BEST DRESSED OF THE 2011 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS!

The American Music Awards took place Sunday featuring the biggest names in music. I was a bit disappointed to not see more Best Dressed that night, but here are some which I think made the cut.



HEIDI KLUM can do no wrong with anything she wears. She rocked a silver laser cut 2012 dress by Giles Deacon paired with navy undergarments.

JENNIFER LOPEZ was Best Dressed for me at the American Music Awards. She can definitely still turn heads and looks spectacular in an intricate black floral pattern of beaded embroidery over sheer silk by Zuhair Murad Couture Fall 2011 collection.

SELENA GOMEZ looked pretty in a pale gold plunging Giorgio Armani low cut satin gown with a low cut open back and ruched bodice with fringe detailing on the bottom.

SARAH HYLAND looked very event and age appropriate in this strapless mini dress by Amen with stone and sequin detailing.

VANESSA MINNILLO, now Vanessa Lachey, looked beautiful in a white draped and embellished Aje dress.

KATHERINE HEIGL was the epitome of glamour who donned a black pleated gown by Roberto Cavalli with a plunging neckline and thigh high slit.

Here's why some of other's Best Dressed didn't make my list:

Taylor Swift - She's always in long sequined gowns, enough already! This gold gown made her look a bit washed out don't you think?

Nicki Minaj - Everything about her ensemble worked, except the long green puffy skirt.

Katy Perry - Yes she is so beautiful and can pull off a lot of looks, but it was just too much going on at the same time.

Jennifer Hudson - Though she has a fabulous figure now, that dress looked a bit too short for this tall beauty.

Jenny McCarthy - She would've made the list, but those black shoes she opted for with this outfit was a no go.

WORST DRESSED OF THE NIGHT goes to Christina Aguilera who appeared onstage for her performance with Maroon 5 singing "Moves Like Jagger". There's one thing to pull off a skin tight dress, but not with Christina's current physique. She was hanging out everywhere! From her cleavage, to her stomach rolls, talk about daring!

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

CARSON DALY ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR THE VOICE SEASON TWO

Because of it's popularity, The Voice as you know is already gearing up for season two. All four judges: Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green, and Christina Aguilera, will be judging/mentoring again this second time around.

But there will be a few changes to this singing competition in regards to the blind auditions:

"[We're] expanding, but not too much. With success in network TV, often they overdo it once they’ve got a hit. They tend to just sort of whore it out, if you will. We’re going to have longer blind auditions. We only had 2 episodes of it this season and all of a sudden we were into the battle rounds. I think there will be at least four weeks of our blind auditions so that people can really sink their teeth into that discovery process."

In regards to the relationship between mentor and contestant:

"We hang our hat on the fact that our coaches are mentoring these artists and not judging them. The relationship between them was something that was really cool. I mean, Blake put Dia and Xenia on his private jet. In season two, you’ll set that relationship much more in depth and with a little more quality time than we got to do it in season one."

Maybe the other judges will take a hint from Blake Shelton on how to mentor the contestants who are completely different than their genre. Seeing his relationship with his team and how invested he was in all of them, really made me admire him more as an artist but a person as well.



You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

THE VOICE FINALE!!! AND THE WINNER IS...

The Voice finale was last night and I didn't know what to expect. With the show finally coming to a close, I have to say this singing competition was very different to others we have become accustomed to.

Performing live was Pitbull and Ne-Yo singing their dance hit "Give Me Everything" as well as country superstar Brad Paisley. But the performances that stole the show were from the four remaining contestants and their mentors.

Beverly McClellan is the bold rocker with a strong voice and crazy charisma. She debut her original song "Lovesick" and sang "Beautiful" with Christina Aguilera. I love Beverly's confidence on-stage, but I feel for the duet, Christina should've picked something more upbeat to showcase her voice and her stage persona that we all are rooting for.

LOVESICK:

BEAUTIFUL:

Vicci Martinez is the petite rocker girl with the booming voice that commands presence. She sang her original song "Afraid to Sleep" and performed "Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar with mentor Cee-Lo Green. Their performance was very memorable and theatrical taking inspiration from the song's video. Best duet performance of the night!

