The Day in Pop Digest for 5/04/11: (Reuters) Katy Perry says she did not have a childhood with her evangelical minister parents, who allowed her to read only the Bible and even banned terms like "deviled eggs." more(ASB) Kelly Clarkson has recorded a joint track with fellow "American Idol" alum Chris Daughtry, it was confirmed. Pop/rock singer/songwriter Richard Marx revealed the duet during a recent interview with 95.5 PLJ. more
(Billboard) Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger is rumored to be joining Simon Cowell's "The X Factor" as the show's host. more
(FMQB) NBC is adding even more star power to The Voice by bringing in singers Reba McEntire, Monica and Sia and music producer Adam Blackstone as new advisers. more
(BBC) Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, land 14 Tony nominations in the US for their stage musical The Book of Mormon. more
(ASB) Eminem has announced title of his upcoming mini album with Royce da 5'9". On Monday late night, May 2, he tweeted, "At midnight I'm announcing the EP title." An hour later, the rapper followed it up with short message, "Hell: The Sequel". more
(BBC) An exceptionally well-preserved Stradivarius violin, the Lady Blunt, which fetched $10m for its last sale in 2008, is to be auctioned for charity. more
Snoop Dogg will headline the free summer live music event, Isle of MTV, in Malta on 30th June 2011. Snoop Dogg will be joined by Far East Movement and LMFAO. The concert will be filmed and edited into a 60-minute special to broadcast across 20 MTV channels throughout Europe.
(Reuters) Shania Twain said on Tuesday that she was so shattered by the collapse of her marriage that she feared she would never sing again. "I figured mentally that I would never sing again," she told Oprah Winfrey. Twain said she not only lost her husband, but her producer and co-writer when she split with in Robert John "Mutt" Lange. more
