Jake’s Take-The Top 11 Performances from The Voice: Season 11

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com On Monday, Sundance Head, We McDonald, Billy Gilman, and Josh Gallagher will fight for the right to join Cassadee Pope, Tessanne Chin, Josh Kaufman, Sawyer Fredericks, Jordan Smith and Alisan Porter in the show’s … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: The Best Albums of 2016…So Far: Part Two

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Earlier this year, I wrote part one of the Best Albums of 2016…So Far! Missed it? Read it here! Since July, some of our favorite artists dropped excellent albums, and they have been featured on Jake’s Take: … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: The Top 20 Reality TV Performances of 2016-Part Two

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Did you miss Part One? Click on the link. Here is the conclusion of Jake’s Take’s annual Top 20 Reality TV Performances of 2016!   #10: Sundance Head- “The Climb” (The Voice USA: Season 11) Team … [Continue reading]

Blake Shelton takes the stage as “The Voice: Season 11” finalists are revealed

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, The Voice: Season 11 Top 8 took the stage to prove that they were worthy of making it to next week’s season finale. Which artists made it to the finale? Who was voted into the finale via Instant … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: The 2017 Grammys Nominations

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Grammy Nominations are out! Here is my take on some of the biggest races that will play out on the Staples Center stage on February 12.   Album of the Year: 25 by Adele Lemonade by … [Continue reading]

“The Voice: Season 11” Top Eight fight for the Finals!

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Voice: Season 11 Top Eight has been revealed! The remaining finalists have one last chance to impress voters for a spot in next week’s season finale. So far, Adam still has his team (Billy Gilman, … [Continue reading]

Emma gets her wish on “Once Upon a Time: Season Six” Fall finale

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Six years ago, a bails bond person named Emma Swan was living an unhappy life in Boston. That all changed when her biological son, Henry, showed up on her doorstep and invited her to come home to Storybrooke … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews (Week of December 2, 2016)

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the final 2016 edition of Jake’s Take’s “New Music Reviews”! I have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get this party started. Starboy by The Weeknd The Weeknd is back! Last year, the R&B … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take’s Top 20 Reality TV Performances of 2016-Part One

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s hard to believe that 2016 is ending in less than one month. This was a monumental year in performance-based Reality TV. American Idol took its final bow; Simon Cowell became the head judge on three TV … [Continue reading]

Dolly Parton and Pentatonix provide the entertainment as two artists are eliminated from “The Voice: Season 11”

Six singers performing on stage together.

  By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, The Voice: Season 11 Top 10 took the stage and sang for your votes. Two dark horses emerged in the form of Team Adam’s Brendan Fletcher and Team Alicia’s Christian Cuevas, as they … [Continue reading]

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