AFRAID TO SLEEP:

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD:

Javier Colon is the family man with the smooth, velvety voice that croons America with his sweet and romantic song choices. His original song was called "Stitch by Stitch" and he performed "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson with mentor Adam Levine. No one can deny his perfect voice that suits every song well and makes it his own.

STITCH BY STITCH:

MAN IN THE MIRROR:

Dia Frampton is the shy, multi-talented soulful artist who amazes you when you hear her voice. She debut her original song "Inventing Shadows" and performed "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty with mentor Blake Shelton. The duet was cute because it took a Blues Brothers theme with matching suits and Ray Bans. Throughout the season, she was the definite frontrunner with all her songs and performances ranking to #1 on iTunes.

INVENTING SHADOWS:

I WON'T BACK DOWN:


TODAY for the results show, the contestants took to the stage again but with their musical inspirations. Beverly McClellan and Ryan Tedder from One Republic sang "Good Life"; Vicci Martinez and Pat Monahan from Train sang "Drops of Jupiter"; Dia Frampton and Miranda Lambert sang "The House That Built Me"; and Javier Colon sang "Landslide" with the icon Stevie Nicks.

When the four remaining contestants took the stage together one last time for the final results, the two left standing were Javier Colon and Dia Frampton. From their original songs performed on the finale, Javier Colon's song "Stitch by Stitch" reached #2 on iTunes and Dia Frampton's original song "Inventing Shadows" landed the #1 spot on iTunes. Carson Daly then announced JAVIER COLON as the winner of The Voice awarding him #100,000 and a recording contract.

Though it was expected that Dia Frampton and Javier Colon would be the last ones standing, I seriously thought that Dia would win because every week her performances reached #1 on iTunes. Not to mention Javier Colon won by a mere 2% over fellow contestant Dia Frampton!!! SSO0O0 CLOSE!!! But it's great to see the family guy win. I'm sure all the other contestants will have no problem launching their musical careers after this show.



You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

MAROON 5 & CHRISTINA'S "MOVES LIKE JAGGER"

Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera, judges from The Voice, have teamed up to collaborate on the song "Moves Like Jagger" which I can tell will already be a hit. Combining both their soulful voices, the harmony between the two is very catchy. Adam Levine can never do wrong on any song, but tell me why Christina sounds a bit different...?

Check out the song and the lyrics right below!!! Not to mention their first ever performance performing this song on The Voice! By the way, does anyone else sense a bit of tension between the two while performing that carried on from their conflict as judges on the show?!






Just shoot for the stars,
If it feels right,
And then from my heart,
If you feel like,
You take me away,
You make it okay,
I swear I’ll behave.

You wanted control,
So we waited.
I put on a show,
Now we’re naked.
You say I’m a kid,
My ego is bare,
I don’t give a shit!
….And it goes like this.

Take my by the tongue,
And I’ll know you,
Kiss me til you’re drunk and I’ll show you,
You wanna move like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

I don’t need to try and control you,
Look into my eyes and I’ll hold you,
With the moves like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

Well maybe it’s hard,
When you feel like,
You’re broken and scarred,
It feels right,
When you’re with me,
I’ll make you believe,
I’ve got the key.

Oh, so get in the car,
You can ride it,
Wherever you want,
You decide it.
If you wanna steer
I’m shifting gears,
I’ll take it from here.
Oh! And it goes like this…

Take my by the tongue,
And I’ll know you,
Kiss me till you’re drunk and I’ll show you,
You wanna move like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

I don’t need to try and control you,
Look into my eyes and I’ll hold you,
With the moves like jagger,
http://www.elyricsworld.com/moves_like_jagger_lyrics_christina_aguilera.html
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

(Christina’s Part)
You wanna know,
How to make me smile?
Take control on me just for the night.
When I share my secret,
You’re gonna have to keep it.
Nobody else can see this.

So won’t cha learn?
I won’t show you twice.
Head to toe,
Oooo baby rub it right.
If I share my secret,
You’re gonna have to keep it.
Nobody else can see this.

