R&B veteran Faith Evans came out to play last night to sing with the legendary El DeBarge on Lopez Tonight! Their new single ‘Lay With You’ is lifted from DeBarge’s latest new album ‘Second Chance’. DeBarge and Faith totally lit up the stage with their beautiful voices.However, Faith could barely move which would probably have something to do with all of that hefty weight gain. She’s still a pretty lady though, and I was particularly mesmerised by Debarge’s smooth, fuchsia-coloured velvet jacket. Check it out!
Ryan Leslie needs to put down the mic and produce another ‘Me & U’ for his ex-girlfriend Cassie. We all know her career really needs saving right now and her sugar daddy Diddy couldn’t care less. Anyway, the talented producer premiered a brand new song from his upcoming studio album ‘Les is More’ whilst performing in Paris recently.‘Beautiful Life’ is a midtempo cut comprised of drum beat sounds and the aid of a Korg keyboard which he played the hell out of during the end. He name dropped this song previously which he wrote and produced in Paris. I’m not that crazy about the song and his rapping is just… well, leave the rapping to the rappers and stick to what you’re good at, Ryan.
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R&B star Chris Brown
took to the stage this weekend (Jan 7th) where he performed at El Rey
in Los Angeles. Although he remained fully clothed, the crowd of
lust-thirsty females seemed to enjoy the gig. I however, still can’t
fully enjoy his grown ‘n’ sexy music with those premature vocals.It’s like listening to a school kid trying to convince everyone. The 21-year-old joined Big Sean to perform their song ‘Sh*t Got D*mn’ from his ‘In My Zone 2′ mixtape, as well as his hit single ‘Deuces’.
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R&B songstress Keri Hilson visited the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City yesterday, (January 4th) for a taping on The Late Show With David Letterman. The singer looked like a blonde-haired Diana Ross during her Supremes reign so you can be forgiven for thinking she stepped right off a retro 60s set.The sexy vixen took to the stage to perform her latest hit single ‘Pretty Girl Rock’, which recieved a Motown inspired make-over. You can check it out after the jump. It’s good to see that three weeks after her ‘No Boys Allowed’ album dropped in stores, she’s not letting that promo to dry up. Take notes Ciara!
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Last night, Leona Lewis was showing everybody exactly why she is the most successful X Factor
contestant ever. The 25-year-old, who showed off her beautifully
curvacious figure in a short fuscia dress, belted out those powerful
vocals to the high heavens!The singer rang in the New Year by performing a couple of her hit songs including ‘Bleeding Love’ on the Sand party in Miami beach. Last night, she also attended Usher‘s ‘OMG’ afterparty at Dream nightclub (see after the jump). 2011 is also a big year for the singer because she’ll be releasing her third studio album this Spring. Click on the photo to view more images and proceed to watch a fan quality preview of the performance below.
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Last night, Beyonce rang in the New Year with a performance at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. She joined her rapper husband for a performance of their duet ‘Forever Young’. She also performed her previous single ‘Halo’ from her 2008 album ‘I Am… Sasha Fierce’. Notice how Chris Martin from Coldplay is on piano!I have to say, Beyonce looked lovely last night at the star-studded affair, and she definetely did the business with her performances. I’m definetely anticipating her new album this year. I hope we don’t have to wait too long for it. And I’m sticking by my prediction that it will see a release before Kelly Rowland. Get mad if ya want. I speak truth.
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Another act to perform on last night’s ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest’ was powerhouse diva Jennifer Hudson.
The 29-year has taken so much pride in losing weight and further
expressed that pride when the now svelte songstress performed ‘Feeling Good’.The track is featured in her new Weight Watchers commercial, and she belted her lungs away. Bet that felt good too! J.Hud will release her sophomore new album this year, courtesy of J. Records. I’m anticipating!
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How amazing was Willow Smith last night? The little madam performed her massive hit single ‘Whip My Hair’ during ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest’. She became the youngest star ever to perform on their annual New Years show.The 10-year-old decided to give us something a little different by performing a remix of the song and even switched up the energetic choreography! Although she was dancing her little ass off, those live vocals were very good! I predict good things for the year 2011, and Willow is set to rule it! The young star is also set to release her debut album this Spring courtesy of Roc Nation.
Posted by | Filed under Keri Hilson, Performances
R&B sexpot Keri Hilson recently performed a mini concert at Billboard’s Tastemakers.
