Chart Success: #3
iTunes UK Country Album peak (#222 UK all genres)
Bittersweet / Burning
Bridges/ Shake You Off/ Holding On
London based country singer-songwriter Jeannine Barry’s musical journey began
around 2008 when she started writing songs to existing beats. She comes from a
musical family, heruncle John Barry
being a musician and her brother and sister have a love of music. Whilst
Jeannine was living in Berlin she met American vocal coach and TV
presenter David Lee Brewer (Beyoncé Knowles, Letoya
Luckett and many more). It was he who identified and suggested she should take
her path down the “country” road. She made a connection with producer
Denis Gadjetic who also played all the instruments and recorded a Christian
& Gospel/ Country EP in 2012 at Gadget Studios in Farringdon. The result
was the 5-track GIVE ME SOMETHING (Amazon
UK) which finally surfaced on Oct 31, 2013. Tracks such as “Mind
Games” marked early promising signs.
In February
2015 she released a noteworthy fun loving debut single “All Night” (Amazon UK| UK iTunes) which displayed much growth,
pushing herself vocally, with a tighter, more exciting and polished sound.
Despite the
stunning portrait cover shot sadly it seemed to go under the radar but Maverick Magazine picked up on her music running a full page advert (Facebook) in their May/June 2015 issue
declaring: “2015 is the year country/pop
sensation Jeannine Barry will explode on the scene”
A few months later this evidence materialized with the
release of 6 track EP OFF THE HOOK (UK iTunes|
CD BABY | Google Play) which
dropped July 3, 2015. This was recorded and produced in Nashville by Mark
Moseley at Java Jive studios.
It contained the exciting tension-filled and gritty title
cut, face paced “Lonely Road”, the rocky danceable “Carousel”
with its driving beat, “Undeniable” oozed love vibes and featured
standout and highly catchy feel good “Long Hot Summer”.
She was winning over new fans at the C2C Country to Country
Festival in 2015 on the Town Square Stage Pop Up Stage and was upgraded to the
1,000 capacity Brooklyn Bowl for
C2C2016 performing over 2 days when she sent delighted fans away happy after a
fabulous 30-minute set with her terrific band showcasing many Off The Hook tracks. It proved that she could
connect with her audience, highlighted her versatility, both rocking it out but
then at a flick slowed things with heartbreak shiny new number "Burning
Bridges". She impressed the C2C Country To Country Festival
organizers who turned to her again when she was invited to the C2C 2017 launch party to perform with a
full band onOctober 24th.
On 14 July, 2016 she launched a new and flexible crowdfunding
Pledge
Music Project to help with the EP production and manufacture
costs. It was successfully funded by 121 loyal JB Pledgers who raised 106% of an
unknown goal. Jeannine’s fan base has grown to approaching 7,000 on Facebook and 36.9K Twitter followers!
Launching the project she declared – “I Want To Be Truly Who I Am” and her Facebook profilemade a
statement that the new EP would show Jeannine in a completely new light
- Lyrically
demonstrating her ability to express feelings through music these new songs
will sweep you away. Fans were teased that they would be “wowed by beautiful,
mellow sounds and authentic, vulnerable, yet powerful vocals, guaranteed to
make your heart flip”!.
Jeannine officially launched the new 4 track EP BITTERSWEET on Nov 25, 2016 tocoincide with her Birthday weekend,
what better way to celebrate!
For this EP, she turned to the UK country artists
go-to producerJustin
Johnson (Website; Parr Street Studios, Liverpool) who was honoured at this year’s British
Country Music Awards forMusician
of the Yearhaving been previously
nominated in 2015. Justin has recorded albums and singles with British
acts Raintown, Thorne Hill, Sam Hollyman, Mike Ward, The Blue Genes, Samantha
Lloyd, Dahlia, Narn (Rheana Forrester), Jade Helliwell, Darcy, Emma Moore, Southern
Junction, Angie King, Acoustic Journey and Hollie Barrie (from The Voice UK).
Studio musicians probably include frequent Parr Street
session players Scott Poley(electric
guitar & steel), James Jayawardena (piano & B3), Simon Goulding (bass),
Robbie Cavanagh and Laura Oakes (Backing vocals) andJustin Johnson(drums).
With so
many recordings coming out of this Liverpool stable the styles, guitar &
steel riffs and bass runs have become instantly recognizable creating something
of a solid trademark country sound.
