I don't really know you that well X/O/X/O but your instrumentals are truly incredible, I used to think you stole them from official songs or something.
Taylor & Zendaya on The X Factor Australia
Taylor Swift and Zendaya were live last night in Australia at the ARIA Awards last night but we found out shortly this morning that wasn't the only promotion in Australia the girls had booked. The two ventured around the city as tourists for a bit as the girls were in the most famous city in Austraila, the city of Sydney. Zendaya and Taylor then would fly out to X Factor studios where they would deliver a show stopping performance of the current single that's number one on Worldwide and Australian iTunes. That number one was none other than 'Gunshots'- a single by the two. The song was produced by Mike Will Made It who has made plenty of hits for artists like Miley Cyrus and other irrelevant rappers no one cares to mention right now. They were one of two performers, the other being Australian singer-songwriter Sia who Swift is rumored to be working with on her next album which will be her seventh. As Taylor and Zendaya sung 'Gunshots' and Sia 'Chandelier', there's no surprise the episode was one of the highest rated in X Factor history. The performance was one of Taylor and Zendaya's finest vocally, the two obviously working hard on improving their voices. Their ad-libs were pitch perfect and Zendaya's voice seemed to ber as rangeful as ever as she scaled through her range with ease. Taylor demonstrated power with her belts as she held a note for over fifteen seconds with runs without going off pitch are going sharp. Both Taylor and Zendaya wore black short dresses with a leather jacket over over them, finishing the outfit off with a pair of booties by Jimmy Choo. The performance featured lot of flashing lights as they gave the audience a performance full of emotion and power.
KELLY CLARKSON DOES SURPRISE CONCERT AT NEAL S. BLAISDELL CENTER
Kelly Clarkson emerged in Honolulu, Hawaii to do a free promotional concert at Neal S. Blaisdell Center. Nearly 9,000 fans flocked to see the singer and when the lights went down, the group knew that they were in for a treat.
Kelly opened the show with her monster hit, “You Don’t Need Me” and then ended the song kicking it over to, “Already Gone” and finally “Sober”. Then she decided to pump up the crowd with hits, “Stronger”, “Mr. Know It All” and “My Life Would Suck Without You”.
Then the lights went down low and she announced there were a couple of surprises.
Gwen Stefani came out and waived to the crowd as the duo played the track, “Come On! Come On!” from the forthcoming album, “Dark Hearse” then the lights went down low again and Azealia Banks took the stage to join Kelly on the haunting title track, “Dark Hearse”.
Overall, the night was a great success and with a live stream so fans at home could turn it, this turned out to be an even that really helped to push Kelly’s single sales further.
If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to download the latest single, “You Don’t Need Me” and stay tuned for more Kelly Clarkson news including information in just days on the new album, “Dark Hearse”.
The music video for 'Gunshot' by Zendaya and Taylor Swift saw it's premiere today on Vevo and YouTube today. The music video premiered at noon, concurring with the announcement both Zendaya and Taylor made about when the video would premiere. The video was directed by Zendaya and Taylor Swift themselves, Swift being the writer of the video. Zendaya and Taylor also edited the video themselves. The video featured apperances by male models Kenta Otani and Jacob Hardin who played the love interests of Zendaya and Taylor. The video follows two girls who plan the demise of their lovers after feeling scorned. The video contains strong violence and because of that a warning was displayed before the video would begin playing.
Cast
Taylor Swift as Brooke
Zendaya Coleman as Jayda
Kenta Otani as Jay
Jacob Hardin as Zane
Zendaya as Jayda
Taylor Swift as Brooke
Kenta Otani as Jay
Jacob Hardin as Zane
Brooke (Taylor Swift) and Jayda (Taylor Swift) are sitting on the floor across from each other on either side of a room of an abandoned home that we learn from the first few shots is in Los Angels, California. Specifically, Oakland. Brooke and Jayda look at each other in the eyes, their eyes wet with tears as they both seem to be thinking about something. The house is all white inside besides the brown carpet and the stained hues that are on the wall. There's silence in the house other than the noise of the city life outside of the house. It appears to to be dusk as a window is shown, lights of the city being shown outside of it. Jayda reaches over by her side in which she grabs a white ski mask that matches her outfit, which both girls wear along with some six inch heels. A moment later Brooke repeats after her, wiping away at her tears that were forming at her eyes before she pulls on the ski mask also. The two girls both pick up a gun, two M27s, and head towards the door, Brooke following after Jayda. The two get in a white cadillac and ride off with the roof down, Jayda driving, their guns in their laps and their ski masks on. Shots of the girls with their hands up and their hair blowing in the wind are shown as the track begins to play. A close up of Jayda's eyes in the ski mask are shown as she blinks and has a flashback. She and Zane (Jacob Hardin) are in a back alley smoking a joint, holding each other before they share a sweet kiss. Their are visual shots of the smoke, the joint they are smoking, along with the scenery of their location as well. It shifts to another clip of the two in the front seat of the car the two girls are in now, Zane driving as Jayda leans on his