By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jewel, one of The Masked Singer’s best winners, returned to help FOX’s undercover celebrity singing competition celebrate the 2000s night. The “Foolish Games” singer-songwriter stole fans’ hearts as the Queen of Hearts during the show’s sixth season with spectacular performances, including Bishop Briggs’ “River,” Sia’s “Bird Set Free,” and Katy Perry’s “Firework” to […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Lyrics Born
October 8, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome rapper Lyrics Born to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. He relocated to the United States from his birthplace of Tokyo, Japan, right around the time hip-hop music was exploding on the East Coast. From the moment he heard Sugar Hill Gang’s 1980 classic “Rapper’s […]
‘Masked Singer 10’ Celebrates NFL Night
October 4, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Masked Singer: Season 10 is hitting the gridiron! FOX’s undercover celebrity competition celebrates the National Football League (NFL)! Tonight, Cow, Diver, Gazelle, and S’more returned to the stage to impress the audience. Did any performers impress the show’s panel (Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Thicke, and Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg)? Meanwhile, […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Russell Howard
October 3, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome comedian and television presenter Russell Howard to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. After the global success of writing and starring in 182 episodes of The Russell Howard Show (UK’s Sky) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC) combined, two Netflix specials, Lubricant and Recalibrate (which is currently streaming on the app), over 1 billion […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of Sept. 23, 2023
September 22, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the last Jake’s Take’s September 2023 New Music Reviews! We got a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s this party started. The Love Album: Off the Grid by Diddy For the first time in 17 years, rapper and music producer Diddy dropped his solo album. He […]
‘AGT: Season 18’ Has Final Live Qualifier
September 19, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT): Season 18 is entering its home stretch! Tonight, a final set of performers returned to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium to earn two (or maybe three spots) in the Season 18 finale! Which acts proved they were ready to join acts such as Anna DeGuzman, the Mzansi Youth Choir, […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Steven Demmler
September 17, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome South Side Studios head and Talon Entertainment President Steven Demmler to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. As a teenager, Steven began catching cue cards at Studio 8H – the legendary home of Saturday Night Live. Currently, he is spearheading efforts to bring Hollywood to Texas through […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of Sept. 15, 2023
September 15, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the latest edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s start this party! Bigger Houses by Dan + Shay Dan + Shay’s Bigger Houses marks a new chapter for the country music duo. Earlier this year, the “From the Ground […]
‘AGT: Season 18’ Live Qualifiers Hits Week 4
September 12, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week’s live qualifiers of America’s Got Talent (AGT): Season 18 was a proper episode! Almost every single act raised their game and delivered memorable performances. I was thrilled to learn that Putri Ariani (Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer act) and the Mzansi Youth Choir (the audience’s Golden Buzzer act) advanced to the […]
‘Masked Singer’ Kicks Off Season 10 with Alums & Anonymouse!
September 10, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Masked Singer has hit its tenth season mark!! For the past five years, FOX’s celebrity undercover talent competition has taken audiences on a roller coaster ride that crossed every inch of the emotional spectrum. Actors, athletes, politicians, recording artists, and talk show hosts have paraded across the stage in elaborate costumes […]
