The X Factor: Top 8 Results

It’s Thursday night and that means results for the remaining singers on “The X Factor” and with only a few weeks until the end of the season, the spots are getting tough. This week’s double elimination brought a bit of a surprise considering some of the comments made by the judges on performance night.

The first elimination came right away when host Mario Lopez revealed the singer with the lowest votes and the first act going home was

The X Factor: Top 8 Results

Top 8 Results on "The Voice"

It’s results night on “The Voice” and host Carson Daly announced that once again the fans shattered voting records. While all of the singers charted on iTunes; Terry hit the number one spot on the Rock chart, Melanie hit number one on the Alternative chart, and three of the singers hit the top 10 of the iTunes songs chart.

Amanda Brown and Trevin Hunte joined forces to perform a duet of the Lady Gagasong “Marry the Night”.

The first singer safe for the week and moving on to the top six is team Blake’s 

Top 8 Results on "The Voice"

The X Factor: Surprising Top 10 Results

t’s results night on “The X Factor” and it’s a surprise double elimination this week.

The show opens with a performance by the top 10 the choir from the Bancroft Middle School. “The X Factor” teamed up with Best Buy to give the music students of Bancroft a surprise by giving them a newly designed music room with state of the art equipment.

It’s another double elimination and the first singer is eliminated right away. The first singer eliminated was from Britney’s teens –

The X Factor: Surprising Top 10 Results

Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees

While the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honours the musicians, the Grammy Hall of Fame honurs the music itself. The Recording Academy – which runs the Grammy Awards and the Grammy Museum – chooses music at least 25 years old and has either “qualitative or historical significance” – of cultural or historical significance.

This year the Recording Academy chose 27 songs and albums for induction as it celebrates 40 years of the Grammy Hall of Fame. T

Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees

The Voice: Top 10 Results

Within hours of the top 10 singers performing on “THe Voice” all of the singers charted on iTunes with two of the singers in the top 10 – Melanie Martinez was at number eight; but Cassadee Pope took the number one spot dethroning South Korean Psy with his mega hit “Gangnam Style”.

Christina and her team – Sylvia Yacoub and Dez Duron – performed “Let There Be Love” from Christina’s new album “Lotus”.

In the first results team Cee Lo’s

The Voice: Top 10 Results

Riviera Maya Jazz Fest Celebrates 10 Years

While Norte Americanos – Americans – are feasting on turkey, shopping, and watching football; jazz music fans will be soaking up the surf, the moon, and the music as the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival celebrates 10 years of making music on the beach.

The Jazz Festival is held in Playa del Carmen, Mexico – located on the eastern shores of the Mexican coast along the Gulf of Mexico west of the island of Cozumel and south of Cancun. The three days of free jazz music are held on the Mamita Beach under the stars November 22 through 24.

Riviera Maya Jazz Fest Celebrates 10 Years

2012 Latin Grammy Award Winners

On November 15 the Latin Recording Academy presented the thirteenth annual Latin Grammy Awards at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The event was hosted by Lucero and Cristian de la Fuente.

The party started with a performance from Pitbull of “Don’t Stop the Party”. Pedro Fernandez, Pablo Alboran, Joan Sebastian, 3Ball MTY, America Sierra, El Bebeto, DJ Juan Magan, Alejandro Sanz, Michel Telo, the Blue Man Group, Jesse & Joy, Juan Luis Guerra, Shaila Durcal, Kivas De Cindy Shea, David Bisbal, Victor Manuelle, Gerardo Ortiz, Caetano Veloso – Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, Sandoval, Lila Downs, Toto La Momposina, Celso Pina, Prince Royce, and Sky Blu of LMFAO kept the party going with their performances; while Latin legend and Juanesgave a joint history making performance.

2012 Latin Grammy Award Winners

Surprising Results on "The X Factor"

After performing songs by musical divas on performance night, the 12 acts on “The X Factor” face a double elimination…and the first one comes right away in somewhat of a surprise to fans who watched the show on Wednesday night.

The show will again reveal the voter rankings of the artists at the end of the show. Last week country singer Tate Stevens took the top spot; did he maintain his spot at the top???

