“The Voice” blind auditions for season 25 concluded on Tuesday night with each of the four coaches completing their teams by claiming their 10th initial artist of the season. Sitting in one of the chairs for the second straight season, “Queen of Country” Reba McEntire faced direct competition with one other country-leaning team to compete against. The 10 artists representing her will next take stage for The Battles beginning March 18, but first we want to know who is your favorite artist on Team Reba? Vote in the poll below.
Though Reba wasn’t able to clinch any four-chair turn decisions this season, she managed to best two other teams in three-way contests that brought over Asher HaVon with “Set Fire to the Rain” and Elyscia Jefferson with “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing).” She was also the biggest threat to the other coaches because both Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay...
Though Reba wasn’t able to clinch any four-chair turn decisions this season, she managed to best two other teams in three-way contests that brought over Asher HaVon with “Set Fire to the Rain” and Elyscia Jefferson with “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing).” She was also the biggest threat to the other coaches because both Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay...
- 3/13/2024
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Tonight on “The Voice,” coaches Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Reba McEntire all vie to discover and coach the next singing phenomenon on the sixth and final night of blind auditions. Follow along with our live blog below.
The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered February 26 on NBC (8pm Pt/Et). The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.
See Huntley on winning Season 24 of ‘The Voice’ with coach Niall Horan: ‘I did not once think that I was going to win’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 25, Episode 6 to find out what happened Tuesday, March 12 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off...
The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered February 26 on NBC (8pm Pt/Et). The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.
See Huntley on winning Season 24 of ‘The Voice’ with coach Niall Horan: ‘I did not once think that I was going to win’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 25, Episode 6 to find out what happened Tuesday, March 12 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off...
- 3/13/2024
- by John Benutty and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
As The Voice concluded its Season 25 Blind Auditions Tuesday night, Chance the Rapper, John Legend, Reba McEntire and new coaches Dan + Shay all finished filling up their teams. But which of them recruited the evening’s most impressive contender? Read on, and we’ll discuss not only her but the four-chair turn for whom there just weren’t enough chairs to turn.
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Val T. Webb (Team Chance), “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” — Grade: A | At first, this 43-year-old background singer...
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Val T. Webb (Team Chance), “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” — Grade: A | At first, this 43-year-old background singer...
- 3/13/2024
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
There’s plenty to look forward to in Hulu’s incoming slate, including the latest “American Horror Story” installment, BAFTA winner “The Banshees of Inisherin,” and new “The Kardashians.” But unfortunately, the streamer has to lose to gain, and new content means a library cleanout.
Throughout the month, Hulu will lose nearly 100 movies and series to make room, including multiple entries in “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” franchises, Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” and many others.
Find out below The Streamable’s top 5 picks for what you should prioritize to watch before they leave this month!
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Hat’s off and farewell to the hit British comedy and Oscar Best Picture nominee as it departs the streamer this month. 1997’s “The Full Monty” follows the unemployed Gaz,...
Throughout the month, Hulu will lose nearly 100 movies and series to make room, including multiple entries in “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” franchises, Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” and many others.
Find out below The Streamable’s top 5 picks for what you should prioritize to watch before they leave this month!
30-Day Free Trial $7.99+ / month hulu.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Leaving Hulu in September 2023? “The Full Monty” | Friday, Sept. 15
Hat’s off and farewell to the hit British comedy and Oscar Best Picture nominee as it departs the streamer this month. 1997’s “The Full Monty” follows the unemployed Gaz,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Country-pop star Carrie Underwood opened the first two shows of Guns N’ Roses ‘ 2023 North American tour, and she worked a handful of rock classics into her setlist on each occasion.
Underwood’s first support slot for Gn’R came this past Saturday (August 5th) in Moncton, New Brunswick, where she opened with Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” and played Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses,” Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll,” and lastly and most notably, the Motörhead staple “Ace of Spades.”
Hearing Underwood and her band take on a song bordering on heavy metal is a treat, proving that the singer can pull off heavy music with as much energy and conviction as her standard Nashville fare. Of course, it also appeals to the crowd largely consisting of Gn’R fans.
If that wasn’t enough, Underwood later appeared onstage during...
Underwood’s first support slot for Gn’R came this past Saturday (August 5th) in Moncton, New Brunswick, where she opened with Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” and played Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses,” Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll,” and lastly and most notably, the Motörhead staple “Ace of Spades.”
Hearing Underwood and her band take on a song bordering on heavy metal is a treat, proving that the singer can pull off heavy music with as much energy and conviction as her standard Nashville fare. Of course, it also appeals to the crowd largely consisting of Gn’R fans.
If that wasn’t enough, Underwood later appeared onstage during...
- 8/10/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Carrie Underwood, as both a country singer and an American Idol winner, knows that the stakes are high and the odds are against her as the opening act for Guns N’ Roses. But as she has been proving this week, she’s willing to gamble — just like Motörhead’s late frontman Lemmy Kilmister. At gigs in Moncton, New Brunswick, and Montreal in the past few days, she’s included a raucous rendition of Kilmister’s calling card, “Ace of Spades,” in her set list.
At the Montreal gig, steam rose...
At the Montreal gig, steam rose...
- 8/9/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Rolling Stones built their reputation by playing blue-blooded rock music. Yet many of their No. 1 hits were heartstring-tugging ballads. Here are some of The Rolling Stones’ best ballads from their 60-year career.
(l-r) Rolling Stones members Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, and Keith Richards | Pa Images via Getty Images 1. ‘As Tears Go By’
The Rolling Stones essentially covered this song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. They handed it to Marianne Faithfull (Jagger’s girlfriend at the time), who recorded her version first.
Somehow, the 20-something Jagger convincingly conveyed the longing and loneliness of old age with just a few lines of lyrics in a song lasting less than three minutes. The gently plucked acoustic guitar and syrupy strings added to the effect. The Stones dropped the folk-tinged “As Tears Go By” in 1966, and it stands as one of their finest ballads decades later.
2. ‘Ruby Tuesday...
(l-r) Rolling Stones members Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, and Keith Richards | Pa Images via Getty Images 1. ‘As Tears Go By’
The Rolling Stones essentially covered this song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. They handed it to Marianne Faithfull (Jagger’s girlfriend at the time), who recorded her version first.
Somehow, the 20-something Jagger convincingly conveyed the longing and loneliness of old age with just a few lines of lyrics in a song lasting less than three minutes. The gently plucked acoustic guitar and syrupy strings added to the effect. The Stones dropped the folk-tinged “As Tears Go By” in 1966, and it stands as one of their finest ballads decades later.
