The hardest-working decade of 2018? That’s easy: the Nineties. The whole concept of the Nineties continues to haunt the pop imagination, epitomizing everything our sorry excuse for a decade fails to be. Let’s face it, the “teens” never became a thing, just like the “zeroes” didn’t. So as we head into the final year of this decade which is bizarrely not one, we look back to the last one that counted. Decades are more popular than ever these days, as a useful shorthand for how culture changes over time.
- 12/14/2018
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
The four teams on The Voice were finalized Monday. And thanks to a last-minute save by Blake Shelton, one Southern rocker – looking "hotter than ever" – could make a big splash when the live rounds kick off next week.
Craig Wayne Boyd, the charismatic Mesquite, Texas, native, heeded mentor Taylor Swift's advice to "take us to church," commanding the stage with the Marshall Tucker Band's classic heartbreaker "Can't You See" and earning a standing ovation from Pharrell Williams.
Gwen Stefani ended up picking reggae singer Anita Antoinette over Boyd, but her makeover of Boyd freshened his rugged appeal and set...
Craig Wayne Boyd, the charismatic Mesquite, Texas, native, heeded mentor Taylor Swift's advice to "take us to church," commanding the stage with the Marshall Tucker Band's classic heartbreaker "Can't You See" and earning a standing ovation from Pharrell Williams.
Gwen Stefani ended up picking reggae singer Anita Antoinette over Boyd, but her makeover of Boyd freshened his rugged appeal and set...
- 11/4/2014
- by Andrea Billups
- People.com - TV Watch
The four teams on The Voice were finalized Monday. And thanks to a last-minute save by Blake Shelton, one Southern rocker - looking "hotter than ever" - could make a big splash when the live rounds kick off next week. Craig Wayne Boyd, the charismatic Mesquite, Texas, native, heeded mentor Taylor Swift's advice to "take us to church," commanding the stage with the Marshall Tucker Band's classic heartbreaker "Can't You See" and earning a standing ovation from Pharrell Williams. Gwen Stefani ended up picking reggae singer Anita Antoinette over Boyd, but her makeover of Boyd freshened his rugged appeal...
- 11/4/2014
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
The four teams on The Voice were finalized Monday. And thanks to a last-minute save by Blake Shelton, one Southern rocker - looking "hotter than ever" - could make a big splash when the live rounds kick off next week. Craig Wayne Boyd, the charismatic Mesquite, Texas, native, heeded mentor Taylor Swift's advice to "take us to church," commanding the stage on the Marshall Tucker Band's classic heartbreaker "Can't You See" and earning a standing ovation from Pharrell Williams. Gwen Stefani ended up picking reggae singer Anita Antoinette over Boyd, but her makeover of Boyd freshened his rugged appeal...
- 11/4/2014
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
Blake Shelton was the only coach with a steal going into the final part of the knockout rounds, and he used it to take Craig Wayne Boyd to the live rounds on The Voice.
Team Blake: Allison Bray vs. Taylor Brashears
Blake paired Allison Bray and Taylor Brashears in the hopes of narrowing down his country artists. Allison came into rehearsals with Dixie Chicks’ “Sin Wagon” wearing six-inch heels, which Taylor Swift thought were hindering her performance. After taking her shoes off, per Swift’s request, Allison was able to let loose onstage.
Taylor went for a different tone, choosing “Landslide,” hoping to show off a softer side to her voice. Taylor struggled with some notes during rehearsals, and Swift encouraged her to really connect to one person in the audience to sing to.
Gwen Stefani was impressed with Allison’s stage presence, but was blown away by Taylor’s intricate vocals.
Team Blake: Allison Bray vs. Taylor Brashears
Blake paired Allison Bray and Taylor Brashears in the hopes of narrowing down his country artists. Allison came into rehearsals with Dixie Chicks’ “Sin Wagon” wearing six-inch heels, which Taylor Swift thought were hindering her performance. After taking her shoes off, per Swift’s request, Allison was able to let loose onstage.
Taylor went for a different tone, choosing “Landslide,” hoping to show off a softer side to her voice. Taylor struggled with some notes during rehearsals, and Swift encouraged her to really connect to one person in the audience to sing to.
Gwen Stefani was impressed with Allison’s stage presence, but was blown away by Taylor’s intricate vocals.
- 11/4/2014
- Uinterview
It was the best of mentors, it was the worst of injustices for The Voice‘s final set of Season 7 Knockout Rounds.
On one hand: Can we get a “hip-hip hurrah!” to celebrate the keen insight and serious commitment displayed by megastar Taylor Swift as the Knockouts mentor for all four teams? You might want to shake, shake, shake the sound of her latest, crazy-ubiquitous hit single from your eardrums, but you’ve got to admit a future Voice cycle anchored by her and Pharrell Williams might be the only way Blake Shelton will ever get to take a season off.