The gig took place at the Aloft in Harlem which consisted of the
28-year-old performing some new tracks from her recently released album
‘No Boys Allowed’. Some of the cuts she performed included ‘Pretty Girl Rock’, ‘Beautiful Mistake’, ‘Loose Control (Let Me Down)’, and ‘Hustler’.Nice performances! Ms Hilson really didn’t need to get all ghetto trash on us or sell out for those album sales. I personally feel she’d have sold 102K regardless. She never needed any gimmicks last year so why this year? There was an only an 8K increase from last years sales. But anyway, check out the performances below.
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I’d say JLS
had a pretty good year in 2010. It’s good to see that their star is not
fading. Fad artists come and go very frequently, and many people were
quick to put them in that category. However, they’re still going strong.
The quartet performed their number one single ‘Love You More’ live on the Christmas edition of Top of The Pops yesterday (December 25th).Marvin knows he was singing his heart out to Rochelle. Apparently, she attended their Wembly gig on Friday. They could still be “friends” of course but if I’m totally honest, I never did believe their break-up was the real deal. The timing was way too suspect, but whatever they feel needs to be done to pay the bills.
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The annual Disney Christmas Day Parade was broadcast yesterday on ABC. Mariah Carey, who performed at the event, sang her latest Christmas single ‘Oh Santa’. We know Mariah is the diva of all divas when it comes to powerhouse vocal chops, so is it much of big deal that she lipsynched?Given that this performance was her last time promoting the project (maternity leave), as well as the fact that she’s growing heavier and heavier by the minute, she can be excused.
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Although newcomers Drake and Bruno Mars took to the stage, it was the highly energetic and established dancing extraordinaire who was the headliner of the show.
Posted by | Filed under Cheryl Cole, Performances
Last month, the 27-year-old took to the stage at the London Palladium to perform her second single ‘The Flood’, from her new album ‘Messy Little Raindrops’. Is it any wonder Cole makes it a habit of lipsyncing many of her performances? It totally destroys her validity as an X Factor judge especially due to the fact that she is paid millions to criticise somebody elses vocals.
Unfortunately, it just goes to show that nowadays, it’s not about having vocals anymore. It’s about having the “look”. Watch the monotone performance below.
Posted by | Filed under Ciara, Performances
Not long ago on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Ciara delivered her very first televised performance of new single ‘Gimmie Dat’ from her new album ‘Basic Instinct’. The 25-year-old delivered a stunning performance of intricate choreography, complex dance steps and a tonne of other sexy moves.
It was absolutely a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!! That is HOW you perform. Like your life depends on it! I may not be a massive fan of Ciara’s music but her performances definetely set the standard. Check out mini Janet getting her sexy groove on after the jump!
If there was EVER a massive mismatch on an X Factor Final, this would be it. Christina was too into herself and didn’t connect with Rebecca at all. It also lacked that TV Gold moment such as the jaw dropping Beyonce and Alexandra Burke duet. The performance was just blah to me. I was left underwhelmed. It was a very ungenerous performance as Aguilera did not allow Rebecca a moment. Can we say selfish? Aguilera totally overpowered the entire performance and she was looking like a bad Cyndi Lauper at that. As I was telling my readers this week, weight gain doesn’t suit everybody.
The 29-year-old diva then returned to the stage to perform ‘Express’ from her latest movie ‘Burlesque’. Watch both performances below.
Rihanna put her duetting partner to SHAME! The problem is, this song did NOT suit Cardle AT ALL. He sounded very whiney and clearly could not shake off his cold. Poor Cardle DID sound sick and was sweating like a rapist at a women’s refuge. That’s the Rihanna effect I guess!
Rihanna isn’t considered one of the greatest singers. However, she outsung Cardle, and some would say, that’s not a good look for a potential X Factor winner. The 22-year-old later returned to the stage to perform her latest hit single ‘What’s My Name’ and delivered the same choreography as the one she did during this years American Music Awards. It’s nice to see the Bajan songstress putting more effort into her performances. She did great!
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Let’s just say the 28-year-old has no intention of toning down her overly sexed up image. The rebellious songstress strutted across the stage and did some choreography in bedazzled butt-baring attire – talk about making a statement! Watch the interview and performance below.
