The top 4 singers on NBC’s The Voice weren’t the only ones who had double duty last night as the coaches hit the stage together to perform Queen and David Bowie’s hit collaboration “Under Pressure”. Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Cee-Lo Green did a medley of the rock band’s hits earlier this month so I guess they’ve stuck to a theme. If it wasn’t for Adam and Blake though, this performance could have just been cut from the show and I wouldn’t have lost anything. I am really starting to dislike Christina’s need for diva vocal runs and Cee-Lo is just all over the place.
Here are all performances from the last night the Voice show:
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Opening Number – Blake, Cee Lo, Christina & Adam
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Vicci & Cee Lo Duet – Love Is A Battlefield
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Dia & Blake Duet – I Won’t Back Down
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Beverly & Christina Duet – Beautiful
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Javier & Adam Duet – Man In The Mirror
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Javier Colon – Stitch by Stitch
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Vicci Martinez – Afraid To Sleep
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Dia Frampton – Inventing Shadows
The Voice 2011 (Finals) – Beverly McClellan – Love Sick
I’m not the biggest Beyonce fan but I have to say that she gave the performance of her life yesterday when the R&B singer closed down the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in England. She pretty much silenced critics who said she wasn’t suitable for the main headliner spot by delivering a high-energy, brilliant and emotional concert. Beyonce also became the first woman in over 20 years to headline the music festival and the first African-American female ever. She delivered an extensive set list that included hits from her back catalogue, a Destiny’s Child medley, some covers and new tracks from her latest album “4”. Check out some of her performances below.
Beyonce – Crazy in Love – Performance Video
Beyonce – Best Thing I Never Had/End of Time – Performance Video
Beyonce – Run the World (Girls) Performance Video
Beyonce – Halo – Performance Video
Selena Gomez is a pretty nice girl with a great personality. But as far as her talents as a singer, the Disney star leaves much to be desired. Selena recently had a mini concert on Good Morning America at Central Park in New York City. She sang her little heart out for thousands of fans. The only word I could think of after her performance was disappointing. I’m not sure if this is how she really performs live since I’ve never paid much attention to her or if she’s still not feeling 100% good after being hospitalized for food poisoning and exhaustion.
Selena Gomez – Love You Like a Love Song – Performance Video
Selena Gomez – Who Says – Performance Video
Selena Gomez – Naturally – Performance Video
Jessie J rocked the stage on Britain’s Got Talent last week where the rising pop singer performed a killer rendition of her song “Mama Knows Best”. The track comes off of her debut album “Who You Are”. I love watching Jessie J perform, even more so this performance. It’s like watching a musical play. I wonder why she didn’t sing her official new single “Nobody’s Perfect” though. The song is still fighting within the Top 20 on the UK charts. Maybe Jessie J just doesn’t want to lose any momentum and is perhaps planning to release “Mama Knows Best” as a single in the near future. What do you think?
Jessie J – Mama Knows Best – Britain’s Got Talent Performance Video
Nicole Scherzinger – Right There – Britain’s Got Talent Performance Video
Next to take the American Idol stage was James Durbin, dressed in all black with lots of spikes and studs, performing with rock and roll legends Judas Priest on “Breaking the Law”. James was clearly having the time of his life. This whole performance screamed so much of an actual concert for me. There were some serious pyro going on and just an all out amazing performance. James even got a standing ovation from the judges. Why couldn’t he have been part of the top 2? It would have been a more exciting finale night if he was. Do you have something against pure rock stars America?
