Posts Tagged: nbc

INTERVIEW: Wé McDonald On Alicia Keys, Yankee Stadium And New EP

Wé McDonald stopped by the studio and in an interview taped before her EP showcase at Gramercy Theater, talked about performing the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium, releasing her debut EP and working with Alicia Keys as a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice.”

VIDEO: Hoda Kotb Is Proof Good Things Happen To Good People

Congratulations to Hoda Kotb on her new gig as the permanent co-host of “Today,” alongside Savannah Guthrie. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Hoda on a couple of occasions and I must say, in-person she is exactly who you think she is: warm, inclusive, inviting and of course usually down for a good laugh. Of… Read more »

INTERVIEW: ‘SNL Weekend Update’ Michael Che On Harry Styles And Boston

Harry Styles just dropped his new single, a throwback that recalls British artists of yesteryear entitled “Sign Of The Times.” He’ll perform it next weekend on “Saturday Night Live.” I jokingly asked Michael Che, the SNL star who co-anchors the “Weekend Update” desk, if he is receiving any extra ticket requests due to the One… Read more »

The Ever-Effortless Adele

Adele makes selling music and breaking records look as effortless as she does belting out notes. “Hello,” the highly-anticipated single from the artist’s forthcoming album 25, sold 1.1 million copies in its first week out. This is the first time that a song has sold a million copies in a week. The record-setting sales figure… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Heidi Klum Talks Judging Contestants, Moving Back to NYC

Singer Melanie Brown is best known as a member of the Spice Girls. Howie Mandel and Howard Stern both have backgrounds in comedy and acting. But the fourth judge on this upcoming season of “America’s Got Talent,” Heidi Klum, is mostly known as a host and model. “Being in entertainment for 20 years, seeing a… Read more »

VIDEO: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Comes to Radio City Music Hall

“America’s Got Talent” is moving across the Hudson River, from Newark, NJ to Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan. It’s a change that judge Howard Stern pushed NBC to make. “Radio City’s going to be dynamic,” Stern told me Monday morning, when he and his cohorts from the TV show appeared in Rockefeller Plaza…. Read more »

More Research Shows Affects of Cell Phones on Brains

Last month Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman called in to talk about her book and her research on the hazards that radiation from cell phones and other mobile devices produce.Now, a new study reveals that the technology is affecting the brain, but some scientists are still unsure exactly how, and if it is something of serious… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Reveals Lorne Michaels’ Involvement in SNL Performance

You’ve got to hand it to Linkin Park – the rap-rock group has been at it since 1996 and the guys are still finding ways to innovate their craft. The latest example came this past weekend, when LP performed for its second time on “Saturday Night Live” and accomplished a feat so unique – Lorne… Read more »