Sunday, August 1, 2010

Joe Muñoz, Ashley Rodriguez Ousted from American Idol

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 26 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Seems like Joe Muñoz didn’t make the impact necessary to stay on Season 9 of American Idol on Fox. Muñoz seemed surprised and was at a loss for words.

“America votes, so … I wasn’t expecting anything. I was just waiting for things to happen,” he said.

This sounds like one of the toughest first rounds recorded in the show’s history.

Along with Munoz goes Tyler Grady, Janell Wheeler, and Ashley Rodriguez as well.

Rodriguez seemed genuinely irritated by her elimination, but she thanked “Everyone who has supported me from day one, my mom, my dad, my family. I love you guys.”

Let’s see what else is in store for this American Idol Season 9 episodes.

American Idol airs Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 7pm CT on Fox.

Popularity: 21% [?]

Idol: Joe Muñoz Rises To Challenge

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 25 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Joe Muñoz is a guy we saw very little of earlier this season on Fox’s American Idol. The 20-year old Californian sang Jason Mraz’s “You and I Both” on Wednesday nights Top 12 guys show. He looked a little nervous at first, but his voice eventually shined through and rose to he challenge. He needs to work on the stage presence. He could do well, if he doesn’t get lot in the shuffle.

Here’s wat the judges said,

Ellen: “Great stage presence – I loved it.”
Randy: “You’ve got a great voice. I think you worked it out.”
Kara: “In terms of the singing, tonight, I think you’ve been the best.”
Simon: “I think it was an OK, forgettable performance. In 10 seconds we’re gonna forget that performance.”

What did you think of his performance?

Popularity: 6% [?]

Andrew Garcia Has Off Night, Still Good Night

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 25 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Photo Credit: Michael Becker/FOX

One of the top favorites on Fox’s American Idol competition, Andrew Garcia, got the last spot of the night for his performance in the Top 12 guys show last night. The stay-at-home father sang “Sugar We’re Going Down,” from Fallout Boy, a song well-suited for his voice. He sounded pretty good, but not quite the power of his earlier performances. He was still one of the best of the night though.

Here’s what the judges said,

Simon: “I was disappointed with that. It was too indulgent and not original enough. I don’t think tonight you took a risk.”
Kara: “I really like you and I hope we see you for many many weeks.”
Randy: “Listen, I’m a fan of you. Go back to being you.”
Ellen: “When you shined was when you started smiling and opening up. We like ya.”

What did you think of his performance?

Popularity: 10% [?]

Ashley Rodriguez Misses With Idol Performance

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 24 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

A female contestant is going to win season 9 of American Idol. That’s what Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell have been telling journalists during their early-season press tours, and that was also the point driven home by Ryan Seacrest at the start of Tuesday night’s telecast. ”You’ve said that it’s gonna be the girls’ year. What is it that stood out about this group of girls?” he asked Simon, before any of us had seen a single live performance from this year’s Top 24.

Ashley Rodriguez, according to internet betting site Bodog has 7-1 odds of winning before Tuesday night’s broadcast, was the second performer of the night on Fox’s American Idol. Dressed in a white top, silver jacket, a gold chain and heels, she gave Leona Lewis’ “Happy” a shot. Unfortunately, she seemed to miss.

While Kara DioGuardi said there were “nice moments” and she expected Rodriguez to move on in the competition, there also were “definitely moments that weren’t great.” Randy Jackson said the song didn’t allow Rodriguez to show who she was, and Ellen DeGeneres suggested she “take a risk” next time.

“This isn’t going particularly well for you, is it?” Simon Cowell asked Rodriguez.

Cowell called her performance “clumsy” and said he didn’t like the arrangement.

“You could be in trouble after tonight,” he said.

What did you think of her performance?

Popularity: 11% [?]

Charlie Sheen Enters Rehab, Wife Has Kids

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 24 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Charlie Sheen’s publicist says the actor has entered rehab and is taking a break from the hit CBS show “Two and a Half Men.”

Publicist Stan Rosenfield wrote in a statement Tuesday that Sheen has voluntarily entered rehab for an unspecified reason and is seeking privacy.

“As a preventative measure, Charlie Sheen has entered a rehabilitation facility,” the publicist wrote in a four-sentence statement that did not specify why Sheen, 44, was seeking treatment. The statement sought privacy for the embattled actor.

Sheen’s bosses expressed support for the actor in a statement that said production of “Two and a Half Men” would temporarily stop.

“CBS, Warner Bros. Television and (Executive Producer) Chuck Lorre support Charlie Sheen in his decision today to begin voluntary inpatient care at a treatment center,” the statement said. “We wish him nothing but the best as he deals with this personal matter.”

The statement offered no timetable for when the show would resume taping.

TMZ reports Sheen’s wife, Brooke Mueller, currently has the couple’s two children at the rehab facility she is at.

Mueller’s facility allows children to say with patients, according to TMZ.

