Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts for the US' answer to Eurovision, the American Song Contest.
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Kelly Clarkson is giving Whitney Houston’s iconic “Saving All My Love for You” her own spin.
Jay Leno took over hosting duties for the singer on “The Kelly Clarkson” show on Jan. 27, but she still returned for her “Kellyoke Encore” segment.
Clarkson executed flawless vocals in her cover, showing off the depth of her vocal range and delivering a performance that would make the original singer proud.
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The guest host was impressed with her take on the song, lavishing praise.
“I asked if we could hear that song again because Whitney, like Kelly, is one of those people — the voice is just pure, you know? You don’t need the background,” Leno said. “Just hearing them sing. Have you ever gone to hear somebody live in person and you go, ‘What? This sounds awful.’ And you realize it’s all electronic or it’s heightened or enhanced. Not with Kelly and not with Whitney. That’s why they’re two of my favorites.”
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The “Stronger” singer loves to cover Houston’s songs on her show and has covered everything from the upbeat pop song “How Will I Know?” to the hit track “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”.
Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts for the US' answer to Eurovision, the American Song Contest.
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Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been named hosts of NBC’s upcoming musical competition series, American Song Contest. The announcement was made in a promo that aired at the start of the Super Bowl halftime show on NBC, which featured Snoop Dogg as one of the headliners.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterKelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg have been named the hosts of NBC’s upcoming singing competition “American Song Contest,” the U.S. adaptation of “Eurovision Song Contest.”Per NBC, “Based on the worldwide phenomenon ‘Eurovision Song Contest,’ organized for 65 years by the European Broadcasting Union and watched by 200 million viewers annually, this amazing musical spectacular combines the competitive spirit of rooting for your favorite sports team with the joy of watching a live performance of an original song.”“American Song Contest” will feature live new music performances – representing all 50 states, five U.S.
Mickey Guyton, 38, was gorgeous when she stepped out in front of the Super Bowl 2022 audience at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Feb. 13 to sing a memorable version of the “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The singer wore a royal blue long-sleeved dress and stood in front of an American flag and a group of background singers all wearing white as she belted out the lyrics to one of the most popular songs in the USA. She had her long hair wavy and down and showed off her powerful vocals as she wowed the crowd at the SoFi Stadium as well as viewers watching from all over the world.
Whitney Houston’s impact is felt a decade after her death. On Feb. 11, 2012, the GRAMMY-winning superstar died of drowning, and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.
Rebel Wilson, Taraji P Henson, and Issa Rae were among the celebrities to appear at the 2022 NFL Honors on Thursday.MORE: Rebel Wilson and sisters look like triplets in hot-pink swimwearAll three presented awards, with Rebel joking about the time she tore her ACL and how she was an “inspiration” to all NFL players as she announced Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow as the winner of the Comeback of the Year award.WATCH: Rebel Wilson presents Joe Burrow with NFL HonorIssa rocked a stunning sequin gown for the event which took place three days before the annual Super Bowl event; this year will see the Bengals’ go head to head with the Los Angeles Rams.Taraji P Henson was joined by Mark Wahlberg as they presented the Bengals’ Ja'Marr Chase with the Offensive Rookie of the Year award.MORE: Kelly Clarkson wins Montana ranch in divorce battle - and it's the dream escapeKelly Clarkson was on hand to honor the Dallas Cowboys’ Micah Parsons with the Defensive Rookie of the Year award.Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt won Defensive Player of the Year, and was awarded the trophy by Katy Perry and his brother Derek Watt, while the Rams’ Cooper Kupp took home Offensive Player of the Year.
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Dolly Parton has joined forces with Kelly Clarkson for a “haunting” new version of ‘9 To 5’, it’s been revealed.As Variety reports, the pair recorded a collaborative take on Parton’s classic 1980 single for an upcoming documentary called Still Working 9 To 5.The film, which is co-directed/produced by Gary Lane, is due to premiere at this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas.Per an official description, Still Working 9 To 5 “examines the 40-year evolution of gender inequality and discrimination in the workplace” since 1980”.It added: “[It] explores why workplace inequality 40 years later was never a laughing matter.”“We could do a documentary just on the making of the duet,” Lane told Variety of Parton and Clarkson’s team-up.Speaking of how the new version of ‘9 To 5’ differs from the much-loved original, co-director/producer Camille Hardman explained: “The first iteration, Dolly’s original version was very upbeat. There was a lot of hope I would say in the song.“And this version is just a little bit melancholic,” she said, acknowledging the film’s themes of inequality.Lane went on to tell the outlet that Parton had dubbed the new collaboration ‘9 To 5: The Slow Version’, saying that it’s “definitely slowed down and more haunting”.
Dolly Parton will be revisiting one of her biggest hits, and she’s joined by Kelly Clarkson.
Chris Willman Music WriterDolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson have joined forces with producer Shane McAnally to record a very different version of the Parton classic “9 to 5” as a duet for an upcoming documentary, “Still Working 9 to 5,” just announced for a premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March.The documentary’s premiere at SXSW was announced Wednesday morning, but for the filmmakers, the new recording by Parton and Clarkson counts as a big reveal, too. “We could do a documentary just on the making of the duet,” co-director/producer Gary Lane tells Variety.This new version of the theme song from the original “9 to 5” movie has a distinctly different tone from the original.
Brandy, 42, performed the national anthem at the NFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 30, and brought back memories of the late great Whitney Houston. The Queens star channeled Whitney while singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” by dressing in a similar stylish white tracksuit that Whitney wore for her iconic 1991 Super Bowl performance. And like Whitney, Brandy’s vocals were absolutely impeccable. Her performance at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Sunday kicked off the Los Angeles Rams’ ultimate victory against the San Francisco 49ers.
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American Idol winner “is devoting 100 percent of any free time she has preparing for the trial…When not filming her talk show, she is hunkered down with [attorney] Laura Wasser.”That name alone should send a chill up Blackstock's spine. Wasser is a mega-powerful Hollywood divorce attorney who has represented Britney Spears, Johnny Depp, Laura Dern, and Angelina Jolie, among others, and whose current clientele as she divorces Kanye West.
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