2. ‘Ruby Tuesday...
- 5/18/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 9, episode 14 season finale of “The Masked Singer,” which aired May 17 on Fox.
Like a river, Bishop Briggs kept a steady flow throughout Season 9 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” — and her perseverance was rewarded with the championship. Briggs, as Medusa, won this season’s top prize and was finally unmasked on Wednesday night’s finale, along with runner-up David Archuleta, revealed as the Macaw.
Briggs, who performed the most of any contestant this season, sealed her victory with performances of “Elastic Heart,” by Sia, and “Welcome to the Black Parade,” by My Chemical Romance. Although Briggs said singing under the Medusa costume was a challenge, she pointed out that it was nothing compared to what she did last year.
“When I was on the show, I was six months postpartum,” she said. “My most recent memory was performing at Coachella while pregnant,...
Like a river, Bishop Briggs kept a steady flow throughout Season 9 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” — and her perseverance was rewarded with the championship. Briggs, as Medusa, won this season’s top prize and was finally unmasked on Wednesday night’s finale, along with runner-up David Archuleta, revealed as the Macaw.
Briggs, who performed the most of any contestant this season, sealed her victory with performances of “Elastic Heart,” by Sia, and “Welcome to the Black Parade,” by My Chemical Romance. Although Briggs said singing under the Medusa costume was a challenge, she pointed out that it was nothing compared to what she did last year.
“When I was on the show, I was six months postpartum,” she said. “My most recent memory was performing at Coachella while pregnant,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
“The Masked Singer” season 9 kicked off on February 15 with an episode packed with a trio of talents taking to the stage. After the Gnome was revealed to be TV icon Dick Van Dyke, the celebrities disguised as Medusa and Mustang did battle in a sing-off set to Rihanna‘s chart-topper “Diamonds.” After Mustang lost she was revealed to be country music superstar Sara Evans. That left us wondering who was hidden under the Medusa mask.
We’ve been rewatching that first performance plus her cover of Billie Eilish‘s “Happier Than Ever” as well as her two songs on Feb. 22 (the Abba hits “Dancing Queen” and “The Winner Takes It All”) and her March 1 performances of “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra and “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel and have all your “The Masked Singer” spoilers, including the answer to the question, “Who is Medusa”?
Medusa has a distinctive...
We’ve been rewatching that first performance plus her cover of Billie Eilish‘s “Happier Than Ever” as well as her two songs on Feb. 22 (the Abba hits “Dancing Queen” and “The Winner Takes It All”) and her March 1 performances of “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra and “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel and have all your “The Masked Singer” spoilers, including the answer to the question, “Who is Medusa”?
Medusa has a distinctive...
- 4/19/2023
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Rolling Stones are receiving a “love letter” from famous fans for their 60th anniversary.
Stoned Cold Country is a tribute album which imagines their greatest hits from artists like Jimmie Allen, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Steve Earle, Elle King, Marcus King, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Elvie Shane, Koe Wetzel, The War And Treaty, Lainey Wilson & Zac Brown Band.
Entertainment executive Robert Deaton spent the last few years working on a project to “namely to shine a light on the Stones’ influence not only on Country music at large, but more specifically on some of its most convention-busting contemporary artists.”
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“Four years ago, I had this idea of a Country tribute record to the Rolling Stones – the greatest rock band of all time. That we are finally here and...
Stoned Cold Country is a tribute album which imagines their greatest hits from artists like Jimmie Allen, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Steve Earle, Elle King, Marcus King, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Elvie Shane, Koe Wetzel, The War And Treaty, Lainey Wilson & Zac Brown Band.
Entertainment executive Robert Deaton spent the last few years working on a project to “namely to shine a light on the Stones’ influence not only on Country music at large, but more specifically on some of its most convention-busting contemporary artists.”
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“Four years ago, I had this idea of a Country tribute record to the Rolling Stones – the greatest rock band of all time. That we are finally here and...
- 3/17/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Tl;Dr:
Mick Jagger played The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” to The Flying Burrito Brothers’ Gram Parsons.Jagger also played The Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar” to Parsons, who enjoyed both songs.The Flying Burrito Brothers released their version of the song before The Rolling Stones did. The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger | Evening Standard/Getty Images
The Rolling Stones‘ “Wild Horses” is one of the band’s most famous ballads. Notably, The Flying Burrito Brothers first recorded the tune. Subsequently, The Flying Burrito Brothers’ Gram Parsons discussed why Mick Jagger gave him the song.
The Flying Burrito Brothers’ Gram Parsons got to hear The Rolling Stones’ ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘Brown Sugar’ before the general public
Rolling Stone reports that, during a 1973 interview, Parsons discussed “Wild Horses.” He said Jagger played the tune for him the night of a music festival. “He played me ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘Brown Sugar,'” he recalled.
Mick Jagger played The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” to The Flying Burrito Brothers’ Gram Parsons.Jagger also played The Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar” to Parsons, who enjoyed both songs.The Flying Burrito Brothers released their version of the song before The Rolling Stones did. The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger | Evening Standard/Getty Images
The Rolling Stones‘ “Wild Horses” is one of the band’s most famous ballads. Notably, The Flying Burrito Brothers first recorded the tune. Subsequently, The Flying Burrito Brothers’ Gram Parsons discussed why Mick Jagger gave him the song.
The Flying Burrito Brothers’ Gram Parsons got to hear The Rolling Stones’ ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘Brown Sugar’ before the general public
Rolling Stone reports that, during a 1973 interview, Parsons discussed “Wild Horses.” He said Jagger played the tune for him the night of a music festival. “He played me ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘Brown Sugar,'” he recalled.
- 2/27/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A new season of The Masked Singer has begun, and one performer already has the fans and judges divided: The Medusa. She made her debut on the season 9 premiere and took the crown as Queen of the episode, leaving her identity a mystery for at least another week. The Masked Singer judges couldn’t agree on a name for Medusa, but many viewers (including us) are convinced she’s a well-known British vocalist.
[Spoiler alert: The following story contains spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 9 premiere.]
Medusa performs on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 9 premiere. | Fox Medusa’s clues on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 9 premiere
First, let’s examine the initial clues for Medusa. In her clue package, she said she grew up as “a dancer in the dark” and never fit in. However, she never cared about that because she was “born to stand out.” She added that she’s been at the Super Bowl and “technically” on...
