JJJ had the opportunity to talk with hostess Sofia Carson, plus performers Meg Donnelly and Gabby Barrett about the show and they’re just as excited as we are.
In past years, the show was hailed as the RDMAs, and now is switching it up with a new kind of program that will be a real-time live party celebrating the best in music, television and movies and create an event designed to inspire and entertain today’s families.
The live telecast, will be held on Sunday, June 16th @ 8PM ET/PT, on Disney Channel and in DisneyNOW, with a simulcast on Radio Disney.
Click inside to see what Sofia, Meg and Gabby shared about the show…
Gabby Barrett gives a kiss to fiance Cade Foehner on the red carpet at the 2019 CMT Music Awards held at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night (June 5) in Nashville, Tenn.
The 19-year-old and -year-old American Idol alums looked so cute at the event together.
Speaking with People recently, Gabby opened up about how her newest song, “I Hope” came about and how she still has to tell fans it’s not about Cade.
“It’s never someone specific. It’s more like I see a compilation of guys in my head,†Gabby shared. “Sometimes, it’s guys that my friends or my fans have told me about that did them wrong. The faces I see are always different.â€
She added that she has “so many fans come up to me and say, ‘Please don’t let this song be about Cade.’ I can guarantee that this song isn’t about him.”
FYI: Gabby wore a Jovani jumpsuit with Gabriel NY and Liven Co. jewelry.
The couple, who met on while competing on American Idol in season 1 on ABC, revealed their engagement with People magazine.
“I did not see this coming,†Gabby shared with People about how Cade proposed while they revisited the room where they first met during their Idol days.
She added about her first impression of Cade, “I thought he was cute, but I didn’t think there was going to be anything that came out of it.
“Her love for God — that rocked my world from the start,†Cade added. “Her humility and who she is as a woman is wrapped up in her beliefs in God. Having that pushes you to want to be humble and want to live a life like Christ. She’s absolutely captivating. I’ve known for quite a while that I want to spend my life with her. I could literally stare in her eyes for a million years and could not get tired of that.â€
The finale will span across two nights, Sunday (May 20) and Monday (May 21), and each contestant will perform three songs, including their just released debut singles.
Maddie will perform her new single “Going Going Gone“, her own original song “Don’t Ever Let Your Children Grow Up”, and Fleetwood Mac‘s “Landslide”.
Caleb will perform his new song “Johnny Cash Heart“, “Don’t Close Your Eyes†by Keith Whitley, and “Folsom Prison Blues†by Johnny Cash.
Gabby will perform “Rivers Deepâ€, her debut single, Miranda Lambert‘s “Little Red Wagon”, and “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey.
