Tony Lucca signs to Adam Levine’s label 222 Records

The Voice coach Adam Levine of Maroon 5 announced that The Voice finalist and “Team Adam” member Tony Lucca has signed to 222 Records, Levine’s record label. Tony is set to release his album next year, joining label mates Matthew Morrison, Diego Boneta and Rozzi Crane who also have upcoming projects on 222’s record release schedule.

His cover of Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”  (watch it above) on The Voice US got him the #3 spot on iTunes Overall Singles sales chart and #1 on iTunes Rock Singles chart. Additionally, Lucca’s duet of “Yesterday” by The Beatles with Levine landed Top 5 on iTunes Overall and Pop Singles sales charts.  His songs have been featured on TV’s Friday Night Lights, Brothers & Sisters, Shark, and Felicity and in Kevin Costner’s feature Open Range.  Over the course of his career, Lucca has shared stages with *NSYNC, Marc Anthony, Macy Gray, Johnny Lang, the late Chris Whitley, Sara Bareilles, and Tyrone Wells.

NEW Funny or Die Video with Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch

Matthew Morrison teamed up with Funny or Die to create special videos for his upcoming tour! Find out what happens when fellow Glee star Jane Lynch joins Matthew for a not-so-gleeful car ride!

Check out the Carpool with Matthew Morrison & Jane Lynch video here.

Gwyneth Paltrow & Matthew Morrison Duet on His Debut Album

EW has learned exclusively that Matthew Morrison and Gwyneth Paltrow will duet on his self-titled adult-contemporary album, scheduled to drop this May 10. Check out the full story here.

Go behind the scenes with Matthew on his “classy” album photo shoot and find out about his boy band roots below:

Glee’s Matthew Morrison Debut Single “Summer Rain” Available on iTunes March 8

Gleek alarms across the country were set this past Monday, February 28th – as “Glee” star and Mercury Records artist Matthew Morrison premiered his debut single, “Summer Rain” on American Idol host Ryan Seacrest’s nationally syndicated morning radio show on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles. The official launch for “Summer Rain” at radio is scheduled for March 14th. And Matthew will perform “Summer Rain” live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 6th; and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 11th. “Summer Rain” will be available March 8th on iTunes and all digital partners.

“Summer Rain” was co-written by Matthew with Claude Kelly (Bruno Mars, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, to name a a few) and the Norwegian duo known as Espionage, who produced the track in New York City. Espionage (Espen Lind and Amund Bjørklund), are respected for their work with Train (this year’s Grammy Award-winning “Hey, Soul Sister,” iTunes’ top-selling song of 2010) and many others. “Summer Rain” is the first track from Morrison’s upcoming debut album, set for May 10th release, details to be announced.

Stream the single above.

SECOND WAVE OF CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES ADDED TO “TEEN CHOICE 2010” AIRING MONDAY, AUGUST 9, ON FOX

The next wave of nominees has been announced for TEEN CHOICE 2010 airing Monday, Aug. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.  New categories include Choice Movie Scene Stealer, Choice Celebrity Fashion Line, Choice Web Star, Choice Smile, Choice American Idol Alum, Choice Country Song and Choice Country Album.  GLEE and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” lead the second wave of TEEN CHOICE 2010 nominees with 9 nominations each.

Fans ages 13-19 can vote once each day for all of their favorite TEEN CHOICE 2010 nominees at www.teenchoiceawards.com.

Hosted by Katy Perry, TEEN CHOICE 2010 celebrates the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion. This star-studded two-hour event will feature appearances by David Archuleta, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Miranda Cosgrove, Zac Efron, Victoria Justice, Jim Parsons and Shailene Woodley.  Additional performers, presenters and nominees will be announced soon.

Following is the list of categories and nominees for the next wave of TEEN CHOICE 2010 nominees:

MOVIES

Choice Movie: Liplock

Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, “Get Him to the Greek”

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, “The Proposal”

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, “The Last Song”

Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift, “Valentine’s Day”

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Choice Movie: Fight

Sean Combs vs. Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, “Get Him to the Greek”

Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle vs. The Hammer Drones, “Iron Man 2”

Logan Lerman vs. Jake Abel, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Mia Wasikowska vs. The Jabberwocky, “Alice in Wonderland”

Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang, “Avatar”

Choice Movie: Hissy Fit

Jessica Biel, “Valentine’s Day”

Sean Combs, “Get Him to the Greek”

Miley Cyrus, “The Last Song”

Giovanni Ribisi, “Avatar”

Vince Vaughn, “Couples Retreat”

Choice Movie: Chemistry

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, “The Proposal”

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, “The Last Song”

Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift, “Valentine’s Day

Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum, “Dear John”

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Choice Movie: Male Breakout

Quinton Aaron, “The Blind Side”

Jesse Eisenberg, “Zombieland / Adventureland”

Liam Hemsworth, “The Last Song”

Aaron Johnson, “Kick-Ass”

Logan Lerman, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Choice Movie: Female Breakout

Gemma Arterton, “Clash of the Titans”

Alexandra Daddario, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Chloë Grace Moretz, “Kick-Ass”

