Jake's Take on Entertainment & Pop Culture
Beyoncé Knowles is gunning for Madonna’s “Queen of Pop” crown! With 17 Grammy Awards and 15 MTV Video Music Awards, the Dreamgirls triple threat received one of the show’s most coveted awards: the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. She joined … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to Pop Bytes! This new segment is dedicated to my thoughts on the latest breaking news in the world of pop culture! Here’s what happened this week: Julianne Hough Returns to “DWTS”: The two-time … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the last group of quarterfinalists left it all on the Radio City Music Hall stage. Tonight, we learned which four acts were sent straight through to the Semifinals and the last two acts, whose … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of today’s biggest pop princesses, Katy Perry, is in the midst of her third world tour: The Prismatic World Tour. After conquering the United Kingdom, Canada and most of the continental United States, … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am so excited to welcome everyone to the latest edition of New Music Releases! We have a lot to get too…so let’s get this party started! Smokey & Friends by Smokey Robinson The … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com When Jesse Kinch first sang “I Put A Spell On You” during his first audition, he became the artist that redeemed this show! His old school vocals gave everyone chills and now…he has a one-in-five shot to make … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that it has been three years since I started my blog! On August 14, 2011, I wrote my first article as jacobelyacharjournalist.com (now known as Jake’s Take). I started my blog in hopes to … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com In all honesty, the competition truly began last night! There were some outstanding surprises (here’s looking at you, Cornell Bhangra and Blue Journey) and astonishing performances (great work, AcroArmy, Sons … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is only week three of the Live Shows and already there have been some controversial decisions made by the judges! From the inclusion of Juan Carlos in this year’s live shows to the surprising eliminations … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The world lost one of its greatest comedians. Multiple sources including ABC News, CNN, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times and USA Today confirmed that Robin Williams passed away! He was one of … [Continue reading]