[Spoiler alert: The following story contains spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 9 premiere.]
Medusa performs on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 9 premiere. | Fox Medusa’s clues on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 9 premiere
First, let’s examine the initial clues for Medusa. In her clue package, she said she grew up as “a dancer in the dark” and never fit in. However, she never cared about that because she was “born to stand out.” She added that she’s been at the Super Bowl and “technically” on...
- 2/19/2023
- by Elise Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Last July, Garth Brooks was forced to make a last-minute cancellation of his show at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium when dangerous weather conditions rolled through just before he was supposed to go onstage.
The possibility of rain and storms hung in the air for the country star’s first of two rescheduled Stadium Tour dates on Friday, but Brooks wasn’t going to be thwarted this time.
“I’ve never seen rain like that,” Brooks told the crowd in Nashville at the beginning of his set. “Thank you for giving us a second chance!
The possibility of rain and storms hung in the air for the country star’s first of two rescheduled Stadium Tour dates on Friday, but Brooks wasn’t going to be thwarted this time.
“I’ve never seen rain like that,” Brooks told the crowd in Nashville at the beginning of his set. “Thank you for giving us a second chance!
- 4/16/2022
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Pandemic? What pandemic? That seemed to be the vibe among the 68,000 people at Garth Brooks’ concert at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday night, the first major stadium concert anywhere in the U.S. since the arrival of Covid-19.
Social distancing? Nope. Masks? Maybe a few wore them. Heck, Brooks even shared M&m’s with the crowd at one point.
While there is certainly some trepidation about a mass indoor gathering right now — especially with the emergence of the more transmissible delta variant — the semblance of normalcy outweighed everything else on Saturday night.
Social distancing? Nope. Masks? Maybe a few wore them. Heck, Brooks even shared M&m’s with the crowd at one point.
While there is certainly some trepidation about a mass indoor gathering right now — especially with the emergence of the more transmissible delta variant — the semblance of normalcy outweighed everything else on Saturday night.
- 7/11/2021
- by Mark Gray
- Rollingstone.com
The Rolling Stones’ February 2006 gig in Rio de Janeiro is the focus of the band’s next live album/concert film A Bigger Bang: Live on Copacabana Beach.
While the majority of the gig featured as part of the 2007 four-dvd collection The Biggest Bang, the “remixed, re-edited and remastered” reissue of the concert includes four tracks excised from the original DVD: “Tumbling Dice”, “Oh No, Not You Again”, “This Place Is Empty”, and “Sympathy for the Devil.”
A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach will be released in a multitude of formats — Blu-ray/two-cd,...
While the majority of the gig featured as part of the 2007 four-dvd collection The Biggest Bang, the “remixed, re-edited and remastered” reissue of the concert includes four tracks excised from the original DVD: “Tumbling Dice”, “Oh No, Not You Again”, “This Place Is Empty”, and “Sympathy for the Devil.”
A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach will be released in a multitude of formats — Blu-ray/two-cd,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Billy Gibbons remembers Jim Morrison and Gram Parsons while driving around Joshua Tree in the video for “Desert High,” the latest single from the Zz Top rocker’s upcoming album Hardware.
On the track, Gibbons sing-speaks about Morrison (“The desert toad takes me for a ride/The Lizard King’s always by my side,” a nod to the Doors singer’s alter ego) and pays tribute to “Gram,” the Flying Burrito Brothers singer who died in a hotel room in Joshua Tree.
“Gram died in room eight and left it...
On the track, Gibbons sing-speaks about Morrison (“The desert toad takes me for a ride/The Lizard King’s always by my side,” a nod to the Doors singer’s alter ego) and pays tribute to “Gram,” the Flying Burrito Brothers singer who died in a hotel room in Joshua Tree.
“Gram died in room eight and left it...
- 4/22/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
When Keith Richards first met Gram Parsons in 1968, he felt he’d known him all his life. “There was an immediate recognition,” he wrote in his autobiography, Life. “What we could have done if we’d known each other earlier.”
It’s easy to discern the influence Parsons had on Richards, who had a cosmic country streak with 1968’s Sweetheart of the Rodeo with the Byrds and 1969’s The Gilded Palace of Sin with the Flying Burrito Brothers. His death at the age of 26 only further cemented his legacy as a country-rock pioneer,...
It’s easy to discern the influence Parsons had on Richards, who had a cosmic country streak with 1968’s Sweetheart of the Rodeo with the Byrds and 1969’s The Gilded Palace of Sin with the Flying Burrito Brothers. His death at the age of 26 only further cemented his legacy as a country-rock pioneer,...
- 4/21/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
By the time she turned 13, “Punky Brewster” star Soleil Moon Frye had done more to impact pop culture than most Americans will in their lifetime. But once the show was canceled in 1988, things stalled. That’s roughly when Frye started carrying a video camera practically everywhere she went, documenting a one-in-a-million adolescence that was anything but the squeaky-clean, always-sunny sitcom that had made her famous. Nor will it seem very relatable to those who idolized the fellow celebs she called friends, even if you spent the decade with their faces pinned to your walls.
With “Kid 90,” Frye opens “Pandora’s box” — as she calls the archive of video cassettes, diary entries, answering machine messages and so forth that she kept locked away for more than 20 years — bracing herself for what she might find, and how those memories might make her feel. The resulting film, which hits Hulu amid a...
With “Kid 90,” Frye opens “Pandora’s box” — as she calls the archive of video cassettes, diary entries, answering machine messages and so forth that she kept locked away for more than 20 years — bracing herself for what she might find, and how those memories might make her feel. The resulting film, which hits Hulu amid a...
- 3/12/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Fifty years ago this Sunday, the Rolling Stones released Gimme Shelter, the infamous documentary that started as a look at the final days of the British bad boys’ legendary 1969 tour, leading up to the disastrous free concert at Altamont Speedway. It ended up becoming the ultimate rock & roll horror movie. Directors Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin’s time capsule is always a trip to revisit, but especially now — after nine months without live music, even Altamont looks tantalizing. It’s tough to watch the film in 2020 without musing,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Foo Fighters, Brandi Carlile, Tom Morello, Blake Shelton and Nathaniel Rateliff were among the artists to take part in Saturday’s Thundergong livestream, a virtual benefit concert for the Steps of Faith Foundation hosted by Jason Sudeikis.
