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Blush Talks Touring, “Competing” with Girl Generation, Being International & More with Reuters
With multi-cultural Pop group, Blush, working tirelessly around the globe to promote their music, they managed to be featured on a segment for Reuters where they discuss a lot of different aspects about their unique dynamic and presence in today’s music industry. They close things out with a quick acapella performance of their latest single “Dance On“. Head on over to Reuters to check it out in full.
Lily Bee Sings About “Home”
This is a quick performance clip of Lily Bee’s “Home” from her 2010 Daydream at Midnight album. It’s signature Lily with a soothing guitar and her trademark warm but raspy vocals. If you’re in the Southwest and interested in seeing the artist live then you’re in luck because she’ll be touring in your area this month. Check her website for more details.
NBC.com Debuts Webseries on Dia Frampton – ‘Dia’s Next Stage’
With the second season of The Voice getting ready to premiere on Superbowl Sunday, NBC has decided to release a webseries with 1st season runner-up (but arguably the bigger winner), Dia Frampton. It’s more like a well produced VLOG/extended Entertainment Tonight type of series (with some product placement to boot), but it allows you to catch up with the rising singer and see what she’s been up to since her famous run on the TV show. The first episode debuted today in conjunction with Huffington Post. Stay tuned til the end for a new performance of her single ‘The Broken Ones’.
Watch Susie Suh’s Live Performance of “In the Moonlight”
Fans of Susie Suh should already be familiar with her song “In the Moonlight”, which she’s been promoting in some form since 2010. Most recently, it was included in her release of The Bakman Tapes back in November. The folk artist is giving it yet another push with the upload of this intimate, live Ustream performance. As much as I enjoy the song, I can’t wait to hear some new material from her soon!
Girls’ Generation Performs on David Letterman & Live! With Kelly
As we reported earlier about the group being on the show, rumors and many fancams were confirmed as the nine girls made their way to the show earlier today. David Letterman got an influx of new fans tonight as Girls’ Generation made their network debut appearance on his show. The group rocked out to a new music arrangement and despite performing on a tiny stage, somehow got all their choreography in. It’s definitely new territory not just for them but for David Letterman as well. They are due back on air for their performance tomorrow on with Live! With Kelly!
[update] And here’s the Live! with Kelly clip. Keep in mind that these are fan uploads and could be taken down at any moment. We’ll update with the official clips once/if they become available.
Official Live! with Kelly Clip
See the Performance of “In Your Arms” by Kina Grannis on Jimmy Kimmel Live
For those that missed it last night, Kina Grannis had the opportunity to share her music on the national TV stage via a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The budding singer/songwriter showcased her current hit single, “In Your Arms“, and though visibly nervous, she found her groove and gave a great performance. I was liking the simplicity of this arrangement with just a guitar and cello for backing. Hopefully this will only open up more doors for Ms Grannis!
Two Cents: GT’s Top 10 Performance Clips from 2011
OK. One week down in 2012, and 51 one left to go! We’re continuing our 2011 countdown series with a recap of my top 10 favorite performance clips from last year. The criteria for this list came down to a mixture factors, including the actual performance, the crowd response, production values, and sheer overall entertainment. The only other restriction was that the clip had to be released in the calendar year of 2011, even if the performance is from earlier. Lastly, click through till the end for a bonus pick that didn’t quite fit in my top 10 but shouldn’t be ignored.
Now, starting with my number 10 pick, we have…
10. April Chase – “All You Need to Say” (article)
Ever since first discovering April Chase a couple years ago, they quickly became one of my favorite Pop/Rock bands. The group encompasses radio friendly hooks with a great rock foundation, wrapped up with Carina Valdes’ sweet but gutsy vocals. The only thing the above clip that is missing, was an audience to appreciate the unplugged rendition of “All You Need to Say” from their EP, Still Breathing. It’s always a blessing when a rock group still sounds just as fun and engaging without the benefit of studio polish.
See Connie Lim Perform the National Anthem for an NBA Game at the Staples Center
Cali native Connie Lim was recently invited to sing the National Anthem at a NBA game, the Trail Blazers at Clippers to be exact, and she sang the country’s song with aplomb. You can check out the fan-cam footage below, which is thankfully clean enough in quality for us to share. We’re proud to see more and more of our artists grace the stage at these professional sporting events.
Connie Lim Performs “Walk On” on thestream.tv
This is a cool little performance clip by Connie Lim where she shares her song “Walk On” for a stint on thestream.tv. Lim makes pretty cool use of a looper to add some light percussion & vocal pizzazz to her piano driven song. This piece has just enough bounce that I could imagine it as the backdrop to an Apple/Target/Amazon ad. What do you think?
Passport: The Yellow Boyz Appear on Korea’s Amper Cypher Series
In South Korea, an online cypher video series hosted by Freestyletown.net called Amper recently put together a new session featuring a number of MCs including Atlanta’s The Yellow Boyz. The vast majority of the clip is in Korean but TYB sprinkle in some English here and there (we’ve gone ahead and set the clip to start on their section). Passda & AlP spit on the mic and all in all, it’s a pretty entertaining watch. The world needs more live cypher videos.
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