On Tuesday, NBC’s The Voice revealed season 12’s top 10. Here’s the scoop:
Before the top 10 were revealed, Alisan Porter performed “Deep Water” live. Alisan Porter won The Voice‘s tenth season. She was on Team Christina, which means that she worked with Christina Aguilera. Alisan sported a teal outfit with subtle makeup while singing this powerful song. Alisan Porter also tweeted about “Deep Water” to her fans:
Also, season 12’s top 11 performed on stage. Team Gwen performed Coldplay’s “Fix You”. Team Alicia performed Aretha Franklin’s “A Natural Woman”.Then, Carson Daly said that the following singers were safe: Brennley Brown, Hunter Plake, Lilli Passero, TSoul, Vanessa Ferguson, Chris Blue, Aliyah Moulden, Jesse Larson, and Lauren Duski.
Then, Stephanie Rice and Mark Isaiah sang for the Instant Save. First, Stephanie Rice performed “Issues” by Julia Michaels. Alicia Keys praised Stephanie’s artistry before adding that she is a talented producer who plays multiple instruments. Second, Mark Isaiah performed “7 Years” by Lukas Graham. Adam Levine praised Mark’s artistry and grace under intense pressure. Here is the official list of season 12’s top 10:
Team Adam: Lilli Passero, Jesse Larson, Mark Isaiah Team Gwen: Brennley Brown, Hunter Plake Team Alicia: Chris Blue, Vanessa Ferguson Team Blake: Lauren Duski, TSoul, Aliyah Moulden
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This week, NBC’s The Voice aired a new series of battle rounds. Hunter Plake and Jack Cassidy’s “Dancing on My Own” performance was one of the main highlights. Now, their cover is trending on iTunes and YouTube. Here’s the scoop:
Hunter Plake and Jack Cassidy battled as members of Alicia Keys’ team. Together, Hunter and Jack sang a touching rendition of Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own”. Their performance featured bright, colorful lighting and technical vocal runs. The video was published to YouTube on March 27, 2017. On March 28, 2017, it landed the #28 position on YouTube Trending. Now, this video has over 332,000 YouTube views.
Calum Scott also covered Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own”. After watching Hunter and Jack’s duet, Scott shared this tweet:
Hunter and Jack’s duet earned applause from the audience. All coaches praised the vocal skills of both singers after their performance. Gwen Stefani said that Jack’s voice is rich. She stated that Hunter’s ability to express his emotions through singing is beautiful. Adam Levine picked Hunter as the overall winner because he believes that his voice “has one of those things that isn’t around enough”. Blake Shelton mentioned that both singers had impressive moments throughout the song. He implied that one of the coaches should steal the singer who loses this battle round.
Alicia Keys and Carson Daly agreed that Hunter and Jack are both incredible singers. Alicia added that both singers effortlessly showcased their signature styles. Then, Alicia named the winner of this battle round: Jack Cassidy.
After this, Carson Daly reminded the coaches that Hunter Plake is available to steal as a potential mentee on their teams. With a double steal, Hunter Plake was saved from elimination. Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani pushed their “steal” button. Now, Hunter Plake is on Gwen Stefani’s team.
Best friends Hunter and Jack are trending on social media. Their “Dancing on My Own” cover is #10 on the iTunes pop charts. They join Shawn Mendes and Bruno Mars in the top 10 of the iTunes pop charts. (Lady Gaga’s “Million Reasons” is also listed at #11). Hunter Plake tweeted to announce the news:
Guys, dancing on my own made it to the top ten on the pop charts! Thank you guys so much for the support! 🔥🔥✌🏻🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/ZktkPNlTTo
Jack Cassidy also tweeted to share the news with his fans:
Hey Twitter family!! Yes I won the battle… So stoked!! Buy our song! We charted #10 on Pop charts & #28 on All Genre charts! So blessed! 🎙 pic.twitter.com/WGqixxpsFy
The 43rd annual People’s Choice Awards took place at Los Angeles’s Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017. Joel McHale hosted this telecast, which aired on CBS. According to Showbuzz, the televised broadcast was viewed by over 6.5 million people. Here are the highlights:
Ellen DeGeneres made history by winning three awards, including Favorite Daytime TV Host, at the 2017 telecast. She also won a People’s Choice Award for Finding Dory, which was voted as the favorite family movie.
With these awards, DeGeneres became the first person to win a record-breaking total of 20 People’s Choice Awards. Justin Timberlake congratulated Ellen DeGeneres during his introduction speech. Timberlake said that Ellen is the most decorated winner in history and referred to her as “one of the best people on this planet”.