Sheen entering rehab comes roughly two months after his arrest in Colorado after being accused of holding a knife to his wife’s throat and threatening to kill her. Sheen faces a felony domestic violence charge in the case.

Click here for more from TMZ.com.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Popularity: 5% [?]

Jersey Shore’s JWoww Helping Special Needs Kids

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 24 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

If you thought MTV’s new “it girl,” Jershey Shore’s Jenni “JWOWW” Farley, was all boys, boozin’ and bikinis, think again. The Long Island native spent some time this week kicking off another cause very close to her heart: a new music and dance program for children with autism and other disabilities, initiated by Family Residences and Essential Enterprises (FREE).

“It was so amazing watching hundreds of children singing, dancing, drawing, cooking, children that had autism five years ago and were so irritable that they couldn’t touch someone, and now they’re all holding hands and smiling,”she said. “Art to me is one of my number one passions, so it was an amazing experience to watch them sing and re-enact Broadways plays.”

Popularity: 11% [?]

Premio Lo Nuestro 2010 Recap; Photos, Performances

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 20 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Featuring the largest number of musical performances and awards given in one night, the 22nd edition of “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina” Awards, held at Miami’s American Airlines Arena and broadcast live and in high definition (HD) on the Univision Network, was an unforgettable evening overflowing with talent and spectacular productions. Making history for the second consecutive year, the “Kings of Bachata” Aventura were the biggest winner of the night, taking awards in all of the five categories for which it was nominated, including this year’s new top award “Entertainer of the Year.”

 

Puerto Rican artist Luis Fonsi also received numerous awards, including “Male Artist of the Year,” Pop Genre for the second consecutive year, as well as the additional new award “Collaboration of the Year” for his hit “Aquí Estoy Yo” which he recorded alongside David Bisbal, Aleks Syntek and Noel Scharjis.

Mexican singer/songwriter Espinoza Paz took home three awards, including “Banda Artist of the Year,” “Male Artist of the Year”and “Song of the Year”in the Regional Mexican Genre.

Pop group La Quinta Estación, salsa singer Luis Enrique and reggaetón star duo Wisin y Yandel also took home multiple awards in their respective music genres.

 

One of the greatest nights in Latin music came alive with a spectacular three-stage opening performance featuring Chayanne, Thalí­a and Alejandro Fernández who sang some of their most recent hits as well as long time favorites.

Later in the show, Alejandro Fernández and Chayanne took the stage a second time to perform their latest respective hits “Se Me Va La Voz”and “Me Enamoré de Ti.”

Reggeatón king Daddy Yankee surprised everyone with one of the biggest productions of the night set against a virtual, futuristic backdrop that included a special lightning effect for the live, blowout premiere of his latest single “Descontrol.”

Urban bachata group Aventura mesmerized the audience as they flew through the arena on top of a bridge for their medley performance of “Su Veneno” and the live premiere of “Dile al Amor.”

Pop diva Paulina Rubio performed an exclusive remix of her most recent hit “Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes,”which was broadcast with a special black and white effect, only seen by viewers at home, resembling an old wild-west movie.

The crowd sang along when Héctor “El Torito”Acosta performing the international hit “Sin Perdón”with Colombian duo Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano together for the first time ever.

One of the evening’s lighthearted moments came when the iconic Regional Mexican music singer Paquita la Del Barrio sang her all-time hit “Rata de Dos Patas”while acknowledging the presence of novela heartthrob William Levy and singer Espinoza Paz.

Additional highlights include Nelly Furtado’s crossover performance of “Manos al Aire,”

Pop artist Pee Wee’s performance of a special mix of his hit “Quédate”created exclusively for “Premio Lo Nuestro,”

Jenni Rivera’s performance of “Ya Lo Sé;”

The live debut of the new single “Te Pido Perdón” from Tito “El Bambino.”

And a fantastic closing number by Puerto Rican merengue group Grupo Maní­a which brought the audience to its feet.

The night’s most memorable moments came when it was time to recognize the outstanding music careers of three exemplary artists who received special awards. International superstar Chayanne was honored with the “Artistic Excellence Award” by none other than the beloved Univision personality Mario Kreutzberger (Don Francisco);

multiplatinum recording artist Alejandro Fernández was presented with this year’s “Career Achievement Award”by “El Gordo y la Flaca”(The Scoop and the Skinny) host Lili Estefan;

and award-winning singer and actress Thalí­a received the “Young Artist Legacy Award”from music icon Gloria Estefan.

The awards gala was hosted by international artist Ana Bárbara and salsa music singer Ví­ctor Manuelle.

For the first time ever in the show’s 22-year history, four awards were bestowed right on the star-studded red carpet pre-show which was hosted by Univision personalities Bárbara Bermudo and Giselle Blondet. The winning artists included La Quinta Estación who won the “Group or Duo of the Year”category, La Secta All Star, winners for “Album of the Year” for “Fuego,” Carlos y Alejandra for “New Soloist or Group of the Year – Tropical Genre” award and salsa singer Luis Enrique winner of “Tropical Salsa Artist of the Year.”

