The premiere of “Dancing with the Stars” had all the heart and drama fans have come to expect.
On Monday night, the long-running reality competition kicked off its 31st season, with a dramatic first elimination and much more, all hosted by Tyra Banks and new co-host Alfonso Ribeiro.
Read More: Selma Blair Has Everyone In Tears After Emotional ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Performance
In one of the most emotional moments of the show, Selma Blair, who has been living with multiple sclerosis, performed a Viennese waltz with partner Sasha Farber to the song “The Time of My Life” by David Cook, earning 28 points.
Top-scorers included Wayne Brady and Witney Carson, who got 29 points from the judges with their cool cha-cha to Carl Carlton’s “She’s a Bad Mama Jama”.
Also in the running for top spot were Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy with a jive to Harry Styles’ summer...
On Monday night, the long-running reality competition kicked off its 31st season, with a dramatic first elimination and much more, all hosted by Tyra Banks and new co-host Alfonso Ribeiro.
Read More: Selma Blair Has Everyone In Tears After Emotional ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Performance
In one of the most emotional moments of the show, Selma Blair, who has been living with multiple sclerosis, performed a Viennese waltz with partner Sasha Farber to the song “The Time of My Life” by David Cook, earning 28 points.
Top-scorers included Wayne Brady and Witney Carson, who got 29 points from the judges with their cool cha-cha to Carl Carlton’s “She’s a Bad Mama Jama”.
Also in the running for top spot were Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy with a jive to Harry Styles’ summer...
- 9/20/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
“Dancing with the Stars” may have a new home on Disney+, but one thing hasn’t change: disproportionately distributed dance syles.
Disney+ has unveiled the 16 routines and songs for Monday’s Season 31 premiere, with the dance styles being jive, tango, quickstep, cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa and Viennese waltz. Seven couples will perform a cha-cha, while two each will do a jive, tango and salsa. The Viennese waltz, foxtrot and quickstep will each be represented by one couple. Totally even here.
See the full list below.
Joseph Baena and Daniella Karagach: jive (“Pump It” by the Black Eyed Peas)
Selma Blair and Sasha Farber: Viennese waltz (“The Time of My Life” by David Cook)
Wayne Brady and Witney Carson: cha-cha
Sam Champion and Cheryl Burke: foxtrot (“Hold Me Closer” by Elton John and Britney Spears)
Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas: cha-cha (“Savage [Major Lazer Remix]” by Megan Thee Stallion...
Disney+ has unveiled the 16 routines and songs for Monday’s Season 31 premiere, with the dance styles being jive, tango, quickstep, cha-cha, foxtrot, salsa and Viennese waltz. Seven couples will perform a cha-cha, while two each will do a jive, tango and salsa. The Viennese waltz, foxtrot and quickstep will each be represented by one couple. Totally even here.
See the full list below.
Joseph Baena and Daniella Karagach: jive (“Pump It” by the Black Eyed Peas)
Selma Blair and Sasha Farber: Viennese waltz (“The Time of My Life” by David Cook)
Wayne Brady and Witney Carson: cha-cha
Sam Champion and Cheryl Burke: foxtrot (“Hold Me Closer” by Elton John and Britney Spears)
Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas: cha-cha (“Savage [Major Lazer Remix]” by Megan Thee Stallion...
- 9/19/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Like his long-time rival coach on “The Voice” Adam Levine, Blake Shelton has only paired up four of his 12 artists in the first two battle rounds of season 14 on March 19 and 20. While the two battle winners — Kyla Jade and Jaron Strom — move on to the knockout round, neither of the losers (JessLee and Bransen Ireland) were stolen by any of the other coaches. Conversely, Shelton used one of his two steals to throw Dylan Hartigan a lifeline after Kelly Clarkson opted to keep Brynn Cartelli following their battle duet on “…Ready for It?”
We will see Shelton’s other eight artists — Pryor Baird, Spensha Baker, Dallas Caroline, Austin Giorgio, Brett Hunter, Jordan Kirkdorffer, Kaleb Lee and Wilkes — do battle on March 26 and 27. He will have to winnow them down to four and use his other steal as well. That will leave him with eight artists to take to the knockout round.
We will see Shelton’s other eight artists — Pryor Baird, Spensha Baker, Dallas Caroline, Austin Giorgio, Brett Hunter, Jordan Kirkdorffer, Kaleb Lee and Wilkes — do battle on March 26 and 27. He will have to winnow them down to four and use his other steal as well. That will leave him with eight artists to take to the knockout round.