Ellen’s acceptance speech had a friendly sense of humor. She mentioned that winning 20 awards meant a lot because the people voted for her. Ellen also talked about mashed potatoes, traffic, and her love of animals.
“This is amazing,” DeGeneres expressed during her speech. “Seventeen, I get it. Eighteen, sure. Nineteen, I can see that. But 20 is outrageous. This is… This is really something that means, um, more to me… because it comes from the people… I say thank you, people, and the only thing that would make me happier… if it was voted on by animals.”
— People's Choice Country Awards (@peopleschoice) January 19, 2017
She concluded her speech on a sincere note. “Thank you all very much. I love you”, Ellen said to the cheering audience. People’s Choice tweeted a link to the video while congratulating Ellen on her success.
Click the tweet to watch Ellen’s acceptance speech.
Timberlake won the People’s Choice award for favorite song with the Trolls soundtrack, “Can’t Stop the Feeling”. He also won the Favorite Male Artist award. “Thank you”, he said. He said the experience was awesome and added that he was under dressed. He expressed his joy of being onstage before mentioning that he was on the 101 freeway eight minutes ago. He thanked Max, Yohan, and the fans. Timberlake then mentioned the two favorite people in his life, his wife and son, before firing the nanny live. Timberlake said that his son was the muse behind “Can’t Stop the Feeling”. Click Justin Timberlake’s picture to watch his speech.
Melissa McCarthy received the “Favorite Comedic Movie Actress” People’s Choice Award. She is well known as Sookie St. James on Gilmore Girls and Megan Price in Bridesmaids. This is McCarthy’s fourth People’s Choice Awards win. During McCarthy’s speech, she said that she is a fan of people. McCarthy mentioned that she is grateful to go to work and do what she loves. She then called the other nominees in this category “amazing women”. McCarthy thanked the lovely ladies in this category, as well as the fans that support her. She then thanked everyone for putting up with her bits. Click Melissa McCarthy’s picture to watch her speech.
Blake Lively won her first award for “Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress” category. She thanked everyone and mentioned that her win meant a lot to her. “My mom, she always taught me as a kid that you can’t ever let anyone limit you. Don’t ever let anyone tell you there’s something you can’t do,” Lively said. “Thanks, Mom.” Lively called herself an ambitious kid before adding that she set her first goal as a little girl: meet the Spice Girls. Blake Lively expressed her love towards the Spice Girls and their embodiment of girl power.
She continued, “Thank you for sending a message to Hollywood that people want to hear stories about women,” she continued, “and we want to hear your stories. Whether it’s social media, your iPhone — whatever, tell your stories, now more than ever. You need to be heard, you are valuable, and no one can limit you! Thank you, guys, and thank you to my husband.”
Blake Shelton won three People’s Choice Awards this year, including favorite album for If I’m Honest. Victoria Justice presented Shelton’s award for “Favorite album”. He thanked everyone who voted for him, Warner, “hottest date out here tonight, Gwen Stefani”. He won after performing at the People’s Choice Awards. To add, Shelton is well-known for being a coach on “The Voice”. This year, the NBC television series won its 4th consecutive People’s Choice Awards for the favorite competition TV show category. Click Blake Shelton’s picture to watch his acceptance speech.
With 4 nominations apiece, Drake and Rihanna are this year’s leading nominees at the People’s Choice Awards. Grey’s Anatomy, Outlander, This is Us, and Good Morning America were among the top television picks.
The People’s Choice Award for CBS.com’s favorite digital obsession went to the mannequin challenge. The full list of winners include Lilly Singh, Rihanna, Niall Horan, Britney Spears, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Britney Spears tweeted to her fans after winning 4 awards, including Favorite Female Artist. “This goes out to The Britney Army! 4@PeoplesChoiceAwards last night… can’t believe it. Love you all so much#PCAs,” Spears tweeted. See the tweet below:
The American Music Awards is globally popular because it honors today’s most famous and influential artists. On November 20, ABC broadcasted the 2016 American Music Awards live. This year’s event took place at the Microsoft Theater. According to ABC projections, 8.8 million people tuned in to watch the American Music Awards this year. Drake, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Bruno Mars are among the standouts because they turned heads with their outstanding achievements.
This year’s A-list performers included Maroon 5/ Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes and Fifth Harmony. Each performance was impressive because of its authenticity and effort. Drake and Bieber won 4 AMAs, Gomez inspired many with her AMAs speech, and Mars moved the crowd with his dance routine. Also, musical icon Sting performed his greatest hits at the AMAs before receiving the Merit Award.
