MUSIC VIDEO PREVIEW: Pia Toscano – “This Time”

Earlier today Interscope Records released a short music video teaser for American Idol season 10 contestant, Pia Toscano’s single “This Time.”

Check out the video below!

Pia’s music video for “This Time” will debut in full next Tuesday, August 9!

Update: Watch the full video for “This Time” HERE!

VIDEO: Maroon 5 Perform “Moves Like Jagger” on America’s Got Talent

Last night, Maroon 5 took to the stage during NBC’s America’s Got Talent to perform their latest single, “Moves Like Jagger”!

Check out the band’s performance below!

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I thought they sounded really good! I really liked Adam Levine’s vocals during what is Christina Aguilera’s verse on the recorded version. I actually thought they would just eliminate the verse altogether, but I love that Adam just tackled it.

What did y’all think of the band’s performance, and just to mix it up, take the poll below on which version of “Moves Like Jagger” you prefer. (Note: It’s not a srs bsns poll; it’s just for fun!)

‘Glee’s’ Darren Criss Headed To Broadway

Darren Criss is definitely on a roll! Going from YouTube fame to being recently promoted to a full-time cast member on Glee, it was announced today that Criss will make his Broadway debut replacing Daniel Radcliffe as J. Pierrepont Finch in a limited three-week engagement of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying early next year.

“Daniel gives an extraordinary performance eight times a week and we knew finding someone to fill his shoes would be nearly impossible. When we learned of Darren’s dream of performing on Broadway we knew we had found our Finch but presumed his Glee schedule would eliminate any chance to work with him,” said the Broadway show’s director/choreographer Rob Ashford.

“We are ecstatic and grateful to Ryan Murphy and his Glee team at 20th Century Fox TV for helping to make both Darren’s and our dream come true.”

Criss’ limited three-week engagement will run from January 3, 2012 through January 22, 2012. Tickets are on sale now.

For more information, check out the official website for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.

Photo credits: Kristian Dowling/Picture Group for FOX

Originally posted on Blogcritics.

VIDEO: Adam Lambert Debuts “Outlaws of Love”

Adam Lambert performed a brand new song for fans at the Le Festival Ste-Agathe en Feux in Quebec this past weekend. The song is entitled “Outlaws of Love.”

Lambert commented on Twitter that the song is not his first single off his upcoming sophomore album. Watch his performance of “Outlaws of Love” below!

What do you think of Lambert’s new track?

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VIDEO: Glee 3D Movie: On The Road with Brittany S. Pierce & Kurt Hummel

Check out a couple more “On The Road” videos featuring Glee’s Brittany S. Pierce & the fabulous Kurt Hummel!

The Glee 3D Concert Movie is out August 12!

Video: Glee 3D Movie: On The Road with Rachel Berry & Blaine Anderson

Hey y’all! I’m slowly trying to get back in the swing of things. I don’t want to overdo things quite yet with a full post. I’ll get back to more written content posts when my arm is hopefully feeling not as sore.

Anyways, the Glee 3D Concert Movie is coming out on August 12, and to kick off your gleek out session, check out two vignettes featuring Rachel Berry and the Warblers’ Blaine Anderson!

And in case you haven’t seen it, here’s the trailer for Glee 3D Concert Movie!

Amy Winehouse Found Dead At London Home

Multiple news sources in the U.K. are reporting that singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her apartment in London.

According to the Daily Mail, the 27-year-old singer was “apparently found at the property by emergency services at 3:54 p.m. this afternoon.  Her death is being treated as ‘unexplained’ by police.”

Winehouse had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for years and had headed back to rehab this past May.

In June, the singer was booed off the stage in Belgrade, Serbia after mumbling the words to her hit songs and stumbling around. The disastrous show resulted in the cancellation of the singer’s planned 12-gig comeback tour.

A statement was released in the aftermath of that event, which said, “Amy Winehouse is withdrawing from all scheduled performances. Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen.”

Earlier this week, Winehouse made a surprise appearance at the iTunes Festival during goddaughter Dionne Bromfield’s set in Camden.

In 2006, the singer took home five Grammy Awards for her multi-million-selling album, Back to Black.

Originally posted on Blogcritics.

Backstage with ‘American Idol’s’ Stefano Langone

Before the Top 11 contestants from the tenth season of American Idol took the stage at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on July 13, I had the opportunity to sit down for a one-on-one interview with Washington native, Stefano Langone.

Langone and I talked about the current tour, his post-tour plans, and his advice for the American Idol season 11 hopefuls.

How has the tour been going so far?

The tour’s been going great. We’re getting some great reviews. Just trying to establish myself as one of the top-notch performers. Everything’s been working out.

So you tried out for Idol initially in San Francisco, and now you’re performing tonight in the Bay Area, how does it feel to kind of come full circle?

All of my family’s from the Bay Area. I’m really, really pumped to perform tonight. There’s going to be a lot of Langones in the house.

Stefano Langone live in Oakland, CA - credit: Karen DatangelWhat has been the most fulfilling part of the tour so far for you?

Just getting to see the crowd’s reaction, and getting to see the fans after the show. My goal really is to make a name for myself, and really show people who they voted for and just making more fans, you know? Creating a buzz and making sure I establish what I want to do after the show. Unfortunately I didn’t get to pick the songs that I wanted to do, and I didn’t get to perform in the way I wanted to, but I’m taking what I’ve got and I’m making the best of it. I’m going out there and giving great performances and that’s number one.

Having to perform the same set every night on tour, how do you stay amped for each show?

It’s the crowd. The crowd keeps you hyped up; you can always count on that. You can’t get sucked into the, “Ugh, I’m doing this again.” You can’t get sucked into it; you’ve got to realize what you’re doing it for and why you’re here. It’s about the music and about your performances.

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Wait…WHAT?’s Summer 2011 Playlist

Hello lovely readers! Happy Summer to you all! Every year I always make an iTunes summer playlist with the songs that become my soundtrack, and I thought this year I would share what I’m listening with y’all. Over the past couple weeks I’ve been putting together my playlist of what I have been listening to since summer kicked off.

Since it’s summer, you’re not going to find any ballads on this list. But you are going to find upbeat and fun numbers that probably want to make you dance, or at the very least sing-a-long. You’ll find old songs, new songs, and definitely some of my favorites.

Enjoy Wait…WHAT?’s Summer 2011 Playlist!

 “Summertime” – Will Smith: This the quintessential summer song. For me, it’s not summer without the classic Fresh Prince track.

“Right Here, With You” – David Cook: Let it be known that I love David Cook’s new album, This Loud Morning. For me this is one of those songs that you listen to loudly in the car with the windows down and the wind blowing through your hair. Definitely roadtrip mixtape potential with this one!

“Teenage Dream” – The Warblers/Darren Criss: Last summer I felt like Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” was summer rolled up into a fantastically catchy song. Cue Glee giving the song a slight makeover with the ever so dreamy Darren Criss and his kick awesome vocals, and you have a song that I never ever want to go away.

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Music Video: Charlene Kaye – “Human”

The talented Charlene Kaye released the music video for the track “Human,” which is off of her album, Things I Will Need in the Past. Kaye told the Huffington Post, ” I see it as a sort of swan song to that old era of music before we launch forward into new album-land.”

Check out the video for “Human” below!

The video was directed and produced by Liann Kaye. You can check out the Huffington Post’s feature on Charlene Kaye here.