- 3/24/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Blake Shelton is looking for his lucky seventh win as a coach on “The Voice.” We asked you which of the 12 artists that he has chosen could win season 14 of this NBC reality competition series. Your overwhelming favorite, with a sizeable 31% of the vote is Pryor Baird. Only one of his other artists — Dallas Caroline — broke double digits in our survey.
Shelton has been with the hit NBC reality competition series since it launched and is back as a coach on season 14. He has won a whopping six of his previous 13 turns as a mentor: Jermaine Paul (season 2), Cassadee Pope (season 3), Danielle Bradbery (season 4), Craig Wayne Boyd (Season 7), Sundance Head (season 11) and Chloe Kohanski (season 13).
Which of the 12 artists on his team heading into the battle rounds do you think could go all the way and win season 14 of “The Voice”? Take a look at detailed bios of each of...
Shelton has been with the hit NBC reality competition series since it launched and is back as a coach on season 14. He has won a whopping six of his previous 13 turns as a mentor: Jermaine Paul (season 2), Cassadee Pope (season 3), Danielle Bradbery (season 4), Craig Wayne Boyd (Season 7), Sundance Head (season 11) and Chloe Kohanski (season 13).
Which of the 12 artists on his team heading into the battle rounds do you think could go all the way and win season 14 of “The Voice”? Take a look at detailed bios of each of...
- 3/19/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Blake Shelton has never missed a season of “The Voice” and is back as a coach on this 14th cycle of the Emmy-winning reality series. He has mentored a whopping six of the previous 13 winners of “The Voice”: Jermaine Paul (season 2), Cassadee Pope (season 3), Danielle Bradbery (season 4), Craig Wayne Boyd (Season 7), Sundance Head (season 11) and Chloe Kohanski (season 13).
Shelton is hoping for a lucky seventh win in season 14 of “The Voice.” To that end, he has put together a powerhouse team of 12 artists, who racked up a whopping 25 chair turns in the blind auditions. We have calculated power rankings of the dozen members of Team Blake Shelton from best to worst based on their performances in the blind auditions as well as the resulting sales of their tracks on iTunes and the votes of viewers like you. If you haven’t voted in our poll yet, be sure to...
Shelton is hoping for a lucky seventh win in season 14 of “The Voice.” To that end, he has put together a powerhouse team of 12 artists, who racked up a whopping 25 chair turns in the blind auditions. We have calculated power rankings of the dozen members of Team Blake Shelton from best to worst based on their performances in the blind auditions as well as the resulting sales of their tracks on iTunes and the votes of viewers like you. If you haven’t voted in our poll yet, be sure to...
- 3/17/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
In his 13 seasons as a coach on “The Voice,” Blake Shelton has mentored six winners, including reigning champ Chloe Kohanski. He is hoping for that lucky seventh win in season 14, which just wrapped up the blind auditions. The competition moves on to the battle rounds on March 19. Shelton will have to winnow his team of 12 down to just six artists. to take through to the next round, the knockouts. To help him make these tough decisions, he has brought in his pal, country music star Trace Adkins, as an advisor.
We have done some digging and discovered the match-ups of the 12 artists on Team Blake Shelton. We recap these below, including the songs that each of these contestants performed in the blind audition episodes that brought them to this point in the competition.
Be sure to take a look at the video preview of the battle round pairings above and...
We have done some digging and discovered the match-ups of the 12 artists on Team Blake Shelton. We recap these below, including the songs that each of these contestants performed in the blind audition episodes that brought them to this point in the competition.
Be sure to take a look at the video preview of the battle round pairings above and...
- 3/16/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Blake Shelton has never missed a season of “The Voice” and is back as a coach on this 14th cycle in the spring of 2018. He has a whopping six of his previous 13 turns as a mentor: Jermaine Paul (season 2), Cassadee Pope (season 3), Danielle Bradbery (season 4), Craig Wayne Boyd (Season 7), Sundance Head (season 11) and Chloe Kohanski (season 13).
Which of the 12 artists on his team heading into the battle rounds do you think could go all the way and win season 14 of “The Voice”? Take a look at detailed bios of each of them in the photo gallery above and then read a the recap of each of the songs that got them to this stage of the competition. Cast your vote in our poll at the bottom of this post. And be sure to sound off in the comments section about Levine and his years as a coach on “The Voice.
Which of the 12 artists on his team heading into the battle rounds do you think could go all the way and win season 14 of “The Voice”? Take a look at detailed bios of each of them in the photo gallery above and then read a the recap of each of the songs that got them to this stage of the competition. Cast your vote in our poll at the bottom of this post. And be sure to sound off in the comments section about Levine and his years as a coach on “The Voice.
