Four for Friday: Carrie Underwood, Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson and more

Four for Friday: Carrie Underwood, Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson and more

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Note to Scotty McCreery: If Carrie Underwood gave you her phone number Wednesday, use it, dude. "I've done this every year, by the way, and no one ever calls me," Carrie tells E! News. "I think David Cook is the only one I've managed to become friends with and we swap stories and talk about stuff, but nobody ever calls me."

• Kris Allen and Pia Toscano will perform at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C., Sunday. B.B. King, Yolanda Adams and Hayley Westenra are also on the bill for the concert, which PBS will broadcast live, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

• Kelly Clarkson calls herself a reality-show junkie. "You name it, I watch it!" the original American Idol champ tells Popeater. She still watches Idol -- she particularly liked Lauren Alaina this season -- and is looking forward to Simon Cowell's X Factor. "I love all of those talent shows and think they are great for the whole industry," she says, "because they are all about the music and the voice. Everything it should be about."

• Anthony Federov has the title role in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat being staged at the King Center in Melbourne, Fla., on June 18 and 19.

See photos of: Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Kris Allen, Scotty McCreery, Pia Toscano

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Four for Friday: Carrie Underwood, Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson and more

Four for Friday: Carrie Underwood, Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson and more

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Note to Scotty McCreery: If Carrie Underwood gave you her phone number Wednesday, use it, dude. "I've done this every year, by the way, and no one ever calls me," Carrie tells E! News. "I think David Cook is the only one I've managed to become friends with and we swap stories and talk about stuff, but nobody ever calls me."

• Kris Allen and Pia Toscano will perform at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C., Sunday. B.B. King, Yolanda Adams and Hayley Westenra are also on the bill for the concert, which PBS will broadcast live, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

• Kelly Clarkson calls herself a reality-show junkie. "You name it, I watch it!" the original American Idol champ tells Popeater. She still watches Idol -- she particularly liked Lauren Alaina this season -- and is looking forward to Simon Cowell's X Factor. "I love all of those talent shows and think they are great for the whole industry," she says, "because they are all about the music and the voice. Everything it should be about."

• Anthony Federov has the title role in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat being staged at the King Center in Melbourne, Fla., on June 18 and 19.

See photos of: Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Kris Allen, Scotty McCreery, Pia Toscano

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It's Action Figure Friday!

It's Action Figure Friday!

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Each Friday it's nice to take a moment from our busy work weeks to admire each others' toy-- ahem, action figures. Personally, I'm a girl who likes to remove her figures from the packaging, but I've been noticing more and more of you like to keep yours in pristine condition! I admire your restraint.

Let's begin here with Jennifer G.'s Xena figure. "I have always loved Xena, and I can't even remember if I bought this for myself or if someone bought it for me," she says. "It pops up in various places around my house. "Her accessories are long gone but I keep her around to remember that girl power is awesome."

"I'm a first-year teacher, with almost nothing exciting or decorative in my classroom," says Julie B. (ChinacatSun76). "I'm incredibly jealous of these Poe and Jane Austen figures my neighbor and friend Beth has on her bookshelves."

From Rob B.: "While I'm sure many of your Pop enthusiasts have a Yoda figure, how many can boast a small Stanley Cup? I don't have a lot of space in my work area, but these two figures allow me to combine my pop-culture nerdiness with my love of the best sport."

"When Heath Ledger died, I picked up these two pieces," says BIG BUSINESS. "One is a Joker bust sculpted by Kolby Jukes, which is a limited edition of 6,000 pieces. The other is a Joker bobblehead that captures the essence of the late actor's intense performance as the Clown Prince of Crime."

Finally, Amy H. sent me this in-box pic: "I was crazy about Alias when it came out, and my husband bought me these for Christmas," she says. "I work at a university and keep them in my office. I can't believe it's been 10 years! I still want to be Sydney Bristow!"

If you'd like to share a pic of your beloved action figure(s), just drop me a line at popcandy@usatoday.com. Don't forget to include your name, city and a brief description of the photo.

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