The EP kicks off with the slow paced and beautiful
soulful title cut Bittersweet full of honest and heartfelt emotion following a
painful break. The number is underscored by a purring organ, deep bass and
sweetened by harmonies. Co-written with Robbie
Cavanagh this open and sparse arrangement allows Barry to dig deep, open her
heart and depicts her messy and mixed up vulnerabilities with its soul-searching
vibes. The official video has aired on the Keep It Country TV channel (Sky/
Freesat):
The gentle Burning Bridges, which
is certainly an EP highlight, portrays a world where the protagonist has much
love to give but is left brokenhearted by the void. A wafting
steel flows over a song with raw human emotion and sensibilities and a fabulous
crunchy guitar solo underpins the angst: Firing bullets
at my heart, I know it’s all about forgiveness, But I don’t even know where to
start, These walls are coming in on me, Pushing me harder to the ground
The
mid-tempo Shake You Off was written in Nashville with talented Essex and
British songstress Lisa Wright. It tells of moving on after promises are hollow
and unfulfilled, reaching for better horizons in the love merry go round: And so I run, Step by step until I shake you
off
The
questioning Holding
On comes
from a dark place with its eerie and haunting sound with a just a
plaintive strummed acoustic guitar and bass chords again showing Jeannine in an
uncompromising but honest dusky corner laying her country soul bare.
At just a 15 minutes playing time this 4-track offering should make fans hungry for more
music from this delightful and beautiful young lady in 2017. She's indeed a credit to the British country music scene.
We communicated with Jeannine via email to find out more on
the background to the Bittersweet project
Was the
Pledge Music project quite a stressful experience with a target date to meet?
At times
it definitely was, but it’s so worth it when it works out in the end!
What was
the most rewarding and challenging (if any) of the recording experience?
Well, I
was still stuck between a couple of songs and deciding which one to put on was
the hardest for me.
Now that
the physical CD pledges have been fulfilled is the only place a JB fan can now
obtain hardcopy is at your gigs?
The
pledge campaign is currently still open as not all pledges have been fulfilled
yet so until then you can still get a copy on there otherwise that’s correct.
Once it’s closed you can only get one at a show.
Does the
physical EP come with a small booklet and all the lyrics?
It comes
in a cardboard wallet and has not booklet, no.
Are the
songs observational or do they come from within?
They all
come from within. They were all born out of personal experiences.
Which
song is self-penned and who are the co-writers?
I wrote Burning Bridges on my own on my bedroom
floor. I wrote Shake You Off with the
wonderful Lisa Wright when we met in Nashville. Holding On I wrote with Justin Johnson and Bittersweet with Robbie Cavanagh.
We
recorded over two days. The musicians did their thing one day over a few hours
and I recorded the vocals in about 4 hours the day after.
I think
Laura Oakes has been employed as a harmony singer. Who are the harmony singles
on the EP?
Yes,
Laura sang harmonies on all songs and my sister Georgia Barry also sang on Holding On.
Any plans
to release "Burning Bridges" as a radio edit.
That is
definitely something to look at although I am working on something else right
now and might hold off with that till later.
You have
gained some fresh exposure with BBC radio plays, appearing on Keep It Country
TV, playing The Brooklyn Bowl twice at C2C2016 and the launch night for
C2C2017. What has been the musical highlight of your year?
I would
say that the launch night gig was certainly a highlight. Recording the new EP and
working on my music every single day is what charges me and makes me happy.
Having such a great band who are so passionate about playing music and seeing
my fan base grow is exciting and wonderful as well.
What are
you most looking forward to in 2017?
Well,
I have some very exciting news for 2017 which I can’t announce just yet I’m
afraid. I have a lot to look forward to in 2017.
I am
working on exciting projects and am planning to be out there quite a bit
and to continue to build on this.
If you were
to be compared to a mainstream US country act who would it be?
I’ve
heard the comparison to Carrie Underwood quite a lot J
CMA
“Entertainer Of The Year” Garth Brooks’ much-awaited studio album GUNSLINGER (Pearl
Records, Inc.) is available today. Brooks' signature penmanship runs
throughout the 10-track collection, that ranges from the reflective to the
infectious, including the introspective “Ask Me How I Know,“ the poignantly
narrated “He Really Loves You,” as well as fiery up-tempo tracks “Pure
Adrenaline” and “Weekend,” fitting for the touring showman that Brooks
encompasses.
