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  • Mario Lopez Joins Julianne Hough, Carly Rae Jepsen, and More in Fox’s “Grease: Live

    Mario Lopez Joins Julianne Hough, Carly Rae Jepsen, and More in Fox’s “Grease: Live

    Mario Lopez is joining Dancing With the Stars judge Julianne Hough, actress Vanessa Hudgens, and singer Carly Rae Jepsen in Fox’s first foray into live performances. He will play the role of Vince Fontaine when Grease: Live airs in January.

    The Extra host has a smaller part than his famous counterparts. Vince Fontaine is a DJ who emcees a Rydell High dance competition that will showcase Julianne Hough, in her role as Sandy, showing off her amazing dance skills.

    No stranger to musicals, Mario Lopez danced his way through A Chorus Line on Broadway in 2008 during the show’s revival. He played the role of Zach.

    In addition to Extra, Mario Lopez hosts two MTV productions–America’s Best Dance Crew and MTV’s Top Pop Group. He played the role of A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell, and reprised the role on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon earlier this year.

    Mario Lopez is part of an impressive lineup for the TV version of the cult classic film. In addition to his role as Vince Fontaine, Julianne Hough plays Sandy–played in the film by Olivia Newton-John. Aaron Tveit plays Danny–the role brought to life on the big screen by John Travolta. Vanessa Hudgens is Rizzo and Carly Rae Jepsen plays Frenchy. Jessie J will open the show performing of a new version of the Bee Gees hit “Grease (Is the Word).”

    Grease: Live airs on Fox on January 31st, and follows NBC’s lead in airing live productions. The Sound of Music Live aired in 2013, followed by Peter Pan Live in December of 2014.

    Will you tune in to see Mario Lopez, Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, and more bring Grease to the small screen?

  • Carly Rae Jepsen Joins Cast of Upcoming ‘Grease: Live’ on Fox

    Carly Rae Jepsen Joins Cast of Upcoming ‘Grease: Live’ on Fox

    Carly Rae Jepsen has joined the cast of the upcoming Grease: Live, scheduled to air on Fox in January.

    Signing on to play the role of Frenchy in the reboot of the popular musical, Carly Rae Jepsen will star alonsgide a top-notch cast.

    So far the cast includes Julianne Hough as Sandy–the role Olivia Newton-John played in the original screenplay. Les Misérables actor Aaron Tveit will play the role of Danny Zuko–first made famous by John Travolta.

    Vanessa Hudgens will play Rizzo, Keke Palmer will play Marty, and Dancing With the Stars contestant Carlos PenaVega is set to portray Kenickie. Yes, Carly Rae Jepsen is in good company bringing Grease to the small screen.

    The Canadian pop singer has made a big name for herself in the music world. Breaking onto the scene back in 2012, Carly Rae Jepsen’s breakout hit was “Call Me Maybe.”

    Definitely not a novice in the acting world, Carly Rae Jepsen starred in Cinderella on Broadway last year.

    Jepsen isn’t the only cross over from the music charts starring in Grease: Live, however. Jessie J just signed on to open the show with her own arrangement of the show’s theme song, “Grease (Is the Word).”

    Fans who don’t want to wait until January to se Carly Rae Jepsen can check out her most recent album. “Emotion” has earned her even more rave reviews.

    Grease: Live will air on Fox on January 31, 2016. Will you be tuning in to see Julianne Hough, Carly Rae Jepsen, Vanessa Hudgens, and more?

  • Jessie J Cancels Shows After Surgery, Tells Instagram Followers She’s ‘Not Ok’

    Jessie J has cancelled shows after having surgery–although she hasn’t disclosed the kind of surgery she underwent. The singer shared via social media about a week ago that she was going to have surgery. Recent Instagram posts alert fans of cancelled shows.

    “I’m going to be offline for a few days and I wanted to show you why,” Jessie J said via Instagram about a week ago.

    “PLEASE don’t keep asking me or harassing my close ones on here or anywhere for information. Its personal and I know you can respect that I just wanted to explain to my fans why I may go AWOL for a minute,” she added.

    This announcement was accompanied by the following video clip.

    A video posted by Jessie J (@isthatjessiej) on

    A couple of days ago Jessie J announced she had to cancel the shows because of her surgery. She said she was “medically advised” not to perform for a while.

