The 10 Best Male Vocal Performances in American Idol history

By: Jacob Elyachar American Idol will premiere its 12th season on FOX with new judges Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj and a whole new crop of undiscovered talent. This year’s new batch of singers has a whole lot to expectations to live up to especially the guys. For the past five seasons, the […]

The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s….So Far: Day Nine

By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not had the opportunity to read day eight of the countdown, please click here: https://www.jakes-take.com/2013/01/the-top-50-songs-of-the-2010s-so-far-day-eight/ Today, we will feature the first half of the Top 10 Songs and tomorrow, the series will conclude with the best songs of the 2010s…so far!   10. “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum […]

The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s….So Far: Day Eight

  By: Jacob Elyachar Day eight of my countdown features five songs that deal with two powerful themes: heartbreak or faith in the human spirit. Each of these performers or groups always delivers incredible songs, have rocked the charts and received praise for their unique styles of music. 15. “We Take Care of Our Own” […]

The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s…So Far: Day Seven

By: Jacob Elyachar If you did not have the opportunity to view day six of my series, click here: https://www.jakes-take.com/2013/01/the-top-50-songs-of-the-2010s-so-far-day-six/ Day seven features a strong mix of pop rock anthems, unbelievable ballads and one song that features “Who’s Who” in music. 20. “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera One of the best-selling […]

The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s…So Far: Day Six

By: Jacob Elyachar If you not had the chance to read part five of my countdown yet, click here: https://www.jakes-take.com/2013/01/the-top-50-songs-of-the-2010sso-far-day-five/ Day six of the countdown features a good mix of Grammy-nominated songs from current chart toppers and hot singles from music veterans. 25. “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)” by Kelly Clarkson The title track of […]

The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s…So Far: Day Five

  By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not had a chance to read part four of my countdown yet, click here: https://www.jakes-take.com/2013/01/the-top-50-songs-of-the-2010s-so-far-day-four/ Day five features lots of big personalities and huge voices that always impress music listeners. 30. “Not Myself Tonight” by Christina Aguilera “Not Myself Tonight” marked Christina Aguilera’s entrance into the world of […]

Potential Britney Spears Replacements on X Factor

This is just in! According to the Hollywood Reporter, TV Guide and TMZ, the “Oops! I Did It Again” singer has left the FOX singing competition just after one season. So now with two judges gone, Simon Cowell and the X Factor crew has their work cut out for them as they need to find […]

The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s….So Far: Day Four

By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not had a chance to read day three of my countdown, click here: https://www.jakes-take.com/2013/01/the-top-50-songs-of-the-2010s-so-far-day-three/ Day four of my countdown contains a mix of up-tempo dance tracks and intriguing ballads. 35. “I Wanna Go” by Britney Spears Britney’s third single from her 2011 Femme Fatale album featured the signature sounds […]

The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s…. So Far (Day Three)

By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not had the chance to read my day two entry, click here: https://www.jakes-take.com/2013/01/the-top-50-songs-of-the-2010s-so-far-day-two/ Day three of our countdown features songs from one outstanding rocker and four outstanding artists. 40. “Spectrum” by Florence + the Machine One of the best songs from 2011 was Florence + the Machine’s fifth single […]

The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s….So Far (Day Two)

By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not had the chance to read the day one entry, click here: https://www.jakes-take.com/2013/01/the-50-best-songs-of-the-2010s-so-far-part-one/ The next five songs of the series feature several artists that will be dominating the countdown throughout the next couple of entries. 45. “All You Need Is Now”-Duran Duran The title track to the British band’s […]

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