American Idol Winner Performances Video
American Idol Top 13 – Born This Way – Performance Video
James Durbin and Judas Priest – Breaking the Law – Performance Video
Jacob Lusk, Kirk Franklin and Gladys Knight – I Smile – Performance Video
Casey Abrams and Jack Black – Fat Bottomed Girls – Performance Video
American Idol Girls and Beyonce – Beyonce Medley – Performance Video
Haley Reinhart and Tony Bennett – Steppin’ Out with My Baby – Performance Video
TLC and American Idol Girls – No Scrubs/Waterfalls – Performance Video
Scotty McCreery and Tim McGraw – Live like You were Dying – Performance Video
Marc Anthony – Aguanile – Performance Video
American Idol Guys – Tom Jones Medley – Performance Video
Tom Jones and American Idol Guys – It’s Not Unusual – Performance Video
More AI Performances:
Bono, The Edge, Reeve Carney – Rise Above – Performance Video
Beyonce – 1 + 1 – Performance Video
Lady Gaga – The Edge of Glory – Performance Video
Lauren Alaina and Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats – Performance Video
Steven Tyler – Dream On – Performance Video
Round three of American Idol performance night saw the top 2 singers take on the songs that they’ll record if they win. Scotty McCreery got “I Love You This Big”. This was actually a good song, especially for the finale. I guess it pays to have Jimmy Iovine involved. It has a good hook and I think it would do well on the radio. Scotty owned it too. Lauren Alaina got “Like My Mother Does”. This was actually better than what Scotty got. After her performance, I think it was pretty much nailed down that she’s going to win. While she sang it very well, I think it will have little to do with that. Round three for me, as well as for the judges, goes to Lauren.
American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance Videos:
Scotty McCreery – Gone – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Lauren Alaina – Flat On The Floor – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Scotty McCreery – Check Yes Or No – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Lauren Alaina – Maybe It Was Memphis – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Scotty McCreery – I Love You This Big – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
Lauren Alaina – Like My Mother Does – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale Performance
David Cook – Don’t You Forget About Me – American Idol 2011 Top 2 Finale
Taio Cruz – Positive – American Idol Performance Video
We finally found out which two singers will be battling it out on American Idol season 10’s finale next week. After all the commercials, video packages and guest performances, Ryan Seacrest was handed the envelope, the lights were dimmed and someone was sent home. I was hoping for the top 2 to be Scotty McCreery and Haley Reinhart but after the performance night seeing Haley deal with some of the toughest songs and the judges siding more with Lauren Alaina, I was really nervous about the elimination. And apparently, I had reason to be when Ryan revealed that it was Haley that was going home. They may be touted as the most talented bunch but this season had robbed so many great singers that I’m saying this sucks the most.
American Idol Top 3 Elimination
Elimination of Haley Reinhart – Top 3 Results Show – American Idol 2011 – 05/19/11
Final Song – Haley Reinhart – Bennie and the Jets – Top 3 Results – American Idol 2011 – 05/19/11
Right There : Nicole Scherzinger ft. 50 Cent : American Idol Live Performance
‘O Sole Mio – Il Volo (American Idol performance)
KIIS FM’s 2011 Wango Tango edition took place this past Saturday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. This year’s performers included the likes of Ke$ha, Selena Gomez, Far East Movement, Adam Lambert, Lupe Fiasco and Jennifer Lopez among others. Speaking of JLo, I have to admire her cool and professional manner. Halfway through her performance of “On the Floor” with Pitbull, her mic got turned off. I guess there was some technical problem at the venue. However, the pop star knew how to work past the problem and the audience’s patience. When the power came back on, she strongly demanded to take it from the top. Awesome!
2011 Wango Tango Performances Video:
Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor – Performance Video
Ke$ha – We R Who We R – Performance Video
Ke$ha – Blow – Performance Video
Adam Lambert – Fever – Performance Video
Far East Movement – Like a G6 – Performance Video
Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On – Performance Video
I would say it was pretty good night for AI contestants, all of them were equally good, and they had a Lady Gaga for a Mentor
For the first round, James Durbin sang “Don’t Stop Believin’”; Haley Reinhart took on “Earth Song”; Scotty McCreery performed “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning”; and Lauren Alaina sang “Anyway”. For the second round, Haley took on “I Who Have Nothing”; Scotty sang “Young Blood”; Lauren performed “Trouble”; and James sang “Love Potion No. 9”
Check all songs below from the last night AI top 4 episode
American Idol 2011 Top 4 Performances Video
James Durbin – Don’t Stop Believing – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Haley Reinhart – Earth Song – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Lauren Alaina – Anyway – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Scotty McCreery – Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Haley Reinhart – I Who Have Nothing – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Scotty McCreery – Young Blood – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Lauren Alaina – Trouble – American Idol 2011 Top 4
James Durbin – Love Potion No. 9 – American Idol 2011 Top 4
Most of the performers were on top of their game for this past Wednesday’s performance night on American Idol while others failed to impress. With three weeks left to go in the competition, there’s just no excuse to just coast along. Before announcing who was at the bottom, Ryan Seacrest announced that there were 60 million votes cast. After getting reviews from Jimmy Iovine, we saw Lauren Alaina standing with Jacob Lusk, and James Durbin standing with Haley Reinhart. Scotty was asked to choose to stand with the duo who he thought was safe. When he refused, Ryan led him over to Haley and James and announced that they were safe. And as I had hoped, we said goodbye to Jacob last night. Did you agree with the results?