The act with the lowest number of votes and the first to be eliminated was one of Simon’s groups…

Surprising Results on "The X Factor"

Soundgarden Back with New Music and Tour

Two time Grammy Award winning multi platinum selling hard rockers Soundgardenhave just released a new animal – “King Animal” - are launching a North American tour to promote the album beginning January in the nation’s capitol.

Alternative rockers Soundgarden formed in Seattle, Washington in the late eighties and early nineties as a part of what became known as “Grunge” music. The boys broke up in 1997 but reunited over a decade later in 2010.

Soundgarden Back with New Music and Tour

Diva's Take Over on "The X Factor"

It’s Diva week on “The X Factor” when the 12 acts take on the songs from some of the biggest divas in the music business.

Last week in reality show history, “The X Factor” revealed the rankings of each act; this week the acts are looking to improve on many of those ratings as they channel their inner diva and avoid the double elimination on results night.

Again having “technical difficulties” – music tracks and backup singers drowning out the singers – “The X Factor” warbled through the night as the judges discussed the performances.

Diva's Take Over on "The X Factor"

2012 MTV Europe Award Winners

On November 11 pop stars from around the world gathered in Frankfurt, Germany for the 2012 edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards. Super model Heidi Klum hosted the circus themed event at the Festhalle. The fan voted awards garnered 184 million votes this year.

When PSY performed his mega hit “Gangnam Style” he became the first South Korean to perform at the Europe Music Awards.

2012 MTV Europe Award Winners

The Voice: Top 12 Results

After all 12 of the finalists performed last night in a live performance it was the fans turn to have their say in who would remain and who would go home. By the end of the night the top 12 would become the top 10.

The results and performance night began with coach Christina Aguilera and coach Cee Lo Green performing Christina’s new single “Make the World Move”.

Before host Carson Daly revealed any results,

The Voice: Top 12 Results

The Voice: Top 12 Perform

The live performances for fan votes have finally arrived on “The Voice”. From this point on only the fan votes will count as two singers are eliminated each week. Each week the singers with the lowest amount of votes will be eliminated no matter what team they are on.

First up was team Blake’s Michaela Paige with “Blow Me One Last Kiss”. Christina said Michaela is one of her favourite singers, was fun to watch and had a voice that was bright and bold but not fluffy. Cee Lo agreed with Christina; adding

The Voice: Top 12 Perform

The Darkness to Descend Upon the World

British rock sensation The Darkness – Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain, and Ed Graham – took Great Britain by storm as the calendar turned over to a new century. It wasn’t too long after that, that the boys made the rest of the world sit up and take notice of the English quartet with outlandish attire and eye piercing stage show.

After some time apart, the foursome reunited in 2011 to pick up where they left off and earlier this year they released their latest album “Hot Cakes”.

The Darkness to Descend Upon the World

Frankie Moreno: A Must See in Las Vegas

Celine Dion may have won the award for the Best All Around Performer in Las Vegas in 2011, but even she can’t claim to be listed as a must see in the local tour guide – Lonely Planet Travel Guide; that honour goes to musical prodigy and virtuoso Frankie Moreno. Moreno was also named Best Las Vegas Strip Headliner for 2011.

He started out as a child, much like classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Coming from a musical family, Moreno began picking out the music he heard from his Dad’s band and record player when he was but three years old. Playing for hours at a time, young Frankie could play anything he heard and at age seven

Frankie Moreno: A Must See in Las Vegas

"The X Factor": Top 13 Results

It’s the first fan votes results show on “The X Factor”. But then there was a twist…for the first time ever on any reality competition show, “The X Factor” revealed the order of the fan votes.

Before any results were revealed, the British boy band One Direction performed “Live While We’re Young”. One Direction came from the UK version of “The X Factor”. Five solo artists were formed into a group. Since their appearance on “The X Factor” the boys have topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

"The X Factor": Top 13 Results

"The Voice": Top 12 Revealed

It’s the first fan voted results on “The Voice” when the top 20 become the top 12. The fan votes will determine two members from each team and the coaches themselves will have to choose one from the remaining three singers.

