Blog: Neon Limelight

Mariah Carey and Miguel - Getty Oh how the world will test a diva. Mariah Carey kicked off Good Morning America's summer concert series this morning (May 24) with a concert riddled with issues. The glamorous music icon faced a wardrobe malfunction, a possible fine for ABC for saying "sh*t" live on air, and a dodgy duet with Miguel to their hit single, "Beautiful." But you gotta love Mariah. Through it all, she kept her composure and her sense of humor. "What should we call this, the [...]

Ed Sheeran and Gavin DeGraw - WPLJ This. Happened. And it was awesome! Ed Sheeran and Gavin DeGraw decided to bless the fans at last night's WPLJ Summer Blast-Off with a duet to Gavin's breakout smash, "I Don't Want To Be." Ed kicked things off on acoustic guitar with the first verse, while Gavin jumped on piano to bring things home. After "I Don't Want To Be," Gavin stuck around to tinkle the ivories as Ed performed his hit, "The A Team." "Hey @edsheeran Had [...]

Jennifer Hudson - Getty Jennifer Hudson is returning to American Idol ... as a judge. According to E! News , citing multiple anonymous sources, the season 3 alum and Grammy and Oscar winner has signed on to help the show find and mold talent for its 13th season. Video: Candice Glover And Jennifer Hudson Perform “Inseparable” On ‘American Idol’ Finale Jennifer isn't the only former contestant Idol has its eye on. E! reports there are also deals [...]

Kelly Rowland has finally released the official tracklisting for her new album titled " Talk A Good Game ." The set, which is the former Destiny's Child singer's fourth solo set, includes 12 tracks on the standard version and three additional songs on the deluxe edition. The album sees Kelly collaborating with the likes of Wiz Khalifa on " Gone ," with Kevin Cossom on the album's title-track " Talk A Good Game ," with rapper Pusha T on " Street Life " and with her DC3 best friends [...]

Ciara - Instagram Ladies, this is your song. Ciara has teamed up with Nicki Minaj for a new ladies' anthem for the summer, "I'm Out." Had a bad break up? Your ex has a new chick you're better than? CiCi and Nicki have the solution for you: get dolled up, take a few sexy pics, and go out for a good old fashion twerk session at the club. "Ladies, this your song/So as soon as this come on/You should get out on the floor/Go and [...]

The Swon Brothers, Josiah Hawley and Kris Thomas Shakira and Usher 's teams just keep getting smaller. Last night (May 21) on The Voice, the top 10 artists faced elimination and for the second week in a row, the two acts eliminated came from the new coaches' teams. Getting the boot from Shakira's team was r&b crooner Kris Thomas . Thomas, who sang mostly ballads during his time on the show, tried his hand at singing a more upbeat, current song by performing Miguel 's smash hit " [...]

Michelle Chamuel The competition is heating up! The Voice season 42s top 10 artists took the stage last night (May 20), hoping to give performances that would be good enough to get them to the top 8. Some did what they do best while others stepped outside of the box to show different sides of themselves. Helping them with their song choices and performances were their coaches and guest mentors. Adam Levine brought back Hilary Scott from Lady Antebellum , Blake Shelton had Sheryl Crow , [...]

Blue Ivy Carter may or may not be the boss of a little brother or sister soon, but she's still a boss . Beyonce and Jay-Z 's adorable daughter looks like a mini-mogul-in-the-making sitting in her teeny director's chair emblazoned with her initials in this beyond cute shot B posted on Tumblr . And check out her tutu! We seriously can't take this level of cuteness!

Mario - Instagram It's been a minute, but Mario is back with a brand new single. The R&B crooner taps Nicki Minaj for his latest, "Somebody Else." Not a bad way to make a comeback. Over a Polow Da Don -produced beat, Mario is a jilted lover who has to accept the fact that his love left him for somebody else. Nicki storms the track with her verse, playing the girl who got away. "Looking at my new man/Wish it was you/But you dead now/Sign [...]

There's about to be a battle on the Billboard albums charts! J. Cole , whose sophomore album " Born Sinner " was originally set for release on June 25th, has decided to push up his release date. Why? To compete with none other than rap megastar Kanye West . "Kanye West is one of the greatest artists of our generation," Cole said on his official Twitter account. "Which is exactly why I'm moving my release date up." J. Cole then announced that "Born Sinner" will be released on June 18, the same day as Kanye's eagerly [...]