Lady Antebellum – Just a Kiss – American Idol Performance Video
Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull – On the Floor – American Idol Performance Video
Last night on AI was one of the best I ever seen for a very long time, Performances were outstanding!
See it for your self!
American Idol Top 5 Performance Videos:
Haley Reinhart : House Of The Rising Sun – Animals : American Idol Top 5
James Durbin : Closer To The Edge – 30 Seconds To Mars : American Idol Top 5
Jacob Lusk : No Air – Jordin Sparks : American Idol Top 5
Scotty McCreery : Gone – Montgomery Gentry : American Idol Top 5
American Idol – Lauren Alaina – Flat On The Floor – Carrie Underwood: American Idol Top 5
Haley Reinhart : You And I – Lady Gaga : American Idol Top 5
James Durbin : Without You – Harry Nillson : American Idol Top 5
Jacob Lusk : Love Hurts – Nazareth : American Idol Top 5
Lauren Alaina : Unchained Melody – Leann Rimes : American Idol Top 5
Scotty McCreery : You Were Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson : American Idol Top 5
American Idol Top 7 Performances Video from the last night episode:
Casey Abrams – “Harder To Breathe” Maroon 5 – American Idol Top 7
Haley Reinhart – “Rolling In The Deep” Adele – American Idol Top 7
James Durbin – “Uprising” Muse – American Idol Top 7
Lauren Alaina – “Born To Fly” Sara Evans – American Idol Top 7
Jacob Lusk – Dance with my father American Idol Top 7
Stefano Langone – Closer (American Idol Top 7)
Scotty McCreery “Swingin’” – Top 7 American Idol 2011
Check the all performances from the last night AI Top 8 episode
American Idol 2011 Top 8
American Idol 2011 Top 8 – Paul McDonald – Old Time Rock & Roll
American Idol 2011 Top 8 – Stefano Langone – End Of The Road
American Idol 2011 Top 8 – Lauren Alaina – The Climb
American Idol 2011 Top 8 – Haley Reinhart – Call Me
American Idol 2011 Top 8 – James Durbin – Heavy Metal
American Idol 2011 Top 8 – Scotty McCreery – I Cross My Heart
American Idol 2011 Top 8 – Casey Abrams – Nature Boy
American Idol 2011 Top 8 – Jacob Lusk – Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Foo Fighters were the music guests on this past weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, which saw Oscar award winning actress Helen Mirren as host. The American rock band took the stage to perform some tracks from their album “Wasting Light”, namely the lead single “Rope” and “Walk”. It was a solid effort and it looks like their appearance on SNL has paid off as their album has since gotten back in the top 10 on the US iTunes. I’ve always been a fan of the Foo Fighters so I’m really happy that they’re garnering success for their current record.
Foo Fighters – Rope – SNL Performance Video
Foo Fighters – Walk – SNL Performance Video
Last night’s Rock n Roll Hall of Fame episode of American Idol was a rare one, at least for this season, because no one was terrible. I guess the singers finally figured that it’s crunch time. I’ll just make one review of performances and it’s for Pia Toscano. She’s been choosing ballads for the longest time ever and she promised last week that she’d do an up tempo song this week. And finally we got it in the form of “River Deep, Mountain High”. Her vocals were amazing but she’s lacking in stage presence. Pia’s a great singer but not a performer. Now for my thoughts on who’s safe and who’s going home. I think Scotty McCreery, James Durbin and Casey Abrams are 100% safe, with Pia, Lauren Alaina and Jacob Lusk likely to be safe as well. I think the bottom 3 would be Haley Reinhart, Stefano Langone and Paul McDonald, with Stefano going home. What do you think?