- 3/15/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Monday night on NBC, 30-year-old Brett Hunter sang Carl Carlton‘s “She’s a Bad Mama Jama” during the blind auditions of “The Voice” Season 14. The Oakland, California resident, who brought along his ukulele, hopes to win so that he can get his own bedroom away from his brother. Only one coach — Blake Shelton — turned his chair around for Brett, putting him automatically on Team Blake. Can Brett make it all the way to the Season 14 live shows? Watch “The Voice” blind audition performance video above.
See ‘The Voice’ season 14 episode 3: Vote for your favorite blind audition [Poll]
“Man, I’ve gotta tell you, I’ve never been more surprised,” declared Blake after turning around to see Brett. “I did not expect to see a dude up there playing a ukulele.” After Adam Levine told Brett that he didn’t need the full accompaniment from the background track, Blake responded,...
See ‘The Voice’ season 14 episode 3: Vote for your favorite blind audition [Poll]
“Man, I’ve gotta tell you, I’ve never been more surprised,” declared Blake after turning around to see Brett. “I did not expect to see a dude up there playing a ukulele.” After Adam Levine told Brett that he didn’t need the full accompaniment from the background track, Blake responded,...
- 3/6/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Robert Knight, best known for his 1967 hit "Everlasting Love," is dead. Knight died over the weekend at his home in Tennessee after fighting a short illness, according to the Tennessean. Knight never had quite the chart topper he did with "Everlasting Love" but went on to record several other songs like "Blessed are the Lonely," "Isn't it Lonely Together" and "Love on a Mountain Top" in the '60s and '70s. While you definitely know Knight's biggest hit,...
- 11/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Toast to Freedom also features contributions from Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon and Marianne Faithfull
The late Levon Helm, Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Rosanne Cash and 43 other acts feature on a new song released by Amnesty International.
Titled Toast to Freedom, the song celebrates Amnesty's 50th anniversary and is being released to mark World Press Freedom Day on Thursday. The initial recording was made at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York, before producer Bob Clearmountain sent it to dozens of artists – also including the Blind Boys of Alabama, Donald Fagen, Eric Burdon and Taj Mahal – to add their vocals. It was written by Carl Carlton and Larry Campbell.
The idea for Toast to Freedom was conceived by Bill Shipsey, founder of the Art for Amnesty campaign, his colleague Jochen Wilms and Carlton, who has previously worked with Robert Palmer and Eric Burdon.
The late Levon Helm, Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Birkin, Rosanne Cash and 43 other acts feature on a new song released by Amnesty International.
Titled Toast to Freedom, the song celebrates Amnesty's 50th anniversary and is being released to mark World Press Freedom Day on Thursday. The initial recording was made at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York, before producer Bob Clearmountain sent it to dozens of artists – also including the Blind Boys of Alabama, Donald Fagen, Eric Burdon and Taj Mahal – to add their vocals. It was written by Carl Carlton and Larry Campbell.
The idea for Toast to Freedom was conceived by Bill Shipsey, founder of the Art for Amnesty campaign, his colleague Jochen Wilms and Carlton, who has previously worked with Robert Palmer and Eric Burdon.
- 5/3/2012
- by Caspar Llewellyn Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Toast to Freedom, performed by an ensemble of prominent musicians and celebrities, goes on sale
A supergroup of prominent artists and performers are to release a song on Thursday as part of celebrations to commemorate Amnesty International's 50th birthday. Singers including Jane Birkin, Marianne Faithfull and Us country star Rosanne Cash have contributed to the recording, entitled Toast to Freedom.
The commemorative song will celebrate Amnesty International's global human rights work and was initially composed in sessions at Woodstock in upstate New York, in the converted barn studios of the rock musician and human rights campaigner Levon Helm, who died earlier this month.
The release of the fundraising song also helps to mark the long relationship between the Observer and Amnesty, which was founded following a 1961 article in the paper by the lawyer Peter Benenson about two Portuguese students reportedly imprisoned for raising their glasses in the name of freedom.
A supergroup of prominent artists and performers are to release a song on Thursday as part of celebrations to commemorate Amnesty International's 50th birthday. Singers including Jane Birkin, Marianne Faithfull and Us country star Rosanne Cash have contributed to the recording, entitled Toast to Freedom.
The commemorative song will celebrate Amnesty International's global human rights work and was initially composed in sessions at Woodstock in upstate New York, in the converted barn studios of the rock musician and human rights campaigner Levon Helm, who died earlier this month.
The release of the fundraising song also helps to mark the long relationship between the Observer and Amnesty, which was founded following a 1961 article in the paper by the lawyer Peter Benenson about two Portuguese students reportedly imprisoned for raising their glasses in the name of freedom.
- 4/28/2012
- by Luke Bainbridge
- The Guardian - Film News
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