Sudeikis’ former Saturday Night Live buddies Fred Armisen, Will Forte and Seth Meyers also stopped by during the two-and-a-half-hour livestream, with Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett, the Get Up Kids and Ben Harper with Jack Johnson also among the performers.
On the livestream, Sudeikis recounted how he “texted Sir David Grohl, who is an American knight,...
Sudeikis’ former Saturday Night Live buddies Fred Armisen, Will Forte and Seth Meyers also stopped by during the two-and-a-half-hour livestream, with Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett, the Get Up Kids and Ben Harper with Jack Johnson also among the performers.
On the livestream, Sudeikis recounted how he “texted Sir David Grohl, who is an American knight,...
- 11/15/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Billy Joe Shaver, the outlaw-country original who wrote classic songs for the likes of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and whose “Live Forever” was performed by Robert Duvall in the 2009 Best Picture Oscar nominee Crazy Heart, died today after a stroke in Waco, TX. He was 81. A friend confirmed his death to our sister publication Rolling Stone.
Although Shaver never had much commercial success as a recording artist, he is widely considered among country’s greatest songwriters. All but one of the tracks on Jennings’ 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes — an early benchmark of the “outlaw country” genre — were written or co-written by Shaver, including its famous title cut. His best-known songs also include “Ain’t No God in Mexico” “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Some Day),” “Georgia on a Fast Train,” “Tramp on Your Street” and “Try and Try Again.
Although Shaver never had much commercial success as a recording artist, he is widely considered among country’s greatest songwriters. All but one of the tracks on Jennings’ 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes — an early benchmark of the “outlaw country” genre — were written or co-written by Shaver, including its famous title cut. His best-known songs also include “Ain’t No God in Mexico” “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Some Day),” “Georgia on a Fast Train,” “Tramp on Your Street” and “Try and Try Again.
- 10/28/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Stevie Nicks shared a recent journal entry that basically encapsulates how many of us are feeling during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has taken more than 660,000 lives worldwide, with more than 150,000 dead in the U.S. to date, and cases continue to surge. As scientists and other health experts have been stressing to help stem the deadly tide, Nicks implores everyone to “wear a mask and stay in” and also addresses the emotional ups and downs that many music and concert lovers who are adhering to health guidelines can relate to in these isolated,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Shout! Factory has inked a worldwide multiyear distribution deal for a 10 Kenny Rogers-starring films including all five in The Gambler TV movie series. The pact includes remake rights that paves the way for a TV series reboot based on Rogers’ card-playing, adventure-seeking Brady Hawkes, who was at the center of The Gambler in a run that spanned 14 years.
Shout! Factory’s original content unit Shout! Studios is developing and will produce the updated series based on the music, movies, and miniseries spawned by The Gambler, the title of the first 1980 TV movie that aired on CBS. It earned four sequels, the last, Gambler V: Playing for Keeps, airing in 1994.
“As far as legacies go, The Gambler is a doozy,” said Brent Haynes, Head of Original Content Development at Shout! “We are thrilled to be working with Kenny’s estate on this series. This is the kind of nostalgic,...
Shout! Factory’s original content unit Shout! Studios is developing and will produce the updated series based on the music, movies, and miniseries spawned by The Gambler, the title of the first 1980 TV movie that aired on CBS. It earned four sequels, the last, Gambler V: Playing for Keeps, airing in 1994.
“As far as legacies go, The Gambler is a doozy,” said Brent Haynes, Head of Original Content Development at Shout! “We are thrilled to be working with Kenny’s estate on this series. This is the kind of nostalgic,...
- 6/16/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Dylan’s Q&a with the New York Times on Friday marks his first major interview in three years, following a conversation with Bill Flanagan on his own website in 2017. In it, he tells historian Douglas Brinkley about his upcoming album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, including the sprawling, 17-minute closer “Murder Most Foul” and the controversial “I Contain Multitudes.“
He also shares his favorite Eagles songs, his thoughts on the pandemic and the recent death of George Floyd that shook the nation. “It sickened me no end to see...
He also shares his favorite Eagles songs, his thoughts on the pandemic and the recent death of George Floyd that shook the nation. “It sickened me no end to see...
- 6/12/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Short film distributor Shorts International announced on Tuesday that it has hired industry veteran Jeff Allen as president of its American TV network ShortsTV, which has also agreed to a master license agreement with the American Film Institute Conservatory.
Allen was previously vice president of operations at Hallmark Labs, overseeing Hallmark’s digital operations including Hallmark Movies Now and Hallmark eCards. Allen will report to Shorts International CEO Carter Pilcher within the company’s U.S. subsidiary, Shorts Entertainment Network, and oversee all operations for ShortsTV and its Latin American counterpart TVCortos.
“As Shorts International continues to evolve and grow globally, I couldn’t think of a better fit than Jeff to spearhead the ShortsTV and TVCortos efforts,” said Pilcher in a statement. “Jeff brings a vast amount of experience across many industry verticals, from both an operational and creative standpoint, and will play a critical role on our team.
Allen was previously vice president of operations at Hallmark Labs, overseeing Hallmark’s digital operations including Hallmark Movies Now and Hallmark eCards. Allen will report to Shorts International CEO Carter Pilcher within the company’s U.S. subsidiary, Shorts Entertainment Network, and oversee all operations for ShortsTV and its Latin American counterpart TVCortos.
“As Shorts International continues to evolve and grow globally, I couldn’t think of a better fit than Jeff to spearhead the ShortsTV and TVCortos efforts,” said Pilcher in a statement. “Jeff brings a vast amount of experience across many industry verticals, from both an operational and creative standpoint, and will play a critical role on our team.
- 6/9/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Kenny Rogers, country music icon and three-time Grammy Award winner, has died at the age of 81.
The singer “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” Rogers’ representative said in a statement. Due to the national coronavirus pandemic, the family is planning a small private service. A larger-scale public memorial will be planned at a later date.
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Rogers’ career...
The singer “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” Rogers’ representative said in a statement. Due to the national coronavirus pandemic, the family is planning a small private service. A larger-scale public memorial will be planned at a later date.
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Rogers’ career...
- 3/21/2020
- TVLine.com
Jimmy Johnson, the guitarist for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (a.k.a. “the Swampers”) whose foundational R&b-based playing could be heard on hundreds of records, including iconic hits by Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Wilson Pickett and Lynyrd Skynyrd, died at the age of 76. His death was confirmed by his son Jay Johnson, who did not reveal a cause of death. “He is gone,” his son wrote on Facebook. “Playing music with the angels now.”