Popularity: 87% [?]

Tito El Bambino Leads Premios Billboard Nominations

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 11 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Tito ‘El Bambino’ leads the nominations for the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards with 18 for his album El Patrón and the single “El Amor.” Following him in number of nominations are reggaetón duo Wisin & Yandel, up for 14 awards and urban/bachata stars Aventura, up for 12 awards. Regional Mexican singer/songwriter Espinoza Paz is a finalist in eight awards while Luis Fonsi, Banda el Recodo and La Arrolladora Banda El Limón are up for six award each.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards, presented by State Farm, will be broadcast live April 29 from the Puerto Rico Coliseum on the Telemundo network, marking the first time the awards show–the top-rated special on the Telemundo network–travels to Puerto Rico.

A new category to the awards show is the addition of a Latin Digital Album of the Year category, which joins the already existing Latin Digital Download of the Year and Latin Master Ringtone of the Year categories. Billboard has also created a signature Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year categories, reflecting an artist’s performance on both the Latin Songs and Latin Albums chart. As a result, the Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year categories for both Latin Singles and Latin Albums has been removed.

The contenders for the Artist of the year category reflect the leading finalists for the awards, with Aventura, Wisin & Yandel and Tito ‘El Bambino’ all competing, along with Luis Fonsi.

Finalists for the New Latin Artist of the Year, (artists who are new to the Billboard charts) are El Compa Chuy, Jencarlos, Larry Hernandez and Makano.

This year’s top finalist, ‘Tito El Bambino,’ benefited not only from strong sales of his album El Patrón, but from a radio-friendly single, “El Amor,” that traversed every single Latin radio format in the country. Wisin & Yandel also had strong sales from their album La Revolución making them finalists in the Latin Artist of the year and Latin Album of the year. Plus their hit singles made them finalists in multiple categories, including two in the Hot Latin Song of the year, vocal event, for their collaboration with Enrique Iglesias (“Gracias a Tí­” ) and Akon and Aventura (in “All Up 2 You).

Aventura is also up for the Latin artist of the year award and Hot Latin Songs artist fo the year, duo or group award, while their album The Last is up in the Latin Album of the year, among others. In turn, Espinoza Paz, who’s had his break-out year, is up for the Songwriter of the year award (which he also won last year) as well as Top Latin Albums artist of the year for releases that include Yo No Canto, Pero lo Intentamos.

Other multiple finalists included Shakira, up for five awards, and Paulina Rubio and Nelly Furtado, up for four awards each.

Finalists to the Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced during Telemundo’s morning show, “Levántate,” with different artists reading finalists live from four different cities.

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Anahí Defends Album To Critics

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 10 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Former RBD member Anahí’s first solo CD Mi Delirio isn’t exactly winning over some critics like Horacio Villalobos, a really influential TV host in Mexico, who thinks the CD is a big let down for her fans, and didn’t make the best of Anahí’s talent. The show he was on, Farandula 40, stepped on her CD and then threw it in the trash.

Watch the video below..

Not one to hold her tongue Anahí shot back that she’s not about to let any negative vibes in her head.

“It saddened me because for this guy it’s garbage, but for me and my fans it’s a dream come true, and it’s in really bad taste because it’s as if he was stepping on the dreams of many people, not just mine, and I think there are better ways to say things. I respect his opinion and respect that he thinks my album is garbage, but I think there was a better way to say it.”

Anahí’s fans went on attack mode and defended their idol, even threatening the lives of the show’s hosts. Anahí had a message to her fans…

“I do not pretend that everybody likes my record, I only care what you think; my fans and not the rest of the people.”

Besides the critics, Anahí says she is also having problems with her record label distributing her album. Saying the label (EMI Music Mexico), is used to an artist that sells in Poland or Croatia.

But despite all the struggles, Anahí said she’s keeping a good attitude and enjoying the love that her fans and followers give.

Popularity: 35% [?]

Levántate To Announce Premios Billboard Nominees

Posted by badboybroadcast On February - 10 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

Telemundo’s morning show “Levántate” will announce the list of finalists for the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards during a special telecast on Thursday, February 11th from 7 -10 am ET. The 2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards, which honors the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, will take place on April 29, 2010. It will be produced and broadcast LIVE in HD by Telemundo from San Juan, Puerto Rico, marking the first time that the critically acclaimed awards show leaves its Miami base.

The special broadcast of “Levántate” will feature some of the Latin music’s hottest stars at different locations across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Espinoza Paz will be in Los Angeles at Universal City Walk; Patrulla 81 in Mexico City; Willy Colon at Times Square in New York; Luis Fonsi and Luis Enrique from Miami; and Kany Garcia and Grupomania at the “Levántate” studios in San Juan, along with the show’s hosts, Alan Tacher, Rashel Diaz and Idaly Ferrá with the important announcements.

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