American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Performances Video:
Jacob Lusk : Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Casey Abrams : Have You Ever Seen The Rain – CCR : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
James Durbin : While My Guitar Gently Weeps : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Pia Toscano : River Deep, Mountain High : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Stefano Langone : When A Man Loves A Woman : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Paul McDonald : Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Haley Reinhart : Janis Joplin – Piece Of My Heart : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Scotty McCreery : Elvis Presley – That’s All Right, Mama : American Idol Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Lauren Alaina : Natural Woman : American Idol Top 9 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
If I had any doubts that the judges’ save drama from last week’s American Idol was staged, they were crushed in the first minute of last night’s episode. Ryan asked the contestants last about the judges’ save like they already knew it was going to be used. I was offended then and I’m offended now. Pimping out Casey Abrams excessively is so unfair and definitely overkill. I’m also creeped out by Ryan’s obviously botox-treated face and highly annoyed at Jennifer Lopez’s constant interruption of Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler during their critiques. Speaking of Steven, I’m beginning to think that he’s the useless judge this season. He’s just not giving any solid advice.
Casey Abrams “Your Song” Performance:
More American Idol Top 11 Performances:
Lauren Alaina “Candle in the Wind” Performance:
Scotty McCreery – Country Comfort – American Idol Top 11
James Durbin – Saturday Night’s Alright – American Idol Top 11
Stefano Langone – Tiny Dancer – American Idol Top 11
Haley Reinhart “Bennie and the Jets” Performance:
Jacob Lusk – Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word – American Idol Top 11
Pia Toscano – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – American Idol Top 11
Jennifer Hudson returned to the show that opened the doors of stardom for her. The now Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning R&B singer performed her single “Where You At” on American Idol’s results show last night. The girl has been everywhere in support of her “I Remember Me” album but the constant travels and performances seems to not affect her as Jennifer sounded stunning on the show. And if you thought that her male backup singer looked familiar, it’s actually George Huff. He was also a former AI contestant, appearing on the same season as Jennifer. He may not have made it big but he’s still singing with the best of them.
Jennifer Hudson – Where You At – AI Performance Video
Here are all performances from the two nights ago. Casey Abrams sang “I Heard it through the Grapevine”. Thia Megia performed “Heat Wave”. Jacob Lusk sang “You’re All I Need to Get By”. Lauren Alaina took on “You Keep Me Hanging On”. Stefano Langone sang “Hello”. Haley did “You’re Really Got a Hold on Me”. Scott McCreery sang “For Once in My Life”. Pia Toscano did “All in Love is Fair”. Paul McDonald did “Tracks of My Tears”. Naima sang “Dancing in the Street”. And finally, James Durbin did “Living for the City”
American Idol “Motown Week” Top 11
Casey Abrams: I Heard It Through The Grapevine American Idol – “Motown Week” Top 11
Thia Megia Heat Wave – American Idol – “Motown Week” Top 11
Jacob Lusk – You’re All I Need to Get By – American Idol – “Motown Week” Top 11
Lauren Alaina – You Keep Me Hanging On – American Idol – “Motown Week” Top 11
It looks like this American Idol season’s viewers pretty much know what they like and what they don’t. As proof of this stands this week’s bottom three which also includes two contestants that are on their return trip to this unfortunate situation. The bottom three present in last night’s American Idol episode is comprised of Karen Rodriguez, Haley Reinhart and Naima Adedapo. The first two are the unfortunate ones that have apparently made it on the bottom three for the second time and one of them is actually going to get the chance to do it a third… although that would be a very unfortunate thing indeed.