Taylor Swift, “Valentine’s Day”

Mia Wasikowska, “Alice in Wonderland”

Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer

Sean Combs, “Get Him to the Greek”

George Lopez, “Valentine’s Day”

Kellan Lutz, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

James Marsden, “Death at a Funeral”

Mark Wahlberg, “Date Night”

Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer

Dakota Fanning, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Ashley Greene, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Anne Hathaway, “Alice in Wonderland” / “Valentine’s Day”

Anna Kendrick, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” / “Up in the Air”

Betty White, “The Proposal”

TELEVISION

Choice TV: Personality

Nick Cannon

Simon Cowell

Cat Deeley

Mario Lopez

Ryan Seacrest

Choice TV: Breakout Show

“Community”

“Life Unexpected”

“Modern Family”

“The Vampire Diaries”

“Victorious”

Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer

Hilary Duff, “Gossip Girl”

Bethany Joy Galeotti, “One Tree Hill”

Katerina Graham, “The Vampire Diaries”

Shenae Grimes, “90210”

Amber Riley, “Glee”

Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer

Chris Colfer, “Glee”

Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory”

Simon Helberg, “The Big Bang Theory”

James Lafferty, “One Tree Hill”

Matthew Morrison, “Glee”

Choice TV: Female Breakout Star

Dianna Agron, “Glee”

Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”

Sarah Hyland, “Modern Family”

Bridgit Mendler, “Good Luck Charlie”

Mae Whitman, “Parenthood”

Choice TV: Male Breakout Star

Ken Jeong, “Community”

Kevin McHale, “Glee”

Rico Rodriguez, “Modern Family”

Mark Salling, “Glee”

Paul Wesley, “The Vampire Diaries”

Choice TV: Parental Unit

Rob Estes and Lori Loughlin, “90210”

Bethany Joy Galeotti and James Lafferty, “One Tree Hill”

Lauren Graham, “Parenthood”

Bruce and Kris Jenner, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”

Mike O’Malley, “Glee”

MUSIC

Choice Music:  Single

“Nothin’ On You,” B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars

“Can’t Be Tamed,” Miley Cyrus

“Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha

“Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga

“California Gurls,” Katy Perry

Choice Music: Hook Up

“Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams

“I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull

“Telephone,” Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé

“If We Ever Meet Again,” Timbaland featuring Katy Perry

“We’ll Be A Dream,” We the Kings featuring Demi Lovato

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Male

Justin Bieber

B.o.B

Jason Derülo

Drake

Nick Jonas and The Administration

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female

Miranda Cosgrove

Selena Gomez and The Scene

Ke$ha

Demi Lovato

Nicki Minaj

Choice Music: Love Song

“When I Look At You,” Miley Cyrus

“Stay,” Nick Jonas and The Administration

“Catch Me,” Demi Lovato

“Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever),” Muse

“The Only Exception,” Paramore

Choice Music: R&B Track

“In My Head,” Jason Derülo

“Beautiful Monster,” Ne-Yo

“Rock That Body,” The Black Eyed Peas

“Rude Boy,” Rihanna

“OMG,” Usher

Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track

“Hello Good Mornin,” Diddy-Dirty Money featuring T.I.

“Find Your Love,” Drake

“Love The Way You Lie,” Eminem featuring Rihanna

“Wavin’ Flag,” K’naan

“Carry Out,” Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake

Choice Music: Rock Track

“You and Your Heart,” Jack Johnson

“All The Right Moves,” OneRepublic

“Ignorance,” Paramore

“Breakeven,” The Script

“Hey, Soul Sister,” Train

Choice Music:  Country Song

“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum

“The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert

“Water,” Brad Paisley

“Fifteen,” Taylor Swift

“Undo It,” Carrie Underwood

Choice Music: Album – Pop

“My World 2.0,” Justin Bieber

“Animal,” Ke$ha

“The Fame Monster,” Lady Gaga

“Here We Go Again,” Demi Lovato

“The E.N.D.” The Black Eyed Peas

Choice Music: Album – Rock

“Leave This Town,” Daughtry

“To The Sea,” Jack Johnson

“The Resistance,” Muse

“Brand New Eyes,” Paramore

“Save Me San Francisco,” Train

Choice Music: Album – R&B

“Jason Derülo,” Jason Derülo

“The Element of Freedom,” Alicia Keys

“The ArchAndroid,” Janelle Monáe

“Rated R,” Rihanna

“Raymond vs. Raymond,” Usher

Choice Music: Album – Rap

“B.o.B Presents the Adventures of Bobby May,” B.o.B.

