The season two premiere of Dance Showdown, a web series that pits popular YouTube acts against each other in a rhythmic showdown for $100,000, boogied its way online Friday. Judges on board this season are former NSYNC member Joey Fatone and Emmy-nominated choreographer Laurieann Gibson. YouTube famous Ryan Higa, Dave Days and Shane Dawson are guest judges. “It gives people an opportunity to be seen by the world,” Fatone, who is also on this fall’s Dancing With the Stars all-star cast, tells Mashable. “I think it’s great and there is a lot of talent out there still to be seen.” Episode one (watch above) introduces viewers to the 12 eclectic contestants, who among other things are YouTube singers, beauty vloggers, comedians and gamers: Alphacat Andrew Garcia BrittaniLouiseTaylor Chester See: Chimneyswift11 ExoticJess meghanrosette Miss Hannah Minx ONLYUSEmeBLADE PrankvsPrank StilaBabe09 Screen Team Viewers also meet the talent’s dance instructors Tessandra Chavez (choreography alum of So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol and X Factor USA), Lauren Froderman (SYTYCD season 7 winner), Mike Song (MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew finalist), Anze Skrube (nine-time gold medalist at the Slovenian National Championship) and Brinn Nicole (dancer on Snoop Dogg’s world tour). The show, from dance entertainment network DanceOn, attracted 10 million views in season one. Viewers can vote for their favorite dancer starting in round two, which will decide who makes it to the finals. Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/10/06/dance-showdown/
Simon Cowell all choked up? Hard to believe, but the famously hard-hearted judge got misty-eyed after watching The X Factor contestant Jillian Jensen audition on the talent show. The 20-year-old Massachusetts native sang Jessie J’s “Who You Are” during a round of auditions, which aired during Wednesday night’s season premiere. “That was incredible,” Cowell says, while holding back tears. (Go to the 8:05 mark in the YouTube video above to see his reaction). Record executive L.A. Reid, pop star Britney Spears and singer Demi Lovato, who also sit on the judges’ panel, echoed his praise. Twitter users responded to Cowell’s uncharacteristic emotional display with disbelief. DID SIMON COWELL JUST SHED A TEAR OR AM I DREAMING IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE — Brrrrrrendan ♔ (@Brendan_Ryan1D) September 13, 2012 Still in shock that Simon Cowell cried lol. #XFactor — Tom M ♫ (@GuitarGuy22) September 13, 2012 Even Lovato poked fun at her fellow judge: “Awwww, you have a heart!”- @ddlovato to @simoncowell. #TearFactor — THE X FACTOR (USA) (@TheXFactorUSA) September 13, 2012 Twitter also exploded with congratulations for contestant Jensen. IF SIMON COWELL IS CRYING YOU KNOW ITS SOMETHING BIG OK — logan ~ (@wutnarry) September 13, 2012 Jillian you made Simon Cowell cry. You’ve officially conquered the world. — Kayla(@Kay_Lahhh) September 13, 2012 In response, the singer tweeted her thanks. I cant even express how touched I am right now,seriously I love you all so much, thank u 4 supporting me. u can do ANYTHING u set ur mind 2! — Jillian Jensen (@ItsJillJensen) September 13, 2012 What do you think of Cowell’s reaction and Jensen’s audition? Tell us in the comments below. window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement(‘script’);js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}; _msla(“//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”,”twitter_jssdk”); Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/09/13/simon-cowell-x-factor/
The final 13 contestants on American Idol’s season 13 celebrate becoming finalists.Image: Jordan Strauss/Associated Press Fox’s singing competition American Idol is joining forces with search behemoth Google to give viewers a new way to vote for their favorite contestants, starting on Wednesday. Looking up “American Idol” or “Idol” via Google Search on desktop or mobile during voting time periods now allows users to vote for multiple finalists as frequently as 50 times. Image: Fox Broadcasting/Mashable Composite Viewers already could vote by phone call, text message or American Idol app as well as on Idol‘s website using a Facebook account — a method Fox added in 2011 for season 10. Rival shows The Voice and X Factor have also toyed with fresh social media-driven voting methods. In 2011, for example, The Voice became the first televised singing competition in the U.S. to allow iTunes sales to count as votes. Meanwhile, X Factor began allowing votes to come in from direct messages on Twitter in 2011. Also new to Idol‘s season 13 is Harry Connick Jr., who is Idol‘s eleventh judge since the show debuted in 2002. This year, Fox also brought back former judge Jennifer Lopez, who was on the panel for seasons 10 and 11. The network replaced Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj to join the only returning judge from season 12’s panel, Keith Urban. Randy Jackson, who had been on the judges’ panel for seasons 1 through 12, returned as a behind-the-scenes mentor. BONUS: 20 Songs Turning 20 in 2014 20 Songs Turning 20 in 2014 1. “Buddy Holly” by Weezer Video: YouTube, WeezerVEVO 2. “I Swear” by All 4 One Video: YouTube, VIETNAMESEPORKROLLS 3. “Gin & Juice” by Snoop Doggy Dogg Video: YouTube, hemoglobian 4. “Crazy” by Aerosmith Video: YouTube, AerosmithVEVO 5. “Come Out and Play” by The Offspring Video: YouTube, EpitaphRecords 6. “I Wanna Be Down” by Brandy Video: YouTube, Atlantic Records 7. “All I Wanna Do” by Sheryl Crow Video: YouTube, Matias 8. “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men Video: YouTube, BoyzIIMenVEVO 9. “Sabotage” by Beastie Boys Video: YouTube, turboEF 10. “Back & Forth” by Aaliyah Video: YouTube, Aaliyah Shakur 11. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” by Elton John Video: YouTube, WaItDisneyWorId 12. “Zombie” by The Cranberries Video: YouTube, TheCranberriesVEVO 13. “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden Video: YouTube, SoundgardenVEVO 14. “Basket Case” by Green Day Video: YouTube, greenday 15. “Turn the Beat Around” by Gloria Estefan Video: YouTube, GloriaEstefanVEVO 16. “Stay (I Missed You)” by Lisa Loeb Video: YouTube, LLOnline 17. “I’ll Stand By You” by The Pretenders Video: YouTube, Javipy3 18. “Come to My Window” by Melissa Etheridge Video: YouTube, melissaetheridge1988 19. “Hold My Hand” by Hootie and the Blowfish Video: YouTube, Atlantic Records 20. “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex Video: YouTube, RednexVEVO Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/02/26/american-idol-google-search-voting/
During the April 11 episode of Community, NBC is throwing a GIFathon, where viewers are encouraged to create and post GIFs on Tumblr using hashtag #Greendale GIFs. The best GIFs posted between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET will win prizes, NBC exclusively told Mashable. NBC is trying to harness its viewers who are active on Tumblr to bolster live viewing of the “Intro to Felt Surrogacy” episode. “Intro to Felt Surrogacy” features the cast as puppets and guest Sara Bareilles, so NBC is looking for for puppet-related GIFs. NBC describes the episode as such: The study group takes a wild balloon ride that crash lands in the woods and they end up spending some quality time together with a friendly mountain man (Jason Alexander of Seinfeld). GIFathon prizes include a signed script, season 3 DVD, puppet T-shirt, posters, stuffed “Being Human” mascot, Greendale white robe, duffle bag, Day Break CD, cast photo and mugs. BONUS: ‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Wait Hours to See These Items in Person Game of Thrones Exhibition in New York City Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof Game of Thrones Exhibition Photos by Mashable’s Emil Lendof […]
