July 10th…”It’s a nice day for a…white wedding.” The world on the street is that Carrie Underwood (from American Idol to American Bridal!), former MTV VJ La La Vazquez and Emily Blunt will all be getting married on this day to their right hand men, Canadian hockey player Mike Fisher, basketball star Carmelo Anthony and John Krasinski. Wouldn’t it be awesome if someone was invited to two or even all three of these weddings and they had to make a choice? I for one haven’t received my invites yet, but sometimes the mail is a little slow.

US Magazine has said that Emily Blunt will be taking her husband’s last name (Krazinkski), Underwood and Fisher will be married in Georgia, and Vazquez will be wearing Vera Wang for her wedding gown. Ooh, maybe they should all wear the same dress and do a little “Who Wore It Best”?

Ironically for these soon to be Newlyweds is that it is the same date that Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey got married on…and we know how that turned out.

Aside from the same wedding date, another random weird connection between Simpson and Underwood is that they had some drama back in the day. It was reported that Underwood had received texts from her ex Tony Romo while he was dating Simpson.

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After taking a year off, American Idol resurrected it’s charitable efforts with “Idol Gives Back” 2010 edition. Homorazzi.com’s own Alex was lucky enough to score tickets to the show. Make sure you check out his account of the night’s festivities from a live perspective.

Before I quickly gloss over the “Idol Gives Back” musical performances, let’s get the eliminations out of the way. To start the show off, the ousted Top 12 finalists came back and rejoined the still-competing Idols for this week’s group performance of “Keeping the Dream Alive”. It was lip-synced and was boring. Enough said.

Between shuffling back and forth from Pasadena to the Idol studio, Ryan Seacrest slowly built the bottom three. First to know their fates were Crystal and Casey. The curly haired blond was the first to fill the bottom three stools. Next up were Aaron and Lee. Not surprisingly, Lee is safe, placing Aaron in danger. Siobhan, Tim and Michael were the last to know their results. Turns out Tim didn’t receive enough votes and lands in the bottom three.

pictures from “Idol Gives Back” after the jump

That’s exactly how Ryan Seacrest says it.  And how would I know?  Because I got to go to the live tapping this evening!

Quick backstory:  my friend Stephen is in town from Alabama and had planned on visiting me, but because of my stupendous work schedule (I haven’t had a day off in 11 days and I’ve been getting off work no earlier than 11pm) I haven’t been able to hang out with him save for a few night’s when I’ve met up with him at the bars.  Luckily he’s resourceful and was still able to have a good time sans me.  So today, I end up getting off work fairly early and we have a chance to hang out, and this is where our story begins…

Since we both are kind of tourists in LA (I’ve only been here a month and he’s only been here a few times before) we decide to go to The Grove – outdoor shopping mall – to kill some time and walk around in the sun.  Stephen asks me what makes The Grove so special and I tell him that it’s just a different take on a mall and that if anything there’s a good chance we’ll run into a celeb.  Not 10 minutes later we’re in front of the Avatar Maker (a camera/computer set up that takes your pic and turns you into an Avatar – it was awesome) and Tyce Diorio from SYTYCD walks up and takes interest in the Avatar maker.  Since Stephen has no shame, he asks Tyce if a quick pic is cool and Tyce obliges, same for me.  After we get our Avatar pics taken and are all giddy with excitement a lady comes up to us and says “do you like American Idol?”  Stephen and I both tell her yes and she says “cool, well we have extra VIP tickets to tonight’s tapping, want to go?”  We almost sucked the air out of LA with the gay gasp we both did.  Once we regained composure and finished gushing, we got the directions and headed over to CBS studios to watch the live tapping of American Idol: Idol Gives Back.  It was AH-MAZ-ING.

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I really wanted Adam Lambert to win American Idol. He took the whole formula to a new level with his creativity, style and talent. But like several of my favourites before him, he lost. Oh well. He’ll probably go on to a mega career anyway without having to sing that HORRIBLE “No Boundaries” song. Now that I think about it, maybe he’s actually a little thankful he didn’t win. What about years gone by? Which winners rocked, which flopped and who should’ve won? Much like Donovan’s ANTM winners list, here is my take on America’s Idols from worst to best.

Number 8: Taylor Hicks

Ugh. Soul Patrol my ass. I don’t even really want to talk about him. No video for you! Let’s talk about season 5’s Katharine McPhee and Chris Daughtry instead! Chris should’ve won in a close match against Katharine. His “Hemorrhage” and her “Somewhere over the Rainbow” are two of my favourite performances. He’s gone on to great success and she has turned her Idol turn into an okay singing an acting career.

Who’s the best idol? Click here to find out

It’s that time of year again when another American Idol season is upon us. Before we crown a new winner, I thought we’d take a trip down memory lane and rank the best songs from previous Idol contestants. If American Idol didn’t exist, perhaps a few of these songs would’ve never been hits. Love it or hate it, American Idol is a huge force in the music industry and has churned out one multi-platinum artist after another.

Originally, I was going to keep it down to ten tracks, but I couldn’t narrow it down to just ten. Another thing to keep in mind while checking out the list is, I imposed a two song maximum per artist. Let’s face it, I could’ve filled the list completely from songs solely from Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood alone. Also, no coronation songs were eligible since I’m doing a post, ranking the American Idol cheesy winner’s song at a later date. Without further ado, here’s my top 15 list.