American Idol 2011 – Karen Rodriguez Last Performance Video
also on American Idol last night
Black Eyed Peas – Just Can’t Get Enough – AI Performance Video
American Idol Top 12 – Results Show – AI Performance Video
The results show of American Idol bugs me as much as the song choices that the contestants made this week did. From the butchered opening performance to mics not being turned on at the right time, I was wishing it wasn’t a live show but rather a pre-recorded one. And then there’s the fluff of a Ford commercial, loads of fillers and the audience getting a free 10-year anniversary CD. Don’t even get me started on the contestant interview and Pia Toscano being censored for saying “shih tzu”. Another lame part had to be the St. Patrick’s Day lighting gag. Why are you doing this AI?
also on American Idol last night:
American Idol 2011 – Karen Rodriguez Last Performance Video
Black Eyed Peas – Just Can’t Get Enough – AI Performance Video
American Idol Top 12 – Results Show – AI Performance Video
After being the very first American Idol contestant to use a stand-up bass as an instrument, Casey Abrams has once again broken new ground by singing Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. Last night’s American Idol episode was all about songs from the contestant’s year of birth so Casey Abrams made a very interesting and unique choice. He also used a bass on stage. As for the performance itself, Casey Abrams is definitely no Kurt Cobain and his rendition wasn’t really one hundred percent accurate, but he did manage to get into the spirit of things and that seems to have counted a lot with the judges. Steven Tyler actually said that Casey Abrams is “so crazy, so good and so talented and that is the perfect match”.
American Idol 10 Top 12
Casey Abrams : Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit : American Idol Top 12
More American Idol Performances:
James Durbin : Bon Jovi – I’ll Be There For You : American Idol Top 12
Stefano Langone : Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now : American Idol Top 12
Scotty McCreery : Travis Tritt – Can I Trust You With My Heart : American Idol Top 12
Jacob Lusk “Alone” – American Idol – Top 12
Lauren Alaina “I’m the only one” – American Idol top 12
Pia Toscano “Where the broken hearts go” – American Idol – top 12
Naima Adedapo : Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It : American Idol Top 12
Thia Megia : Colors Of The Wind – Pocahontas : American Idol Top 12
American Idol 10 Top 12 – Karen Rodriguez – Love Will Lead You Back
American Idol 10 Top 12 – Paul McDonald – I Guess That’s Why They Called It The Blues
American Idol 10 Top 12 – Haley Reinhart – I’m Your Baby Tonight
For last night’s American Idol episode contestant Lauren Alaina chose for her personal idol performance Shania Twain’s “Any Man of Mine”. It seems that even though Lauren Alaina did a pretty good job with the song, that’s all it was: a pretty good performance. The judges were expecting something more extraordinary and that was their main point of criticism. Steven Tyler however did seem to be on Lauren Alaina’s side more then the others. It does look like this was her first slip-up of the season, but hopefully this won’t hinder her chances of making it to the end of the show.
American Idol Top 13 Performace
Lauren Alaina : Any Man Of Mine – Shania Twain : American Idol Top 13
Casey Abrams : With A Little Help From My Friends : American Idol Top 13
Paul McDonald American Idol Come Pick Me Up
Ashton Jones – When You Tell Me That You Love Me – American Idol Top 13
James Durbin : Maybe I’m Amazed : American Idol Top 13
Haley Reinhart – Blue – American Idol Top 13
Jacob Lusk : I Believe I Can Fly : American Idol Top 13
Thia Megia : Smile : American Idol Top 13
Stefano Langone Performing “Lately” By Stevie Wonder | American Idol Top 13
Karen Rodriguez – I Could Fall in Love – American Idol Top 13
Naima Adedapo : Umbrella – Rihanna : American Idol Top 13
Scotty McCreery : The River – Garth Brooks : American Idol Top 13
Pia Toscano : All By Myself : American Idol Top 13
The singer who snagged an award for “Best Breakthrough Act” apparently couldn’t help but brag about meeting Rihanna and Cheryl Cole at the ceremony. This is what Justin Bieber tweeted on the matter: “I got nervous up there and couldn’t rememeber anything. Lol. I did get to kiss cherylcole and rihanna on my way to the stage.” Well, well… Justin Bieber sure isn’t letting any of that charm of his go to waste. Still he might want to keep in mind that he does have a girlfriend now and such interactions might be frowned upon a bit. But then again, Justin Bieber does seem like the kind of dude who can get any girl he wants.
