Kelly Clarkson kicks off the holiday season into high gear with an early Christmas gift, Wrapped in Red. This is Kelly's first Christmas album, and it is a fine collection of festive tunes! Wrapped in Red offers a mix of traditional carols, modern classics, and original songs written by Kelly herself. Diversity is reflective of …
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This week, Glee said farewell to Finn Hudson (played by the late Cory Monteith) in "The Quarterback". In this tearful tribute, the past and current members of the New Directions Glee Club came together for a special memorial in honour and remembrance of their dearly departed friend, and they expressed their immense feelings the best …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOFJ1xoEVkI Allison Iraheta has arrived (again), and this time around, she's the lead singer of a band, Halo Circus! After her run on American Idol Season 8 as the resident teen rocker and a year as a pop artist under the now defunct Jive Records, Allison took a break from the music scene. Back in …
In 1964, The Beatles' first live television performance in the US on The Ed Sullivan Show sparked the explosion of Beatlemania, which had a monumental influence on how we listen to and interact with music. In our pop culture today, Glee uses songs to tell their stories of friendship, heartache, and what it's like to …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chsiw9XEmqg Elise Testone from American Idol Season 11's talented Top 10, has just released her first single. "I Will Not Break" is an emotional ballad about gathering up the inner strength to let go of someone you loved, even though it feels like your heart is under attack. She tries to remain steadfast, vowing that "I …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA5K-Of3mzE American Idol's Janelle Arthur made her Grand Ole Opry debut on June 19th. Season 12's southern belle, who covered many country artists on the show (such as Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, and Idol judge, Keith Urban), opened her center stage moment with a stunning rendition of Hank Williams', "I'm So Lonesome I Could …
"Sun Up Sun Down" was written and recorded by Brooke White for the Hallmark Channel television-movie, Banner 4th of July. Featuring guest vocals by co-star Christian Campbell, the folksy-Americana tune is reminiscent of last year's smash hit, "Home" by Phillip Phillips, in how it echoes words of encouragement - this time with an added message …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQWFTUjyxZs Since his standout stint on the American Idol Live! Tour last summer, Season 11's DeAndre Brackensick signed with the independent label, Truth Records, and now, has just released his first single! In the music video for "Her Crazy", the unique-voiced DeAndre sings about his infatuation with a girl who is unpredictable and risque as he wanders …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL2VBU604Jw "A declaration of love along a trail of cross-country chaos" is the best way I can describe Gavin DeGraw's "Best I Ever Had". With his new single, the soulful singer-songwriter experiments with an evolved style - comprising of the Americana-folk sound that has become popular in current music and free-spirited lyrics speaking of drones, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYj3MrGfekU Ask any Country musician what their ultimate goal is, and they'll say that the grandest achievement out there is to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. On June 4th, American Idol Season 12 runner-up Kree Harrison saw her lifelong dream come true when she made her debut on the show that made Country music famous. Keith …
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