Meeting Al Calderon & IM5!

Yay! This internship at Popstar! Magazine has been so much fun. I've gotten the chance to do such exciting things and meet some awesome people! Last week, I went to Jake Miller's NYC show at Best Buy Theatre. He was sooo good! The crowd was going wild for him (thankfully I got to watch from the balcony and not general admission!) and I was super impressed. I recorded some videos & posted them on Popstar!'s instagram account: (@popstarmag) so follow them for videos/pics from events! You can also follow mine! (@xonessa) Anyways, I got to hang with X Factor cutie, Al Calderon at the show! He was such a sweetheart, always walking around singing *swoon*. I wish I recorded that! But, here's the photo of Al & I (right). He was really nice to all his fans which I loved seeing! He stuck around and took pictures with as many people as he could! I do know that Popstar! loves Al so hopefully I get to do something with him again soon! :) I'll upload some of the Jake videos I have to YouTube and add it here once it's up! ♡

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Last Sunday I got to go to Fall Jam in NYC! I met some incredibly cool and talented people! I got to interview IM5 for the magazine and they were such sweethearts! Here's my picture with the band:

I kept the interview short and sweet because it was so hectic at the venue! Here's some footage I edited together of the band! 

Overall, it was an awesome week!  The next event I'll be going to is Heffron Drive's pre-concert party on 12/2 at Planet Hollywood in NYC! :)

Alexz Johnson- Live at SubCulture, NYC (Review)

On Thursday, I went to Alexz's last NYC show of the year. It was my second time seeing her live and I was just as blown away as the first time. This girl has such a phenomenal voice, and it just seems so effortless for her. She's one of those people who can sing the names out of a phonebook if she wanted to. I already wrote a post about Alexz (click here to read it) where I went on and on about my love for her (lolol yes I'm obsessed). I've been following her music career ever since Instant Star and she's really the person who inspired me to make music a part of my life. She's just such a raw, genuine talent and honestly the music speaks for itself so LISTEN TO HER. :)

 Anyways, this is supposed to be a review... The concert was incredible (of course). She sang songs off her Skipping Stone EP and debuted a bunch of new music (which is gonna kill on her new album)! I recorded "Walking", "Skipping Stone", and "Thief" so I'll post that below this! Her opening act was Katie Costello and she was so amazing! She was one of those girls that you feel like you can easily be best friends with! Her voice was so incredible that I bought her CD at the merch table! I'm definitely a new fan. (Ugh I love when the opening act is just as good as the main act, it makes me fall even more in love with music). Overall, 5/5 stars for this concert. It reminded me of what true musicianship really is.


these are the videos I recorded! :)    these are some awesome vids I found on YouTube from other fans at SubCulture!
What Alexz tweeted me after seeing the blog post I wrote about her! :) 

Interviewing Victoria Justice & Sweet Suspense!

As part of my internship with Popstar! Magazine, I got to sit down with Victoria Justice and interview her in NYC while she kicked off UGG Australia's "Feels Like Nothing Else" campaign! (11-7-13) It was my first one-on-one interview with a celebrity so I was extremely nervous. When I got there, Vic had the warmest smile and was so easy to get along with. (I kinda felt like we were bffs for a good ten minutes....is that weird?) I talked to her about her new MTV pilot "Eye Candy" *fingers crossed that it gets picked up* and found out some really cool stuff about her character and the show's storyline. Think Pretty Little Liars meets Catfish.... crazy, right?! It's definitely an edgier and more mature role than the one she had in Victorious, and I'm so excited to see her take this on! Since it was an UGG event, I asked her which were her favorite pair and she said it had to be the Dandelion booties she had on (which were so cute omg) and she talked a bit about how she likes to style them up. (I don't want to go too into detail because you can see/hear all this in the interview video!) Since Popstar!'s next issue will be the Jan-Feb one, I asked her if she had any cute or embarrassing photos about Valentines Day & without saying much, I'll just say she had an adorable story that involved a boyfriend and a mixtape! I recorded the interview and edited a video with awesome behind-the-scenes footage. It's now up on Popstar!'s YouTube Channel! Check it out! :)



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Last night (Friday) I got to do a phone interview with X Factor's girl group Sweet Suspense. At first I thought "okay, a phone interview should be a lot easier than face to face, there's no problem..." Well, yes, it was easier but it was just as nerve wrecking! The good thing is that these three girls were so nice and humble about the whole X Factor journey that it was so easy to talk to them! We talked a bit about them working so closely with Simon, being fans of Fifth Harmony, the feedback from the judges, etc. I'm not sure where this interview will end up (maybe in the next issue?) hmm, I'll keep ya'll updated! Best of luck to Sweet Suspense, I'll be rooting for you girls! ♡

Be sure to tune into  X Factor every Wed|Thurs at 8 PM EST on FOX-tv.