Fans who purchased Garth Brooks’ 10
disc boxed-set, GARTH BROOKS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION(whichdebuted as the No.1
best-selling album of the week (134,000 physical copies sold
solely through Target stores), included Brooks’ a special edition of Gunslinger with a re-jigged track list plus
additional tracks "SugarCane"
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Urban and Florida Georgia Line) writers: Dewayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee
Amazon
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single "Baby, Let's Lay Down and
Dance" (#19 Billboard Country Airplay #19 peak)
GUNSLINGER also
includes Brooks’ new single “Baby, Lets Lay Down And Dance” that
has instantly connected with country radio and continues to climb the airplay
charts, with Rolling Stone highlighting the
track’s “timeless sound.”
Fans
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included on GARTH BROOKS: THE ULTIMATE
COLLECTION which debuted this week as the No. one best-selling album with
over 134,000 physical copies sold solely through Target, as reported by
BuzzAngle Music. Brooks is also the top-selling artist of the week.
As
well as GUNSLINGER, the 10-disc boxed set, features nine discs of curated music
from Brooks' unrivaled catalog as well as offering 18 previously
unreleased tracks. Wrapping a stacked Thanksgiving week of national TV
appearances, including The View and Good
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Trisha Yearwood on Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical
Holiday Celebration (Disney) at 8pm ET in support
of the release of their first-ever collaborative album CHRISTMAS TOGETHER,
which debuted at No. one this week on Billboard's Top Country albums
chart.
Garth
Brooks just won Entertainer of the Year
at the CMA Awards for a fifth time, a first for any artist.
He
is also the first artist in history to receive 7 Diamond awards for the now seven albums certified by the RIAA at
over 10 million album sales each and remains the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history certified by the RIAA with
over 138 million album sales.
He
has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist.
Garth
has been inducted into the International
Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and
most recently, the Musicians Hall of Fame.
Garth
is currently on the three year Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha
Yearwood. In two years the tour is approaching 5 MILLION tickets sold, making it the biggest tour in the
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Taste of Country Unveils Exclusive
Behind The Scenes Photos
NASHVILLE,
Tenn – (November 23, 2016)
William
Michael Morgan is on a “mission to be ‘MISSING’” in his latest laid-back
music video, which premiered viaRolling Stone Countrythis
week.
Watch official
music video (Published on Nov 22, 2016):
The scenic
visuals, directed by Jack Guy and shot in beautiful Palm Springs, California,
show Morgan leaving his worries behind with the help of a ‘60 Ford truck, and
enjoying life’s simple adventures. Written by Rhett Akins and Marv Green, “Missing”
is the follow-up single to his No.1 smash, “I Met A Girl,” the debut
single from his current albumVINYL, available
everywhere now.
“My favorite
part about shooting this music video was the location,” said Morgan. “We
were surrounded by a bunch of mountains and out in the desert. The sun was
shining down on us. It was a lot of fun.” Check outTaste of Countryfor
an exclusive look behind the scenes of the music video. The 23-year-old Vicksburg, MS native will be far
from “Missing” as he continues on the road throughout the fall before kicking
off 2017 by joining country music stars Lee Brice and Justin Moore on the
“American Made” Tour. His breakout mega-hit “I Met A Girl,” which topped
Country Radio charts and SiriusXM’s “The Highway” Top 45 Countdown chart, has
garnered over half a billion audience impressions, including 14 million streams
and 5.3 million views of its official video. His critically acclaimed albumVINYLdebuted in the Top 5 onBillboard’sCountry Albums
Chart. For more information and tour dates:
Country Winners: Carrie Underwood snags Album
& Female Artist,
Florida Georgia Line take home Fav Duo or
Group, "Humble And Kind" honored again. An absent Blake Shelton wins Male Artist as Cam
dazzles on the red carpet!
WHEN: Sunday,
November 20, 2016
WHERE: Microsoft
Theater L.A. LIVE (777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles, CA 90015)
The American Music
Awards
(AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, created by Dick Clark in 1973
for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired.
Unlike the Grammys, which are awarded on the basis of votes
by members of the Recording Academy, the AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and fans, who can vote through
the AMAs website.
WHAT: At the American Music Awards, artists were honored in
multiple musical genres. Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary,
Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, were some of the genres
alongside the awards for Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year Un-leashed
by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year.
This year, new categories included Tour of the Year and
Video of the Year, while Favorite Song
categories in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country,
Rap/Hip-Hop and Soul/R&B were added in lieu of the Song of the Year
category.
