dream’ Radio City Show And ‘DWTS’ Recruiting

When it comes to soliciting celebrities for ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars,” there is no shame in Val Chmerkovskiy’s game. “We’re recruiting all the time,” he admitted to me. “And now with social media, you can just slide in to the DM directly, yunno?” Chmerkovskiy noted that the upcoming season of “DWTS” will be athletes… Read more »

VIDEO: NYE In Times Square With Nick Jonas, Andy Grammer And More!

I’ll never forget one particular time when I was walking up an emergency path in Times Square towards 47th Street. I saw two bottles, a regular water and a Vitamin Water, at the feet of a reveler. I asked if they were his and he nodded. I then looked closer and realized that they were… Read more »

INTERVIEWS: Miss America Contestants And Celebrity Judges

For my third consecutive year, before traveling to Atlantic City for the Miss America competition, I chatted with some of the contestants and celebrity judges. The participants from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island called in along with Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri and first-time judge/country music superstar Thomas Rhett.

INTERVIEW: Rita Ora On Award Shows, TV Hosting And New Music

Not only is Rita Ora in a good place, it sounds like her peers are as well. “Everyone’s just being really nice to each other and it feels really good,” the “Your Song” singer said in an interview that aired on my show Monday. “Everyone just shows so much support. It feels like we have… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Julia Michaels On BBMA Nominations And Writing For Bieber

She started her career by teaming up with Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter and writing big hits for Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Hailee Steinfeld to name a few. But since deciding to keep the song “Issues” for herself and become an artist, Julia Michaels has gotten to experience a whole new side… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: ellen pompeo – meredith grey!

Ellen Pompeo took a break from her job as “Meredith Grey” at Seattle Grace to talk with Ralphie about Italian food, the paparazzi, politics, and the Grey’s Anatomy!Part 1: Scranton, Italian Food, Paparazzi, Obama/IraqPart 2: Obama/Taxes, Meeting Obama, Will Derek & Meredith Wed?

dating lindsay lohan is good business…

apparently dj samantha ronson is billing around $20,000 per event she spins at. ridiculous!this article on abc news explains more, including why samantha isn’t necessarily the best DJ in the world as far as mixing and working the wheels, yet picks all the right songs.ronson recently spun at my old stomping grounds of central new… Read more »