Welcome back to the inimitable, original, Aaron Burr: Leslie Odom Jr! See him on Broadway September 9th - November 23rd.

Loved chatting with Thunderstorm artis, a former The Voice finalist now competing on American Idol! We talked about his upbringing, life after “The Voice,” bringing his family with him on “Idol,” and what that top 24 performance in Hawaii meant to him. deseret.com/entertainment/…

Tonight American Idol is airing a special Easter program devoted entirely to gospel music. “It’s been amazing. I didn’t know this, that ‘American Idol’ was a spirit-filled organization, so it’s been a beautiful experience.” — Thunderstorm artis deseret.com/faith/2025/04/…

Tonight American Idol reveals its top 14 — and Thunderstorm artis made the cut! #AmericanIdol Here's my interview with him: deseret.com/entertainment/…

Happy #NationalPretzelDay! Getting my free pretzel bites at Thirst as I write this. deseret.com/lifestyle/2025…

“I’m still licking my wounds,” “A Minecraft Movie” director Jared Hess said of Sundance’s move. “… It’s the end of an era. … To have it go, that we couldn’t somehow pull it together to keep the festival here, it’s heartbreaking.” deseret.com/entertainment/…

Spoke with Thunderstorm artis about some American Idol highlights, including working with —and getting parenting advice from — James Taylor deseret.com/entertainment/…

The announcement from Billy Joel comes on the very day Joel was initially scheduled to perform with Sting at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. deseret.com/entertainment/…

Today Joey Chestnut attempts to shatter his own popcorn eating world record. We chatted about the record he’s most proud of, and potentially taking on a contest in Utah … maybe funeral potatoes? “That actually sounds delicious. A little bit grim.” deseret.com/entertainment/…

The 2 items I got appraised at the Antiques Roadshow Salt Lake stop didn’t amount to much of anything, but other people brought exciting things I could write about: A Mr. Peanut costume! A personal comic strip from Charles Schulz! A letter from Ronald Reagan! deseret.com/entertainment/…