15. Crush by David Archuleta
Ewww. I can’t believe he made my list, but I have to reluctantly admit, I like this song. Though most people thought he had the competition in the bag after his “Imagine” performance, I was in the minority and hoped he wouldn’t. Despite my hate and to my surprise, I ended up liking his first post-Idol single. Turns out, I AM a teenage girl at heart.

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J1-eYBbspA

check the rest of the list after the jump

Everyone’s favorite “American Idol” winner, Carrie Underwood is almost officially off the market. Mike Fisher, Underwood’s hunky professional hockey player boyfriend, announced to the Ottawa Citizen that the two lovebirds are officially engaged. Fisher popped the question yesterday, December 20th. Here’s a quote from Fisher himself:

“We’re both obviously excited and very happy and so, exciting times for sure.”

The two began dating in early 2008 and have made very few appearances together. Underwood has, however, been seen watching his games a few times. They first met when Fisher went backstage during one of Underwood’s concerts. Recently Underwood remarked that she would not move in with a man until she was married- what a good lil Christian girl. Though no official wedding date has been set, Carrie better get ready for all those toilet seat battles for the eventual merging of bathroom toiletries.

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Oh that’s right! I’ve gone and done it; compiled what I would personally claim to be the top five Country love songs of all time. Well, at least throughout my life time that is. My experience with country music spans over twenty years and stems back to my deep prairie roots, listening to these tunes on the radio in the back of my Dad’s Aerostar Minivan – Eddie Bauer Edition. Heck yeah. There’s something intrinsic in these songs that make me pause and just sit and listen. Or better yet, wish I were driving along the back road along a lake in the interior of BC with the windows down in the middle of summer and the heat pouring in to the car.

For anyone reading this, each of these songs will absolutely be played at my wedding, so for any of you gentlemen paying attention I would recommend you learn the lyrics and the two-step. You’ll need to impress my mother as well. So with no further ado, enjoy, and if you have anything to add to the list please feel free!

Check Out The Top 5 Country Love Songs, After The Jump…

Sunday night was the 2009 American Music Awards, and boy was it action packed with some amazing performances and noteworthy comeback performances. As with every award show, second in importance to the awards themselves are the outfits and red carpet fashion. This year, there were certainly some strong trends, particularly with the shoulders.

From Lady Gaga to Janet Jackson, check out the Homorazzi Fashion Police’s Red Carpet Critique of the 2009 American Music Awards by Patrick, Redd and Tommy

Arch Enemies: Fergie & Perez Hilton

Redd: Well played Fergie…. for a change she doesn’t look like a $4 hooker. I love this sparkly Giorgio Armani Privé, it’s sexy and flirty without being too vulgar. Wow! Did douchebag Perez lose some weight? He does look good and he looks cleaner with the bleached blond hair rather than his usual Koolaid colored hair. I really don’t have much to say about the suit I don’t hate it but I don’t love it either kinda like Brussel sprouts.

Patrick: Fergie looks Fergilicious and has certainly got that Boom Boom Boom. Way to show up your McGolden Arch rival Perez Hilton in his Jay Manuel inspired look. Maybe he’s trying to send Tyra a message. I only have one photo in my hand Perez and you are NOT it.

Tommy D: Imagine two of the tackiest people in the world. Then imagine that they actually don’t look too bad! Fergie (who is me, if I were a woman) looks pretty dope. I love her brown hair SO much more. And Perez looks pretty good here. I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but he looks sort of handsome. SORT OF…but not really.

More Red Carpet Critiques After The Jump…

UPDATE Sept 3, 2009: A version of her new single Cowboy Casanova was leaked online yesterday so Carrie Underwood rushed out the first single and posted it on YouTube. It’s a bit more rocker that I would’ve expected from her. Does it have hit written all over it?

On November 3 Carrie Underwood will release her third album since winning American Idol Season 4 in 2005. Where did the time go? Since her win, the 26 year old country singer has sold millions of records. For her debut album Some Hearts, she sold over 7 million while her follow up garnered 3 million in sales. Not one to rest on her laurels, Underwood is working hard prepping her third offering, Play On. Once again she has collaborated with Mark Bright who has had a hand in producing both her first two albums. Bright is a hit-making machine in the country world, having made hit albums for Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans and Trisha Yearwood to name a few.

Hoping to add perhaps a pop feel to her new album, Underwood has enlisted renowned Swedish producer Max Martin to produce a track for her upcoming album. Max Martin is the genius behind some of the most infectious songs of our time such as: Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You” and “Since U Been Gone“; Britney Spears “Baby One More Time“; Katy Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl“; and Pink’s “So What“. He’s also worked with Avril Lavigne, Sugababes, The Veronicas, Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi and Daughtry. Does the collaboration mean Underwood is moving into the pop world or is Martin taking a stab with country music. Only time will tell what the two come up with. In fact, the track might not even make the album according to Sony Music Nashville, Joe Galante. He stated they haven’t heard the track as of yet and the track’s eventual placement is still up in the air.

Check out Carrie’s latest single after the jump