On one hand: Can we get a “hip-hip hurrah!” to celebrate the keen insight and serious commitment displayed by megastar Taylor Swift as the Knockouts mentor for all four teams? You might want to shake, shake, shake the sound of her latest, crazy-ubiquitous hit single from your eardrums, but you’ve got to admit a future Voice cycle anchored by her and Pharrell Williams might be the only way Blake Shelton will ever get to take a season off.
- 11/4/2014
- TVLine.com
The forecast for Monday and Tuesday’s installment of The Voice (8/7c on NBC) calls for jaw-dropping singing with a high chance of unbearable tension.
Yep, the Season 7 Knockout Rounds are nigh, and TVLine has the exclusive on who’s going head-to-head — and what each hopeful will sing.
Not only that, but we’ve got first-look photos of 12 Knockout performances in the gallery below!
Here’s the skinny:
Team Adam
Alessandro Castronova (“Next to Me” by Emile Sande) Vs. Mia Pfirrman (“Human” by Christina Perri)
Chris Jamison (“[Sittin on] the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding) Vs. Blessing Offor (“Your Body...
Yep, the Season 7 Knockout Rounds are nigh, and TVLine has the exclusive on who’s going head-to-head — and what each hopeful will sing.
Not only that, but we’ve got first-look photos of 12 Knockout performances in the gallery below!
Here’s the skinny:
Team Adam
Alessandro Castronova (“Next to Me” by Emile Sande) Vs. Mia Pfirrman (“Human” by Christina Perri)
Chris Jamison (“[Sittin on] the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding) Vs. Blessing Offor (“Your Body...
- 10/24/2014
- TVLine.com
Singer Blu Cantrell went running through the streets, ranting about people trying to kill her last night ... until police took her into custody for psychological evaluation ... TMZ has learned.Cantrell went seemingly berserk in a Santa Monica neighborhood around 2 Am on Wednesday. Witnesses tell us she was screaming about someone giving her "poisonous gas." The episode went on long enough that someone called police.We're told when officers arrived, Blu -- famous for her 2001 hit "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!
- 9/4/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Well, isn't this special? Sister Cristina Scuccia, a happenin' church lady with a real rock 'n roll stage presence, just became the second winner of "The Voice of Italy," wowing not only tons of viewers but the show's four judges, who unanimously tried to recruit her for their teams. She seems fantastic. In fact, she seems miraculous considering she belted Alicia Keys' "No One" and sang the lyrics -- believably -- in English. But is Cristina the best singing nun ever? Lord, grant me the serenity to figure it out. First, here's Cristina. Impassioned, rowdy, and apparently a big fan of American pop-R&B. I would kill to hear her version of "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)." I would also kill just to hear from Blu Cantrell in general. Come back to us, Blu. For you OGs out there, here's the original "Singing Nun." Jeanine Deckers topped the U.
- 6/7/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
I’d hate to disappoint everyone, but we’re at episode three of American Idol‘s thirteenth season and I’m still enjoying it. Scary. Duck under your desks and pray to St. DioGuardi, because this is an emergency, children.
What can I say? Our three barristers J-Lo, Hatchet Harry, and Comely Keith are a joy! Their shiny beige complexions are captivating! And we haven’t seen too many infuriating contestants, if that’s what we’re calling them at this stage. “Laryngeal larva,” perhaps? ”Pop pupas,” maybe? Maybe not, also. But the best thing about this season so far — and I didn’t realize this until I reflected on Wednesday’s episode of Detroit auditions — is we’ve heard plenty of great song choices. No montage yet of contestants who all picked “Fallin’” or “Because of You” or “My Neck, My Back” or whatever the year’s obvious big ballad is.
What can I say? Our three barristers J-Lo, Hatchet Harry, and Comely Keith are a joy! Their shiny beige complexions are captivating! And we haven’t seen too many infuriating contestants, if that’s what we’re calling them at this stage. “Laryngeal larva,” perhaps? ”Pop pupas,” maybe? Maybe not, also. But the best thing about this season so far — and I didn’t realize this until I reflected on Wednesday’s episode of Detroit auditions — is we’ve heard plenty of great song choices. No montage yet of contestants who all picked “Fallin’” or “Because of You” or “My Neck, My Back” or whatever the year’s obvious big ballad is.
