Britney Spears’ latest music video for her current single, “Till The World Ends” debuts tonight at midnight (3 a.m. EST) on VEVO.
Tide yourself over with a 30-second preview below!
I cannot wait to see the whole video in it’s entirety. “Till The World Ends” is the song that hooked me into listening to Britney’s entire new album, Femme Fatale.
Don’t forget to check out the full video premiere tonight at midnight (3 a.m. EST) on VEVO!
Jennifer Hudson released her highly anticipated sophomore album, I Remember Me, on Arista Records on March 22. The record is the follow-up to Hudson’s 2008 self-titled debut, which debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 chart at number two. Hudson won a Grammy Award for her debut effort in 2009 for Best R&B Album.
“I’m excited about this album because it’s almost like a renewal for me, reflected through the chapters of my life,” Hudson revealed in a press release. “I’ve called it I Remember Me because of the journey I’ve been on. I’ve learned that life constantly surprises you, no matter your plans. My fans have been so loyal, I feel like they have been on this
journey with me.”
Hudson collaborated with Ryan Tedder, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, and Ne-Yo on her sophomore effort.
The lead off single, “Where You At” a slower, ballad-like song was written and produced by R. Kelly. Hudson performed the single during a recent results show at her old stomping grounds, American Idol.
That was the first time I had ever heard the single, and to be honest, I found it to be quite boring. Even after listening to the recording, the song wasn’t really holding my attention. I will never understand why performers choose ballads to lead off an album. Nothing about that song captured my attention or made me feel like I had to hear the rest of her album.
That said, there are some tracks that did stand out to me on I Remember Me, including “No One Gonna Love You,” “Angel,” and title track, “I Remember Me.”
The album opens with “No One Gonna Love You,” which was produced by Rich Harris. The song has a slight storyteller vibe to it, where Hudson is telling the person she’s singing to that she’s gone through things in her past, but that they won’t hold her back from loving that someone the best she knows how.
Continue reading Music Review >> Jennifer Hudson – ‘I Remember Me’
Earlier this week, TV|Line’s Michael Ausiello divulged the news that I have been waiting months to hear; Jonathan Groff will be reprising his role of Jesse St. James before the end of season two of Glee!
Oh, heck yes!
According to Ausiello’s source, “He’s back to apologize to Rachel, and perhaps get her back.”
Interesting!
I am so excited for Groff’s return to the show! His storyline with Lea Michele’s character Rachel Berry came to an unexpected halt last season, without a real sense of closure between the two as a couple. It will be a treat to see what shenanigans Ryan Murphy has in store for the couple affectionately known as, “St. Berry”!
Are you excited for Jonathan Groff’s return to Glee?
Earlier this weekend, another track from the highly anticipated Glee: The Music presents The Warblers album appeared on the internet.
Take a listen to the Warblers’ take on Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know,” which will be featured on an upcoming episode of Glee.
I am a huge fan of this song. I tip my hat to the Glee music producers; they did a great job with this track.
I think Darren Criss sounds fantastic on everything he’s recorded for Glee this season, and this track is no exception. He really is able to utilize his voice to connect emotionally with the audience, and I think that’s part of why people just adore him.
Glee: The Music presents The Warblers is out April 19.
Last week, Maroon 5 took on the daunting task of writing and recording a brand new track in the 24 hours. Coca Cola had fans send in their thoughts and inspirations to help the band create their new song.
The event was streamed live, and if you watched it, it was pretty interesting. I managed to catch a couple hours where the guys were tracking drums and laying down PJ’s vocals.
Earlier this morning, the result of the 24-hour recording session was released! Check out Maroon 5’s new song featuring PJ Morton, “Is Anybody Out There”!
Receive a FREE download of “Is Anybody Out There” here.
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Glee: The Music presents The Warblers is available for pre-order on iTunes now!
One of the exclusive tracks, “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” is currently available for download.
Take a listen below!
Glee: The Music presents The Warblers will be available on April 19. Check out Glee’s official music site for more information.
I could be heard throughout American Idol’s Thursday night’s results show repeating the same question, “What just happened?”
I mean, seriously, where to start? Do I start with the “Judges’ Save?” Do I start with Hulk Hogan? Or do I start with Steven Tyler turning 120? (I kid, I kid!)
Let’s start with the “Judges’ Save,” because a little more than a week ago I made what has been I believe my only prediction about season 10 so far via Twitter. It was then shown on MTV.com’s “Idol Party Live!” hosted by the super awesome Jim Cantiello live after each results show. Check out who I thought the “Judges’ Save” was going to go to this season.
Of course, if you watched Thursday night, you know that my prediction was totally wrong. Supposedly Casey Abrams had the lowest total number of votes after Wednesday night’s performances. I can kind of believe it, because he didn’t have a great performance and he went first that night, which means that with 10 other performances, people could have just forgot about him. Also, there’s the possibility of voter complacency. However, the conspiracy theorist in me thinks that Idol really wanted to create some buzz. And what better way to create some buzz than to possibly eliminate a huge fan favorite?