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Although those numbers don’t touch what they did with their first album which sold MORE in its first week, the lads are still doing it big with their tour. Peep their performances of ‘Love You More’ and ‘The Club Is Alive’ after the jump.
In fact, this performance was probably more cringeworthy and sh*t than anything Wagner ever did on the show. Sadly, I think my arse has produced more musical talent. Though I’m sure the younger folk enjoyed it due to it looking like one massive drugged out rave and encouraging them to wave around their glow sticks in the air. The power of The X Factor is absolutely astounding because no sooner after the group performed on the show, the song shot straight back into the top three on the UK itunes chart. BEP? Pure hype and no substance.
Is it just me or did they just REPEAT the EXACT same acts as last year? Kylie? Alexandra Burke? JLS? Cheryl Cole? Robbie Williams? BEP? Hmmm… ‘The Time’ is the lead single off BEP’s new album ‘The Beginning’ which is now available in stores worldwide.
The performance was vocally powerful, but all she needed on that stage was a damn microphone. Burke sung live, and further reminded viewers what The X Factor once stood for. That is, before the “singing” contest turned into a right farce or in the words of Leona Lewis, a “pantomine”. Shockingly, those words come from a previous X Factor champ who launched her career from the show. ‘The Silence’ is lifted from the 22-year-old’s re-released debut ‘Overcome’ which hits the shops tomorrow.
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Nicole continued to serve it up with the attitude but it’s not yet known whether such performances will be enough to secure the singer her first solo UK number one. Currently sitting in the top five on the itunes UK chart, Nicole is hoping it will score her the acclaimed number one spot when the singles chart is announced this evening. It would certainly be the breakthrough that she needs right now.
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Still, at least you could see their love was genuine and crushing previous rumours that their marriage is struggling. Personally, we prefer to see J.Lo dancing her butt off but it didn’t really matter as it was all for a good cause. Plus, they DID offer an undisclosed donation to the telethon.
Although Ms Cole is often known for her off key performances, the 29-year-old has clearly invested in a vocal coach. I think she sounded great last night. Don’t get me wrong, there were a couple of shaky moments here and there but this is the best she has sounded in a long time and her vocal lessons are clearly paying off. Finally!
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Breezy also performed several other hit singles from his back catalogue and also surprised the crowd by bringing out rapper Bow Wow to perform ‘Ain’t Thinkin’ Bout You’. Peep the performance video after the jump courtesy of KiddUNot.
I want to enter 2011 without having to hear this song infest whatever location I’m at, but I’ll probably end up hearing it at MacDonalds when I grab breakfast or in Asda when I do my weekly shop. Just… go away!
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I’m not even sure how much of that was sung live but Mariah’s best friend, the backing track was certainly in play. Nevertheless, her garden gnome backing dancers and the kiddie dancers kept crowds entertained whilst Mimi delivered a strong vocal performance, complete with her trademark whistle notes. Watch some decent fan footage of the performance below.
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I wonder how many complaints were made to Ofcom about Burke’s outfit since this was a show dedicated to ‘CHILDREN in need’. Given the song’s raunchy nature, it would actually have been considerate of the 22-year-old to put some clothes on. Even just for this one particular performance, rather than parading around like some two dollar hooker. Children In Need is not a platform for promoting yourself. ‘Start Without You’ is one of the worst songs to drop this year and whilst I can admit she performs the hell out of it, there is in deed a time and place for everything.
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This performance was a lot better than their awful ‘X Factor’ performance but that’s not saying much. And as much as I love me some Marvin, singing ballads just shows him up to be the most vocally challenged in the group. Then again, that’s what having his looks is for. He may not sound that great but he’s fantastic to look at. Whilst his vocals come across as nasal, he at least provides the eye candy since that is what has become an essential trait with boybands these days (actually, for the past two decades). JB was certainly getting his John Legend on last night as well with his newly showcased piano skills. Peep the performance after the jump.
The X Factor judge delivered live vocals during the acoustic opening of the song, and once the bass and the dancers placed themselves into action, it became her cue to lipsync to a backing track. That would be to assist her in paying focus on the complex dance routine she likes to incorporate in many of her performances, which came complete with suit wearing backing and ballet dancers. A Beyonce she certainly isn’t but her performances are always an entertainment to watch.
