Jennifer Hudson Shows Sexy Figure on "Self" Cover

Jennifer Hudson shows off her figure on the cover of Self magazine. The used-to-be plus-sized singer-actress recently shed 80 pounds.

She started seriously thinking about losing weight when she was pregnant with her now 2-year-old son David. It hit her hard when nobody was noticing that she was pregnant.

Now that she's as sexy as her voice, the American Idol alumnus said she's prouder of her weight loss than her Oscar.

Read more about Jennifer Hudson on Self magazine here.

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Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina To Release Debut Albums on October

Now that the music videos for their debut singles have been released, American Idol 10's winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina are geared towards releasing their respective debut albums.

In an interview with Good Morning America (GMA) on August 12 (Friday), Scotty said he's so proud of his upcoming album because he has been working nonstop for it since the American Idol finale. And what are his plans following the album release? "I'm going back to school," he said. "It's my senior year!"

Aside from the interview, the very famous senior high school student sang I Love You This Big on the GMA stage to the delight of fans.

Lauren Alaina was also on GMA but didn't talk much due to bronchitis. She did perform Like My Mother Does well, though.

After AI's finale last May, Scotty and Lauren both signed contracts with Mercury Nashville last June. Scotty's album titled Clear As Day will be released October 4, 2011. Lauren's Wildflower will be out a week after on October 11, 2011.

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Pia Toscano's "This Time" – Music Video and Lyrics

And it's not only the winner and runner-up of American Idol 10 who released their music videos this week. Pia Toscano, who received an early boot last season, also released the video for her song This Time on August 9th, the same day the single was released as a free download on iTunes store.

Watch Pia Toscano's This Time music video below.

Pia Toscano – This Time (Lyrics)

Well I'm mad as hell
I ain't gon' take it no more
My bag is packed up at the back of your door
'Cause I don't know who I am no more
You won the battle but you lost the war
I've been in denial, now I'm living the truth
Been down for a while, now I'm standing up to you

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Scotty McCreery - "I Love You This Big" Music Video and Lyrics

After Lauren Alaina's music video debut, it's American Idol 10 winner Scotty McCreery's turn. The country crooner's winning song I Love You This Big's music video premiered a little earlier than announced.

In the video, Scotty sings in front of a small audience in an outdoor setting. The fireworks towards the end of the video is lovely, making one long for a summer chill with family and close friends.

Watch Scotty's I Love You This Big music video below.

Scotty McCreery – I Love You This Big (Lyrics)

I know I'm still young
But, I know how I feel
I might not have too much experience
But, I know when love is real.

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Lauren Alaina - "Like My Mother Does" (Music Video and Lyrics)

American Idol 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina debuted the music video of her first single, Like My Mother Does, on Country Music Television (CMT) with behind-the-scenes footage of the video shoot.

The music video features pictures and home videos from Lauren's childhood, with her mother doing a cameo towards the end.

Like My Mother Does was released almost three months ago when Lauren was declared runner-up of American Idol 10. It was one of the songs she sang at the show's finale and it debuted at No. 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart.

CMT will air a similar special for Scotty McCreery's I Love You This Big next Tuesday.

Watch Like My Mother Does music video below.

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American Idol 10 Finalists Live in Manila

The American Idol 10 finalists are having a concert here in Manila on September 20, 8 PM, at the Araneta Coliseum. This is the first time that the country is included in the American Idol Live Tour and I'm sure every Idol fan is excited.

There are 11 finalists in season ten because the judges used the "Judges Save" too early (before the Top 10) to save Casey Abrams.

The 11 finalists include the Filipino-American Thia Megia and I think that's reason enough for Pinoys to see the show.

Aside from Thia, other finalists include Scotty McCreery,  Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Casey Abrams, Jacob Lusk, Pia Toscano, Paul McDonald, Stefano Langone, and Naima Adedapo.

Ticket Prices:
VIP – P12,000
Patron A – P11,500
Patron B – 10,000
Lower Box VIP – P7,500
Lower Box Regular – P5,500
Upper Box A – P3,500
Upper Box B – P1,500
General Admission – P700

There's a 10% early bird discount from July 20-27 on Upper Box A & B only. For more info, call 9115555.

This concert is made possible by ETC, Jack TV, and Ovation Productions.

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