By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome singer, songwriter, and actress Kendra Erika to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Kendra’s unmistakable voice, cinematic flair, and fearless creativity have made her one of today’s compelling emerging artists. With five Billboard Top 10 dance hits, including her number one re-imaging of Laura […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of February 13, 2026
February 12, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Happy New Music Friday! Welcome to the latest edition of Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of music to unpack, let’s start this party! Don’t Tease Me with a Good Time by Jessie J Jessie J is one of my generation’s top songwriters and […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Tristan
February 2, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com A Note from Jacob: Since the recording of our podcast, Israel found and returned the body of Ran Gvilii from Gaza, marking the return of all hostages. It is a privilege to welcome singer-songwriter Tristan to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Tristan is a Generation Z recording artist with […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of January 30, 2026
January 29, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome back to the latest edition of Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s start this party! The Last Dance – Part One by Jason Derulo Jason Derulo surprised fans on January 23 by dropping part one of […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of Jan. 16, 2026
January 15, 2026 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the very first Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s New Music Reviews of 2026! We have a lot of new music to unpack, so let’s start this party! BEFORE I FORGET by The Kid LAROI Australian superstar The Kid LAROI (real name: Charlton Howard) has been one of this decade’s […]
Jake’s Take’s Favorite Songs of 2025
December 18, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that 2025 is coming to an end! Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar’s Best of 2025 starts here! Here are the 40 original and cover songs that made an impact on me during the year: Resilience Three of my favorite songs of 2025 focused on resilience. Zac […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews – Week of December 14, 2025
December 12, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the final Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews of 2025! We got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s start this party! Love & Fear by Zac Brown Band Zac Brown Band released its eighth studio album, Love & Fear. The record might be a follow-up to 2015’s […]
Jake’s Take’s 2025 Holiday Special: Toby Gad
December 1, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor and a privilege to welcome music producer and songwriter Toby Gad to the first Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast Holiday Special! Toby began his career in the late 1980s, when he and his brother Jens had three of their songs featured on controversial music duo Milli […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of November 28, 2025
November 27, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Happy New Music Friday, everyone! To all my United States audience members, I hope that you had an excellent Thanksgiving! As everyone is either heading back to work, traveling home, or waiting in line to cash in the Black Friday deals, you might need some new music to add to your […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast – Jennifer Harper
November 17, 2025 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Jennifer Harper as a guest on the latest edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Raised in a musical family in Washington, D.C., Jennifer was drawn to the piano from a young age. Her early influences included the sounds of Simon & […]