Before any results were revealed team Adam and team Blake took the stage to perform the Kelly Clarkson hit “Stronger”.

First up for results were the members of team Adam – Amanda, Bryan, Melanie, Joselyn, and Lauren. Host Carson Daly revealed

"The Voice": Top 12 Revealed

The X Factor: Movie Songs

The X Factor: Movie Songs

The Voice: Playoff Round Continues

On night two of a three night event, “The Voice” continued with the playoff round and performances from team Cee Lo and team Christina. Host Carson Daly reveled that after Monday night’s performances all 10 of the singers charted on iTunes.

The night’s singing started off with a group performance of “Sing” from team Cee Lo and team Christina.

First up was Adriana Louise from team Christina with the Katy Perry song “Firework”. Cee Lo called it a wonderful perforance and worthy competition. Adam said Adriana was great and did an incredible job. Blake said that he never had a waitress like Adriana; adding it was a big deal every time she performed. After noting that it was a hard song and she wasn’t sure that she would be up for the challenge, Christina called the performance amazing and Adriana a star.

The Voice: Playoff Round Continues

The Voice: Live Playoff Round

The live shows have finally arrived on “The Voice” with the live playoff round where the fans finally get the chance to have their say and vote.

In a three night event, team Adam and team Blake perform on Monday; while team Cee Lo and team Christina will perform on Wednesday; with the 12 finalists announced on Thursday. Of the five singers on each team, fan votes will save two singers and the coaches will save one sending two home.

The night kicks off with a group performance from team Adam and team Blake of the Boston song “Peace of Mind”.

The Voice: Live Playoff Round

Joe Bonamassa to Make Historic Musical Trip

Award winning Blues rocker Joe Bonamassa is seemingly forever on the road entertaining fans around the world with around 200 shows each year.

This time around when he reaches London next March, he will be making history…and recording it for the world to see. Beginning at The Borderline and ending at the Royal Albert Hall, Bonamassa is tracing his musical history by playing venues that represent his musical journey into stardom. Bonamassa will perform music from his musical career with a different set list in each venue. The DVD’s from the shows will be released next fall.

Joe Bonamassa to Make Historic Musical Trip

3 Doors Down: New Album and Tour

On November 19 multi platinum selling rockers 3 Doors Down will release their “Greatest Hits” album that includes more than just number one hits. The 12 track album features nine number one hit songs that have been remixed and re-mastered; along with three brand new tunes.

A couple of days before the album is released, the band will perform at their ninth annual The Better Life Foundation benefit and then hit the road with fellow multi platinum selling rockers Daughtry.

3 Doors Down: New Album and Tour

2012 Billboard Touring Awards

As New York City recovers from Sandy and prepares for the impending nor’easter later this week; Billboard Magazine and the world’s top musicians are getting ready for the annual Billboard Touring Awards on November 8 at the Roosevelt Hotel.

The winners of the Billboard Touring Awards are determined by the numbers submitted to Billboard Boxscore for the various tours. The awards are for concerts held between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012.

Finalists in the 2012 Billboard Touring Awards are:
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012 Billboard Touring Awards

Empty Orchestra...More than Just Karaoke

Everyone has heard of karaoke, but few have heard of Empty Orchestra…but they are the same thing, one Japanese and the other English.

But there is another Empty Orchestra.

This one is an eclectic collection of musicians from Flint, Michigan. Empty Orchestra is the brain child of Stephen Wisniewski who was looking for a music project when his band Lingua Franca went on hiatus in 2007. Since forming the band has recorded three albums. A professed academic writer, Wisniewski says, “if you don’t experiment then you don’t get anywhere.”

Empty Orchestra...More than Just Karaoke

CMA Awards Recap and Winners

On November 1 the Country Music Association held their 46th annual CMA Awards presentation in the home of Country Music – Nashville. It was a fun filled night of music and laughter as hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley kept the night along. For one Country Music couple it was an especially emotional night when the Shelton household took home five awards – one bringing tears to Miranda Lamber’s eyes and another disbelief from Blake Shelton.

CMA Awards Recap and Winners