Videos: Stevie Nicks on Idol

WOW What a Night!!

Stevie Nicks was absolutely wonderful tonight on American Idol. So personal... So caring... and I think the contestants that were taking advice from Stevie and Jimmy really felt that... I did!

Here are 2 mentoring segments from the show.  It was a two hour show, Jimmy and Stevie were interspersed amongst the live performances hearing each song the contestant was going to sing... They would critique them, give them pointers, encouragement - and Stevie even added her own voice to a few of the segments helping the idol work out the song...  It was great and really cool to see.  The kids all seemed so blown away by what Stevie had to say... and were so appreciative.  It was cool to see Stevie in action.  We've all heard the stories on how she likes to mentor the younger generation of singers and artists but that's never been for public consumption... So it was nice to hear her with these young artists.  Stevie could easily be the resident Mentor on Idol!

Here's a couple of examples.  First up is Skylar and then Hollie who sang Carrie Underwood's Jesus Take The Wheel - which was really a touching moment for Stevie when in trying to get across the emotion that needs to be in the song to make it believable explained that she just lost her mother a couple of months ago and wants to hear Hollie's heart in the song! Stevie, then listening to Hollie sing, began to tear up.

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The Top 9 on IDOL Talk Stevie Nicks: "She gave such thoughtful, helpful advice"

The "American Idol" Top 9 might be a very diverse group of singers with different outlooks on life, but they can all agree on one thing: Stevie Nicks is the best mentor they've ever had.

"She was amazing," gushes Jessica Sanchez.

DeAndre Brackensick agrees. "My favorite mentor ever," he tells Zap2it. "She came so prepared. She stayed up until like 4:00 in the morning the night before listening to all of our songs. She helped us be an artist not a product, which is what I really loved. She focused on what we wanted. I loved her."

Skylar Laine also appreciates the helpful advice Nicks gave. "Stevie was awesome. She did her homework. She came in and said 'I spent two hours last night listening to your songs and I still listened to them on the way here this morning.' I was like 'Dang.' No other mentor has said that to us. It was awesome because you felt so much respect for her and you just knew that she really cared about the mentoring. She wasn't just there beause she was asked to be there. She really wanted to help us."

For Elise Testone, the mentoring experience was especially wonderful because she actually got to sing with the Fleetwood Mac frontwoman. 

"I said, 'I sing your music,' and Jimmy [Iovine] was like 'Well here Stevie, why don't you sing a song together?' We sang 'Dreams.' She sang the chorus and I harmonized above her. I just jumped right in -- it was like we had been playing together forever."

In fact, the familiarity was apparent as soon as Testone and Nicks met. "There are certain people that I meet that I instantly feel like I have been friends with them or we know each other," she says. "I felt that way with Steven Tyler, and I felt that way with her. There's just something that we have that we just clicked. We were just friends. I was so excited and I couldn't stop giggling."

But even more exciting than meeting such an industry legend was the fact that she gave such thoughtful, helpful advice -- something every single finalist mentioned they loved about Nicks.

"Stevie Nicks was the one person who actually changed our perspective towards the mentor," Heejun Han explains. "A couple of past weeks we had a mentor who wasn't prepared, who pretty much just wanted to have their own [moment in the spotlight], but Stevie Nicks was really well-prepared and I think she's the best mentor we've had so far."

And who, exactly could Han be referring to? We'll let this exchange between Colton Dixon and Phillip Phillips speak for itself:

"I was really excited that we walked in and we had a rock singer in there," Dixon says. "I was so tickled to death about that. I was like finally! Not that Diddy couldn't relate to my music, but..."

Phillips interjects: "He couldn't relate!"

Dixon agrees. "Yeah, I don't think he could."

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Detroit Tigers: STEVIE NICKS IN CONCERT PRESALE

Stevie Nicks in Concert
Fox Theatre Detroit 
Friday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m.

We are excited to provide you with the opportunity to purchase tickets to the Friday, July 6, 2012, "Stevie Nicks in Concert" at Fox Theatre before they go on sale to the general public. The presale begins Thursday, March 29th, 10 a.m. Please note there will be an eight (8) ticket limit per person.

PRESALE DETAILS

Begins: Thursday, March 29, 10 a.m. ET

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Ends: Thursday, March 29, 10 p.m. ET

This is an online opportunity only, and no phone orders will be accepted. Please order as quickly as possible as supplies are limited and may be exhausted prior to the conclusion of the presale.