shoulder. They're both dressed in all black as they drive through what seemed to be Oakland. A close up of Jayda leaning on his shoulder is shown as she blinks again and she's back in the driver's seat with the ski mask on, a tear leaving her eye. Brooke reaches over and grabs her hand before a close up of her sad blue eyes are shown as well. Brooke's first memory is of her and Jay in a conveniant store where they are seen sharing small kisses in an aisle. The two look over things that catch their attention before they stuff them into the pockets of their jackets and leave, running from the store in delight. The two are then seen undressing, him shirtless, and her in her bra and panties as the two kiss. The bedroom is lit in red as the two share intimacy, some clips being shown. The girls continue driving on as more clips of their memories with their love interests are shown before the bridge hits. The bridge consisted of entirely new scenes where Brooke and Jayda are seen standing under a bridge in almost a tunnel, their guns pointed in the air. They pose side by side fiercely before the music stops and they shoot their guns in the air. The music starts again as the camera goes back to the car which has sped up. New clips are shown, one being Jayda walking in on Zane kissing the neck of another girl, causing an altercation between the two. She's seen pushing him and crying at the same time as he seems to be angry at her. It switches to Brooke where she's seated on a hotel bed with Jay screaming, standing over top of her. She covers her ears and cries before her takes her and pushes her back on the bed, holding her arms over her head. He then puts his hand on her neck, in a choking position as she struggles to get out of his reach. Jayda is then seen slamming the door before storming away as Taylor does too but falls to her knees in distress. Zane then comes out of the room and grabs Brooke by her hair picks her up and takes her into the room where he slams the door. The cadillac goes a little further until it stops and so does the music. The two girls stare at the house for a moment before they get out slowly, wearing their all white suits and their heels along with their ski masks. The sound of their heels are the only thing heard as the two girls approach a fairly large sized house. The girls wait at the door before they open it and point their guns in as things then turn into slow motion, the girls not shooting at any people in the room just yet. Half naked girls are seen sitting on the laps of Zane along with packs of drugs. Jay who seems baffled by the presence of the two stops dead in his tracks. Jay notices them and begs them to stop as Zane flees out of the room. Brooke shoots him three times in the chest and once in the head. Blood spills out in slow motion as Brooke shoots at the girls along with everyone else in the room. Jayda watches Zane's every move as she runs after him, running through hallways and more. She eventually chases him through a screen door where he's seen about to jump a fence. Jayda watches him emotionless, as she unloads an entire clip on him, the camera panning to her and then Zane who falls from the fence lifeless. Jayda stares at his lifeless body, almost blank. The camera shows Brooke doing the same over Jay before Jayda walks back in the room where Brooke is. The girls stare into each others eyes before they begin taking the packs of drugs, carrying as much as they can before running out of the house with their guns, throwing the packs of drugs in the trunk of the car. The girls in their stiletto heels hurry into their car where they take off. The song ends with the two girls who once again grab each other's hands. Though the song ends, the video does not as they are seen driving down an intersate. Brooke has her hands in the air, almost at peace with herself as Jayda smiles. Everything is fine until they see police lights in the rear view mirror, along with the sound of sirens. Despite that, the two girls look at each other and smile as the video ends with the title 'To Be Continued'.
(Message: The video isn't just a love cliche. The girls were treated as "Queens" by their druglords. But they didn't feel lie royalty. The men had all the power so they overthrew them and took their power. It's about love and the desire of power.)
In promotion of her new song, Vibes, Azealia Banks appeared on X Factor UK to perform the hot new single. X Factor has been hyping Azealia's performance throughout the week as a huge performance and oh boy was it. With huge amounts of viewers, Azealia's performance was a success for her trip to the UK. Vibes subsequently rose greatly on iTunes and has had its sales increased by over 25%. Azealia performed during the middle of the airing and like other times Azealia has been on these talent type shows, for every vote you send in, Azealia will have both a dollar donated to helping the LGBT community and a copy of Vibes will be sent to your iPod/iPhone.
At the start of the performance, Azealia is wearing all white robes with a cut down the center to show the outline of her breasts. With a complex hairstyle slightly resembling a halo, Azealia walks as chimes and harps play down the set of glass stairs. With all outfits designed by Valentino, Azealia was dressed to impress. Along with her dancers who were also wearing white. Makeup on Azealia was in tones of golds and whites, to fit with the heavenly theme Azealia was going for. Before Azealia even took the stage, two male ballet dancers wearing white pants and white ballet shoes and shirtless danced and pranced around the stage as the harp was played by another shirtless man in white. Smoke covered the stage and LED screens behind the dancers resembled what one would imagine heaven to look like.
