Ally Brooke Announces First-Ever Solo Tour, “My Time to Shine”

Ally Brooke Hernandezis taking her show on the road…

The 26-year-old Mexican American singer and former Fifth Harmony member, who finished in third place on this season of Dancing With the Stars, is going on tour.

Ally Brooke Hernandez 

Ally Brooke, who recently released her latest single “No Good,” took to Instagramto announce that she’s been “cooking up something,” taking a cake out of the oven in the video to reveal the dates to her first-ever solo tour. 

She’ll be performing at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City on March 16 and the El Rey Theaterin Los Angeles on April 7, with more dates to be announced. 

Tickets for the tour, fittingly titled My Time to Shine, will go on sale Friday, December 6 at 10:00 am.

“I CAN’T WAIT TO SHINE WITH Y’ALL NEXT YEAR!!” she wrote in the caption. 

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Ally Brooke is “Wannabe” Perfection on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”

Ally Brooke Hernandez is spicing things up on Dancing with the Stars

The 26-year-old Mexican American singer and former Fifth Harmony member continues to slay on the ABC celebrity ballroom dancing competition, delivering a high-energy samba to the Spice Girls‘ “Wannabe” this week.

Ally Brooke Dancing with the Stars

Complete with a leopard ensemble and curly hair, Ally Brooke and her partner Sasha Farber executed the dance’s classic moves so flawlessly, it was hard to tell who the professional was. 

The performance earned Ally Brooke a perfect score from the judges, and Ally took to Twitter to share how “emotional” she felt about the love.   

Ally Brooke Earns Perfect Score for Her Paso Doble on “Dancing with the Stars”

Ally Brooke Hernandezis celebrating perfection

The 26-year-old Mexican American singer and former Fifth Harmony member, simply known as Ally Brooke, completed a perfect paso doble in her most recent performance on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

Ally Brooke "Dancing with the Stars"

For round eight, Ally Brooke and her dancing partner Sasha Farberperformed a routine to her recent single “Higher,” with Matoma. Ally Brooke began the performance at the mic, delivering the vocals for real impact. 

It was all class and substance and the judges loved it, giving the pair a perfect score of 30 out of 30, the first ace of the season. 

Ally Brooke broke down in tears with the result, which sees her and Farber hit the top of the leaderboard.

Len Goodman praised her good technique and high performance. Fellow judge Carrie Ann Inaba didn’t hold anything back when she reflected on Ally Brooke’s transformation into a “superstar.” She added, “Ally, it’s just amazing. My mind is blown and you better work, honey.” 

Ally Brooke Hernandez Releases WW International Campaign Track “The Truth Is In There”

Ally Brooke Hernandez is revealing her Truth

The 25-year-old Mexican American singer and former Fifth Harmony member has debuted her new song titled “The Truth Is In There.” 

Ally Brooke Hernandez,

It’s part of WW International’s (formerly Weight Watchers) new Wellness that Workscampaign.

The pop single features Hernandez’s smooth voice cycling through uplifting lyrics: “It’s undeniable/ But we can see/ That we’re all beautiful/ It’s more than physical/ More than skin deep/ ‘Cause we’re all magical.”

The beat continues to heat up as Hernandez shares her message of positivity: “Look inside, just look inside, it’s all inside/‘Cause the truth is in there.”

The former Fifth Harmony member shared news of the release via Twitter, writing, “It’s out!”

Ally Brooke Hernandez to Release Cover of the Wham! Holiday Classic “Last Christmas”

Ally Brooke Hernandez is ready for a Wham!-tastic holiday…

The 25-year-old Mexican American singer and former Fifth Harmony member, who is set to perform at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, is set to release a cover of the Wham! holiday classic, “Last Christmas.”

Ally Brooke Hernandez 

Ally Brooke took to Twitter to announce the news, adding that she’ll be performing the classic tune at the Macy’s parade.

“It’s been one of the biggest dreams of mine to release a Christmas song and now I finally get to,” she wrote. “One of my favorite Christmas songs of all time.”

The song will be released on November 16.

Ally Brooke Hernandez Debuts New Spanish Track “Vámonos” at Fusion Festival

Ally Brooke Hernandez is embracing her Spanish roots…

The 25-year-old Mexican American singer and former Fifth Harmony member has a new Latin-pop song called “Vámonos,” which she debuted live over the weekend at Fusion Festival in Liverpool, U.K.

Ally Brooke Hernandez

“VAMANOS FUSION FEST!!!” the Fifth Harmony singer — now focusing on her solo career– wrote on Twitter, where she posted a short video from the fest.

The footage doesn’t show the entiresong, but you can hear the lyrics of the chorus: “Vámonos, vámonos, vámonos, pero a la cama, a la cama, a la cama, no.”

Her performance to the upbeat, Spanish-language track was dance-heavy, with several backup dancers included in the choreography.

“First show tomorrow…been working hard,” the singer said on Twitter the day before her set at Fusion Fest.

