The Blind Auditions are done! Now it is time for the Battle Rounds! During the Battle Rounds, the coaches (Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira and Usher) pitted two of their acts against each other in order to find out who is the strongest artist that they can bring with them to the Live Rounds. Each […]
Jacob Recaps….The 2013 MTV Movie Awards
April 14, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar The 2013 MTV Movie Awards kicked off with a bang as host Rebel Wilson reunited with the Pitch Perfect crew to perform a medley of their signature songs from the hit film. For her opening monologue, the Australian comedienne targeted North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and gingers. After the Bridesmaids breakout […]
Lazaro’s Last Stand on American Idol
April 10, 2013 By
Lazaro Arbos has become this season’s Sanjaya Malakar. The Naples, Florida singer has defied the American Idol odds and has landed in last week’s Top Three. Arbos’ high placement may have pleased his fans but has frustrated and angered many loyal Idol followers. Ever since the Top 40, Lazaro’s vocals have gone down hill and […]
Singers continue to astonish the Voice coaches on night three of Blind Auditions
April 1, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Last week, The Voice returned for its fourth season and delivered several potential superstars. Before tonight’s episode, Shakira led the coaches with four contestants, followed by Voice veterans Adam Levine and Blake Shelton and newcomer Usher scored three contestants each. Did the men gained more team members tonight? Did Shakira keep up […]
Idol’s Top Eight Pay Homage to the Motor City
March 27, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Tonight, the eight remaining contestants tackled the songs of Detroit. Who made the Detroit icons proud? Were the judges a little harsher this week after Jimmy Iovine’s truth bombs? Read on to find out…. Up first was frontrunner Candice Glover. She made guest mentor Smokey Robinson cry when the Motown icon saw […]
The Eight Best Blind Auditions from Week One of the Voice’s Fourth Season
March 27, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar The Voice is back…. with a vengeance! Some of the best undiscovered artists in the country traveled to Los Angeles to see if they could impress veteran Voice coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton plus newbies Shakira and Usher. Dozens have tried and while some were unsuccessful, others were able to convince […]
The Top 20 Blind Auditions of The Voice: Part Two
March 25, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar If you did not have the chance to read my article, click here: https://jakes-take.com/2013/03/the-top-20-blind-auditions-of-the-voice-part-one/ In a few short hours, new judges Usher and Shakira will join Adam Levine and Blake Shelton for the fourth season of The Voice. But before the newbies join the veterans at the coveted red chairs, here is […]
The Top 20 Blind Auditions of The Voice: Part One
March 24, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar The Voice’s fourth season’s Blind Auditions start tomorrow! In honor of the season premiere, jakes-take.com is counting down the 20 most unforgettable Blind Auditions in the franchise’s history. 20. Cassadee Pope-“Torn” (The Voice USA: Season Three) Our countdown kicks off with reigning champ Cassadee Pope’s superb cover of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” that […]
Jacob’s Eye On…. Dancing with the Stars: Season 16-The Couples
March 18, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Tonight! Dancing with the Stars returns for its 16th season on ABC. So before Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet cue the Harold Wheeler Orchestra to bring them down to America’s favorite ballroom, here are some of my thoughts of this season’s pairings. Zendaya & Val Chmerkovskiy: Val just got off finishing third […]
Bon Jovi, Charlie Askew deliver on packed Idol results show
March 14, 2013 By
Last night, The Top 10 paid tribute to the show’s six American Idol winners. While there were several standout performances, only nine could move forward to next week’s live show. Who was in the Bottom Three? Did the judges use their coveted one season only save? Which two former eliminated Idols battled it out […]