- 1/23/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
Season 5 of The Voice kicked off with an energetic premiere and its first blind auditions on Monday, featuring two returning star coaches and the sparring chemistry of seasons past. Soul man Cee Lo Green was back with Michael Jackson's wardrobe and his trademark quips. Three-time winner Blake Shelton and his show nemesis Adam Levine resumed their snarky sparring. Also back and raring to win was a gam-o-licious Christina Aguilera, who represented with spunky girl-power, throwing off sex appeal and a lot of shapely leg. The contestants brought their A-game, too, and some cute stage bravado. "What's goin' on, handsome?...
- 9/24/2013
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
Season 5 of The Voice kicked off with an energetic premiere and its first blind auditions on Monday, featuring two returning star coaches and the sparring chemistry of seasons past.
Soul man Cee Lo Green was back with Michael Jackson's wardrobe and his trademark quips. Three-time winner Blake Shelton and his show nemesis Adam Levine resumed their snarky sparring. Also back and raring to win was a gam-o-licious Christina Aguilera, who represented with spunky girl-power, throwing off sex appeal and a lot of shapely leg.
The contestants brought their A-game, too, and some cute stage bravado. "What's goin' on, handsome?...
Soul man Cee Lo Green was back with Michael Jackson's wardrobe and his trademark quips. Three-time winner Blake Shelton and his show nemesis Adam Levine resumed their snarky sparring. Also back and raring to win was a gam-o-licious Christina Aguilera, who represented with spunky girl-power, throwing off sex appeal and a lot of shapely leg.
The contestants brought their A-game, too, and some cute stage bravado. "What's goin' on, handsome?...
- 9/24/2013
- by Andrea Billups
- People.com - TV Watch
Ten years is a long time. Need proof? How about the fact that in 2003, people were listening to -- and enjoying -- songs by Lumidee and Wayne Wonder that not only sounded exactly the same, but were also horrible. Fortunately the rest of the year's offerings were more acceptable and lasting. To wit: "Crazy In Love" and "In Da Club" would rank as the best singles released in 2013 -- apologies to Daft Punk, Robin Thicke, Bruno Mars and the rest of this year's artists reaching into the 1970s to find the next great pop hit.
Ahead, the 32 songs you loved in 2003.
1. Beyonce, "Crazy in Love"
2. The Black Eyed Peas, "Where Is The Love?"
3. Fountains of Wayne, "Stacy's Mom"
4. Fall Out Boy, "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy"
5. Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"
6. Simple Plan, "Addicted"
7. Kym Marsh, "Come On Over"
8. S Club 8, "Fool No More"
9. Lil Kim feat.
Ahead, the 32 songs you loved in 2003.
1. Beyonce, "Crazy in Love"
2. The Black Eyed Peas, "Where Is The Love?"
3. Fountains of Wayne, "Stacy's Mom"
4. Fall Out Boy, "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy"
5. Justin Timberlake, "Cry Me a River"
6. Simple Plan, "Addicted"
7. Kym Marsh, "Come On Over"
8. S Club 8, "Fool No More"
9. Lil Kim feat.
- 7/23/2013
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
Oh, friends. How do we cope after a tragedy like the ejection of Judith Hill from this nationally televised, Starbucks-sponsored reality singing competition? Do we engage in self-destructive behavior, like Rebel Without a Cause Adam Levine? Do we fumble inarticulately for meaning like Italian Futurist Usher Raymond? Or do we develop an ironic attitude toward the Sprint Skybox, like Embittered Philosopher Carson Daly? All responses are equally valid.Holly Tucker, “When God-Fearing Women Get The Blues”This was fine, I suppose. They seem to be trying to exploit Holly’s “spunky” side and so they keep giving her songs where a woman goes on some kind of destructive spree after she has been victimized in an unspecified way by a man. They should give her Blu Cantrell’s “Hit 'Em Up Style” next! In that song, a woman really goes ape shit, but in a poignant way. The best parts...
- 6/4/2013
- by Rebecca Harrington
- Vulture
Ten dames stepped up to the mic on Wednesday night. Nine of them sang. One of them exploded.
And was rewarded for it.
And... I'm fine with it? Let this be a lesson to everyone: If you are a fine singer who gets an opportunity to wow the nation on American Idol, but you choose the lite-fm nonchalance of Alicia Keys' "No One," maybe you deserve to finish between 20th and 40th place. Maybe I think that's justified, Cristabel Clacky. And maybe if you're a howling claymation clown sorceress named Zoanette Johnson who sets the bar for unthinkable camp monstrosities with a performance of (wait for it) "The Circle of Life," maybe you really do earn your place in the Top 20 -- even if you can't sing, control yourself, or really do anything except blubber and wail like a watercolor-drenched Pagliacci. Maybe.
Actually, I'm not sure. Zoanette Johnson was...
And was rewarded for it.