Bruno Mars opened the show with his “24k Magic” performance. It featured synchronized choreography, matching outfits, and strategic lighting. The performance featured blue lighting and special effects that included fireworks. “24k Magic” brought a refreshing 90’s vibe, where flashy bling and partying were the cool new trends. Mars and his squad sported track suits with navy, white, and yellow stripes. Ciara and others were seen singing along. Mars’ hard work paid off, as “24k Magic” remains in the top 10 iTunes charts. “24k Magic” reached #1 in the following iTunes categories: top songs, top albums, and top music videos.
Drake’s Apple Music commercial premiere was another highlight at the AMAs. Drake is seen talking with friends and listening to Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” while lifting a heavy weight. Then, the “Distractingly good.” tagline appeared at the end of the commercial. It now has over 100k YouTube views. To watch Drake’s Apple Music commercial, click here.
Selena Gomez earned the “Favorite Female Artist – Pop/ Rock” AMA award. Gomez, who has 46M Twitter followers, moved the audience with her empowering speech. A poised Gomez received overwhelming applause from the audience. She also received support from a long list of celebrities that include Taylor Swift, Niall Horan, Ariana Grande, and Lady GaGa. Selena Gomez is truly a respectable inspiration. Click the icon (above) to watch Clevver News’ coverage of the speech and celebrity support.
Selena thanked her loyal fans by saying this: “All I can say from the bottom of my heart is I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to be able to share what I love every single day with people that I love.”
Justin Bieber made record-breaking history at the 2016 AMAs. Bieber received 4 AMAs, including Video of the Year for his smash hit “Sorry” and Favorite Pop/ Rock Album for Purpose. Justin Bieber is now one of the top 10 all-time AMA winners. Bieber sits at #7 and is currently tied with Willie Nelson. Bieber and Nelson have received 12 AMA awards. At 22, Bieber is one of the youngest people to make the top 10 AMAs winners list.
Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar performed the closing number, “Don’t Wanna Know”. Click the icon (above) to watch the performance. This smooth performance featured Adam Levine’s falsetto and Kendrick Lamar’s effortless freestyling. “Don’t Wanna Know” is about feelings of nostalgia and hopes to get back together with an ex-lover. The audience danced along to this performance. “Don’t Wanna Know” is a smash hit, as it has earned over 1 million YouTube views. The 2016 AMAs is a celebration of hard work, well-deserved awards, and recognition.
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On September 14, America’s Got Talent received the highest Nielsen ratings of the season. Fourteen million people viewed AGT’s season 11 finale on NBC. The AGT finale took place at the Dolby Theatre. In the end, America picked Grace VanderWaal as the winner.
Grace received $1 million dollars and the headlining slot at Vegas’ Planet Hollywood. The Clairvoyants were this season’s runner-ups. Grace VanderWaal cried tears of joy after winning America’s Got Talent. Howie Mandel said that Grace is “a shooting star” and that she’s “special”. Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Heidi Klum are seen celebrating with VanderWaal here:
Since day one, Grace VanderWaal attracted NBC viewers because of her innate ability to bring people together with her voice and ukelele. Grace’s AGT audition is unforgettable, as she sang her original tune “I Don’t Know My Name”. This easy going song is about the journey of self-exploration and finding yourself. Grace’s confidence shined through when she sang and played her ukelele. During Grace’s AGT audition, Simon Cowell stated that she is “the next Taylor Swift”. Grace VanderWaal is a genuine, relatable artist. Her music resonates well with people of all ages and attracts fans around the world. Now, Grace’s audition has over 50 million views on YouTube. Click the picture below to see her audition:
Grace VanderWaal received unwavering support from a long list of celebrities that include Ellen and Taylor Swift. See the link at the end of my article to read all of the supportive tweets. A good sport, Taylor Swift expressed her support towards Grace with a gift. The “Blank Space” singer sent Grace a large bouquet of flowers. Grace felt honored, as she posted this to Twitter:
Ellen DeGeneres also reached out to Grace VanderWaal. On September 15, Ellen went to Twitter to congratulate Grace on her AGT win. Ellen also announced that Grace will soon appear on season 14 of her show. See the tweet below:
You are so amazing, @GraceVanderWaal. America picked right. See you next week on my show. #AGT
With over 247k Twitter followers, Grace VanderWaal is a true rising star. Her story proves that success is attainable with practice, hard work, and faith. Grace VanderWaal will appear on the Ellen show this week.See this article for ARTSNLA’s coverage.