    She shared the following post-op photo that she captioned, “I have seen a lot of “How are you today” comments… How am I…. *Looks up sighs and has to be honest* I am not ok… I am in a lot of pain. But I’m working on it with the doctors. We all have our moments and one of mine is now. Being human sucks when you are non stop and your body says NOPE not right now. Unexpected but I’m here trying my best to not let it win. Sometimes admitting how you really feel can be the quickest road to recovery. And PLEASE know all of your understanding, love and support helps me so much. (And the morphine) (And my Mums hugs) How are you today?
    Love Jess x”

    A photo posted by Jessie J (@isthatjessiej) on

    Jessie J had to cancel shows back in 2012. It wasn’t because of surgery that time, but for ‘vocal rest’ instead. And a few months ago she had to cancel performances due to a ‘sudden illness.’

    Hopefully whatever surgery Jessie J had that led to the cancellation of some of her shows results in a much healthier, happier singer.

    Jessie J not only feels lousy–as noted in her ‘not ok’ comment–but her messages indicate something is or was very seriously wrong.

    Fans are no doubt anxiously awaiting more information and hopefully good news about Jessie J.

  • Jessie J Defends Ariana Grande, Claims The Singer Is Not A Diva

    Ariana Grande has been having her share of hate with allegations of diva behavior, but singer Jessie J refuses to believe the rumors. Jessie J recently defended Grande, whom she collaborated with recently for the single “Bang Bang” with Nicki Minaj.

    Last week, at the William Rast debut at Lord & Taylor in New York City, Jessie J spoke to Us Weekly and told the publication why Grande was not a diva.

    “I always say, judge a person when you meet them. I’ve met Ariana, and there’s a very thin line between ‘diva’ and ‘survival.’ And a lot of people can’t [differentiate that] — and I’ve had that,” Jessie J said. “I’ve had the diva stuff. And it’s when people can’t cope with how passionate you are, and how much you care.”

    Jessie J also added that Grande was very young but “super talented” and “very sure of what she wants,” which is probably why people perceive the singer to be exacting. “I think she’s wonderful. She’s great,” said Jessie J.

    According to Yahoo!, Grande recently scrapped an Australian schedule for promotion because she didn’t like her pictures from a photo shoot, and some fans in The US were reportedly snubbed by the “Problem” singer. However, Jessie J only has praises to sing of her.

    “She’s wonderful and she’s had an extraordinary amount of success and the media sadly can’t keep celebrating that, so they have to find something that they feel people would want to be more nosily interested in,” said Jessie J.

    Meanwhile, Sweet Talker, Jessie J’s latest album, is reportedly getting so-so reviews. The New York Post gave the album 2-and-a-half stars, noting that Jessie J had “vocal gifts” but that they could sometimes produce “overblown results.”

    “Sweet Talker is at its best when the Brit pipes down a little and lets the songs do the work,” wrote the publication’s Hardeep Phull of Jessie J’s third album.

  • Nicki Minaj: Jessie J’s ‘Bang Bang’ Lands Her on UK Charts

    Nicki Minaj has landed on the singles chart in the U.K. for the first time ever. Jessie J’s new hit song, ‘Bang Bang‘ features both Minaj and Ariana Grande. It has hit the number one spot in the U.K. for singles–landing Nicki Minaj in a place she’s never been before.

    In an ironic twist, ‘Bang Bang’ isn’t doing nearly as much for Jessie J or Ariana Grande, since both have topped the U.K. charts before. Ariana Grande hit their number one spot with her hit song ‘Problem,’ and Jessie J has had two prior number one hits in the U.K. Nicki Minaj stands to gain a lot by topping the charts there. Her U.S. hit ‘Anaconda‘ is set for its British release in October.

    Check out a trailer for the ‘Bang Bang’ music video and see what all the hype is about.

    Nicki Minaj, Jessie J, and Ariana Grande are in excellent company on the U.K. singles chart this week. Sigma, featuring Paloma Faith is at the number two spot with ‘Changing.’ The number three spot is filled with Taylor Swift and ‘Shake It Off.’ Calvin Harris, featuring John Newman have the number four spot with their hit single ‘Blame.’ And the number five slot is filled by Lilly Wood and Robin Schulz with ‘Prayer in C.’

    Does landing at the number one spot on the British singles charts with Jessie J and Ariana Grande mean Nicki Minaj is a shoe-in for a huge hit when ‘Anaconda’ releases in the U.K. next month? How do you suppose people in those parts of the world will react to the music video if that, too, makes its way across the Atlantic?

    Haven’t seen it? Oh, go ahead and check that out, too. A warning, however. As with most things related to Nicki Minaj, viewing by young children (and some adults, too) isn’t recommended.