Earlier today Glee’s current guest star, Jonathan Groff swung by MTV’s The Seven to talk about his return to the show, Lea Michele, and working on his fitness!
Check out Jonathan’s interview below!
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Behind the ‘Glee’ >> “Funeral”
Check out the latest Behind the Glee teaser from tonight’s Glee featuring Jonathan Groff and Cory Monteith!
Glee’s “Funeral” will air tonight at 8 p.m. on FOX.
Jonathan Groff Interview with ‘Good Day New York’
Earlier this morning, current Glee guest star Jonathan Groff sat down for an interview with Good Day New York.
They discuss his role of Jesse St. James Glee, whether or not he knows if he’s returning for season three, and about his recent trip home to Lancaster, PA!
Watch the interview below!
Ear Candy: Gavin DeGraw – “Not Over You”
Happy New Music Tuesday!
I was so stoked when I logged on this morning to see that AOL Music debuted the brand new single from Gavin DeGraw called, “Not Over You.” The song is the lead off single of DeGraw’s upcoming album, Sweeter, due out September 20 on RCA Records.
DeGraw told AOL Music, “‘Not Over You’ is about trying to get past someone emotionally. You create this scenario — you see them in your dreams and if you bumped into them, you would let them know that you’re doing fine and you’re past the breakup — but you’d be lying.”
Co-written by OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, the song does have that slight “Tedder Was Here” feeling to it, especially when it hits the chorus. However, DeGraw’s soulful and impassioned vocals combined with his honest songwriting makes for one of his best songs to date.
Take a listen to “Not Over You” below!
What do y’all think?
Music Review >> Glee Cast – “Prom Queen”
The latest tracks from Glee’s most recent episode “Prom Queen” are quite the eclectic mix. They are also some of the best produced tracks of the season.
Last week’s tracks included the return of Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James), who alongside Lea Michele (Rachel Berry) sang Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” as a duet. After the second listen, I realized that Glee had chosen the John Legend arrangement of the song, which in context of the episode works. And it goes without saying that both Groff and Michele sound phenomenal singing together.
For me, this track was kind of a letdown. I had imagined Glee playing up the drama in the song by adding more of a rock vibe to the arrangement. I was really taken aback when I first heard the track, because it’s nothing like I imagined. I never thought that Glee would do such a blatant cover of a cover, because that just shows a lack of creativity on their end.
Kevin McHale (Artie) brings the soft and subtle vibe with Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely.” I love how the song starts out a capella. From the first note, the song makes you take notice of it, because there’s nothing else to distract from McHale’s voice.
When some light acoustic guitar strumming and drumming kick in during the second verse, it’s just the perfect accent to the song. McHale’s voice isn’t overpowered at all. I definitely think Glee showed some creativity with the arrangement on this one.
You know, prior to listening to this week’s Glee tracks, I had never bothered to listen to Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” because I had read the lyrics, and that was enough for me. So having no clue about what the original song sounds like, I think the Glee version isn’t half bad. Actually, I woke up last Friday morning with it stuck in my head. Fun, fun, fun!
Mark Salling (Puck), McHale, and Chord Overstreet (Sam) voices blend quite nicely together. They could be the Glee version of the 90’s boyband LFO. (Not to be totally off-topic, but how fun would a boyband-themed Glee episode be?)
‘Glee’ Preview >> “Funeral”
Check out two clips from tomorrow night’s Glee episode, “Funeral.”
I’m excited to see if Jesse St. James is truly there to help out New Directions. Should be a good episode!
Glee airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on FOX.
Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery & Haley Reinhart Find Out Judges’ Song Picks
Over the weekend, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, and Haley Reinhart aka American Idol’s Top 3 had an opportunity to their respective hometowns.
While they were there, they each found out what the judges picked for them as one of their song selections this week. Check out the video below! (FYI: Lots of screaming/cheering)
Lauren Alaina
Scotty McCreery
Haley Reinhart
The judges’ picks are:
Lauren Alaina – “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack
Scotty McCreery – “She Believes in Me” by Kenny Rogers
Haley Reinhart – “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette
What do you think about the judges’ picks? If given the chance, what would you pick for the contestants to sing this week?
Josh Turner Surprises Scotty McCreery During Hometown Concert
Yesterday afternoon in Garner, North Carolina, Scotty McCreery was in the midst of performing “Your Man,” the song that put him on the map this season on American Idol, during his hometown concert, when he was surprised by onstage by country star, Josh Turner.
Check out the video below!
Scotty’s reaction was priceless! I can’t wait to see more footage from each other the Top 3’s trips back home this week.
Idol Wired >> And Then There Were Three
This week on American Idol, James Durbin was eliminated from the competition. Shocking? Eh, not really.
Personally, I never saw James getting past the Top 5. But, I figured Randy Jackson had probably pissed off every Haley Reinhart fan Wednesday night to the point where they probably voted until their thumbs were numb.
I figured when it came down to it, we were going to see either Lauren Alaina or James head home. Yesterday when Ryan Secrest tweeted, Tonight will be a VERY interesting #americanidol. Good luck @LAlainaAI10, @JDurbinAI10, @SMcCreeryAI10 & @HReinhartAI10,” I knew Haley had to be safe and that there was going to be a “shocking” elimination.
I felt for James, because as soon as Haley was declared safe last night and it was between him and Scotty McCreery going home, you could just tell that he knew his time was up. However, I do think it was time for him to head home.
The thing with James, and season 8 contestant Allison Iraheta kind of touched on in her guest blog on The Hollywood Reporter website yesterday was that we never truly saw a James Durbin performance. We saw a lot of knock off Adam Lambert performances.
“With James, as far as song choice is concerned, it was hard for me to hear it because we had to sing “Don’t Stop Believin’” on the season 8 tour so many times – it was a group number. And to hear Adam Lambert sing that same song night after night… well, it’s hard not to compare the two,” Iraheta said in her blog.
Video: Tim Halperin Covers “Love Potion No. 9”
Tim Halperin took on his latest “Idol Got It Wrong” challenge and took on “Love Potion No. 9,” which was the song James Durbin closed the show with on American Idol last night.
Watch Tim perform his rendition of “Love Potion No. 9” below.
Not gonna front here, I was a tad skeptical when I found out this was the song Tim went with, but as soon as he started singing it became totally clear that this was a great decision. Tim really got to let that unique tone to his voice shine. I thought this was another great performance.
Download the MP3 of Tim’s performance here!
If haven’t downloaded Tim’s recently released Acoustic Sessions EP or “The Last Song” yet, what are waiting for? Go grab your FREE downloads at TimHalperin.com!
Don’t forget that “I Wanna Fall In Love” is also available on iTunes!
Check out my interview with Tim from earlier this year! Part one // Part two
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