The X Factor 2012 Judges Houses stage (part 2) aired this evening. With the pre-recorded stage of the show drawing to a close, all eyes are on who’ll be making it through to the live shows.
Judging the hopefuls are new additions Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, original panelist Louis Walsh, and newcomer Nicole Scherzinger.
{An international phenomenon, local versions of the show show now air in the US, Italy, France and beyond. The brain-child of Simon Cowell, The X Factor is responsible for birthing the careers of Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, One Direction, Cher Lloyd and JLS.}.
Find out who went through at Judges Houses (part 2) below…
The year 2006 saw Nelly Furtado leave one-hit-wonder territory and enter superstardom. Inde
ed, with a string of hits each hotter than the previous, the ‘I’m Like A Bird’ singer established herself as a chart force scoring #1s after #1s. The unapologetic ‘Promiscuous’ serves as this week From The Vault pick.
Helmed by then “it producer” Timbaland, the tune saw Nelly and Timbo (featured here as a rapper/singer) trading flirtatious lines on a seductive beat. The songbird exudes confidence and sensuality with her laid-back delivery, while Mr. Mosley is surprisingly pleasing with the “singing thing”.
A global home run, ‘Promiscuous’ reached the top spot of the charts in the US and Nelly’s homeland of Canada, and was a Top
3 single in the UK and Australia. It peaked inside the Top 20 in most of the other countries it was released in.
The Little X directed music video, which famously features cameos by Justin Timberlake and then-newbie Keri Hilson, sees Furtado interacting playfully and features an army dancers grooving at a club. By no means original, yet a visually delicious take
on a well-treaded concept. (Sidenote: just imagine what a Janet, Ciara or old-Britney would have done with that ending breakdown!)
Fans of the Canadian diva no doubt look back at the ‘Loose’ days as a golden era, for Nelly’s latest ventures can’t seem to match past achievements. And that’s putting it lightly.
With her latest effort, ‘The Spirit Indestructible’, selling 5,700 copies first week in the US while debuting at #79, the days of Top Shot Debut albums and consecutive #1 singles seem to be long gone.
And while we firmly believe it’s a case of being “gone for too long” and serving up wack material upon your return, we want to hear what YOU think:
Nicole Scherzinger graces the cover of ‘You’ Magazine in aid of her X Factor stint this month, opening up on her role on the show like never before.
Posing for the mag in Jennifer Lopez inspired shoot, the former ‘Baby Love’ singer spoke openly on her fellow judges, why she is to thank for ‘One Direction’, but more importantly… why she misses her former group, the ‘Pussycat Dolls’.
In his lifetime, it was Michael that was pegged the most eccentric of the Jackson clan. Yet, in the wake of his untimely passing, the King Of Pop has seemingly been succeeded on that front by older sister LaToya.
Case, point, her hilarious reunion with MJ‘s much-loved pet chimp, Bubbles.
Aired in 2010 on Animal Planet, the segment served up dangerous doses of “LOL‘s”. From LaToya straight-faced seriousness, to Bubbles paying her DUST. This is TV gold! See what we mean above…
The X Factor 2012 Judges Houses stage (part 1) aired this evening. With the pre-recorded stage of the show drawing to a close, all eyes are on who’ll be making it through to the live shows.
Judging the hopefuls are new additions Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, original panelist Louis Walsh, and newcomer Nicole Scherzinger.
{An international phenomenon, local versions of the show show now air in the US, Italy, France and beyond. The brain-child of Simon Cowell, The X Factor is responsible for birthing the careers of Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, One Direction, Cher Lloyd and JLS.}.
The Best and worst of Judges Houses (part 1) below…
Jay Z was in good company at the grand opening of Brooklyn’s new ‘Barclays Centre‘ last night, as he performed the first of eight shows in aid of the launch.
For, joining Ester Dean, The Dream, Magic Johnson, Dave Chapelle and Adrienne Baillon was none other than ‘A Star Is Born’ triple threat Beyonce.
Snapped posing with fans backstage, the chart staple’s sighting arrives after ‘Paris’ producer Hit Boy revealed he had been approached to work with the singer.
Let’s just face it, despite being a little ‘absent’ on a talent tip, very few stars come any bigger than Rihanna.
So it should come as little surprise to anyone that walking through an airport has become somewhat of an event for the ‘Diamonds’ star.
Last night, before catching a flight out of New York’s JFK, it was business as usual for the singer as she casually strolled through the spot, despite being swarmed by fans who’d spotted her minutes before.
All this, hours after she arrived at the city’s Chelsea Pier sans the insanity, and one night after partying at the opening of Jay Z’s Barclays Centre ’40/40′ club.
Get familiar with ‘Surrender‘, the scorching piece by Timbaland‘s Lyrica Anderson.
Lifted from her new mix tape ‘King Me’, the infectious number comes courtesy of Anderson and rising maestro Jovii Hendrix, and may strike a positive chord with many Rihanna fans upon listening.
With the re-release of her sophomore album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ due out this November, Nicki Minaj seems to have garnered an accidental hit with one of its cuts.
For, despite dedicating her efforts to the Cassie assisted cut ‘The Boys’, the Rapper’s ‘Va Va Voom’ has struck a chord with UK radio outlets who have placed the cut on heavy rotation.
Rotation, that now sees the song rise in the country’s iTunes Top 20, set to enjoy a Top Ten position in the coming days… if not hours.
So, in honor of the jam ( written and produced by Minaj, Dr. Luke and Max Martin) That Grape Juice shines a fresh light on it, before its hotly anticipated. October 8th release.
After a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star is back! This week spotlight’s French native Koreen Clay, who tackles Christina Aguilera‘s latest hit ‘Your Body’. How did she fare? Find out below…
Near-flawless!
Clay’s range, control, and delivery were impeccable. Christina may be the vocal blueprint for this generation , yet few are legitimately able to hold their own with one of her most vocally demanding cuts. This young madame is among the few. Great performance.
For more on Ms. Clay, check out her Youtube page here.
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Having whipped up frenzy aplenty with the video for new single ‘Your Body’, Christina Aguilera took her ‘Lotus’ campaign to the Tonight Show With Jay Leno this evening.
Watch as Xtina dishes on The Voice, her new music, motherhood, and much more!