“The mighty Jimmy Johnson has passed,” Jason Isbell, who grew up in the Shoals area,...
“The mighty Jimmy Johnson has passed,” Jason Isbell, who grew up in the Shoals area,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
You know her. You love her. Now you’ll get to see her perform live. Susan Boyle, a finalist on this winter’s “Agt: The Champions,” is set to return to the “America’s Got Talent” stage during the Wednesday, August 21 results show. Boyle skyrocketed to fame in 2009 following her performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” in “Britain’s Got Talent,” eventually coming to “Agt” for the wildly popular spinoff show that pitted 50 acts from around the world against each other. Also in Wednesday’s hour, we’ll find out which seven acts from this second week of Quarterfinals will advance to the Semifinals and which five will be eliminated.
See‘America’s Got Talent’ exit interview with Indian danger act Bir Khalsa: Performing on ‘Agt’ was ‘dream come true’ [Watch]
As you may recall, viewers of “The Champions” were outraged last February when Boyle was eliminated because she was quickly...
See‘America’s Got Talent’ exit interview with Indian danger act Bir Khalsa: Performing on ‘Agt’ was ‘dream come true’ [Watch]
As you may recall, viewers of “The Champions” were outraged last February when Boyle was eliminated because she was quickly...
- 8/20/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Last summer, we offered a special photo gallery of the 50 greatest entertainers still waiting to be selected for the Kennedy Center Honors. Among that group were country music superstar Reba McEntire plus pop star and Oscar-winning actress Cher. Both of them were in the honorees in December, along with composer Philip Glass and jazz musician Wayne Shorter, plus a unique section devoted to “Hamilton!.”
And now we provide our latest list of Kennedy Center Honors top 50 recommendations for 2019. Of course, only five of them can be chosen but certainly all are worthy. Tour our photo gallery above ranked from #1 to #50. Each year, the selection committee chooses five entertainment veterans from a variety of fields – film, television, popular music, theatre, and the fine arts. Selected artists are almost always over 50 and generally are 60 and beyond.
See Kennedy Center Honors: 20 Greatest Performances of All Time
This year’s recipients will be announced...
And now we provide our latest list of Kennedy Center Honors top 50 recommendations for 2019. Of course, only five of them can be chosen but certainly all are worthy. Tour our photo gallery above ranked from #1 to #50. Each year, the selection committee chooses five entertainment veterans from a variety of fields – film, television, popular music, theatre, and the fine arts. Selected artists are almost always over 50 and generally are 60 and beyond.
See Kennedy Center Honors: 20 Greatest Performances of All Time
This year’s recipients will be announced...
- 6/23/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Ahead of Sony's May 24th release of Brightburn, the original motion picture soundtrack, composed by Timothy Williams, is now available! Also: the first photo from Patrick Lussier's Trick has been revealed by Bloody Disgusting, and we have release details for The Child Remains.
Brightburn Soundtrack Release Details: "Sony Music announces the release of Brightburn (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by multi-award winning composer Timothy Williams. Available Friday, May 10, the soundtrack features music from the James Gunn and Kenneth Huang-produced film, which makes its theatrical debut in the United States on Friday, May 24.
Of the soundtrack, composer Timothy Williams says, “Being able to merge two genres which have never been combined before, superhero and horror, was an amazing experience. I was thankful for a close collaborative relationship with the director Dave Yarovesky. We worked on the idea of the main theme at the beginning that would be...
Brightburn Soundtrack Release Details: "Sony Music announces the release of Brightburn (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by multi-award winning composer Timothy Williams. Available Friday, May 10, the soundtrack features music from the James Gunn and Kenneth Huang-produced film, which makes its theatrical debut in the United States on Friday, May 24.
Of the soundtrack, composer Timothy Williams says, “Being able to merge two genres which have never been combined before, superhero and horror, was an amazing experience. I was thankful for a close collaborative relationship with the director Dave Yarovesky. We worked on the idea of the main theme at the beginning that would be...
- 5/15/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
It’s been nearly 60 years since the Rolling Stones stormed out of their sleepy London town to become “the world’s greatest rock & roll band,” and, in that time, they’ve put out more than two-dozen greatest-hits compilations. The best of the best-ofs (Forty Licks, Grrr!) provide a broad survey of all the big hits, high tide and green grass the band has staked their claim to over the years — but the more interesting sets shine their lights on smaller slivers of the Stones’ catalogue.
Since the group’s former...
Since the group’s former...
- 4/18/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Rolling Stones release their latest compilation, Honk, on Friday. A collection of vintage hits (think usual suspects “Brown Sugar,” “Wild Horses”) and latter-day cuts off albums like 2005’s A Bigger Bang and their 2016 blues foray, the set also contains a disc of live performances, including a rendition of “Dead Flowers” that finds Mick Jagger trading verses with Brad Paisley.
Recorded during Night One of a 2013 two-night stand in Philadelphia on the band’s 50 & Counting Tour, “Dead Flowers” receives an extra shot of twang from Paisley’s cameo. The Nashville...
Recorded during Night One of a 2013 two-night stand in Philadelphia on the band’s 50 & Counting Tour, “Dead Flowers” receives an extra shot of twang from Paisley’s cameo. The Nashville...
- 4/18/2019
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Mexico's Roma topped the nominations for Latin America's Platino Awards, which were announced Thursday at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Alfonso Cuaron's film received nine noms in the main categories, including for best film, director and actress (for both Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira).
To be hosted by Juan Carlos Archiniegas and featuring Latin American stars such as Angie Cepeda (Wild Horses), Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin), Joaquín Cosio (Narcos: Mexico), Karla Souza (How to Get Away With Murder) and Luis Gerardo Mendez (Charlie's Angels), the Platino Awards will present trophies in 17 categories.
Roma ...
Alfonso Cuaron's film received nine noms in the main categories, including for best film, director and actress (for both Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira).
To be hosted by Juan Carlos Archiniegas and featuring Latin American stars such as Angie Cepeda (Wild Horses), Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin), Joaquín Cosio (Narcos: Mexico), Karla Souza (How to Get Away With Murder) and Luis Gerardo Mendez (Charlie's Angels), the Platino Awards will present trophies in 17 categories.
Roma ...
- 3/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mexico's Roma topped the nominations for Latin America's Platino Awards, which were announced Thursday at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Alfonso Cuaron's film received nine noms in the main categories, including for best film, director and actress (for both Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira).