“So Far Gone,” Drake

“Relapse,” Eminem

“The Blueprint 3,” Jay Z

“Battle of the Sexes,” Ludacris

Choice Music: Album – Country

“Doin’ My Thing,” Luke Bryan

“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum

“Fearless,” Taylor Swift

“Play On,” Carrie Underwood

“The Foundation,” Zac Brown Band

FASHION AND BEAUTY

Choice Male Hottie

Zac Efron

Taylor Lautner

Kellan Lutz

Robert Pattinson

Ian Somerhalder

Choice Female Hottie

Jessica Biel

Megan Fox

Scarlett Johansson

Kim Kardashian

Katy Perry

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon- Female

Miley Cyrus

Selena Gomez

Lady Gaga

Eva Longoria Parker

Katy Perry

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Male

Russell Brand

Jonas Brothers

Ashton Kutcher

Taylor Lautner

Justin Timberlake

Choice: Celebrity Fashion Line

“Sean Jean,” Sean “Diddy” Combs

“Miley and Max,” Miley Cyrus and Max Azria

“House of Harlow,” Nicole Richie

“L.A.M.B.,” Gwen Stefani

“William Rast,” Justin Timberlake

MISCELLANEOUS

Choice Twit

Ellen DeGeneres

Kim Kardashian

Ashton Kutcher

George Lopez

Ryan Seacrest

Choice Web Star

Greyson Chance

Shane Dawson

Fred Figglehorn/Lucas Cruikshank

iJustine

Charles Trippy

Choice Videogame

Band Hero

Green Day: Rock Band

Halo 3

New Super Mario Brothers Wii

The Sims 3

Choice Smile presented by Invisalign Teen

Miranda Cosgrove

Zac Efron

Victoria Justice

Taylor Lautner

Cory Monteith

Choice Activist

Leonardo DiCaprio

Eva Longoria Parker

Shakira

Jessica Simpson

Justin Timberlake

Choice American Idol Alum

David Archuleta

Kelly Clarkson

Chris Daughtry

Jennifer Hudson

Carrie Underwood

Most Fanatic Fans

David Archuleta

Justin Bieber

Miley Cyrus

Glee Cast

Twilight Cast

CONCERT REVIEW: Glee Live! Tour

Glee Live! Tour
May 20, 2010
Gibson Amphitheatre
Universal City, CA

By: Nevra Azerkan
Rating:

On May 20, 2010 at the Gibson Amphitheatre, the Glee cast performed their first L.A. concert on the tour. Opening for them was The LXD, also known as The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, which features Glee cast member, Harry Shum, Jr. The LXD, formed by Step Up 2 and 3D director, Jon Chu, is a web series that you can watch on hulu.com. I definitely encourage everyone to go watch the series because these dancers really live up to their name. Seeing them perform live was a mind-blowing experience. The choreography was insane. Some of those moves did not even look real. So if you have the opportunity to see them live, don’t miss out.

After The LXD finished, girls dressed up as Cheerios came through the audience passing out bags. Then a video was played with Sue Sylvester explaining her disgust of the Glee Club and in true Sue Sylvester fashion, she was providing barf bags for the audience. The Glee cast came out shortly after and performed many of songs sung on the show including (in no particular order): “Push It”,  “Don’t Rain On My Parade”, “Beautiful”,  “Sweet Caroline”, “Lady is a Tramp”, “Defying Gravity”, “Bust Your Windows”, “Bad Romance”, “Dancing with Myself”, “Its My Life/Confessions”, “Halo/Walking on Sunshine”, “Jump”, “Stand by Me”, “Getting What You Want”, “The Boy Is Mine”, “Don’t Stop Believin’”, “My Life Would Suck Without You”, “True Colors”, “Somebody to Love”, and “Like A Prayer”. Vocal Adrenaline (minus Jonathan Groff who was in the audience) performed: “Rehab” and “Mercy”.

In between some of the numbers, a few cast members, usually Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Brittany (Heather Morris) would talk to the audience in character. I think Brittany was everyone’s favorite as her ditzy character says some of the most hilarious things and the crowd was eating it up. We were also treated to videos featuring Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison).

As far as costumes and staging, the costumes were just like the ones used on the show: matching and fairly simple (except the Lady Gaga number!). The backdrop on the stage was computer animated and with the lighting really gave the stage a special look with every song. There was some pyrotechnics and glitter shooting at the end as well.

Overall, the Glee cast performed exceptionally. They are all very talented and everyone who was expecting to hear the music from the show to sound exactly the same got even better. Lea Michele really steals the show. Not only is her voice amazing, but with her Broadway background she really knows how to own the stage. I had hoped that Jonathan Groff would have made a special appearance on stage, but he stayed in the audience. I’m sure word got out to someone that people were hoping for a Rachel Berry and Jesse St. James duet and so at the show the following night he did get on stage and sing with Lea. The Gleeks sang along to all the songs and the energy was running high. The show flew by and by the end of the night everyone was disappointed when we had to leave our faux McKinley High.

Let’s hope for another Glee Live! Tour after Season Two. If that does happen, I encourage them to add more dates and places as well as free signings before the show. This time around, they had a VIP package that was $300 for VIP seating, a Glee gift bag filled with Glee merchandise and to attend an exclusive pre-party show that did not specify if the full cast would be there to meet with fans. I love Glee, but $300 seems excessive especially with no prior guarantee that you would meet the cast. Until another tour is announced though, we will just have to get our fix once Glee returns to TV.

GLEE Open Casting Call!

The executive producers of ‘Glee’ have begun a nationwide casting search to fill new roles that will be added to the show’s second season. Auditions are open to professionals and amateurs between the ages of 16-26. Click here to submit your audition now!