Austin Criswell might not look like the traditional pop star, but, wow, does he have a great voice. He’s been posting cover songs on his YouTube account for the last few years to moderate success. However, one of his efforts, a ukulele cover of The Beatles’ ‘Something,’ is starting to go viral. Check out why below.
Brace yourselves, Beliebers: Justin Bieber has a new album just around the corner — and it’ll be preceded in late March by a new single, titled ‘Boyfriend.’ Excited to hear it? You shouldn’t have to wait long.
March 1, 2012 Check out the top 40 songs played on Mix 93.1 this month!
Tonight (Feb. 29) marked the second live performance episode of ‘American Idol‘ Season 11. All the girls performed this evening, with only half able to go through to next week. It was another mixed bag of talent, with country gals and torch singers sharing the stage. We also tried to keep track of how many times Randy Jackson said “Yo” but it was futile. It’s like every other word.
Remember those rumors that Michael Jackson‘s posthumously released ‘Michael’ album included vocals recorded by an MJ impersonator? Well, they’re back — thanks to a video that, according to TMZ, features Jackson’s own daughter calling the new recordings fake.
‘American Idol‘ saved the best for last tonight as Elise Testone closed out the Top 12 girls with an impassioned and soulful performance of Adele‘s ’One and Only.’ She was the second girl of the night to sing the song after Jen Hirsh performed it admirably. But Elise, the oldest contestant this season at 28, was able to infuse more life experience into Adele’s dramatic lyrics.
Skylar Laine brought honky-tonk to ‘American Idol‘ tonight with a fiery version of Face’s ‘Stay With Me.’ The song, originally written by Rod Stewart, perfectly fit Skylar’s country twang. She received universal praise from the judges for her exciting performance.
It was a new dawn and a new “Day” when Baltimore waitress Hallie Day performed the standard ‘Feeling Good’ on tonight’s episode (Feb. 29) of ‘American Idol,’ which marked her live performance debut of Season 11. She turned the classic tune into a bit of a torchy ode and she was almost flaw to the less. The girl can sing and she had some beautiful moments, and her imperfections made her interesting.
Staten Island’s Brielle Von Hugel just might be one of the youngest contestants on ‘American Idol‘ this season (she’s only 17), but girl proved tonight that she’s got the pipes it takes to become a frontronner in the competition.
Even though they initially denied their relationship, Jason Derulo and Jordin Sparks have confirmed that they are a couple and now they’re shouting their love for one another from the mountain tops. Derulo recently dropped a remix of ‘It Girl,’ and apparently this position has been filled by his lady love Ms. Sparks, as she is featured on the song and in a video accompanying the revamped tune.
Country girl Chelsea Sorrell brought her brand of country to the ‘American Idol‘ stage during the first live round for the girls on tonight’s episode (Feb. 29.) Sorrell performed Carrie Underwood‘s ‘Cowboy Casanova’ to show the power in her voice. How did she fare?
We all knew Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy were hitting the 2012 Oscars red carpet, but what most weren’t expecting was a surprise duet. But it wasn’t between these two ‘Muppet’ love birds. Instead, Kermit joined up with ‘Glee’s’ Darren Criss for a stirring rendition of ‘Rainbow Connection.’