And... I'm fine with it? Let this be a lesson to everyone: If you are a fine singer who gets an opportunity to wow the nation on American Idol, but you choose the lite-fm nonchalance of Alicia Keys' "No One," maybe you deserve to finish between 20th and 40th place. Maybe I think that's justified, Cristabel Clacky. And maybe if you're a howling claymation clown sorceress named Zoanette Johnson who sets the bar for unthinkable camp monstrosities with a performance of (wait for it) "The Circle of Life," maybe you really do earn your place in the Top 20 -- even if you can't sing, control yourself, or really do anything except blubber and wail like a watercolor-drenched Pagliacci. Maybe.
Actually, I'm not sure. Zoanette Johnson was...
- 2/28/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
To be honest, I almost forgot that we're supposed to be in a "girls' season" of American Idol. The boys sorta stepped up last week, and I got all the Anthony Perkins/Evan Lysacek realness I needed from Paul Jolley (who will so, so be eliminated if he keeps playing this "country ballads only" game like it's season four or something). But hey, look: These girls almost All awesome! We've got some countrified mademoiselles, a couple of grudge-bearing belters, a discolored weirdo named Kezban, and one total disaster named Zoanette who keeps Muppet-belching her way to the Top 20. Riveting stuff.
Here's the supercut of last night's "Girls' Hollywood week" highlights. Let's inspect it minute by minute and talk about all the ferocious femmes we're torqued about -- and also the disasters that no one seems to acknowledge.
1:02: Ok, there's the first shot of bony quirk demon Kezban in...
Here's the supercut of last night's "Girls' Hollywood week" highlights. Let's inspect it minute by minute and talk about all the ferocious femmes we're torqued about -- and also the disasters that no one seems to acknowledge.
1:02: Ok, there's the first shot of bony quirk demon Kezban in...
- 2/14/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Imagine the Supremes, the Go-Gos, TLC and Destiny's Child. Now imagine them in the Hunger Games arena. Yes, it was the dreaded group round on Wednesday's American Idol. The remaining 76 female contestants were shoehorned into 19 awkward quartets, each of which seemed to consist of three normal girls and one who acted crazier than Kathy Bates in Misery. Hide your hammers! Before all that drama, nearly 200 contestants were put through a brutal round of cuts. The show lost Megan Miller, the Miss Baton Rouge who auditioned on crutches, when she was cut after a solid but unspectacular performance. But perhaps the...
- 2/14/2013
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Imagine the Supremes, the Go-Gos, TLC and Destiny's Child. Now imagine them in the Hunger Games arena.
Yes, it was the dreaded group round on Wednesday's American Idol. The remaining 76 female contestants were shoehorned into 19 awkward quartets, each of which seemed to consist of three normal girls and one who acted crazier than Kathy Bates in Misery. Hide your hammers!
Before all that drama, nearly 200 contestants were put through a brutal round of cuts. The show lost Megan Miller, the Miss Baton Rouge who auditioned on crutches, when she was cut after a solid but unspectacular performance. But perhaps the...
Yes, it was the dreaded group round on Wednesday's American Idol. The remaining 76 female contestants were shoehorned into 19 awkward quartets, each of which seemed to consist of three normal girls and one who acted crazier than Kathy Bates in Misery. Hide your hammers!
Before all that drama, nearly 200 contestants were put through a brutal round of cuts. The show lost Megan Miller, the Miss Baton Rouge who auditioned on crutches, when she was cut after a solid but unspectacular performance. But perhaps the...
- 2/14/2013
- by Steve Helling
- People.com - TV Watch
Hollywood week continues and this time it was up to the girls to impress the judges, while group rounds separated the wheat from the chaff.
There is nothing quite like listening to the dulcet tones of Ryan Seacrest on a Wednesday evening, and his narration of the Feb. 13 episode of American Idol was more lovely than some of the singing. The girls battled it out for those all important places, while group rounds brought out the worst in everyone, and there was more bitchiness in this one episode than in the entire film of Mean Girls! Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson were back to make more tough decisions, and typically, they couldn’t agree on anything!
Hollywood Week: The Girls Sing
The girls’ individual rounds were rather uneventful, with veteran contestant Candice Glover being the only girl to really wow the judges.
“That’s the girl I’ve been waiting for!
There is nothing quite like listening to the dulcet tones of Ryan Seacrest on a Wednesday evening, and his narration of the Feb. 13 episode of American Idol was more lovely than some of the singing. The girls battled it out for those all important places, while group rounds brought out the worst in everyone, and there was more bitchiness in this one episode than in the entire film of Mean Girls! Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson were back to make more tough decisions, and typically, they couldn’t agree on anything!
