– “Idol” slims from 42 contestants to 24 this week before returning from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, where the live portion of the competition will kick off. – Two, two hour episodes to essentially eliminate people is too much. I would’ve been happier with two, one hour shows. On Thursday, the remaining 10 spots… Read more »
VIDEO: HLN ‘Showbiz Tonight’ Appearance on Bobby Brown’s New Edition Concert
I attended New Edition’s show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT hours after Whitney Houston’s “Home-Going” ceremony in Newark, NJ. I talked about Bobby Brown’s performance and the video I shot on site with A.J. Hammer on HLN’s “Showbiz Tonight.”Thanks to Mark Goldman of Goldman & McCormick PR.
TREND HUNGRY TUESDAY: Ombre
In this week’s edition of “Trend Hungry Tuesday” – Resident Fashionista Jessie Holeva talked about a very DIY-friendly trend, ombre, or a fade from one color to another.Visit Trend Hungry to find the latest fashion 411 on a skinny budget, and catch Jessie every Tuesday evening on “The Ralphie Radio Show.”
VIDEO: HLN ‘Showbiz Tonight’ Appearance on Chris Brown/Miranda Lambert Feud
I talked about the feud on Twitter between Chris Brown and Miranda Lambert with A.J. Hammer on HLN’s “Showbiz Tonight.”Thanks to Mark Goldman of Goldman & McCormick PR.
DAILY DOWNLOAD: B.o.B f. Ryan Tedder – ‘So Good’
Last spring I sat down with B.o.B and asked him what we could expect from his forthcoming album, Strange Clouds, due out this spring.The Atlanta rapper has already dropped the title track featuring Lil Wayne and “Play The Guitar” featuring André 3000. Now comes what is sure to be his breakout pop hit from the… Read more »
NOTES: ‘American Idol’ Season 11, Episode 11
– Heartbreaking to watch people receive passes to the next round, only to be cut the next day because the judges simply had a hard time narrowing the field down to 40. – Really felt for 17 year-old North Haven, CT native Gabi Carrubba, who doubted herself, got a pass, and then was let go… Read more »
Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera uses Bobby Brown clip from ‘The Ralphie Radio Show’
Coming back from break, Fox News ran a video clip that I recorded of Bobby Brown. The piece was taped at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday February 18, 2012, before Brown and New Edition performed their last song of the evening.Earlier in the day, Brown attempted to attend Whitney Houston’s funeral in Newark, NJ.
MTV NEWS: Bobby Brown ‘Blesses’ Whitney Houston At Show
In the first report I’ve ever filed for MTV News, I recapped New Edition’s show and reaction to it on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.The show took place hours after Whitney Houston’s funeral service in Newark, NJ. Click here to read the full article.
NOTES: ‘American Idol’ Season 11, Episode 10
– It seemed the big theme that carried over from last episode to this one was illness. The number of people not just feeling under the weather but throwing up or passing out was just absurd. It gets to the point where, and I said this about last episode, something needs to be done. Either… Read more »
Following Whitney Houston’s Funeral, Bobby Brown Returns Home to New England with New Edition
Bobby Brown attempted to attend Whitney Houston’s “Home-Going” in Newark, NJ on Saturday. Later in the evening, he attended his own homecoming in New England. Hours after the world paid its final goodbye to Houston, Boston’s New Edition performed in front of a sold-out crowd of over 7,000 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT…. Read more »