BRIT Awards Performance Below:
Rihanna BRIT Awards Performance:
Jessie J – performing at the BRITs 2011 Launch
The BRIT Awards 2011 – Adele sings Someone Like You
Brit Awards 2011 HD – Tinie Tempah & Ellie Goulding – Wonderman
Arcade Fire – Ready to Start (at Brit Awards 2011)
2011 BRIT Awards Winners Full List Below:
BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Plan B – Defamation of Strickland Banks **WINNER**
Take That – Progress
Tinie Tempah – Disc-Overy
The Xx – XX
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Tinie Tempah *WINNER*
Ellie Goulding
Mumford & Sons
Rumer
The Xx
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Laura Marling *WINNER*
Cheryl Cole
Ellie Goulding
Paloma Faith
Rumer
BRITISH GROUP
Take That *WINNER*
Biffy Clyro
Gorillaz
Mumford & Sons
The Xx
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Plan B *WINNER*
Mark Ronson
Paul Weller
Robert Plant
Tinie Tempah
BRITISH PRODUCER
Ethan Johns *WINNER*
John Leckie
Markus Dravs
Mike Pela
Stuart Price
BRITISH SINGLE
Tinie Tempah – Pass Out *WINNER*
Alexandra Burke – All Night Long
Cheryl Cole – Parachute
Florence and the Machine – You’ve Got The Love
Matt Cardle – When We Collide
Olly Murs – Please Don’t Let Me Go
Plan B – She Said
Scouting for Girls – This Aint A Love Song
Taio Cruz – Dynamite
The Wanted – All Time Low
CRITICS’ CHOICE
Jessie J *WINNER*
James Blake
The Vaccines
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs *WINNER*
Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer
Eminem – Recovery
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown
INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Justin Bieber *WINNER*
Bruno Mars
Glee
The National
The Temper Trap
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Rihanna *WINNER*
Alicia Keys
Katy Perry
Kylie Minogue
Robyn
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Arcade Fire *WINNER*
Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Script
Vampire Weekend
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Cee Lo Green *WINNER*
Bruce Springsteen
David Guetta
Eminem
Kanye West
The show recently had auditions in San Francisco, California and apparently they hit a pretty big jackpot there as well. It seems that a lot of the contestants had their own tragic life stories and among them there was James Durbin. He’s unfortunately diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome and Asperger’s Syndrome and his father died when he was only nine years old. But to top it all off he has a very broadly ranging voice and a loving family and his rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “You Shook Me” almost blew the judges off of their seats. He also did Aerosmith’s “Drive On” which impressed Steven Tyler a lot so it was an all yes from the judges and James Durbin might just be another important figure to look out for on the race for the next American Idol prize.
American Idol 2011 San Francisco Audition – James Durbin
More American Idol Auditions:
American Idol 2011 San Francisco Audition – Stefano Langone
American Idol 2011 San Francisco Audition – Julie Zorrilla
American Idol 2011 San Francisco Audition – Emily Anne Reed
Funny American Idol Auditions:
Unsuccessful Auditions – American Idol 2011 San Francisco
Well, after botching up the National Anthem at this year’s Super Bowl, it was only natural that Christina Aguilera issue an official apology and this is what it sounded like: “I got so caught up in the moment of the song that I lost my place. I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through.” Well, she certainly couldn’t have made the feeling of the song any clearer. If Christina Aguilera was being more of a ham with her singing they would’ve had to make a food commercial for her as well during half-time.
Christina Aguilera sings the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLV:
More Super Bowl Performances Videos
Black Eyed Peas Super Bowl XLV Performance:
Must See Videos:
Ozzy Osbourne and Justin Bieber Super Bowl Commercial:
Panic! At the Disco is back this 2011 with a new album called “Vices & Virtues”, which will be available on March 29th. The project’s lead single “The Ballad of Mona Lisa” was officially released earlier this week so you know that the rock band has to start with promo rounds. Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith, the only remaining members of the lineup, kicked things off with an appearance on Billboard’s “Live Q&A”, where they performed an acoustic performance of the lead single. It’s the perfect execution and I’m not itching to see how they would perform the song with the drums and electric guitars.