To be hosted by Juan Carlos Archiniegas and featuring Latin American stars such as Angie Cepeda (Wild Horses), Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin), Joaquín Cosio (Narcos: Mexico), Karla Souza (How to Get Away With Murder) and Luis Gerardo Mendez (Charlie's Angels), the Platino Awards will present trophies in 17 categories.
Roma ...
Alfonso Cuaron's film received nine noms in the main categories, including for best film, director and actress (for both Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira).
To be hosted by Juan Carlos Archiniegas and featuring Latin American stars such as Angie Cepeda (Wild Horses), Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin), Joaquín Cosio (Narcos: Mexico), Karla Souza (How to Get Away With Murder) and Luis Gerardo Mendez (Charlie's Angels), the Platino Awards will present trophies in 17 categories.
Roma ...
- 3/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Catherine The Great writer Nigel Williams has teamed with European producer Wild Horses on an epic period drama focused around King Richard I.
Williams is writing Three Lions, which was created by Nicolas Deprost, for the Franco-Belgian producer. The ten-part series is set in twelfth century Europe. It begins when King Richard I is shipwrecked somewhere off the coast of Trieste. His disappearance kickstarts the story of an epic struggle across Europe for its most powerful crown.
The blurb…Richard the Lionheart’s absence and suspected death has created a power vacuum, Arthur his designated heir by law, is being denied his rightful place as King of England by his own grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. This charismatic, proud, ambitious Regent Queen, has no intention of relinquishing any of her power and influence. If Richard is dead, Eleanor is determined that her next son, John Lackland, will be crowned King and...
Williams is writing Three Lions, which was created by Nicolas Deprost, for the Franco-Belgian producer. The ten-part series is set in twelfth century Europe. It begins when King Richard I is shipwrecked somewhere off the coast of Trieste. His disappearance kickstarts the story of an epic struggle across Europe for its most powerful crown.
The blurb…Richard the Lionheart’s absence and suspected death has created a power vacuum, Arthur his designated heir by law, is being denied his rightful place as King of England by his own grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. This charismatic, proud, ambitious Regent Queen, has no intention of relinquishing any of her power and influence. If Richard is dead, Eleanor is determined that her next son, John Lackland, will be crowned King and...
- 3/20/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Rolling Stones will release a new best-of compilation LP, Honk, on April 19th via Polydor/Interscope. The career-spanning project is available as a single-cd and 2-lp edition featuring 20 songs, along with a deluxe 3-cd/4-lp set with 46 cuts.
Both versions boast eight top 10 singles (“Brown Sugar,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Angie,” “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It),” “Fool to Cry,” “Miss You,” “Emotional Rescue” and “Start Me Up”), along with classic album cuts (1971’s “Bitch,” 1973’s “Dancing With Mr. D”) and material from the band’s most recent studio record,...
Both versions boast eight top 10 singles (“Brown Sugar,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Angie,” “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It),” “Fool to Cry,” “Miss You,” “Emotional Rescue” and “Start Me Up”), along with classic album cuts (1971’s “Bitch,” 1973’s “Dancing With Mr. D”) and material from the band’s most recent studio record,...
- 3/14/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
So much for dreaming a dream. Over the past week fans of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” have been voting in our poll that asked whether Susan Boyle was robbed in Monday’s season finale, and today we can report that a whopping 83% said yes. “Susan deserved so much more from ‘Agt,'” voted the loud majority. As for the other 17% of poll respondents, they argued that Susan simply “wasn’t strong enough” to make the top five. What do You think? Be sure to sound off down in the comments section.
SEEPec-tacular! ‘America’s Got Talent’ fans love that Terry Crews is new permanent host, replacing Tyra Banks [Poll Results]
Viewers were outraged because, after Susan was eliminated early in the evening, she was quickly whisked off of the stage like rubbish without even so much as a goodbye. All of the top five acts — winner Shin Lim, runner-up Darci Lynne Farmer,...
SEEPec-tacular! ‘America’s Got Talent’ fans love that Terry Crews is new permanent host, replacing Tyra Banks [Poll Results]
Viewers were outraged because, after Susan was eliminated early in the evening, she was quickly whisked off of the stage like rubbish without even so much as a goodbye. All of the top five acts — winner Shin Lim, runner-up Darci Lynne Farmer,...
- 2/22/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Susan Boyle, the iconic singer who made the “Got Talent” franchise a worldwide phenomenon a decade ago, was just whisked off of the “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” stage like rubbish during the season finale, and I’m not okay with that. After traveling all the way to America from her home in Scotland, this humble artist deserved better after being eliminated on Monday night. Do you agree with me that Susan was robbed of her time in the spotlight? Vote down in our poll below.
See Who won ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’: Shin Lim or Darci Lynne Farmer?
Even judge Simon Cowell, who was on the original “Britain’s Got Talent” Season 3 judging panel during Susan’s first audition in 2009, admitted in the “Champions” finale that she’s the reason for the show’s enormous success. “The Susan Boyle [audition] in particular went like crazy,” Simon...
See Who won ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’: Shin Lim or Darci Lynne Farmer?
Even judge Simon Cowell, who was on the original “Britain’s Got Talent” Season 3 judging panel during Susan’s first audition in 2009, admitted in the “Champions” finale that she’s the reason for the show’s enormous success. “The Susan Boyle [audition] in particular went like crazy,” Simon...
- 2/19/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Susan Boyle has returned in triumph to the franchise that launched her career in 2009. While she was only runner-up on “Britain’s Got Talent,” she could well win the first season of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” with this stunning performance of her signature song “I Dreamed a Dream.” Above, you can watch her win over the crowd and judges in this video that leaked in advance of the finale on Monday, February 11.
SEESorry, ‘Agt’ viewers: You can’t vote for ‘The Champions’ unless you’re one of the 50 Superfans
Susan took to the stage with that same confidence that won over the world almost a decade ago. Back then she surprised everyone with her heartfelt rendition of this showstopper from “Les Miserables.” Since then, this sassy Scot has carved out a career with chart-topping albums and sell-0ut concerts.
She stole the show on the first audition episode...
SEESorry, ‘Agt’ viewers: You can’t vote for ‘The Champions’ unless you’re one of the 50 Superfans
Susan took to the stage with that same confidence that won over the world almost a decade ago. Back then she surprised everyone with her heartfelt rendition of this showstopper from “Les Miserables.” Since then, this sassy Scot has carved out a career with chart-topping albums and sell-0ut concerts.