WHO:
Hosts Gigi Hadid
and Jay Pharoah;
Performers: James Bay,
Justin Bieber, Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Niall Horan, John Legend,
Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots, The Weeknd, special collaborations
from The Chainsmokers and Halsey, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5 with
Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled featuring Nicki Minaj, August Alsina, Future and Rick
Ross, and “The American Music Award of Merit” honoree and performer Sting;
Presenters: Matt Bomer,
Ciara, Mark Cuban, Nina Dobrev, Robert Downey Jr., Florida Georgia Line, Erin
Foster, Sara Foster, Gigi Gorgeous, Bryce Harper, Taraji P. Henson, Julianne
Hough, Karlie Kloss, Heidi Klum, Blake Jenner, Hannah Jeter, Jenny McCarthy,
Milla Jovovich, Idina Menzel, TJ Miller, Janelle Monae, Olivia Munn, Keke
Palmer, Rachel Platten, Bebe Rexha, Rebecca Romijn, Zoe Saldana, Ryan Seacrest,
Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields, Octavia Spencer, Hailee Steinfeld, Teyana
Taylor, Chrissy Teigen, Bella Thorne, and Steven Yeun;
Additional nominees: Included Cam, Daya, Director X, Fetty Wap, Kyla, Major Lazer, Tim McGraw, Ty Dolla $ign, and Zayn.
The three-hour 2016 American Music Awards attracted 8.16 million viewers and a 2.4 rating/7
share Sunday Night among Adults 18-49, according to Zap2It.com. That's down
from 10.98 million viewers (3.5/10) in 2015 and is an all-time low in the demo.
The network ranked third on the night behind NBC and CBS.
2016
American Music Awards: WINNERS
The 2016 American Music Awards (Country genre interest)
Florida Georgia Line *
WINNER *,
Old Dominion, Zac Brown Band
Favorite Album (Country):
Luke Bryan "Kill The Lights"; Chris Stapleton
"Traveller"; Carrie Underwood
"Storyteller" * WINNER *
Favorite Song (Country):
Florida Georgia Line "H.O.L.Y"; Tim McGraw "Humble And Kind" *
WINNER *; Thomas Rhett "Die A Happy Man"
AMAs 2016: See the Full List of Winners at Billboard.com
Carrie Underwood has now won
eleven awards out of seventeen nominations. She is the only artist in AMA
history to have won Favorite Country
Album for every studio album she's released.
This year she picked up Favorite Country Album for STORYTELLER
as well as Favorite Female Country
Artist for a 4th time.
Blake Shelton has now won
two out of four American Music Awards nominations. He notched up another Favorite Male Artist (Country) award
which he last won in 2011
Florida Georgia Line nominated
nine times in the American Music Awards have now bagged five adding Favorite Country Duo or Group for a
third time but missed out for Favorite Country Song with "H.O.L.Y.".
Tim McGraw who has
received ten American Music Awards nominations this year snagged Favorite Song (Country) with "Humble
And Kind" (written by Lori McKenna) adding to the CMA 2016 win.
Billboard.comHere Are the Best and
Worst Moments at the 2016 AMAs….You gotta give it up to the American Music
Awards. We've seen a lot of award shows this year, but the 2016 AMAs were an
extremely eventful broadcast, filled with political moments, candid acceptance
speeches and knockout performances. From the debut of Drake's Apple ad to Green
Day's attack on Trump to incredible performances from The Weeknd, Twenty One
Pilots and more, the highlights far outweighed the low points... but there were
a couple of those, too….
Watch Clips of all the 2016 AMAs Performances at Billboard.com
Here Are All the 2016 AMAs Performances Ranked From Worst
to Best at Billboard.com
Most of the awards were given out off-camera, but when all
was said and done, Justin Bieber and
Drake were the big winners at Sunday
night's 2016 American Music Awards.
Justin, who performed "Let Me Love You" live from
Bologna, Italy via satellite, scooped four trophies, including Favorite Male
Pop/Rock Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, for Purpose, and Favorite Pop/Rock
Song, for "Love Yourself."
Drake, who headed into the show with the most nominations
-- 13, an AMA record -- took home four, including Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist,
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song, for "Hotline Bling," and Favorite
Rap/Hip-Hop Album, for Views.
