This is a pretty cute video. Dance crew Innonim (runner ups at Kollaboration ATL 2012), decided to flip the script a little bit and performed a choreo to neither a Hip-Hop nor Pop nor R&B nor Dub-steb track. Instead, they chose Clara C‘s infectious tune – “Offbeat“. The following clip has both a street performance as well as the footage from the show itself. Their choreo has character and heart, even if it’s not the sharpest act I’ve seen.
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Watch Jessica Sanchez’s American Idol Performances from the Top 7 Redux
After getting through last week’s elimination by the skin of her teeth, Jessica Sanchez returned to the AI stage this week in a rematch of the Top 7 contestants. Our young star sang “Fallin” and “Try a Little Tenderness”, and did so with aplomb once again – although as we learned last week, we can never be sure of the outcome, regardless of performance. Stay tuned with us for tonight’s results, we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop.
Watch Jessica Sanchez’s Performance from Tonight’s American Idol – Top 7
OK. If you’re not on the Jessica Sanchez bandwagon by now, then this performance just may change your mind. Jessica Sanchez attempted to tackle Jazmin Sullivan’s “Stuttering” – and did so with flying colors. R&B is definitely right lane for this young star – and we’d be completely surprised to see her not make it through another week. She got rave reviews from the panel all the way around! Team Jessica Sanchez.
Source: MJBB
Catch Up on Jessica Sanchez’s Week on American Idol – Top 8
With last week’s unfortunately (though not completely unjustified) departure of Heejun Han from American Idol, Jessica Sanchez remains as our only hopeful in this year’s national singing competition. For the Top 8 round, she once again tackled a Whitney tune, only this time it was the much more upbeat “How Will I Know”. How did she fare? Well let’s just say it was enough to last her another week, as she sailed in to the Top 7 safely, with ease.
The Far East Movement Performs & Interviews at Live! with Kelly
The “Live My Life” craze continues, with Far East Movement performing earlier today on the daytime television show, Live! with Kelly. The teenage heartthrob known as the Biebz was not present to sing the hook but the fellas still rocked the stage with their signature energy. As is customary, they also had a short interview with the hosts, talking about touring and their music. Check out the clip below.
Catch the Highlights from Lyrics Born’s Variety Show Season 5 Release Party
To kick off the launch of last month’s LB Variety Show Season 5 Mixtape release, Born, his wife Joyo, and the crew held a release party and made sure to execute things in their signature style. Check out the following footage taken at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, CA, where you can hear songs both old and new from Mr. L Beezy and company. LB always seems to give 110% into his performances, I need to make it a point to catch a show in the near future.
Watch Heejun & Jessica’s Performances from Last Nights Top 9 of American Idol
Tonight, we find out if our two contestants have survived another grueling week in American Idol-dom, but for now we can enjoy last night’s performances from Heejun & Jessica. Since MJ’s BB always does a great job on the recaps, I’ve included the excerpts regarding the two singers. For the rest, please do check out her blog. It seems like Jessica knocked another one out of the park, and Heejun, while improved, still has some work to do.
“A Song For You” by Donnie Hathaway – After Jimmy and Steven called Heejun on not taking the competition seriously. Jimmy says Heejun came into rehearsal with a “spanking new attitude” and it was nothing but praise from Jimmy and Stevie. But the performance has its usual flaws—pitch problems, lack of breath control, garbled diction. Heejun has got some raw material to work with—a lovely gravelly tone. Plus, he sings with a ton of emotion–both pluses on for Heejun. But the entire group blew smoke up his ass this week. Stevie and Jimmy even indulged in some arm-chair psychology “Heejun is so sensitive…I think he was just putting up a front.” NO. He was giving his fans what HE thought THEY wanted! Only Randy would say that the performance “wasn’t perfect”. To say the least! A standing O? Really? Heejun could use some major constructive criticism, but the judges may not care for him enough. The judges spin the tale like they picked him for his buttery tone. Nope. It’s because he’s cute and lovable–like the adorable way he rattles off his numbers tonight. He is comic relief. As such, it’s time for him to go.
Sweet Dreams by Beyonce – Stevie thinks it’s brilliant that Jessica slowed the song down. Michael Orland tweeted that he arranged the song. There’s also a set with doors she walks dramatically through, like a surreal dream. Jessica did what Hollie should have done–or have somebody do for her—rearrange the song so there would be no comparisons to the original. There’s no doubt whatsoever that Jessica can sing. There’s nothing much to say about her performance. She’s pretty perfect. The judges compliment her for holding back. I guess only Erika gets the “you need to give us more” critique. Randy calls her a born star and declares “she’s in it to win it”.
The Performance Covers Youtube Round-Up – 3/29/12
It’s early Thursday here on the East, but it seemed just as good a time as any for another round-up batch. Today’s common denominator is that all of these videos are performance clips. Now that does’t necessarily mean each of these was shot in front of an audience, although some were; rather it simply means there is no lip-sync involved. The audios are comprised of a single take, though some of the the video footage is via multi-camera set-ups. That being said, you have an assortment of performance stages ranging from a bedroom to a full-scale live audience. Just for good measure, we’ve thrown in a clip that blew us away from a Korean singing competition. Check it out at the end, you won’t regret it!
Ailee Covers “The Greatest Love of All” by Whitney Houston
Clara C x Jayesslee Cover “Isn’t She Lovely” by Stevie Wonder
Cathy Nguyen x DANakaDAN & Friends Cover “Unthinkable” by Alicia Keys
Just ‘Cause: Dartmouth President Jim Young Kim Gettin’ Down
Leave it up to AAM to feature the craziest clips. In the following video, the president of Dartmouth College, Jim Young Kim, gets a little funky with his performance to the Black Eyed Peas “Time of My Life”. This was a special presentation for Darmouth Idol 2011, so this isn’t exactly a brand new clip. But we thought it was relevant to share because Jim Young Kim has been making headlines this past week for being announced as the next nomination by Obama for the position of President of the World Bank.
Depending on how you see it, it’s either comforting or concerning to see a future world leader get a little silly. I see it as more of the former, you go boy! I mean, er… sir?
Rachael Yamagata Performs “Dealbreaker” for Refueled
At last week’s SXSW, Rachael Yamagata performed her song “Dealbreaker” off her Chesapeake album for the folks at Refueled. The video clip is part of their Automatic Buzz studio sessions and this particular footage has Rachael with nothing but her trusty guitar and a few minutes to sing her heart out. Yamagata has always been one of those types of artists that thrive in an intimate setting and this is yet another example.
