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‘Nashville’s Lennon & Maisy Stella perform angelic “Boom Clap” cover

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Before they were Maddie and Daphne Conrad in ABC’s country music drama Nashville, real-life sisters Lennon and Maisy Stella dominated YouTube with their massive collective talent by way of unique covers of popular songs. Their cover of Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend,” which has gained over 25 million views, is a personal favorite of mine. Though their musical uploads have slowed due to Nashville‘s popularity (the show is currently in its third season), by no means has their collaborative efforts ceased. Need proof? The girls, now aged 15 and 11, perform a stripped down version of Charlie XCX’s “Boom Clap” in the clip above which has already gone viral amassing over 3 million views in under a week. Lennon, the elder Stella, strums an electric sky blue guitar and beautifully harmonizes with her little sister. Together they magically transform a bass-heavy track into a sweet, angelic symphony. Enjoy.

Jimmy Fallon, The Roots & Idina Menzel perform ‘Frozen’s “Let It Go”

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Every now and again Jimmy Fallon and The Roots get together with musicians and cover popular songs with them. Jimmy and his Tonight Show house band broke out the classroom instruments most recently with the wickedly talented Idina Menzel to perform a fun version of her big, Oscar-winning Frozen tune “Let It Go.” Enjoy!

Bonus clip! Jump after the break to watch my favorite “Let It Go” cover by Nigerian singer Alex Boye featuring a very talented 11-year-old Lexi Walker and The One Voice Children’s Choir. Continue reading Jimmy Fallon, The Roots & Idina Menzel perform ‘Frozen’s “Let It Go” →

The cast of ‘Glee’ celebrates Fashion’s Night Out (video inside)

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New Directions (sans Naya Rivera, Amber Riley, and coach Matthew Morrison) star in this stylish video celebrating Fashion’s Night Out, the annual shopping event that takes place in NYC’s trendy district SoHo. The idea for the video was born out of Vogue’s Anna Wintour; in it the cast of Glee covers the classic 1980 David Bowie song “Fashion.” Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester pops up to play dress-up, too.

Catch the video after the break.

FNO kicks off September 8; get event details here. Glee returns September 20 on FOX. Continue reading The cast of ‘Glee’ celebrates Fashion’s Night Out (video inside) →

YouTube sensation KarminMusic covers Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now”

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This little video’s gone viral and after you mash play you’ll no longer wonder why. Musical duo KarminMusic–comprised of Nick the keyboardist and Amy the vocalist–have produced an outstanding cover of Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now,” a track I never really enjoyed until I watched this. Girl’s got game, yo.

“Till The World Ends” gets a modern rock twist

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YouTuber Jimmy Wong struts his musical abilities to give Britney Spears’ latest single “Till The World Ends” a modern rock twist it was born to find. Jimmy performs the vocals, MIDI keyboards, guitar, drums, tambourine and claps, adds kick drum and snare hits to the mix, and brings it all together in this highly entertaining video. This talent deserves some props; head over to Jimmy’s YouTube channel and see what else he’s been up to. His Super Mario Bros. a capella cover and Asians in the library reaction song are instant hits.

The ‘True Blood’ gang poses a bloody sexy stance for Rolling Stone

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True Blood stars Alexander Skarsgard, Anna Paquin, and Stephen Moyer posed nude covered in fake blood for the next issue of Rolling Stone, set to hit newsstands August 20.  I have yet to start watching the HBO hit, but from what I’m told it quickly turned into crazy sexy vampire porn.  If that’s the case I’d say this cover is fitting, wouldn’t you?

[Via zap2it]

Discover new music: Mark Russell

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Last week a good friend of mine introduced me to a brand new artist whose voice will likely take the industry by storm.  Mark Russell is a singer-songwriter at heart, but he can easily supplement his powerful voice with piano keys and guitar strings.  Back in college his talent afforded him the opportunity to open for renowned acts like Avril Lavigne, One Republic, Hanson, and Robin Thicke.  Since then Russell decided to enter the biz as a solo artist under Wright Entertainment Group management, and the musical content that has materialized thus far is simply superb.

Embedded above is Russell’s most recent music video.  In it he performs “I Believe”, a song originally produced by alternative rock band Blessid Union of Souls in 1995.  One day in the studio he teamed up with another client under his management company and started belting out his own version of the inspiring track.  Russell shares, “In the spirit of sharing charity, I wanted to give away this song in hopes that those of you who have experienced tragedy this year might find some comfort in it, and perhaps the rest of us can be re-inspired to reach out and do something good.”  Download “I Believe” for free here.

What makes Russell stand out is that he sings from the heart, and you can feel his emotions pour out of the lyrics (thanks to his strong voice) and the instruments he plays.  He’s got a very rustic, fresh vibe to his look and sound; artists with qualities like these are always welcome to jumpstart an industry crammed with uniformity.  Russell has the ingredients to become an immensely popular and successful pop-rock musician with his impressive vocal range.  It only takes a few beats in his rendition of “I Believe” to hear it.

Be sure to check out his YouTube page if you like what you hear in this video.  There you’ll find original content plus a notable acoustic cover of Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite”.  Russell is currently bringing his act to locations around the country.  Keep tabs on his official web site and Facebook page to follow his whereabouts and other updates.  If you’re digging his talent as much as I am right now, spread the word and let’s get Mark Russell to start climbing the charts.

[Thanks for the tip, Matt]