Hello! So this week I would like to talk about the reality show, The X Factor USA. It was created by Simon Cowell and he partnered with Sony Music. The show began airing on FOX on September, 2011. The original show is The X Factor UK version. The whole idea of the show is that people compete, by singing, to win a 5 million dollar recording contract with Epic Records. People can actually vote via SMS, telephone, and online. There are four judges on the panel that critique the contestants' performance and the mentor the contestants in their category. The categories vary each season. You begin with the auditions, bootcamp, judge's house, then live shows. During the live shows, the mentor helps decide song choices, styles, and staging each week for their acts. That is where the people come in. We would vote each week for the people who we want to stay and then they reveal the results the next day. The people with the lowest votes has to do a survival song where they impress the judges and the judges decide who will stay or leave. Some weeks there would be a double elimination (the lowest goes home and the next to do survival). And the judges to compete to try and get their act to win and which ever judges' act wins, they become the winning judge.
This year, the judges are Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, L.A Reid, and Britney Spears. The categories are Teens(Britney), Young Adults(Demi), 25 and Up(L.A) and Groups(Simon). This week is the Live Show 9 with 8 contestants left. It also is a double elimination. Each judge has 2 acts left. You can vote either tonight or in the next weeks! Watch The X Factor USA on FOX at 8/7 central on Wednesdays and Thursdays(: thexfactorusa.com For more info about the show and the contestants! Here are the contestants:
Teens:
Diamond White
Carly Rose Soneclar
Young Adults:
CeCe Frey
Paige Thomas
25 and Up:
Vino Alan
Tate Stevens
Groups:
Fifth Harmony
Emblem 3
REMEMBER: You all can vote! Each vote counts(: Calling is unlimited and so is SMS but SMS is only for verizon. There is a limit of 50 votes online(: GO AND VOTE!!! -Johanne :D
Belated Thanksgiving Everyone!!! So this week I want to talk about Thanksgiving (obviously!). There are so many things that we probably didn't know about this holiday! Did you know that the first ever thanksgiving was a three-day feast?? Did you know that during those three days, they ate, played games, and hunted in honor of the Pilgrims' first successful harvest? WATCH Bet You Didn't Know: Thanksgiving to learn more!
What did you guys think? Did you learn anything new? If so, what? I sure did!
MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
So, each year, Macy's hosts a Thanksgiving Day Parade in Herald Square in New York. It started in 1924. This is a three-hour event that starts at 9 am. The reason this parade was created was because in the 1920's, Macy's employees were first generation immigrants and they wanted to celebrate the United States parade of Thanksgiving with the type of festival their parents had loved in Europe. Now, in the parade, there are many floats, balloons, and marching bands. There are also singers in the floats. Some balloons include Dora, Spongebob, Buzz Lightyear, Hello Kitty, and many more. Towards the end if the parade there is Santa. Did you know that over 3.5 million people go to the parade and over 65 million people watch on TV? That is certainly a lot of people. This years Thanksgiving Parade included the balloons of Buzz, Spiderman, and and Ronald McDonald! There were also some singers there like Colbie Calliat and Cody Simpson. Since the parade is like three hours long, there were so many things there! But, I only named a few(;
Thank you for reading this weeks post! Have you ever been to the parade? How was your Thanksgiving this year? -Johanne<3
Hello! So today I would like to share some news about the Hurricane Sandy victims. Celebrities, such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and Rihanna, help with the Hurricane Sandy relief along with many others. Justin Bieber helped a lot because on twitter, he told everyone that for every ticket sold in his two MSG concerts, IZOD center concert, and Brooklyn concert, he will donate $1 to the Hurricane Sandy relief. ALL of those shows are sold out. On the news, it said that Lady Gaga personally donated $1M to help out in NY. There are a lot of news on Sandy on news show like CNN, and News 12 NJ. Celebrities like Justin Timberlake and Jessica Beil also lend a hand. Here is a picture of them:
Rihanna also helped too. According to some gossip site, she donated 1,000 sleeping bags through the New York Daily News. In addition to that, she is having a listening party for her new album Unapologetic and fans are asked to bring in supplies or non-perishable items to get in. There are lots of big shows that help out. The Ellen Show spread the word and donated. Here is a video:
Food Network star Sandra Lee helps out Nov. 4th
Pictures of celebrities lending a hand:
Jenni "JWOWW" from Jersey Shore creates a food drive
There are so many more celebrities that helped out but these are just a few. You can lend a hand too! Text REDCROSS to 90999 OR visit the website: www.redcross.org :D Help out! YOU can make a difference. Thank you for reading this weeks blog post of mine! -Johanne
Hello! This week I will be talking about music in movies. Most movies have soundtracks, or songs, that go with the movie. For example, the movie The Hunger Games has a soundtrack. In this soundtrack, there are many artists. Some artists include Maroon5, Taylor Swift, and Miranda Lambert. All the songs in this soundtrack pretty much base on the meaning of the whole movie/parts of the movie. Some songs are only based on the main character, Katniss(played by Jennifer Lawrence). Some of the songs are:
-Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars
-Dark Days by The Punch Brothers
-Come Away to the Water by Maroon 5 ft Rozzi Cane
Here is the full soundtrack:
Another example of a soundtrack is the Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack. Some artists include: Christina Perri and Bruno Mars. These songs are played in the movie. Here is where you can find when it is played: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Soundtrack. Again, like the Hunger Games, the songs relate to the movie and certain parts of it. The lead song in the soundtrack is It Will Rain by Bruno Mars. There are a total of 15 songs. Some are:
-A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
-Northern Lights by Cider Sky
-I Didn't Mean It by The Belle Brigade
There are so many other soundtracks but these are my favorites. A lot of movies have songs/soundtracks and were sung by lots of common artists! Thank you for reading my blog! -Johanne<3
This year, the judges are Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, L.A Reid, and Britney Spears. The categories are Teens(Britney), Young Adults(Demi), 25 and Up(L.A) and Groups(Simon). This week is the Live Show 9 with 8 contestants left. It also is a double elimination. Each judge has 2 acts left. You can vote either tonight or in the next weeks! Watch The X Factor USA on FOX at 8/7 central on Wednesdays and Thursdays(: thexfactorusa.com For more info about the show and the contestants! Here are the contestants:
