Kelly Clarksonkeeps chugging along on her fantastic Stronger tour promoting her smash album of the same name that has yielded three big hits, “Mr. Know It All”, her current single “Dark Side” and her biggest single to date “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”. While she delivers those hits and the big ones from her catalog, she’s also been continuing her fan request segments covering songs by big names that her adoring fans want to hear. Today, I have two more of them for you. She recently slayed The Pretenders‘ gorgeous ballad “I’ll Stand by You” and the longest running #1 of this year, Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”. Check them out below. Kelly is amazeballs!
Kelly Clarkson “I’ll Stand by You” (live)
Kelly Clarkson “Call Me Maybe” (live)
And here’s a special treat for ya… Throughout her tour, she has had several special guests join her on stage to sing her massive Grammy nominated duet “Don’t’ You Wanna Stay” (originally sung with Jason Aldean). Among her partners, we have seen John Legend, Blake Shelton and Isaac from The Fray, but I think a New Kid on the Block outdid them all. Check out Kelly singing “Stay” with NKOTB’s Joey McIntyre below. Enjoy
Kelly Clarkson & Joey McIntyre “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
Last year boyband titans New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys united to form one supergroup~ NKOTBSB.Earlier this year, we heard the fruits of their labor with their infectious new song “Don’t Turn out the Lights”. And now, they have just released their first album together entitled NKOTBSB. It features big hits from both groups plus two new songs and what might be the ultimate boy band mashup ever. And I have it for you below. Check it out plus the track listing for their new album, and head to their website for more info on the group and their big summer tour here.
NKOTBSB tracklisting
1. “Step By Step”- New Kids on the Block
2. “I Want it that Way”- Backstreet Boys
3. “You Got It (The Right Stuff)”- New Kids on the Block
4. “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”- Backstreet Boys
5. “Please Don’t Go Girl”- New Kids on the Block
6. “As Long As You Love Me”- Backstreet Boys
7. “Hangin’ Tough”- New Kids on the Block
8. “Larger Than Life”- Backstreet Boys
9. “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)”- New Kids on the Block
10. “Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)”- Backstreet Boys
11. “All in My Head”- NKOTBSB
12. “Don’t Turn Out the Lights”- NKOTBSB
13. “NKOTBSB Mash Up”- NKOTBSB
Wonder twin powers unite, or in this case~ boy band powers unite! Form of a pop super group: NKOTBSB! … That’s what we get today as the first single from the newly united pop groups New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys hits airwaves and iTunes. The song entitled “Don’t Turn Out the Lights” is a fun pop dance ditty right along the lines of Taio Cruz’s # 1 from last year “Break Your Heart”. It features solos from your faves like Joey and Jordan (NKOTB) and Bryan and Nick (BSB) and should satisfy both groups hungry fans. It also marks the first joint music we will be hearing from them as they embark on a big summer tour in a few months. All signs point to a hit song and a hit tour. Take a listen to the new song below (and the lyrics) and for all you Joey McIntyre fans, check out this link to the songs with all Joey pics all the time… And head to the NKOTBSB website for more music info and tour dates here…. Are you excited the boys are back?
Last night in Hollywood, the American Music Awards came down with a seriously dreadful case of Bieber fever as the teen titan Justin Bieber grabbed a leading 4 awards on the fan voted awards show. He also performed on the telecast which was easily the worst AMA show in over a decade. Practically all the performances were bad, boring or ridiculous. You had autotune craziness from the Black Eyed Peas and Usher, lip synching atrocities from Ke$ha and sleep inducing appearances by Kid Rock and Taylor Swift (who at least rocked some nice new straight hair). Poor Katy Perry couldn’t hit a note if you paid her. At least she had some great fireworks to go along with her great song of the same name. You know it was a bad night when Rihanna‘s mediocre vocals were some of the best of the night… The only performers that acquitted themselves nicely were a pregnant Pink in strong voice on her fun number “Raise Your Glass”, Christina Aguilera with the best vocal of the night on her new single “Express” from Burlesque, and the pairing of boy band wonkerkinds New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys which was easily the highlight of the night. Several winners were no shows: Lady Gaga, Eminem and Carrie Underwood and thus, their awards werent’ shown on the telecast. Instead we had to sit thru Bieber and Usher on stage every five minutes. Thank goodness for dvrs and fast forward. That said, here is the full list of winners from the show and check out the only three noteworthy performances below.
The 2010 American Music Award Winners
Favorite Soul/R&B Album: Usher, Raymond v. Raymond
Favorite Pop Rock Band/Duo/Group: The Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Latin Music Artist: Shakira
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist: Rihanna
Favorite Country Male Artist: Brad Paisley
Favorite Breakthrough Artist: Justin Bieber
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Justin Bieber
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group: Lady Antebellum
Favorite Alternative Rock Music Artist: Muse
Favorite Adult Contemporary Music Artist: Michael Bublé
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher
Favorite Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber
Favorite Country Album: Carrie Underwood, Play On
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist: Eminem
Favorite Pop/Rock Album: Justin Bieber, My World 2.0
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Lady Gaga
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist: MercyMe
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Eminem, Recovery
Favorite Soundtrack Album: Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
Boy band lovers, it’s time to celebrate. Two of the most successful pop boy bands in history are uniting for one giant tour next summer. I’m talking about 80′s stalwarts New Kids on the Block and 90′s titans the Backstreet Boys. After doing a surprise collaboration together at a NKOTB reunion show earlier this year, the two groups have decided to keep the magic going with a big dual tour that should make the girls, now women, (and some of the gay guys too) scream with giddy anticipation. Both groups had tons of hit albums and singles throughout their careers and the Backstreet Boys even grabbed 5 Grammy nominations. The BSB boys will also have a new album out next year. Watch for more info on the tour here as I get it and check out the groups together as they perform on the American Music Awards on Sunday Nov. 21st on ABC . For more on NKOTB, click here, and for more on BSB, click here.
And here’s two of my faves from the groups…
New Kids on the Block “(You Got it) The Right Stuff”
Holy boy band power Batman! Check out multi-platinum 80′s boy band stars New Kids on the Blockteaming up with Grammy nominated multi-platinum 90′s boy band stars the Backstreet Boys on the latter’s smash “I Want it That Way” at Radio City Music Hall. If you can get past all the crazy screaming, it’s pretty amazing!
New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys “I Want it That Way”