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What is there to say? The girl SMASHED it! She’s a bonafide pop star! If ever there was any doubt that Willow wouldn’t be able to transition that same swagger through to her live performances – she wiped those doubts clean away! No complaints on my side! As much as I love Rihanna, those few lines of ‘Only Girl’ was way better than Riri’s whole entire SNL performance! Can you imagine how she will sound several years down the line?
Posted by | Filed under Christina Aguilera, Performances
Pop starlet Christina Aguilera revisited the era of her more successful days when she performed Patti Labelle‘s ‘Lady Marmalade’ as well as several of her other hits including ‘Genie In A Bottle’, ‘Beautiful’ and the Etta James’ classic ‘At Last’
at a private Halloween party over the weekend. The 29-year-old totally
went wild on stage in a black one piece, and stilettoes. How much she
recieved for this gig, we’ll never know but at least she’s still getting
them.
Posted by | Filed under Performances, Rihanna
Rihanna visited ‘Saturday Night Live’ a few moments ago where she appeared as a musical guest. She performed new singles ‘What’s My Name’ and ‘Only Girl’…The 22-year-old started the show with a performance of her second single, ‘What’s My Name?’. The vocals weren’t exactly perfect but she proceeded to complement the Island-influenced R&B number with several grinding and wining here and there. Midway through, she had to check her boobs just to see if they were firmly in place. It was like watching the ‘Rude Boy’ performance all over again with with a little less oomph. The negative? Her backing singers practically drowned her out.
For the last part of the show, she performed her lead single ‘Only Girl (In The World)’, and as much as I love me some Princess Riri, the performance was all sorts of wrong. Something really weird was going on with her microphone and it didn’t sound very pretty. Isn’t autotune suppose to make you sound good? What was with the effects? And just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse, she forgot her lyrics. Maybe I need my stanism card revoked or something because I cannot defend the performance even if I tried. I hated the rock-infused elements they added to the song as well. Then you had her backing singers not doing much to help her cause. Let’s hope and pray she does much better with her performance on tonight’s X Factor.
took to The X Factor stage tonight to perform her latest new single ‘Promise This’…The X Factor judge, clad in an ivory tuxedo jacket and her favourite black bandage strips around the legs, mixed some semi live vocals with a backing track. She touched some hands and walked up and down the stage before delivering a spectacle of choreography with her crew of backing dancers.
The girl cannot sing to save her life but you’ve got to give it to Ms Cole. I’m sure she’s aware of her vocal limitations but certainly knows how to compensate for it with entertaining energetic dance-driven performances. Check out the performance after the jump.
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Christina Milian is putting her humiliating marriage split from The Dream well and truly behind her. The 29-year-old pressed ahead with her latest career venture…This weekend, the star popped, locked and strutted across the stage at some Los Angeles Fashion Week launch where she performed new songs from her serially delayed album ‘Elope’. Ms Milian is showing the whole world she is back in business after taking the time out to launch her new eye-wear line, ‘C.Millian Eye-Wear’. Terius Nash who?
Check out Christina throwing down on stage to the uberly hot ‘Zipper’ and her 2004 smash ‘Dip It Low’ after the jump. The video posted is a MUCH better quality than the other one that’s been floating around.
Posted by | Filed under Ashanti, Performances
On September 25th, R&B songstress Ashanti performed at ‘Harrah’s Carnaval Court’ in Las Vegas…
Image courtesy of our cool peep Jo over at IHadHeard.
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Posted by | Filed under Christina Aguilera, Performances
Pop songstress Christina Aguilera performed at the global launch during The Montblanc John Lennon Edition writing instrument. The gig took place at Jazz’s Lincoln Center in New York City over the weekend.
Posted by | Filed under Britney Spears, Performances
With the MTV VMAs coming up in just a few more days, can you believe this September marks a full decade since Britney Spears shocked the world with her ‘Oops/Satisfaction’ performance?
The
then 18-year-old was promoted as a virginal pop princess who was seen
as a role model to all the teenyboppers that supported her music. That
very night marked the end of the singer’s goody two shoes reign when she
appeared on stage in a very revealing skin-coloured outfit, and
delivered a sexually charged performance to boot. It went on to become
VMA’s most iconic and controversial performances EVER.Britney has not performed like this in years and some would say that after the K-Fed drama and the public breakdown, she has lost her stage swagger completely, but one thing she has not lost is her selling power and her ability to draw up hype. Britney Spears, we still salute you.
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