She stole the show on the first audition episode...
- 2/8/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Cristina Ramos still can’t believe she is going to be in the final of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” This rock opera singer, who’d won “Spain’s Got Talent” in 2016, readily admits in a post-show interview that she was shocked when she won more votes from the superfans than ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer.
After all, that teen talent had won “Agt” in 2017 and has gone on to headline her own live show as well as a Christmas special that earned high ratings for NBC. While Darci Lynn was well-known to the voters, who are long-time viewers of “America’s Got Talent,” Cristina was a complete mystery. And, as she explains in the video above, that might have been what gave her the edge.
While Darci Lynn opened the show on Monday, Cristina was the fifth of the 10 acts to perform. Before she sang, she told the judges...
After all, that teen talent had won “Agt” in 2017 and has gone on to headline her own live show as well as a Christmas special that earned high ratings for NBC. While Darci Lynn was well-known to the voters, who are long-time viewers of “America’s Got Talent,” Cristina was a complete mystery. And, as she explains in the video above, that might have been what gave her the edge.
While Darci Lynn opened the show on Monday, Cristina was the fifth of the 10 acts to perform. Before she sang, she told the judges...
- 1/16/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Episode 1 of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” included a return appearance by Bianca Hale, the singer who launched the franchise back in 2006 when she won season 1 of “Agt.” She did not make it through to the final. Hoping for better luck on episode 3, which airs on NBC on January 21, is opera singer Paul Potts, who claimed victory in the first season of “Britain’s Got Talent” back in 2007.
Of the other nine acts, only one took the title in their respective country: DJ Arch Jnr, the self-titled “Kid DJ,” won “South Africa’s Got Talent” in 2015. Another, magician Darcy Oake finished in fifth place on “Bgt” in 2013.
See Deadly Games gets Golden Buzzer from Heidi Klum on ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ [Watch]
Also in the hunt is child singer Angelica Hale, who lost season 12 of “America’s Got Talent” to teen ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer in 2017. Besides Hale,...
Of the other nine acts, only one took the title in their respective country: DJ Arch Jnr, the self-titled “Kid DJ,” won “South Africa’s Got Talent” in 2015. Another, magician Darcy Oake finished in fifth place on “Bgt” in 2013.
See Deadly Games gets Golden Buzzer from Heidi Klum on ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ [Watch]
Also in the hunt is child singer Angelica Hale, who lost season 12 of “America’s Got Talent” to teen ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer in 2017. Besides Hale,...
- 1/15/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Cristina Ramos did something on the second episode of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” that no other act had been able to accomplish. She got more votes on the January 14 episode than Darci Lynne Farmer, the singing ventriloquist who won “Agt” in 2017. By winning over enough of the superfans, Ramos secured a place in the final.
She won “Spain’s Got Talent” in 2016 with her wild mash-ups of rock songs and opera. Now she could well win the first season of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” Ramos first came to fame in her native Spain when she wowed the judges and audiences with her over-the-top style of singing. She mixes musical genres, including opera rock and disco into an unique sound. Add to that her theatrical performances and she could be a real contender.
See ‘Agt’ 2017 winner Darci Lynne Farmer returns to ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions...
She won “Spain’s Got Talent” in 2016 with her wild mash-ups of rock songs and opera. Now she could well win the first season of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” Ramos first came to fame in her native Spain when she wowed the judges and audiences with her over-the-top style of singing. She mixes musical genres, including opera rock and disco into an unique sound. Add to that her theatrical performances and she could be a real contender.
See ‘Agt’ 2017 winner Darci Lynne Farmer returns to ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions...
- 1/15/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
If you’re tuning in to tonight’s second episode of “America’s Got Talent: The Champion” expecting to see Susan Boyle performing again, you’re about to be disappointed. Since Susan earned Mel B‘s Golden Buzzer last week, that means she’s sailed straight through to the Finals of “Agt: Champions” and is thus skipping the next four weeks of performances. The humble Scottish singer will next be seen on the Top 10 performance episode, airing February 11 on NBC.
See‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ ratings: 9.9 million viewers watched Susan Boyle, golden confetti in hair, weep tears of joy
So far only one other contestant has made it into the Top 10: stand-up comedian Preacher Lawson, who was voted through by the Superfans. The other eight finalists will be an even mix of Golden Buzzer acts and Superfan picks that are chosen over the next four weeks of competition.
See‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ ratings: 9.9 million viewers watched Susan Boyle, golden confetti in hair, weep tears of joy
So far only one other contestant has made it into the Top 10: stand-up comedian Preacher Lawson, who was voted through by the Superfans. The other eight finalists will be an even mix of Golden Buzzer acts and Superfan picks that are chosen over the next four weeks of competition.
- 1/14/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Light Balance came close to winning season 12 of “America’s Got Talent” in 2017. They placed third behind ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer and child singer Angelica Hale. This Ukrainian dance troupe has returned stateside to compete on “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.”
They appear on episode 2 of this winter edition of the hit summer series that airs on January 14 on NBC. Also numbering among the 10 acts performing on Monday night is Farmer: watch her performance video before the big show (Hale is also competing and will appear on an upcoming episode).
When Light Balance auditioned in the spring of 2017, they got the Golden Buzzer from “Agt” host Tyra Banks. She is not presenting this spin-off; that job has gone to Terry Crews. Will they inspire him to do the same tonight with their routine that makes great use of Led?
See ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ spoilers: The 10 acts...
They appear on episode 2 of this winter edition of the hit summer series that airs on January 14 on NBC. Also numbering among the 10 acts performing on Monday night is Farmer: watch her performance video before the big show (Hale is also competing and will appear on an upcoming episode).
When Light Balance auditioned in the spring of 2017, they got the Golden Buzzer from “Agt” host Tyra Banks. She is not presenting this spin-off; that job has gone to Terry Crews. Will they inspire him to do the same tonight with their routine that makes great use of Led?
See ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ spoilers: The 10 acts...
- 1/14/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
In the 18 months since she won “America’s Got Talent,” singing ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer has become one of the franchise’s biggest success stories. She is among the five “Agt” season titleholders who are competing for the ultimate bragging rights on “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” Watch what Darci Lynne and her puppet pal Oscar the mouse sing for judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel and new host Terry Crews in the leaked video above.
Darci Lynne took time off of her busy nationwide tour to compete in this spin-off series. As she tells Mel B, “I always love a good competition. The chance to have the world champion title is awesome.” Oscar readily admits to being nervous, but then wails a medley of the Tina Turner classics “Nutbush City Limits” and “Proud Mary.”