Hollywood Week: The Girls Sing
The girls’ individual rounds were rather uneventful, with veteran contestant Candice Glover being the only girl to really wow the judges.
“That’s the girl I’ve been waiting for!
- 2/14/2013
- by Andy Swift
- HollywoodLife
American Idol wants a female winner worse than Simon Cowell wants you to believe in the steroid-induced relevance of The X Factor: USA. It wants a female winner more desperately than Randy Jackson needs to repeat his fifth-grade vocabulary lessons. It wants a Kelly Clarkson-Fantasia Barrino-Carrie Underwood-Jordin Sparks “I Believe This Is My Moment in Heaven” moment with the burning intensity of Jennifer Lopez’s jealousy listening to the dulcet tones of Haley Reinhart. (File that last memory under: #YouAndI #NeverForget.)
Ryan Seacrest wasn’t bashful about pushing this agenda, either. “It’s...
Ryan Seacrest wasn’t bashful about pushing this agenda, either. “It’s...
- 2/14/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Just Dance 4, the latest entry in Ubisoft’s best-selling dance game series, is currently scheduled for an October 9 release on the Wii, Kinect, and PlayStation Move, with a release on the Wii U shortly afterwards.
As the release date approaches, the publisher has announced the entire list of songs players can expect to dance to. They include the following:
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” Las Ketchup – “Asereje (The Ketchup Song)” Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj – “Beauty and a Beat” Panjabi Mc – “Beware Of The Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)” Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe” Boys Town Gang – “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” Emma– “Cercavo Amore” Anja – “Crazy Little Thing” Army of Lovers – “Crucified” Rihanna – “Disturbia” Dancing Bros. – “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love” Flo Rida – “Good Feeling” Blu Cantrell – “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” A.K.A – “Hot For Me” The...
As the release date approaches, the publisher has announced the entire list of songs players can expect to dance to. They include the following:
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” Las Ketchup – “Asereje (The Ketchup Song)” Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj – “Beauty and a Beat” Panjabi Mc – “Beware Of The Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)” Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe” Boys Town Gang – “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” Emma– “Cercavo Amore” Anja – “Crazy Little Thing” Army of Lovers – “Crucified” Rihanna – “Disturbia” Dancing Bros. – “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love” Flo Rida – “Good Feeling” Blu Cantrell – “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” A.K.A – “Hot For Me” The...
- 8/17/2012
- by John Fleury
- We Got This Covered
She might have gotten a somewhat serious edit during her American Idol run, but in a lot of ways, Shannon Magrane is a typically goofy 16-year-old girl.
Season 11′s eleventh-place finisher dropped by Idology HQ to discuss her love of classic soul music, her choice of an obscure Kathy Troccoli ballad for the semifinal rounds, and the horror she felt when she forgot the lyrics to Blu Cantrell’s “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” during her group performance during Hollywood Week. Plus, Shannon talks about her Flo Rida connection, her decision to scale Mt. Mariah, and Jennifer Lopez’s use of “Sweet Baby.
Season 11′s eleventh-place finisher dropped by Idology HQ to discuss her love of classic soul music, her choice of an obscure Kathy Troccoli ballad for the semifinal rounds, and the horror she felt when she forgot the lyrics to Blu Cantrell’s “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” during her group performance during Hollywood Week. Plus, Shannon talks about her Flo Rida connection, her decision to scale Mt. Mariah, and Jennifer Lopez’s use of “Sweet Baby.
- 3/21/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
There’s talent and then there’s wasting an hour of a two hour broadcast watching that talent faint, forget the lyrics, hit flat notes, and all around fail at reeling in the judges one more time. What could have been nicely packaged in a one hour broadcast stretched out to an hour of focusing on every single competitor hit by the sickness plague and then some before getting to the real goods. It did not help that the first group of the night was a complete mess. Calling themselves something like, Betty & the Boots, only two of the five young ladies in the group managed to continue on in the competition. Unfortunately, this team could not put aside their clashing personalities for the sake of the group or get enough sleep for the sake of their own safety to put on a show stopping performance. We all wanted it...
- 2/16/2012
- by Melody Simpson
- BuzzFocus.com
When Beyonce gave birth on Saturday night the Internet exploded with joy as fans welcomed Blue Ivy Carter to the world.
With parents named Beyonce and Jay-z (nee Shawn Carter), we knew we could expect something different when the couple named their baby.
Blue Ivy is a fairly unique name, but Bey and Jay's baby joins the ranks of other celebs' kids like Alicia Silverstone's Bear Blue, U2 guitarist The Edge's daughter Blue Angel and Cher's son Elijah Blue, who have the hue for a moniker.