This presale will go on sale Thursday, March 29, 10 a.m. ET.

The public onsale is Friday, March 30 at 10 a.m.

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Stevie Nicks' first studio CD in ten years "In Your Dreams" was released to critical raves and debuted in the Top Ten on Billboard's Top 200 Chart.

As a solo artist and member of Fleetwood Mac whose "Rumours" CD was one of the biggest selling albums of all time, Nicks' extraordinary career includes multiple Grammy awards, gold and platinum records, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and unforgettable performances across the stages of the world for over three decades.

As a legendary performer and songwriter, Nicks has penned several Fleetwood Mac classics including the timeless "Landslide," "Dreams," "Gold Dust Woman" and "Rhiannon" along with her solo hits beginning with her five times platinum debut "Bella Donna" and unforgettable solo singles such as "Edge of Seventeen," "Leather and Lace" and "Stand Back." Her previous studio CD, the Grammy nominated "Trouble in Shangri-la" was released in 2001. Nicks' "Live in Chicago" DVD and "The Soundstage Sessions" CD were both released in 2009.

'Up All Night': Guest star Stevie Nicks is a baby whisperer! -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Up All Night‘s already talented cast has a special addition this week in the legendary Stevie Nicks. Reagan (Christina Applegate) and Ava (Maya Rudolph) want Stevie to appear on Ava’s talk show, but they aren’t having much luck as you can see in this exclusive clip for Thursday’s episode.
It seems moot to ask if you’re excited about the Fleetwood Mac songstress’ appearance because if you pressed play, you probably are. So instead, we’ll pose the same burning question we were left with after watching: Do you really think Nicks has the ability to hush babies and dogs with a single lift of her finger and dim the lights with a flick of her shawl? Honestly, we wouldn’t be surprised.

STEVIE NICKS joins forces with Jimmy Iovine TONIGHT on American Idol

Thirty one years after producing Stevie's debut album "Bella Donna", and the 1983 follow-up "Wild Heart" Jimmy Iovine, American Idol resident Mentor, teams up with Stevie Nicks to Mentor the remaining Top 9 contestants on season 11 of American Idol - airing Tonight! on FOX

Lindsey Buckingham's One-Man-Show Full List of May Dates

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Lindsey Buckingham is gearing up for a new round of solo tour dates beginning May 3 in Solana Beach, California, and concluding Monday, May 21 in Spokane, Washington.  More shows throughout the U.S. will be announced in the coming weeks.

Buckingham’s one-man show will showcase his distinctive guitar picking style and instantly recognizable voice. In addition to performing songs from his recent album, Seeds We Sow, he’ll be performing a combination of favorites from his previous solo albums and a variety of Fleetwood Mac classics.

Regarding the new tour Buckingham says, “As I’ve grown as an artist, I’ve gotten more and more in touch with my center, and that center is voice and guitar. Over time it has become increasingly vital to express more with less; that is my touchstone now, and the embodiment of that philosophy is what will be largely represented in the new show. I’ve been thinking of doing this kind of tour for a while and am quite excited to be doing something new, something outside my comfort zone.”

Cities and dates for the new tour are as follows:

New additions to the list today include San Francisco, Portland and Bend,OR.  Portland tickets are on presale beginning tomorrow March 28th on Ticketmaster. 

SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR 2012

Date	City	Venue	Tickets / Presales	On Sale
May 3	Solana Beach, CA	Belly Up Tavern	Tickets	Now
May 4	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern	Tickets	Now
May 5	San Juan Capistrano, CA	The Coach House	Tickets	Now
May 6	Thousand Oaks, CA	Civic Arts	Tickets	Now
May 8	San Luis Obispo, CA	Fremont Theatre	Tickets	Now
May 9	Fresno, CA	Tower Theatre	Tickets	Now
May 10	Carmel, CA	Sunset Theatre	Tickets	March 30th
May 11	Santa Cruz, CA	Rio Theatre	Tickets	Now
May 13	Sacramento, CA	Crest Theater	Tickets	Now
May 14	San Francisco, CA	The Fillmore	Tickets	-
May 15	Redding, CA	Cascade Theatre	Tickets	Now
May 17	Bend, OR	Tower Theatre	Tickets	-
May 18	Portland, OR	Aladdin Theatre	Tickets / March 28	March 30th
May 19	Seattle, WA	The Neptune Theatre	Tickets	March 29th
May 21	Spokane, WA	Bing Crosby Theater	Tickets	Now