"Tenerife Sea" - NEW Ed Sheeran Song

Unfortunately, I didn't snag tickets to Ed Sheeran's three nights at MSG... but this video sure as hell makes me wish I did. He sang his new song "Tenerife Sea" for the first time live for the crowd. He makes it so, so easy to fall in love with him... WHY ED, WHY?! The lyrics are crazy beautiful but what else is new? I wonder who he's talking about? My guess is the model that Taylor Swift hooked him up with. Either way, I love hearing him sing happy love songs :) And I love how goofy and genuine he is in this clip. It's so great that he asks the crowd to quiet down, that way we all get to experience this magical song. This already sounds like a studio version.. I don't know how he'll make it any better! But I can't wait to watch him try. Congrats on the MSG shows, Ed! ♡

Fifth Harmony's Billboard Debut!

America's girl group, Fifth Harmony, has officially landed themselves their first top 10 album! The "Better Together" EP debuted #2 on iTunes on its release day and premiered #6 on Billboard's top 200 in its first week! Crazy, right? Their chart debut marks the highest charting effort from any act out of the X Factor U.S! The girls have been working super hard and have an awesome announcement! They have FOUR EPs on the way! That's right, four. Their spanish EP "Juntos" and "Juntos Acoustic" will be available Nov. 11. Their "Better Together Acoustic" EP will be available Nov 19, followed by "Better Together Remixes" on Nov. 25. ALL versions are available for pre-order NOW, so go order em'!

In other exciting news, 5H has joined an exclusive list of esteemed artists who have been featured as part of VEVO Lift's campaign. However, they're the first to be chosen by fans! Harmonizers, being the hardcore fan base that they are, helped the girls win with no problem. As a prize, harmonizers will be privileged to exclusive music video premieres, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and more! It'll be through a dedicated page promoted on all of VEVO's apps and web platform. It'll launch in early November and run through the new year. Yay!

At the moment, the girls are headlining their own club tour in preparation of next year's "Neon Lights" tour with Demi Lovato! Sheesh, talk about a busy schedule. Did you get your tickets for them yet?

P.S to read my review on their "Better Together" EP, you can click right here. To watch videos of them performing at the NickRadio Launch Party with Cody Simpson, you can read this post OR visit my YouTube Channel for some cool concert footage!

Congrats, Fifth Harmony! I'm sure this is just the beginning of a long lasting music career. I can't wait to see what else is in store!

OH.. AND DID YOU CHECK OUT THEIR SPICE GIRLS COVER OF "WANNABE" ?! It's such a cute cover and former Spice Girl, Mel B, even tweeted out her love for them! Girl power is still alive, guys! Watch it now:

One Direction's MIDNIGHT MEMORIES Album Release Party

I know there are millions of Directioners (me included) out there who are just so excited for their new album, MIDNIGHT MEMORIES. If you have't already pre-ordered the album (set to release Nov 25,) then you're not doing it right. And by 'it' I mean life. So, pre-order it right here! :) Their single "Story Of My Life" was just recently released and I don't think I've stopped listening to it since... the vibe of the song is so different than anything the boys have put out before. I feel like it's a mix of Mumford & Sons and Phillip Phillips, (which are two of my favorite artists) so it definitely sounds like a hit to me! The music video is set to premiere 11/3 and I couldn't be anymore excited. Have you seen the teaser vids they've released?! It's kind of intense, don't ya think?

Watch teaser video #2 right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUpSIL2wvt4 But ANYWAYS, lets get to the good part. Ryan Seacrest is set to host the boys album release party in L.A's iHeartRadio theater on Nov. 25th. The exclusive event will include performances of new songs, as well as a Q&A with Seacrest about the making of the album, EXCITING STUFF RIGHT?! The release party will stream on the Yahoo Screen (http://screen.yahoo.com/music) on Nov. 25 at 9 p.m ET. In addition, the party will also be recored and televised on The CW Network on Dec 9, at 9 p.m ET. What Niall has to say about the party: "We're really excited about the album release party with iHeartRadio. We're really proud of the album and can't wait to perform tracks from it. And what's more, we get to hang with Seacrest.... It's going to be a great day!!" Yay! I can't wait to watch. Will you be tuning in?
UPDATE: (11/5) The video has been released and it's incredible, duh.

Emblem 3's Take On "What Does The Fox Say"

Admit it, you've been running around lately singing "What Does The Fox Say" to whoever will listen (or if you're too ashamed of liking this song, you're probably belting it out alone in your car..) Well, Emblem3 has no shame. They got together with Ryan Seacrest and recorded this video of themselves performing Ylvis' song. They even kinda dressed up as foxes... how freaking adorable are they?! I can't.

 

Emblem3 is currently on tour with Selena Gomez in support of their debut album, Nothing To Lose. Be sure to watch their music video for "3000 Miles" and here's the acoustic version.