2016
American Music Awards: Red Carpet Fashion
Cam
Vibrant in chartreuse: A first time American Music Awards
nominee with a Favorite Female Country
Artist nomination the “Burning House” singer was excited
to be back in California nominated & representing country music industry. Wearing her signature bright yellow hues, she looked like a
ray of sunshine on a rainy LA day. She donned a sleeveless floor length Maria Lucia Hohan
gown and added Stuart
Weitzmanshoes, Jewelry (Doves by
Doron Paloma), Ring (Maxior Joias) and carried a gold clutch (Corto Moltedo).
Terri Apanasewicz (beauty, hair & makeup) Styling (Joseph Cassell) - Image
Even though she was nominated for Favorite Female Country
Artist at Sunday night’s American Music Awards, Cam admitted she felt a
tiny bit out of place on the red carpet, especially when she met the Broadway
actress and singer who brought Frozen's Elsa to life - “I do feel like starstruck! Like, I just met Idina Menzel and I, like,
didn't know what to say,” she laughs. “But it's like really fun! I don't have
to perform today, so I get to just be like an audience member and get excited.
That's the best of both worlds, where you don't have to be nervous about
singing, but you're nominated and get good seats!”
Even though Carrie Underwood ended up taking home the Female
Vocalist trophy, Cam still has plenty to look forward to. She’s set to open for
George Strait in Las Vegas next year, after she wraps up her Burning House Tour
in early December.
Best known for her Tony-nominated performance in the
Broadway smash Rent, singer/actress Idina
Menzel made her solo debut in 1998 with the pop-soul effort Still I Can't
Be Still. She joined the cast for Wicked in 2003 and appeared on the recording
that same year, while 2004 saw her releasing the album Here.
Menzel's true pop breakthrough arrived in 2013 via the
Disney animated film Frozen and its
accompanying soundtrack. Frozen turned into a pop phenomenon in the winter of
2013-2014, thanks in part to the hit single "Let It Go," which was sung by Menzel; the single was an international
hit, peaking at five on the Billboard Hot 100 on its way to triple platinum
certification. She is one of the artists who performed in the 2016
“CMA Country Christmas” which comes
to ABC each Christmas season, hosted by Jennifer Nettles. It will air on Mon
Nov 28, 2016 at 8/7c on ABC.
Florida Georgia Line : Hit the
red carpet with the red carpet with their leading ladies and they all managed
to color-coordinate (Image).
Brian Kelley’s wife Brittney
Cole wore a white choker neck dress with a deep V plunge (www.alcltd.com),
adding open black platform pumps, Hair (The Dry House Salon), Makeup (Danielle
Blaquera) BROWS: In Soft Brown Anastasia Beverly Hills, LASHES (house of
lashes), LIPS (Smash Box Cosnetics) with Anastasia Beverly Hills Butter scotch
lip gloss on top.
Tyler Hubbard looked casual and relaxed wearing grey monochromatic
hues whilst wifey Hayley Stommel wore a 2-piece ensemble with a blue velvet top
and pants and open sandals which matched Brian Kelley’s smart jacket, striped
trousers and shiny shoes.
They shared on Instagram: Couldn't think of a better way to cap off the end of the Dig Your Roots
Tour 2016 than being at the #AMAs and taking home this award. We love you guys
and can't thank you enough for all the support. See you in 2017. We'll be ready
to rock.
FGL: They have put together a sweet limited edition May We All package (Image) for fans you
just in time for the holidays. Packages ship worldwide and there are only 9
days left to order (ends Nov 30). Holiday "May We All" Gift Box for You!
at fanjoy.co
Julianne Hough
Holographic vibes: The lovely 28-year old Country/Pop
American "Footloose"/ "That Song in My Head" singer,
actress and two-time ABC's Dancing with the Stars professional champ and judge showed
off her toned legs in a pastel blue high-waisted Zuhair Murad Spring 2017 tattoo
effect bodysuit with a Mikado skirt to ensemble adding pointy Brian Atwoodheels and held a Lee Savageclutch. skirt and a strange blouse with some. She wore her hair down in
long lovely straight locks - Image– Fashion Image
Julianne Hough (Zuhair Murad)
Tim McGraw
Stylish gent: The country crooner posed alongside John
Legend.
Tim’s AMA date was his beautiful daughter Maggie. The
father-daughter duo made quite the cute pair with color-coordinated ensembles. McGraw was clad in black jeans, a black T-shirt, a posh pattern effect suit
jacket with black leather lapels and a cowboy hat, while Maggie wore an
all-black ensemble with a black leather jacket. Mens grooming & Maggie’s makeup
came courtesy of Terri Apanasewicz. See AOL.com Article
Whilst hosting Gigi
Hadid has been savaged on
social media (reports Daily Mail.com) over her 'racist'
impression of Melania Trump during her American Music Awards opening set on
Sunday.