We all know celebrities love to push the envelop when it comes to baby names -- Pilot Inspektor, Audio Science, Moxie Crimefighter for example -- but we can't help wonder why the new parents picked Blue Ivy for their bundle of joy.
Of course there are some theories. Us Weekly reports that fans of Jay-z say the rapper has made it clear that...
With parents named Beyonce and Jay-z (nee Shawn Carter), we knew we could expect something different when the couple named their baby.
Blue Ivy is a fairly unique name, but Bey and Jay's baby joins the ranks of other celebs' kids like Alicia Silverstone's Bear Blue, U2 guitarist The Edge's daughter Blue Angel and Cher's son Elijah Blue, who have the hue for a moniker.
We all know celebrities love to push the envelop when it comes to baby names -- Pilot Inspektor, Audio Science, Moxie Crimefighter for example -- but we can't help wonder why the new parents picked Blue Ivy for their bundle of joy.
Of course there are some theories. Us Weekly reports that fans of Jay-z say the rapper has made it clear that...
- 1/9/2012
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
I don’t totally know what this is, to be completely honest with you. If I give it my best guess, it’s some sort of comedic video art piece in which some brilliant mind(s?) impersonate a handful of very famous, very powerful Black female luminaries in the arts and entertainment speaking on Patti Labelle’s receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Bet Awards. In case you’re not convinced, let’s do a roll call: Oprah, Nicki, Lil Kim, Rihanna, Mariah, Fantasia, Aretha, Whitney, Janet, Tyra, Diana, Beyonce, Tina, Chaka, and Maya Angelou (and Christina!!!) (Omg And Blu Cantrell!!!) This is gold (as is the accompanying fake Patti Labelle Twitter), especially for my fellow gay Jews who secretly grew up wishing Miss Patti was their Bubbe, but they would never tell their grandma because she would have probably died from heartache. Videos Nsfw, but who caaaares?...
- 8/11/2011
- by Eliot Glazer
- BestWeekEver
The first two weeks of American Idol‘s season 10 finals have passed without a single male contestant landing in the bottom three. And while some pundits have predicted we could see four or even five women sent packing before a single guy gets ousted, I think that’s total folly. Idol is a fickle and finicky mistress, subject to change its moods as often as J.Lo changes her hairstyles.
And that’s why on this week’s installment of Idoloonies, my panel of reader cohosts and I discuss which season 10 male contestant is likeliest to go home first, and...
And that’s why on this week’s installment of Idoloonies, my panel of reader cohosts and I discuss which season 10 male contestant is likeliest to go home first, and...
- 3/22/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
In case you had any worries, Ryan Seacrest’s sadistic streak is not only alive and well, but “wonderfully” reinvigorated after a 10-month hibernation period. On Thursday night’s American Idol Top 13 results show telecast, our host played Road Runner to MySpace Contestant Karen Rodriguez’s Wile E. Coyote, lulling her into a false sense of security just to dangle her back out over the precipice of possible elimination. “You are all safe!” he gleefully announced to Karen and fellow contestants Jacob Lusk and Stefano Langone at the midway point of the show, before taking a deep breath and adding...
- 3/11/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
There’s an evil science behind the annual rite of passage known as the “group-performance round” of Hollywood Week on American Idol: Take a hundred or more emotionally fragile, sleep-deprived singers, force them to splinter off into small groups to learn sometimes unfamiliar songs under intense deadline pressure, and watch as fascinatingly awful things begin to happen.
That was certainly the case tonight.
The once charming Jordan Dorsey hallucinated that he was auditioning for the role of Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. Cherubic 15-year-old Jacee Badeaux (pictured, bottom left) found himself getting the Idol equivalent of an atomic wedgie.
That was certainly the case tonight.
The once charming Jordan Dorsey hallucinated that he was auditioning for the role of Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. Cherubic 15-year-old Jacee Badeaux (pictured, bottom left) found himself getting the Idol equivalent of an atomic wedgie.
- 2/17/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Early favorites Jacee Badeaux, Brett Loewenstern, Lauren Alaina survive, while other hopefuls went down in flames.
By Gil Kaufman
Steven Tyler, Jenniger Lopez and Randy Jackson at "American Idol" Hollywood Week
Photo: Michael Becker / Fox
Group night on "American Idol" is notoriously brutal. It's full of attitude, fighting, ragged nerves and exhaustion. And that's just from the audience at home watching the ridiculous diva behavior onscreen.
But after pulling an all-nighter, a number of this year's picks to click, including teens Jacee Badeaux and Lauren Alaina, as well Chris Medina, James Durbin, Brett Loewenstern and Chelsee Oaks, survived to sing another day, while some early favorites went down in flames, unable to handle the pressure.