Panic! At the Disco – The Ballad of Mona Lisa – Performance Video
Or at least this is his daughter’s opinion… no, not Liv Tyler, his other daughter, Mia Tyler. Apparently she thinks that Steven Tyler is what American Idol has been missing for a very long time. This is what Mia Tyler had to say about her dad being a judge on the show: “He’s the funniest man I know. He’s saving the show because it was kind of boring before. There’s only so many times you can watch Simon be mean to people.” So it’s clear… the fan base is polarized: there are those who couldn’t stand Simon Cowell and those who watched the show just because he was there. Well, Steven Tyler surely is a refreshing change to how the show was being done so far.
Check a few auditions from the American Idol aired last night, there is a new contestant btw she is my favorite named Lauren Alaina, she is AWESOME!
Lauren Alaina American Idol Audition:
Another promising one singer Rob Bolin
American Idol 2011- Audition- Ex Lovers- Chelsee Oaks – Rob Bolin
Very Funny one
Christine Mccaffrey American Idol Audition:
The singers family is apparently not too into her career, especially the dress-code which she has during her photo-shoots, videos, concerts and what not. This is what Nichole Scherzinger had to say on the matter: “I still listen to my mom and my grandfather is a priest! They weren’t too excited when they saw the covers of magazines where my back was nude, and when I did the ‘Hush Hush’ video, my mother was like:, ‘Oh my goodness, I can’t believe you were at the bathtub, almost. so bare.’” Unfortunately, thats what sells these days and Nicole Scherzinger is just conforming to it. What kind of success would Pussycat Dolls have if she didnt?
While you are here check Nicole Scherzinger’ performance on Capital FMs Jingle Bell Ball
Nicole Scherzinger Jingle Bell Ball Performance Video
Miley Cyrus was originally set to perform the Poison hit Every Rose has Its Thorn at the 2010 American Music Awards held at the Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles this past Sunday. However, the Disney singer/actress made a last minute switch and performed her song Love and Forgiveness off of her album Cant Be Tamed instead. I wonder if its because of the reports that her parents are actually going through a divorce because her mom allegedly had an affair with Poison rock star Bret Michaels. Its a big possibility. In any case, Miley did well on her performance. Im glad to see that she managed to keep herself together through these tough times.
Miley Cyrus – Forgiveness and Love live at AMA 2010
While you are here check some more amazing performances from AMAs
Justin Bieber – PRAY [American Music Awards 2010]
Rihanna AMA’s 2010 Stunning Performance
Taylor Swift – Back to December – Performance live from AMA 2010
The Black Eyed Peas In AMA 2010 The Time
Christina Aguilera – Express [American Music Awards 2010]
Kesha – take it off + we R who we R (Live AMA 2010) American Music Awards
Katy Perry – Firework ( Live AMA 2010) American Music Awards
Usher – DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love [American Music Awards 2010]
Pink – Raise Your Glass [American Music Awards 2010]
Diddy. Dirty Money – I’m comin Home (2010 American Music Awards)
Enrique Iglesias – Tonight / I Like It [American Music Awards 2010]
Bon Jovi What Do You Got?/Bad Name/It’s My Life – Live at American Music Awards 2010
Train – Hey Soul Sister – American Music Awards 2010
Kid Rock – Times like these live performance at the American Music Awards
Christina Aguilera rocked out on the Today Show this past Tuesday in New York City. The 29-year old powerhouse singer sang a couple of songs from her new album Bionic which is already out in stores. On the show, Christina shared how her son influenced her most recent album. The pop star shared to Matt Lauer I was completely inspired by a lot of electronic music when my son was born. We both were listening to it a lot together. Having a child makes me think about the future and the next generation. And I got really inspired by electronica. He definitely inspires the playful side of me that I didnt really have prior to having him. He really inspired me.