It had Favorite Female Artist (Country) nominee Cam laughing in the audience at (2 min
30 >> YouTube). The
model, 21, put on a fake Eastern European accent and a pulled Melania-style
pout to mock the soon-to-be First Lady in the wake of her recent plagiarism
row. Co-host Gigi Hadid, meanwhile, did an impression of Melania
Trump saying, "I love my husband
Barack Obama and our children, Sasha and Malia," in reference to Mrs.
Trump seemingly plagiarizing one of Michelle Obama's speeches earlier this
year. Jay Pharoah did an impression of Trump talking about Bruno Mars, who
opened the show: "I love Bruno Mars. I don't know what color his is so I
can't deport him....Listen everyone, I love ‘Uptown Funk,’ it was so totally
about me, it was originally called ‘Uptown Trump.’ Listen, I’m going to funk
this country up, bigly.”
Oh, I get it now: Only progressive liberals are allowed to make fun of immigrants & women. Got it. #AMAspic.twitter.com/nrNLj2UYNQ
Gigi Hadid
has now apologised to those offended by her impersonation of future U.S. First
Lady Melania Trump. Her impression was
met with criticism online, with one Twitter user calling it
"disrespectful" and another suggesting it was a "little
racist".Gigi has
now responded to the backlash with a handwritten note, which she uploaded on
Twitter, by telling her fans she held no ill will against Melania and was
simply doing it for comedic value. “I removed or changed anything in the script
that I felt took the joke too far, and whether or not you choose to see it,
what remained was done in good humor and with no bad intent,” Gigi wrote. “I
too have been the center of a nationally televised comedy skit that poked fun
at my actions, and was able to find the humor in it.” “I believe Melania
understands show business and the way shows are written and run. I apologize to
anyone that I offended and have only the best wishes for our country."
Gigi Hadid
Boho Babe: The 21-year old Los Angeles born model and American
Music Awards co-host wore a white version of a Roberto CavalliSpring 2017 off-the-shoulder gown to the American
Music for her red carpet look - Fashion Image
Gigi Hadid (Roberto Cavalli)
(Nov. 19, 2016 - Source: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
North America)
Her other co-hosting looks included:
a) A Julien Macdonald Spring 2017 embellished jacket
& shorts with tassels - Fashion Image
b) She wore a sparkling red Atelier Versaceone shoulder gown
c) A custom Julien MacdonaldSpring
2017 beige dress and choker - Fashion Image
d) Looking great and giving us a twirl: A Swarovski crystal embellished jumpsuit
by Atelier Versace
e) A black embossed Nicolas JebranFall
2017 cutout long sleeve gown.
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande wore a vintage lace lingerie bustier with
white Alexander
McQueentuxedo pants on the AMA
carpet finishing off her look with a ponytail and a pop of burgundy on her
lips.
Accepting her Artist of the Year award (Image– Fashion Image) Ariana
wore a Derek
Lamcrop top and Proenza SchoulerFall 2016 white trousers. Then for performance wore
a custom Baja
EastSpring 2017 leaf-printed outfit
for her (Image).
Bailee Madison
Major Sparkle: 17-year old actress Madison hit the red
carpet looked all grown up in a hot pink, metallic Amato Couturedress with a plunging neckline. She finished off the
style with bright-colored ye makeup.
The Good Witch starlet also switched things up from her red
carpet look with a sheer, and backless, black dress from Zvonko Markovic Couture(Image)
Bebe Rexha
Exotic Tiger-like: The 27-year old Bleta "Bebe"
Rexha American singer, songwriter and record producer and Internet Personality
Rocked Wild thing when opting for an animal print vintage Yves SaintLaurent number
Chrissy Teigen
30-year old Christine "Chrissy" Teigen American
model (made debut in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2010) won
the award for the most revealing dress at the American Music Awards on Sunday. Stunner:
The star's long-sleeved black number revealed her post-baby bod, sculpted legs,
hips and stomach. Teigen suffered a wardrobe malfunction after wearing no
underwear and a dress held together by pins.