On Wednesday night's (February 16) show, producers figured they'd up the ante this year on the contestants by telling them, after they'd already formed their groups, that they must be comprised of a mix of singers...
By Gil Kaufman
Steven Tyler, Jenniger Lopez and Randy Jackson at "American Idol" Hollywood Week
Photo: Michael Becker / Fox
Group night on "American Idol" is notoriously brutal. It's full of attitude, fighting, ragged nerves and exhaustion. And that's just from the audience at home watching the ridiculous diva behavior onscreen.
But after pulling an all-nighter, a number of this year's picks to click, including teens Jacee Badeaux and Lauren Alaina, as well Chris Medina, James Durbin, Brett Loewenstern and Chelsee Oaks, survived to sing another day, while some early favorites went down in flames, unable to handle the pressure.
On Wednesday night's (February 16) show, producers figured they'd up the ante this year on the contestants by telling them, after they'd already formed their groups, that they must be comprised of a mix of singers...
- 2/16/2011
- MTV Music News
Early favorites Jacee Badeaux, Brett Loewenstern, Lauren Alaina survive, while other hopefuls went down in flames.
By Gil Kaufman
Steven Tyler, Jenniger Lopez and Randy Jackson at "American Idol" Hollywood Week
Photo: Michael Becker / Fox
Group night on "American Idol" is notoriously brutal. It's full of attitude, fighting, ragged nerves and exhaustion. And that's just from the audience at home watching the ridiculous diva behavior onscreen.
But after pulling an all-nighter, a number of this year's picks to click, including teens Jacee Badeaux and Lauren Alaina, as well Chris Medina, James Durbin, Brett Loewenstern and Chelsee Oaks, survived to sing another day, while some early favorites went down in flames, unable to handle the pressure.
On Wednesday night's (February 16) show, producers figured they'd up the ante this year on the contestants by telling them, after they'd already formed their groups, that they must be comprised of a mix of singers...
By Gil Kaufman
Steven Tyler, Jenniger Lopez and Randy Jackson at "American Idol" Hollywood Week
Photo: Michael Becker / Fox
Group night on "American Idol" is notoriously brutal. It's full of attitude, fighting, ragged nerves and exhaustion. And that's just from the audience at home watching the ridiculous diva behavior onscreen.
But after pulling an all-nighter, a number of this year's picks to click, including teens Jacee Badeaux and Lauren Alaina, as well Chris Medina, James Durbin, Brett Loewenstern and Chelsee Oaks, survived to sing another day, while some early favorites went down in flames, unable to handle the pressure.
On Wednesday night's (February 16) show, producers figured they'd up the ante this year on the contestants by telling them, after they'd already formed their groups, that they must be comprised of a mix of singers...
- 2/16/2011
- MTV Music News
Ahhhhhh! My little grassroots and peaceful assemblers! Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has officially resigned. Is every problem in Egypt magically solved? No. But my love spackle runneth over for an example of political change not instigated by extreme violence or U.S. involvement. The link I'm attaching is currently streaming video of jubilant Egyptian citizens who have flooded "Liberation Square," but I can't guarantee that will still be the case by the time you click on it. Either way. . .Enthusiastic Noises! (Al Jazeera)
We also, today, celebrate the end of Library Lovers Week with a book-themed Pajiba Love. That's right my darling dog-ears and foxed pages, I've got loads of luscious literary links for you (and some non, for variety). We'll commence with this retrospective of "Alice in Wonderland" cover designs. I know you Tenniel acolytes will lynch me for saying so, but the most recent one looks very frabjous indeed.
We also, today, celebrate the end of Library Lovers Week with a book-themed Pajiba Love. That's right my darling dog-ears and foxed pages, I've got loads of luscious literary links for you (and some non, for variety). We'll commence with this retrospective of "Alice in Wonderland" cover designs. I know you Tenniel acolytes will lynch me for saying so, but the most recent one looks very frabjous indeed.
- 2/11/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
All this week, MTV News will be going through the nominees for this year's official summer jam. You'll be able to vote all week on the official 2010 summer song poll for one of our five nominees, which include Usher's "Omg," Katy Perry's "California Gurls," B.o.B's "Airplanes," 3Oh!3's "First Kiss" and Lady Gaga's "Alejandro." You can also endorse your own pick for the official 2010 summer song on our poll.
In addition to the new songs, we're going to take a look back at some classic summer songs from the past 10 years. Today's flashback takes us to 2004 and 2005, when American somehow thought John Kerry could be President and everyone got angry at the end of the "Star Wars" prequels.
2004: For one reason or another, 2004 is kind of tricky. Rightfully so, the country was distracted by the extremely contentious election that played out over the summer,...