Darci Lynne won season 12 of “Agt” over another child, singer Angelica Hale,...
Darci Lynne took time off of her busy nationwide tour to compete in this spin-off series. As she tells Mel B, “I always love a good competition. The chance to have the world champion title is awesome.” Oscar readily admits to being nervous, but then wails a medley of the Tina Turner classics “Nutbush City Limits” and “Proud Mary.”
Darci Lynne won season 12 of “Agt” over another child, singer Angelica Hale,...
- 1/11/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The second episode of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” airs Monday, January 14 starting at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC. Just like the premiere, it will feature 10 acts who have already taken part in the franchise. Among these will be Paul Potts, who won the very first season of “Britain’s Got Talent” back in 2007.
Also in the hunt is teen ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer who won season 12 of ‘Agt” in 2017..
Of the other eight acts, only one took the title in their respective country: DJ Arch Jnr, the self-titled “Kid DJ,” won “South Africa’s Got Talent” in 2015. Another, magician Darcy Oake finished in fifth place on “Bgt” in 2013.
See Susan Boyle sings ‘Wild Horses’ and gets Golden Buzzer from Mel B on ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ [Watch]
Besides Hale, the other six “Agt” finalists set to perform on episode 2 of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” are:
Prince Poppycock,...
Also in the hunt is teen ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer who won season 12 of ‘Agt” in 2017..
Of the other eight acts, only one took the title in their respective country: DJ Arch Jnr, the self-titled “Kid DJ,” won “South Africa’s Got Talent” in 2015. Another, magician Darcy Oake finished in fifth place on “Bgt” in 2013.
See Susan Boyle sings ‘Wild Horses’ and gets Golden Buzzer from Mel B on ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ [Watch]
Besides Hale, the other six “Agt” finalists set to perform on episode 2 of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” are:
Prince Poppycock,...
- 1/11/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
"I'm a champion for those who maybe don't have the confidence to do things and for those who maybe don't have a voice; the ones who people tend to ignore. I feel I'm a champion for them. So I couldn't possibly walk away from a second chance to prove myself. I just thought I had an unfulfilled promise." For Susan Boyle, the decision to return to the world's stage for America's Got Talent: The Champions nearly a decade after becoming a global sensation on Britain's Got Talent was born from an idea of redemption. And so far, it's worked. In the new NBC series' premiere episode, which aired on Monday, Jan. 7, Boyle dusted off "Wild Horses," the Rolling Stones...
- 1/9/2019
- E! Online
The ratings are in for NBC’s reality TV show “America’s Got Talent: The Champions,” and they’re deserving of a Golden Buzzer. A whopping 9.9 million viewers (1.8 demo rating) tuned in for the season premiere of the spinoff series that brings back 50 popular acts from around the world, including singing superstar Susan Boyle. Billed as the “Olympics of talent,” the episode is now the #1 debut for an unscripted series in almost three years since “Little Big Shots,” per TVLine, even outpacing last week’s “The Masked Singer” premiere.
SEELadder acrobat Uzeyer Novruzov tries to redeem disastrous ‘America’s Got Talent’ fall: ‘I could have died’ [Watch]
Boyle, who rose to fame on “Britain’s Got Talent” back in 2009, was the star of the season opener as she earned Mel B‘s Golden Buzzer following her performance of “Wild Horses.” “You should have got that the first time around,” Mel B...
SEELadder acrobat Uzeyer Novruzov tries to redeem disastrous ‘America’s Got Talent’ fall: ‘I could have died’ [Watch]
Boyle, who rose to fame on “Britain’s Got Talent” back in 2009, was the star of the season opener as she earned Mel B‘s Golden Buzzer following her performance of “Wild Horses.” “You should have got that the first time around,” Mel B...
- 1/8/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“America’s Got Talent: The Champions” debuted last night on NBC, and Susan Boyle finally got what she deserved: The Golden Buzzer.
Mel B. bequeathed the honor — the first of this spinoff series — on the woman who put Simon Cowell’s original competition series “Britain’s Got Talent” on the worldwide map. No matter what continent she’s on, Boyle’s got talent in spades.
The 57-year-old U.K. native slayed the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” on Monday, and the stateside studio audience couldn’t have been more blown away. The judges concurred — especially the Spice Girl.
Also Read: Golden Globes Shed 410,000 Viewers From 2018, but Rise 4 Percent in Key Demo Ratings
Watch the video above, which includes a number of sweet moments between Cowell and Boyle.
We’ll get the tissues and give you a minute.
The Golden Buzzer was first introduced on “America’s Got Talent” back in 2011, which...
Mel B. bequeathed the honor — the first of this spinoff series — on the woman who put Simon Cowell’s original competition series “Britain’s Got Talent” on the worldwide map. No matter what continent she’s on, Boyle’s got talent in spades.
The 57-year-old U.K. native slayed the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” on Monday, and the stateside studio audience couldn’t have been more blown away. The judges concurred — especially the Spice Girl.
Also Read: Golden Globes Shed 410,000 Viewers From 2018, but Rise 4 Percent in Key Demo Ratings
Watch the video above, which includes a number of sweet moments between Cowell and Boyle.
We’ll get the tissues and give you a minute.
The Golden Buzzer was first introduced on “America’s Got Talent” back in 2011, which...
- 1/8/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Now that “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” has aired on NBC (read our live blog recap), many viewers are scratching their heads about how to vote. As you learned in the season premiere, instead of the normal voting method in which everyday people can vote for their favorites, this spinoff series features 50 Superfans who represent the entire country with delegates from all 50 states. They have all the power.
See‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ format includes 50 acts, 5 Golden Buzzers and Superfans choosing winner
These 50 Superfans not only get to pick five of the 10 finalists, but they also get to choose the ultimate winner of “Agt: Champions.” That’s right — the at-home audience no longer has a say in who advances or who wins. Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel and host Terry Crews decide the other five finalists by anointing them with their Golden Buzzers.
See‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ format includes 50 acts, 5 Golden Buzzers and Superfans choosing winner
These 50 Superfans not only get to pick five of the 10 finalists, but they also get to choose the ultimate winner of “Agt: Champions.” That’s right — the at-home audience no longer has a say in who advances or who wins. Judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel and host Terry Crews decide the other five finalists by anointing them with their Golden Buzzers.
- 1/8/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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