American Idol News, Gossip and Video Clips
Last week, Team Christina Aguilera and Team Blake Shelton were finally put at the mercy of the at-home viewership , and Monday night (Apr. 9) 12 more singers from teams Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine took the stage. And what a stage it was, filled with tricks and flash and elaborate costuming.
Recently, UK songstress Birdy jetted over to the US and hit up Los Angeles to perform at an intimate showcase, where, among other songs, the 15-year-old offered up her heartfelt ballad “Without A Word”. Clad in a black jacket — and clearly wearing her heart on her sleeve — Birdy sat at her piano and belted out the song, which appears on her just-released self-titled debut LP . Head below to watch an exclusive video of the live performance.
Recently, UK songstress Birdy hit up Chateau Marmont’s famed Bar Marmont on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles for an intimate showcase, where, among other songs, the 15-year-old performed her heartfelt ballad “Without A Word”. Clad in a black jacket — and clearly wearing her heart on her sleeve — Birdy sat at her piano and belted out the song, which appears on her just-released self-titled debut LP . Head below to watch an exclusive video of the live performance. Though Birdy’s album contains covers of songs by bands ranging from The xx, Bon Iver, The Postal Service and Phoenix, “Without A Word” was penned by the singer (whose real name is Jasmine van den Bogaerde) herself.
Andrew Dawson is a name that might not ring a bell at the moment, but that’s about to change. The classically trained pianist from Minnesota quietly won three Grammys through his work as a mix engineer on Kanye West’s albums The College Dropout , Graduation and, most recently, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy . Now he’s made the transition to full-fledged producer, and set up his SoundEQ studio in Hollywood.
Madonna’s MDNA became the eighth album of her career to top the chart this week , which prompted her crew to throw the “Girl Gone Wild” singer a surprise party during rehearsals for her upcoming tour . In a video that was shot during the celebration, Madge fronted like she didn’t know her album was #1 (yeah, right ) and asked, “Does this mean we get the day off?” Then came the ultimate display of gratitude: she cut a piece of cake for manager Guy Oseary, and tossed it in his face. “That’s for making me work so heard, motherfucker,” said the thankful pop queen. Just another happy day on the job.
Last night on American Idol the Top 8 sang the ’80s. But instead of using Tang and Ocean Pacific for inspiration, the contestants got to train with Gwen Stefani and No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal. And as they have all year, the singers stepped up to the challenge, giving us some of the best performances of the season. Read on to see which contestants will now and forever love the ’80s
On Monday night (Apr. 2), the 12 contestants that made up Teams Blake and Christina took the stage to sing for America’s votes in the first of The Voice ’s live episodes this season. And last night each team bid farewell to two as the results of the first round of voting were revealed. But before we get to that, Travie McCoy and his Gym Class Heroes performed “Ass Back Home,” joined by seductress Neon Hitch, fresh off her SXSW gigs .
Kelly Clarkson’s tour in support of album Stronger is winding down, but while on stage at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre last night, the vocal powerhouse ensured that she’ll definitely be going out with a bang. Kelly sat on a stool and busted out, of all things, a soulful rendition of Britney Spears’ 2011 summer jam “Till The World Ends” . “I know you know this song,” Clarkson said on stage.
Garbage have revealed the video for their single “Blood For Poppies” , off their first album in way too many years, Not Your Kind Of People . The alt-rock band’s clip is filmed in Los Angeles in grainy black-and-white, and is inspired by old silent films — particularly Luis Buñuel’s surrealist classic Un Chien Andelou , which featured a cow’s eye being slit open . (Shirley Manson is the one under the knife in here.) Watch below.
Something ominous is going on in Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” video. The first preview showed us Bieber earning a bunch of virtual high-fives as he gets groped by a bunch of female hands, but things are quickly falling out of the pop star’s favor. In the latest preview, we see Justin possibly drowning in a pool of water, then immediately see him standing before a tire swing lit on fire.
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Sophia Brown, a contestant on the tenth series of Big Brother in 2009, has tragically passed away aged 29, it has been confirmed. A spokesperson for her family told the Press Association that she died …
Britain's Got Talent winner Ashleigh Butler is using some of the winnings on extra security for her dog Pudsey.
THE former Spice Girl agrees to join the judges at filming of the first auditions in Liverpool
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