At the pluck of the wrong string, Azealia rises up from the stage with her arms out in a christ-like manner. With a choir singing church hymns as Azealia rose, the audience stood and clapped at Azealia's stage presence. After approximately 10 seconds of Azealia standing on stage with the choir singing, Azealia moved the mic towards her mouth as she began singing Vibes to the beat of the harp and organ. Walking down the set of glass stairs, the audience was focused purely on Azealia and nothing else. With each step, the note to the first line of Vibes got higher and higher and as she reached the last step Azealia let out a shocking Falsetto to the crowd's pleasure. After this, Azealia skipped to the front of the stage where her and a male dancer pranced around throughout the song as she sang Vibes with the instrumentals in the background.
The performance was praised highly by religious groups as beautiful and holy. Un-religious groups praised the performance in a different way, claiming the performance to be "artistic". The performance caused Azealia's name to trend on Twitter throughout the rest of the day. Immediately after the performance, X Factor UK uploaded the performance on their YouTube account where it has since received over a million views.
Kelly Clarkson, the Grammy Award winning singer took to Ellen for a special segment on the legendary talk show host’s program. Allowed 15 minutes to sing any song for the Nationwide audience, Kelly chose to do a string of hits.
She began with a cover of, “You Don’t Need Me” her recent monster hit, accompanied only with a piano that drove the host to visible tears. Kelly then followed it up with two new songs from “Dark Hearse”. The haunting ballad, “Destroy Your Heart” and the fun and whimsical, “Second Chance”. As she sung the last note, the crowd erupted to celebrate the performance.
Ellen then took a few moments to talk to the singer, who is winding down her promotional efforts for the week.
Ellen: Kelly, you know that you have universal acclaim for, “You Don’t Need Me” right?
Kelly: I never dreamed I would have a song at this level. It makes people feel, it is amazing.
Ellen: That performance of the song, you broke my heart and I felt like you owned it.
Kelly: It takes me finding a dark place inside of myself to do that. So, I appreciate the fans embracing it too.
Ellen: You know, it hands down beats the legendary “Beautiful Disaster” piano performance on Breakaway.
Kelly: You are so freaking kind for saying that.
Ellen: I really hope you hit the top 5 this week Kelly. #6 for that song is absolutely criminal. I’d give it a #1 spot if it were me. In fact, all of you need to go out and download a copy of Kelly’s new single, “You Don’t Need Me!” Do it now. Like, what are you waiting for? Plus, “Dark Hearse” comes out next week. Go now and buy the single, then pre-order the album!
KELLY CLARKSON DECLINES TO DO JAY LENO, DOES CHARITY CONCERT INSTEAD
Kelly Clarkson made headlines today, by standing by her friend Azealia Banks. After the way that Jay treated the “Vibes” singer, Kelly Clarkson took to twitter today to show her support for a friend over a quick cover of her song, “You Don’t Need Me”
In support of her decision, Kelly decided to put on a charity concert to support local women’s shelters. The event raised $1.3 million dollars that would go to help others. The, “You Don’t Need Me” singer thanked everyone who attended and told them that using a negative situation for a positive one was far more important to her.
Overall, the event helped to raise public awareness of Kelly and helped her to sell some additional copies of her latest hit single, “You Don’t Need Me” Stay tuned for more breaking Kelly Clarkson news and information on her upcoming album, “Dark Hearse” when it is released next week!
KELLY CLARKSON RECORDS IN STORE CONCERT FOR TACO BELL
Kelly Clarkson’s Taco Bell deal is still going strong. The Grammy Award winning singer’s Stronger Tacos are one of the hot items at the fast food restaurant and her song, “You Don’t Need Me” is heavily played in their commercials.
Fans have another reason to go to Taco Bell, now that an in store video system will play a specially recorded concert that will air on repeat throughout the day in all Taco Bell locations. The set list for this special Taco Bell exclusive includes:
Make A Run For The Border (Jingle)
You Don’t Need Me
Dark Hearse (Featuring Azealia Banks)
Come On! Come On! (Featuring Gwen Stefani)
Second Chance
Already Gone
Sober
Stronger
Destroy Your Heart
A DVD version of the film is in the works for fans to purchase. For now, the video can only be viewed while dining in at your favorite Taco Bell location.
Stay tuned for more information on Kelly Clarkson and make sure you download her new single, “You Don’t Need Me”. It’s also very close to the release of “Dark Hearse” so gather up your coins and prepare for the unleashing of a new era very soon.
If you Google, "Kelly Clarkson Taco Bell" the damn single cover for "You Don't Need Me" is near the top of the results. This is out of other promo Taco Bell did with her and even the Taco Bell arena. Let me just slay a little.
Where is she sis? 
Cast
Do you watch Nashville sis? - I know Kelly's made an appearance.
If you Google, "Kelly Clarkson Taco Bell" the damn single cover for "You Don't Need Me" is near the top of the results. This is out of other promo Taco Bell did with her and even the Taco Bell arena. Let me just slay a little.