Final three! Only one more week until a winner is crowned and two losers are sent weeping and sobbing back to obscurity. This week the contestants had to do triple duty, performing a song of their choice, a song of Jimmy’s choice, and a pick by the judges. Also, Beyonce (!!!) showed up to give some words of encouragement.
On “Dancing with the Stars” The Semifinals have arrived and the pressure is on, as each of four remaining couples is responsible for learning three routines. For once the leader board remains the same, with Disney star Chelsea Kane in first, followed by Hines Ward and his partner Kym, who leave it all out on the dance floor after coping with a scary injury this week.
As summer slowly approaches, we’ve got some new tunes and albums to check out and possibly add to the summer music mix that’s waiting on the back-burner. This week we’ve got a fresh pick of indie and alt rock music from some well-knowns and other newcomers – a good blend of discovery and reintroductions:
It’s Instant Choreography Week, on “Dancing with the Stars” and with the finals approaching the demands of the competition are even more intense. Besides the normal individual dance the stars are given the music for their second routine with just 20 minutes to rehearse. The night puts Disney star Chelsea Kane back on top, and after a triumphant comeback last week, Ralph Macchio dances on an injured knee and takes a devastating tumble back to the bottom.
Hopefully you’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of these albums as much as we have. The new release from The Antlers, The Cars, and even Booker T. Jones have been pretty intriguing so regardless of the “bad” or “good” review, check out what we’ve collected in new releases this week:
This week our five hopefuls had to do double duty, performing a contemporary hit and a song from yesteryear. Like always, there were some definite winners and losers, the specifics of which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s been watching these past couple weeks.
It’s a wonderful week of new album releases, save for the bottom two (but hey, even those albums could float your boat. It never hurts to try), and though this week’s winners might not be the most uplifting band on the list, their album has won over the heats of critics all around, see what you think of these new releases:
It was “A Night of Greatness” on Dancing with the Stars, and that means a lot of ballroom champions you’ve never heard of. With an extra judge on the panel, two champion coaches, and an additional team dance, the scores are all over the place, shaking up the leader board again, and leaving some stars to achieve “greatness” while others just can’t keep up.
This week our six hopefuls took on songs by Carole King, who they have no doubt never heard of before because they’re all like 12-years old. Despite that, they performed well! Well, most of them, that is.