Even I have to admit that when the judges told Casey he was saved was a great moment. Although, I thought for sure he was going to throw up, or have to take another trip to the hospital. Casey’s reaction was truly the icing on the cake for the night.
Other than that, I hope next week’s results show can be as entertaining and unexpected as last Thursday’s was. I loved seeing the contestants singing with Stevie Wonder. More than that, I loved Steven Tyler’s reaction to Stevie Wonder on stage. As much as I enjoyed Idol pulling out the stops to celebrate Steven’s birthday, I had to wonder if Randy was sitting there thinking, “I’ve been on this show for the entire time it’s been in existence, and never has anyone surprised me with Mariah Carey serenading me on my birthday!”
I have to say that seeing Hulk Hogan on Idol is hands down the craziest thing that I have seen on this show. I loved the video of the contestants talking about James Durbin’s love of pro-wrestling. His reaction to Hulk Hogan coming on stage to let him and Paul McDonald know they were safe and going on tour was pretty hilarious. Hogan “punching” Ryan Seacrest into the crowd was also funny. I don’t care to see a professional wrestler every week on Idol, but it was a cute moment this past week.
Thinking ahead to next Wednesday, with Casey being saved this week, what does that mean for the contestants? Well, all 11 contestants will be going on tour this summer, so there’s that. But, they still have to sing their butts off next week, because it is “Elton John Week” and two of them will be eliminated. My only advice for the contestants next week is more like a plea. Please don’t sing “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me.” It’s been done over and over and over again.
So to recap, Casey was saved from elimination, the Top 11 will tour, and two contestants will go home next week. What did y’all think about the results and Thursday’s overall show?
Originally posted on BlogCritics.
The roaring violin intertwining with guitar on the opening track of Yellowcard’s latest album, When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes, was the first inclination to me that this band is most definitely back.
After not working together for two years, Yellowcard (Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, Sean O’Donnell, and Longineu Parsons II) connected with each other via email to exchange demos and song ideas, as going to each other’s homes in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Phoenix to hammer out ideas for their seventh album.
“There’s a really fresh energy to it,” lead singer Ryan Key said in a press release. “We didn’t feel like we had to top something we’d already accomplished; it was almost like writing our first record again.”
Violinist Sean Mackin shares Key’s sentiment stating, “I feel like we’re doing it again for the first time. Everyone is so happy to do this. We remember why we do this and it feels incredible. Yellowcard has always been about good friends enjoying music together.”
After my first listen of When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes, I felt that the band really just knocked this album out of the park. Everything about the 10-track collection of music was on point. Key’s vocals are stronger and more emotive than ever, the song arrangements are fantastic, and the lyrical content of the songs reveal how this band has grown as not just artists, but as individuals.
Continue reading Music Review >> Yellowcard – ‘When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes’
Earlier today, season 10 American Idol Top 24 contestant Tim Halperin posted a new video of himself performing The Beatles’ “Something” on piano.
Tim performed “Something” with Julie Zorilla during the Vegas round of the Idol auditions earlier this year.
Check out the video below!
I think he sounds fantastic as always! Hopefully there are more performance videos from Tim on the way!
Head over to TimHalperin.com to get a free download of his new song, “The Last Song.”
And if you haven’t already, check out part one and part two of my interview with Tim from earlier this month.
Glee: The Music presents The Warblers is due out April 19, and will highlight Glee’s Dalton Academy Warblers, the all-male a capella singing group featuring Darren Criss, Chris Colfer, the Tufts University Beezlebubs.
The album will include “Teenage Dream,” which still holds the record of having the best first-week sales of any Glee track, along with “Bills, Bills, Bills,” and “When I Get You Alone.” The album will additionally feature two exclusive songs, one of which being Barbra Streisand’s “What Kind of Fool,” which Darren Criss and the Warblers performed as the opening number at the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year gala.
Songs from Glee’s Dalton Academy Warblers have sold 1.3 million tracks to date. In the last week, Glee had it’s highest first-week sales from a single episode with 722,998 downloads of tracks from “Original Song.” Combined with their other music, Glee sold 964,000 downloads in the last seven days, which breaks their own record that they set this past February with 880,000 tracks sold in one week.
Glee: The Music presents The Warblers is set to be released April 19. For more information on music from Glee, check out their official music website.
Glee: The Music presents The Warblers track listing:
1. “Teenage Dream” (Katy Perry)
2. “Hey Soul Sister” (Train)
3. “Bills, Bills, Bills” (Destiny’s Child)
4. “Silly Love Songs” (Wings)
5. “When I Get You Alone” (Robin Thicke)
6. “Animal” (Neon Trees)
7. “Misery” (Maroon 5)
8. “Blackbird” (The Beatles)
9. “Candles” (Hey Monday)
10. “Raise Your Glass” (P!nk)
11. “Somewhere Only We Know” (Keane)
12. “What Kind Of Fool” (Barbra Steisand)
13. “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” (Rod Stewart)
Originally posted on BlogCritics.
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