The model's risque Yousef AkbarResort
2017 high cut black "Split" gown that had a deep slit that rose all
the way up to her torso on each side - held together by safety pins. She added sexy
Barbed Wire sandals by DSquared2, Jewelry (Effy Jewelry) and carried a Monique Lhuillierpurse
– Fashion Image
TOP (L-R) Ariana Grande (Alexander McQueen), Bailee Madison
(Amato Couture), Bebe Rexha (Yves Saint Laurent), Chrissy Teigen (Yousef Akbar)
BOTTOM (L-R): Ciara (Stephane Rolland),
Erin Foster (Prabal
Gurung) & Sarah Foster (J Mendel),
Gigi Gorgeous (August Getty)
Ciara
Snug bump: The 31-year old "Goodies" American
singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and fashion model and Mum-to-be
Ciara dressed her baby bump in a black and white Stephane RollandHaute Couture turtle-neck top bubble dress with an
asymmetric skirt adding Giuseppe Zanottiankle
strap heels – Fashion Image
Erin Foster & Sarah
Foster
Rockin’ Sophisticated Styles. 34-year old Los Angeles born American
comedy writer and performer Erin Foster
wore a Prabal
Gurung Fall 2016 white embellished dress.
While 35-year old sister Sara Foster, former fashion model and American actress (Jen Clark
on 90210) wore a J MendelFall 2016 gold
micro-bugle calla lily embroidered gown – Fashion Image
Fifth Harmony
The American girl group (formed on the 2nd season of the
The X Factor USA 2012) brought the heat in their black dresses this year,
rocking some dangerously high hemlines and slits - Image
The ladies: Ally Brooke, Dinah Hansen, Camila Cabello,
Normani Kordei and Lauren Jauregui later hit the stage to perform their newest
single, “That’s My Girl”. They have become the first girl band in 11 years to
winning a 2016 AMA Collaboration Of The Year
(Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign "Work From Home)
Gigi Gorgeous
Shimmered in silver: The 24-year old Canadian model,
actress, Internet personality, YouTuber & TV personality and a lover of
beauty and fashion was there to present with singer Bebe Rexha. Gigi shimmered
in a silver August
Gettynumber that was attached/ pinned
to a white bra top. She added a equally sparkly silver fingerless sequined
gloves. (Instagram >> video)
Makeup Artist and best friend Hilary Montez added Pixie
Luxe lashes, Kat Vond Beauty Lock-It Foundation, Tarte shape tape concealer, Kylie
Cosmetics (Kyshadow palette) , Bennye Lumiere (ultra bright powder) and a colour
pop with Time Square liquid lip. Tanning: Sprayed By Jade™
LA's Mobile Airbrush
Hailee Steinfeld
The 19-year old LA born American actress and "Love
Myself" singer wore a thyme Elie SaabSpring
2017 embellished belted romper with a star motif and an attached cape. The AMA look
showed off her mile-long legs and sophisticated fashion choices completing her
look with Stuart
Weitzmanheels.
Hannah Davis
Jaw
dropping: The 26-year old American fashion model Hannah Jeter (née Davis) Sports Illustrated cover model, had
dropping jaws on Sunday upping the ante. The star brought serious amounts of
flower power in a sheer blossom-embellished number that left very little of her
body and lingerie to the imagination. Showing off her catwalk-ready figure she
wore a Zuhair MuradFall 2016 Couture purple embroidered
gown with crystals. The cheekily sheer outfit was perfectly teamed with black
underwear, and it featured a round neck, bell sleeves and a floor-sweeping
train - Fashion Image
Heidi Klum
There to present an award the 43-year old German-American
model, TV personality wore a Wolk Morais Fall
2016 gold jumpsuit thst had a bow-tie neckline – Fashion Image.
Karlie Kloss
The 24-year old American fashion catwalk star model (Vogue
Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s; Victoria's Secret
Angel from 2013 to 2015) mixed fabrics in an asymmetric Atelier VersaceFall 2016 Couture dress and flashed a little leg
with some unique heels which looked like socks and sandals - Fashion Image
TOP (L-R) Hailee Steinfeld (Elie Saab), Hannah Davis
(Zuhair Murad), Heidi Klum (Wolk Morais), Julianne Hough (Zuhair Murad)
BOTTOM (L-R): Kat Graham (Labour Joisie), Lady Gaga
(Rodarte),
Laura Marano (August Getty Atelier), Lauren Giraldo
Kat Graham
Vampy: The 27-year old Swiss-born "Vampire
Diaries" American actress, model, singer and dancer wore a Labour Joisiesheer black caftan dress with crystalized accents. Graham
showed off her vampy style in the sheer, black gown with its plunging neckline
and teamed it with a set of black undies. She added Ferragamo shoes, a Loriblu
clutch and jewels were sourced from Le Vian, Maxior and Joelle.