In addition to the new songs, we're going to take a look back at some classic summer songs from the past 10 years. Today's flashback takes us to 2004 and 2005, when American somehow thought John Kerry could be President and everyone got angry at the end of the "Star Wars" prequels.
2004: For one reason or another, 2004 is kind of tricky. Rightfully so, the country was distracted by the extremely contentious election that played out over the summer,...
- 5/26/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
All this week, MTV News will be going through the nominees for this year's official summer jam. You'll be able to vote all week on the official 2010 summer song poll for one of our five nominees, which include Usher's "Omg," Katy Perry's "California Gurls," B.o.B's "Airplanes," 3Oh!3's "First Kiss" and Lady Gaga's "Alejandro." You can also endorse your own pick for the official 2010 summer song on our poll.
In addition to the new songs, we're going to take a look back at some classic summer songs from the past 10 years. Today's flashback takes us to 2002 and 2003, when Justin Timberlake started his solo career, a seven-year-old Nick Jonas appeared in "Beauty and the Beast" on Broadway and that crazy heat wave killed 70,000 people in Europe. And one correction to yesterday's entry: Though Blu Cantrell definitely had the song of summer 2001, Crazy Town's "Butterfly" should have come in a close second.
In addition to the new songs, we're going to take a look back at some classic summer songs from the past 10 years. Today's flashback takes us to 2002 and 2003, when Justin Timberlake started his solo career, a seven-year-old Nick Jonas appeared in "Beauty and the Beast" on Broadway and that crazy heat wave killed 70,000 people in Europe. And one correction to yesterday's entry: Though Blu Cantrell definitely had the song of summer 2001, Crazy Town's "Butterfly" should have come in a close second.
- 5/25/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
All this week, MTV News will be going through the nominees for this year's official summer jam. You'll be able to vote all week on the official 2010 summer song poll for one of our five nominees, which include Usher's "Omg," Katy Perry's "California Gurls," B.o.B's "Airplanes," 3Oh!3's "First Kiss" and Lady Gaga's "Alejandro." You can also endorse your own pick for the official 2010 summer song (Drake's "Find Your Love" and Taio Cruz's "Dirty Picture" have already received endorsements from intrepid readers).
In addition to the new songs, we're going to take a look back at some classic summer songs from the past 10 years. Today's flashback takes us to 2000 and 2001, when "Mission Impossible III" and the original "Shrek" ruled the multiplexes, Al Gore actually thought he could become President of the United States and Cal Ripken, Jr. ended his storied baseball career.
2000: Even though...
In addition to the new songs, we're going to take a look back at some classic summer songs from the past 10 years. Today's flashback takes us to 2000 and 2001, when "Mission Impossible III" and the original "Shrek" ruled the multiplexes, Al Gore actually thought he could become President of the United States and Cal Ripken, Jr. ended his storied baseball career.
2000: Even though...
- 5/24/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
One of the more interesting Internet memes of the past few weeks stems from Tiger Woods' public apology last Friday, which saw him spend 13 minutes confessing his sins and asking for mercy for his personal transgressions. As MTV News reported earlier today, there are a handful of people who have taken audio from Woods' apology and mashed it up with a handful of pop songs. So far, we've heard Woods melded with songs from Robin Thicke (excellent), Ke$ha (pretty good), OneRepublic (reasonable) and Black Eyed Peas (not so great).
But even that last one is still pretty amazing, which is why this trend should definitely continue. Here are a handful of songs we'd like to see get the Woods apology treatment.
Shaggy, "It Wasn't Me"
Shaggy's philosophy is remarkably flippant (and also somewhat unreasonable). "Your girl caught you? Just say it wasn't you! Problem solved!" The juxtaposition is too good to turn down.
But even that last one is still pretty amazing, which is why this trend should definitely continue. Here are a handful of songs we'd like to see get the Woods apology treatment.
Shaggy, "It Wasn't Me"
Shaggy's philosophy is remarkably flippant (and also somewhat unreasonable). "Your girl caught you? Just say it wasn't you! Problem solved!" The juxtaposition is too good to turn down.
- 2/25/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Rachel Hunter and Jackass regular Jason 'Wee Man' Acuna have signed on to star in a new big top reality show.
The two celebrities will join former Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight and singer Blu Cantrell, among others, for new stunt show Celebrity Circus.
On the U.S. show, the stars will be taught to perform circus tricks. Joey Fatone will host the summer series.
The two celebrities will join former Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight and singer Blu Cantrell, among others, for new stunt show Celebrity Circus.
On the U.S. show, the stars will be taught to perform circus tricks. Joey Fatone will host the summer series.
- 4/23/2008
- WENN
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