Selena Gomez The 2013 Billboard Music Awards packed in a lot of performances during its time on air last night (May 19). Artists like Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber performed with latest singles-some of them even performing twice. Selena Gomez reprised her Indian-inspired staging for a performance of her new single " Come And Get It " while her on-again, off-again boyfriend Justin Bieber took the stage twice. JB first performed " Take You Out ," and then returned with Will.I.Am for " #thatPOWER ." [...]

Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj gave everyone a lesson in twerking during her performance at tonight's (May 19) 2013 Billboard Music Awards. The rapper donned a spike-adorned top with booty-hugging ripped pants as she took the stage to perform her track " High School ." She was later joined on stage by Lil Wayne and he rapped his verse taken from the song. Things then got steamy (and a little ratchet) as Nicki treated Weezy to a twerk-filled lap dance. Video: Miguel Performs “Adorn” [...]

Miguel Miguel took the stage to give what should have been an epic performance of his single " Adorn " at tonight's (May 19) 2013 Billboard Music Awards but some crazy onstage antics stole his thunder and potentially injured an audience member. Yikes! Things started off fine as Mig got all soulful singing along to "Adorn." He then started doing entirely too much, jumping around and kicking as he continued to sing. For some reason, Miguel thought it would be a great idea to jump across a small section of audience [...]

Miley Cyrus - Getty The top acts in music are being celebrated tonight at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. And many of those acts made the trip down the red - er, blue - carpet before entering the MGM Grand in Las Vegas where the show is being held to present, perform and/or collect their awards. Those acts include Miley Cyrus (who announced the release date of her new single on the carpet), Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown, Ariana Grande, The Band Perry, Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose, [...]

Pitbull and Christina Aguilera The 2013 Billboard Music Awards performances continued on with one from Pitbull and Christina Aguilera . The two got together and performed with track " Feel This Moment " with the help of a special guest. Pitbull did his rapper thing while Xtina, who looked incredibly stunning, belted out her part of the song. It all seemed like a normal, entertaining performance until a secret door opened and out walked Morten of 802s group A-ha . Things got kicked up to downright awesome when he performed [...]

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift turned the MGM Grand into a big party for her performance at tonight's (May 19) 2013 Billboard Music Awards. The performance of her new single " 22 " started backstage with a carefree Taylor standing on tables, throwing around papers and riding around in office chairs while collecting her friends to join her on stage. She eventually headed out to the stage where the antics continued and included a dance break with dance crew The Jabbawockeez . This is the first time Swift has performed the song [...]

Chris Brown Chris Brown gave his first major performance of his new single " Fine China " during tonight's (May 19) 2013 Billboard Music Awards. With a Chinese theme, Chris gave a performance that included smooth dance moves, a martial arts-inspired dance fighting breakdown and some fierce guitar playing courtesy of pop/rock singer Orianthi . Yes, the performance had its vocal challenges but overall, CB did a good job at entertaining the crowd with his big BBMAs performance. "Fine China" will appear on Chris Brown's new album " [...]

Miley Cyrus - Getty Get ready for new music by Miley Cyrus . On the red carpet of tonight's (May 19) 2013 Billboard Music Awards, Miley announced the release date for her upcoming single, "We Can't Stop." The track, produced by hitmaker Mike WiLL Made It , will premiere on Ryan Seacrest 's morning radio show on June 3. New Music: Snoop Lion Teams With Miley Cyrus On “Ashtrays And Heartbreaks” Miley's been in the studio working with an [...]

Bruno Mars Bruno Mars opened the 2013 Billboard Music Awards tonight (May 19) in Las Vegas in funky style with a sizzling hot performance. Looking dapper in a suit and surrounded by disco balls, Bruno and his band slayed the stage with a performance of " Treasure ." It was cool, it was soulful, it was simply Bruno. The star can do no wrong on stage! "Treasure" is taken from Bruno's hit album, the critically-acclaimed " Unorthodox Jukebox ." The album, which also features the singles " When I [...]

Kanye West Kanye West is officially back. The rapper, who has been on sort of a self-imposed hiatus, is ready to drop a brand new solo album and to launch it, he performed new material on Saturday Night Live's season finale. First up, Kanye debuted his new song " Black Skinhead ." Yeezy angrily bounced around the SNL stage and literally screamed the song's lyrics on parts. In stark contrast, a calmer Ye returned for his second performance of the night with his new single " New Slaves ." This performance [...]