No word on whether “Vámonos” will be an official single, but Brooke did recently confirm she’s signed a solo recording deal with Latium Entertainment/Atlantic Records. Since Fifth Harmony’s hiatus, she’s contributed vocals to DJ Topic‘s “Perfect” and Lost Kings‘ “Look at Us Now.”

Hernandez shared one clip of “Vamonos,” while fans at the show supplied some more on social media.

Cabello & Hernandez’s FifthHarmony Advances to “The X Factor” Semifinals

Camila Cabello and Ally Brooke Hernandez have been Carey’ed into the semifinals on The X Factor…

Following Wednesday night’s inspired performance of Demi Lovato’s “Give Your Heart a Break” and less-impressive rendition of Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain,” the Latina singers – both members of the Simon Cowell-created all-girl group FifthHarmony – found themselves singing for their lives on Fox’s reality singing competition.

FifthHarmony

Following the instant elimination of CeCe Frey, it was revealed that FifthHarmony and Diamond White would have to perform for the judges’ save.

Cabello, Hernandez and the ladies performed Mariah Carey’s “Anytime You Need a Friend,” making it a point to give each member of the group an individual moment to shine. Then White sang LeeAnn Womack’s “I Hope You Dance.”

Cowell and Britney Spears (White’s mentor) each voted to keep their act in the competition, but L.A. Reid and Lovato both picked FifthHarmony to move forward to the semifinals.

Here’s a look at the final rankings for this week:

4. FifthHarmony
3. Emblem5
2. Carly Rose Sonenclar
1. Tate Stevens

Garcia Takes On Tina Turner on Fox’s “The X Factor”

Following her impressive performance on The X Factor, Jennel Garcia shouldn’t lose one minute of sleep

During Wednesday night’s episode of Fox’s reality singing competition, which saw the Top 12 sing songs by the divas like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston,  the 18-year-old half-Puerto Rican singer kicked off the show with a rousing rendition of Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary.”

Jennel Garcia

In her mentoring session, Garcia’s mentor, Demi Lovato, encouraged the “rock star next door” to perform “for the audience,” saying she wanted America to see Garcia could be one of the divas in the future.

“[You] started this thing out with a bang,” proclaimed judge L.A. Reid. “You just returned to the competition; that smoked!”

Britney Spears agreed.

“Tina would be proud,” declared Britney Spears after the show-stopping performance that saw Garcia, dressed in a white fringed top and leggings, working the entire stage. “You nailed it!”

Even Simon Cowell, who had been critical of Lovato’s mentoring of Garcia last week, acknowledged the singer’s return to form.

“You are back in the game; that’s what we wanted,” said Cowell. “You look better, you sound better, you were having more fun. Like a different person. I’m glad you listened to me.”

And Lovato beamed with pride at her protégé’s job well-done.

“I’m so unbelievely proud of you,” said Lovato. “What a way to kick off the night. You do look amazing and I think together we really nailed it.”

The other Latinas in the competition, Ally Brooke (Hernandez) and Camila Cabello – members of FifthHarmony, received rave review as well.

Dressed in all-angelic-white, the all-girl group performed a beautiful rendition of Mariah Carey’s “Hero,” one that had Cowell, their mentor and group-maker, grinning throughout the performance.

“There’s something really lovable about all of you,” said Reid. “You picked a really tough song, and I think you struggled in the beginning honestly. But somewhere in there it turned into a really great performance.”

Lovato agreed.

“I was really worried that I was going to be bored, but you guys, your voices just killed it,” raved Lovato.

Cowell, who created the group from singers who hadn’t advanced as soloists after the show’s audition period, urged people to cast their votes.

“Maybe this isn’t a one horse race. Maybe there’s a chance that five girls with brilliant voices could actually win this show,” said Cowell. “And I want America to pick up the phone to vote for you!”

Garcia Channels Joan Jett on “The X Factor”

The X Factor finalist Jennel Garcia loves rocknroll… And, she’s not afraid to sing about it…

The 18-year-old half-Puerto Rican singer, who named Pat Benatar as one of her idols during her impressive initial audition for Fox’s reality singing competition, performed another female rock superstar’s music during Wednesday’s episode.

Jennel Garcia

Singing live for America’s votes for the very first time this season, Garcia – dressed in an all-black outfit, including glittered pants and a leather jacket, and yellow Dr. Martens – performed Joan Jett & The Blackheart’s “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” as part of the show’s “songs from the movies” theme.

Garcia’s performance received a mixed response from the judges. L.A. Reid said it was “good,” but said it lacked originality, while Simon Cowell said it was a “parody.”

“I think you’ve got to challenge yourself on these songs, because it was a pretty much a straight cover,” said Cowell. “And you’re better than this.”

But Garcia’s mentor, Demi Lovato, had a rebuttal ready.

“Look around in this audience, all of the girls are going crazy,” said Lovato. “And I guarantee that they would buy a ticket to her concert.”

Meanwhile, the other two Latinas in the competition, Camila Cabello and Ally Brooke, showed great improvement over last week’s performance.

Now called FifthHarmony, