By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Los Angeles-based rock-reggae group SayReal to Jake’s Take. Fronted by Voice alum Naia Kete, SayReal’s line-up includes Naia’s brother, Imani Elijah (percussion, keyboards, and vocals), Lightfoot (guitar, percussion, and vocals) and Lee John (bass, percussion and voice). Former American Idol judge and music producer Randy […]
The Final “American Idol” Hollywood Week begins!
January 27, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Over the past two weeks, the Idol judges (Harry Connick, Jr., Jennifer Lopez & Keith Urban) handed out countless golden tickets to hopefuls who wanted to be the bookend to Kelly Clarkson. However, the judges can only take 24 singers to Idol’s final live shows! In order for the judges to […]
A Conversation with Justin Morelli
January 26, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Justin Morelli to Jake’s Take. The New York City singer-songwriter is one artist that you need to keep track of this year. His innate ability to blend the legendary soul of Stevie Wonder and rock vibes of Elvis Presley with the sound of pop kings […]
“America’s Got Talent” audition tour stops in Kansas City
January 24, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT) made its first stop in Kansas City in 11 years on its audition tour. Hopefuls packed into the Kansas City Convention Center for a chance to win $1,000,000 and an opportunity to headline their own Las Vegas show. “The America’s Got Talent auditions is like throwing a […]
A Conversation with Jessica Sanchez
January 19, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Jessica Sanchez to Jake’s Take. Since she was 10-years-old, Ms. Sanchez has blown worldwide audiences away thanks to her appearances on Showtime on the Apollo’s Kid Stars of Tomorrow and the first season of America’s Got Talent in 2006. But, it was not until […]
“American Idol” returns to Denver & Little Rock for their final auditions
January 14, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com So far this season, hundreds of hopefuls have auditioned to be the final American Idol. But, in order to get to Hollywood, the aspiring singers must go through the producers and Idol alums such as Kris Allen, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks before they are worthy to face the […]
A Tribute to Alan Rickman (1946-2016)
January 14, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This month will go down in entertainment history as one of the saddest Januaries of all-time. Multiple news outlets including CNN, Entertainment Weekly, NBC News, USA Today and Time have reported the death of celebrated British actor Alan Rickman. A family member reported that Mr. Rickman passed away from a private […]
A Conversation with Haley Reinhart
January 12, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor to welcome Haley Reinhart to Jake’s Take! Haley was one of the lucky singers to make to the Judges’ Round of American Idol’s tenth anniversary season. After charming Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler with her covers of Alicia Keys’ “Fallin’” and the Beatles’ “Oh! Darling,” […]
A Tribute to David Bowie (1947-2016)
January 11, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of rock’s greatest voices has lost his private battle with cancer. Multiple news outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter, NBC, The New York Times & TIME have reported that David Bowie passed away at the age of 69-years-old surrounded by his family. Since a very young age, Mr. Bowie was […]
New Music Releases: Week of January 4, 2016
January 8, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the first New Music Releases of 2016! Let’s get things started. Wildfire by Rachel Platten Rachel Platten broke out last year with her hit track: “Fight Song.” Now, Ms. Platten released her first studio album with her new record label: Columbia Records. Ms. Platten’s superb songwriting skills was highlighted […]