Keke Palmer
Scantily clad: 23-year old Lauren Keyana "Keke"
Palmer , American actress, singer, songwriter, presenter and TV personality left
little to the imagination in a mesh two-piece Natalia FednerChainmail Couture top & skirt and choker to the
2016 American Music Awards. tonight! She held a pale pink fur coat – Fashion Image
Lady Gaga
The 30-year old American singer, songwriter and actress wore
a white Brandon
MaxwellSpring 2017 tuxedo. The
"Joanne" singer Lady Gaga performed wearing a Rodarte Spring2017 black dress (Image) – Fashion Image
Sitting barefoot on a stool in a studded leather
Western-styled jacket, Gaga sang beneath an expansive starry sky in a grassy
field glowing with fireflies. But visuals aside, Gaga's voice was in
full-throated attack mode, making "Million Reasons" sound like a
new classic in her catalog. Fashion Image>> Carpet Video
Laura Marano
Sizzled in Black: 20-year old American actress and singer (best known for
her starring role in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally) wore a sexy August Getty
AtelierFall 2016 cutout fringed
dress ($2,250.00; Product) adding
more edgy-sexy with a set of Stuart Weitzmanthigh-high
boots - Fashion Image
Lauren Giraldo
Bedazzled Leotard: Vine video phenomenon known by her Vine
name Princess Lauren was backstage getting interviews as an AMAs insider. Floating
down the red carpet, Lauren turned heads in an embellished bodysuit and long
sheer train
Milla Jovovich
The 40-year old is
an American actress, model, musician, and fashion designer was there to present
an award. She wore a black Elie Saab Spring2017
star motif beaded gown with a plunging neck – Fashion Image
Olivia Munn
Chest too much!: 36-year old American actress and model
Lisa Olivia Munn broke the cleavage or legs rule as she flaunted both aspects on
the AMA carpet. The Miles from Tomorrowland star wore a floral printed Reem AcraSpring 2017 mini dress and teamed the frothy chiffon
babydoll with simple strappy black sandals. Leaving her exposed limbs to do all
the talking, she added no accessories and wore her brunette tresses up. Shae
added Stuart
Weitzmanshoes, Jewelry (Dana
Rebecca Designs, Borgioni and Le Vian) – Fashion Image
Rebecca Romijn
The 44-year old American actress (best known for her role
as Mystique in the first trilogy of the X-Men film series) and former fashion
model wore a Rita
Vinierisgown with Noudar
earrings.
Savvy Shields
The 21-year old Fayetteville, Arkansas Savannah Janine
"Savvy" Shields the Miss
America 2017 pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Arkansas 2016 teamed
up with Brian Kelley & Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line to present the
AMA Collaboration of the Year.
Miss America 2017 looked red-hot in a two-piece Sherri Hillensemble with a zipper slit. Scarlet Clothingaccessorized the beauty with Jewelry, Clutch, Shoes
and Hair and makeup came via Meredith BoydCosmetics
Lady in red!: As rumoured, Selena 24, made her comeback at
the AMAs after taking some time off from music in recent months.
The Same Old Love
hitmaker looked fantastic in a custom scarlet Prada ballgown adding Giuseppe Zanottishoes, swept tied back brunette locks with Cartierdiamond drop earrings adding a little glitter.
There was no awkward run-in with her ex Justin Bieber as he
performed via satellite, according to show organizers
The 24-year-old entertainer won the award for Favorite
Female Artist (Pop/Rock) and she thanked her fans for supporting her throughout
her battle with lupus and a break to deal with depression and anxiety.
Striking a pose: The 23-year old "2 On" American songstress,
record producer, dancer, actress and former model opted for max cleavage in an
off-the-shoulder Michael CostelloSpring 2017
black & silver off-the-shoulder gown with sexy leg high split.
Tinashe flashed her undergarments the polka-dot dress that
featured a cinched belt – Fashion Image
Z LaLa
Taryn from Dream Warriors: Singer Z
LaLa definitely took the red carpet by surprise with an outrageous exotic
hairstyle and black PVC latex dress rockin’ her signature crazy style. The
24-year old Tania Muradian (known by her stage name Z LaLa) American
electro-pop singer and songwriter
Z LaLa channeled Malificent in the majestic PVC and net
creation showing off a serious amount of skin.
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