Oh! And it goes like this…

Take my by the tongue,
And I’ll know you,
Kiss me till you’re drunk and I’ll show you,
You wanna move like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

I don’t need to try and control you,
Look into my eyes and I’ll hold you,
With the moves like jagger,
I got the moves like jagger,
I got the moo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ves like jagger

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me

Camille

Super Bowl 2011 Performance Recap

To start off the Super Bowl, Christina Aguilera had the honor of singing the national anthem "The Star Spangled Banner". Though Christina claims she has been singing the anthem since the age of 7, pressure must have put her in an embarrassing spot when she forget the lyrics and ended up repeating the same verse she just sung. The national anthem is a sacred song of America, and though 2 out of 3 Americans don't necessarily know all the lyrics, performers such as professional musicians ala Christina Aguilera should not forget these lyrics. I know she's not the other singer who has experienced this, but this is pretty bad. Of course she has great singing ability, but this is one for the record. Don't claim you've performed this so many things, yet flub up in front of millions of viewers. She seemed to have done it perfectly at the NBA Finals last year, but from this mishap she apologizes under media scrutiny and wishes the true spirit of the anthem was still portrayed. Check it out for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB61wXKROtw


Now the much anticipated half-time show starred THE BLACK EYED PEAS. I have seen them live in person and they are AMAZING! Their show featured a great display of lights where members of the band were wearing lights as part of their attire, and had dancers also dressed in gear full of lights that kept changing colors. The stage also kept changing shape and was decorated with colors outlining the word "LOVE".
Though I loved the performance, many critics and Facebook friends are bashing their performance. Yes, I do agree, the technical aspect of it was horrible. A few times during the performance, Fergie's mic didn't seem to be on. Then the stage spelled out "LOE" instead of "LOVE", but that's not the fault of the Black Eyed Peas.


Appearances were made by Slash from Guns 'N' Roses and Usher. Fergie, collaborating with Slash for their song 'Beautiful Dangerous' sang Guns 'N' Roses hit "Sweet Child O' Mine" and executed it beautifully. Then Usher made his appearance for his collaboration with Will.I.Am in "OMG" where he wasn't even singing, just dancing. The only words that happened to be mentioned were "O O O O O O OMG" which was a waste of time. I would've preferred to have Fergie perform her hits, it would have definitely been wayyy more entertaining.
Overall, their performance sent chills to my spine. They performed their biggest hits dating back to when they first appeared on superstar radar with "Where Is The Love?". I wish they performed more of "Imma Be" and "Dirty Bit", but nonetheless they played all the hits everyone knows and loves and showed haters out there that they can handle anything as big as and even bigger than the SUPER BOWL! Check out their performance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEjsNKmdXpg


Yesterday was a great Super Bowl, who else can ask for a Half-Time show with the Black Eyed Peas AND a win by the GREEN BAY PACKERS?!

You Just Do You, Imma Do Me


Camille Mendez

Christina Aguilera

Christina Maria Aguilera born December 18th 1980. Another celebrity who got her start on star search. She has an amazing voice, a beautiful body and a great personality to go with it.
She auditioned to be on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1991 even though she did not meet the age requirements and made it. I remember the first thing that got my attention, was her song "Genie in a Bottle" from her self titled album. Then one of my favorite songs by her "Beautiful" from her second album Stripped.
Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York. Her Father Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera, a sergeant in the US Army at the time, and her Mother Shelly Loraine (née Fidler), a teacher of Spanish. Christina's father was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and her mother is of German, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch ancestry.

As a child, Christina aspired to be a singer. She was known locally as "the little girl with the big voice", singing in local talent shows and competitions.
She attended Marshall Middle School near Wexford and North Allegheny Intermediate High School until she was later home schooled.
Following her many television appearances Christina experienced resentment and bullying from her peers including an incident in which her peers slashed the tires on her family's car. She later recalls, "doing what I did and maybe being a little smaller, I was definitely picked on and bullied for the attention that I got. It was definitely unwanted attention and there was a lot of unfairness about it."
"Beautiful"

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