'Idol' odds 'n ends: Jennifer Hudson dishes on weight loss on 'GMA'

The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:

>Jennifer Hudson appeared on ABC's Good Morning America this morning to chat with Robin Roberts about how she slimmed down after giving birth to her son, David Jr. Watch the segment below:

Jennifer treated her TV audience to her "sweetest little baby in the whole wide world" song that she gets David Jr. laughing with and talked about the privilege she has in playing Winnie Mandela in an upcoming biopic.

>Stephanie Edwards, who placed 11th on the sixth season of Idol, was arrested Monday night in Savannah, Ga., for being stupid (and fighting in public). Per RealityTVWorld:

Edwards told police that the woman, Laquilla White, had been harassing her all day with phone calls -- so she decided to travel to her home and confront her, which is when things got physical, Moore said.

Stephanie and the other woman were let out on $1,300 bail. Now she can go back to having a career in music, right? Right...

>Not as funny (but equally as law-related) was the news that Chikezie Eze will be charged with more serious charges after his botched attempt at shoplifting $1,200 worth of cologne at a Neiman Marcus in LA last month. Per EOnline.com:

Now the Los Angeles D.A. is charging him with misdemeanor attempted grand theft and misdemeanor identity theft. Eze's pretrial hearing is set for May 2.

Something tells me Chikezie will have a lot to talk about over the next month. Wonder if he'll find a TV show willing to hear him out?

>TV Guide Network recently profiled Matt Giraud and Scott MacIntyre in a "Where are they now?" segment, which focuses on their post-Idol activities. Watch the segment below:



It's not surprising that Matt is still fond of how he was the first finalist to ever be saved by the judges. Scott is great at keeping a positive outlook on his career and it's good to see he's still getting noticed for things other than his visual impairment.

>Jason Castro announced his upcoming summer tour in support of his debut self-titled album, kicking off at the Palladium Ballroom on Sat., April 17, in Dallas, Tex. Per the press release:

Castro will kick off his first headlining tour in his home state of Texas with an April 17th show at Dallas's The Loft. The trek will then traverse the US through mid-May (see itinerary below). A further slate of summer tour dates will be announced shortly.

The tour will wrap up at The Note in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sun., May 16. Jason Castro features the single "That's What I'm Here For" and is set for a Tues., April 13 release.

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'Idol' odds 'n ends: Paula Abdul says Howard Stern "hates" 'Idol'

The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:

>A lot of Idol alums were dishing their two cents on the rampant rumors that Howard Stern would be replacing Simon Cowell, and Paula Abdul refused to sit herself out of the discussion. When TMZ caught up with her earlier today, she had a few things to say about her matter. Watch her comments below:

Paula's remark that Stern "hates the show" is pretty strong, but she's probably right. Countdown to Paula being bashed on his Siruis radio show in 3...2...1...

>Kelly Clarkson continued her streak of outspokenness when she subliminally dissed her record label, RCA Records, and the "men in suits" she's had to work with all these years at the opening night of her European tour. Watch her speak to fans candidly about the remaining two albums in her six-album contract below:




Kelly performed at the Manchester Apollo in Manchester, UK, on Sunday. She will next perform in concert tomorrow at O2 Birmingham Academy in Birmingham, UK.

>Jason Castro got some nice promotion for his upcoming debut album release, as his current single "Let's Just Fall In Love Again" is featured in Overstock.com's latest commercial. Watch the ad below:




Jason excitedly tweeted about the commercial. After releasing The Love Uncompromised - EP in January, Jason's self-titled album will be out April 13.

>Jordin Sparks was one of many female celebrities to strut her stuff on the catwalk at last night's Heart Truth's Red Dress Fashion Show in New York City in support of Heart Disease Awareness Month.

Jordin and her fellow female celebs were all decked out in red dresses to raise awareness for the special occasion.

Other celebrities to walk down the runway included Kristin Chenoweth, Kim Kardashian, Estelle, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Robin Roberts and Raven Symone among others.

>Kimberly Caldwell has been hitting the pavement in support of her forthcoming debut album Without Regret, and her appearances on HLN's The Joy Behar Show was just her latest venue to dish on all things pop culture. Watch her serve as a panelist in the following collection of clips from Monday's episode:




Joy Behar has been making the inclusion of Idol alums on her talk show a regular habit as of late, as Katharine McPhee will appear on the show tonight and Ayla Brown will tape a segment for Monday's episode.

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Kris Allen performs "Live Like We're Dying" on 'GMA'

Kris Allen's latest stop on his promotional tour for his debut album Kris Allen was ABC's Good Morning America, on which he performed his single "Live Like We're Dying" this morning. Watch the performance below:

Kris was his usual modest self when speaking with co-host Robin Roberts in a mini-interview prior to the performance, saying he still hasn't heard "Dying" on the radio and that he and his band had a late night at the Empire State Building.

Kris will next perform on Live with Regis and Kelly tomorrow morning.

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Carrie Underwood performs "Temporary Home" on 'GMA'

For the second Tuesday in a row, Carrie Underwood appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, this time alongside fellow country singer Brad Paisley. The two will serve as co-hosts of the 2009 CMA Music Awards and are similarly featured on tonight's All Access Nashville special hosted by Robin Roberts at 10 p.m. ET.

Watch Carrie perform "Temporary Home" for the first time on a television below:

Carrie is nominated for "Female Vocalist of the Year" and her duet of "I Told You So" with Randy Travis is up for "Musical Event of the Year." Additionally, she will perform "Cowboy Casanova" during the broadcast, which will begin at 8 p.m. ET.

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Carrie Underwood performs on 'Late Show' and 'GMA'

Carrie Underwood officially embarked on her televised promo tour for her latest album Play On last night when she appeared on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman to perform her current single "Cowboy Casanova." Watch the performance below:

Next, Carrie hit the newly-renovated Lincoln Center plaza to perform a live set for ABC's Good Morning America this morning. Some of the songs she performed include "Undo It," "Casanova" and the Grammy-winning "Last Name," which can be viewed below:



Carrie will next hit Live with Regis & Kelly on Thursday before really revving up the appearances engine next week with another concert on GMA and interview with Robin Roberts on Tuesday and her hosting and performing gig at the CMA Awards on Wednesday.

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Paula hawks her jewlery to Robin Roberts

Poor Robin Roberts had to fend off Paula Abdul when she was in the middle of one of her salesperson pitching sprees in an interview on ABC's Good Morning America this morning. At one point Paula tried to peer pressure Robin into taking some bling for free, which Robin wisely declined more than once. Watch Paula in all her glory below:



Paula appeared on The View later on in the morning to hawk her faux fur and accessories in addition to chatting about the death of her crazed fan/stalker, Paula Goodspeed. In fact, Paula said she had a "premonition" that something had gone wrong before she was made aware of the tragedy.

P.S. don't forget to tune into HSN to watch Paula in action with her sales skills. It airs sometime this month, possibly Saturday night.

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Jordin performs "One Step At a Time" on GMA

Jordin Sparks performed her latest single "One Step At a Time" on Good Morning America this morning following a concert with Jesse McCartney at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square last night. Before the performance, Jordin spoke with GMA co-host Robin Roberts about what her life has been like since winning Idol in May 2007. Watch the interview and performance below:



"One Step At a Time" is currently Top 10 on Top 40 radio and is sitting at #15 on iTunes' Top 100 Songs chart.

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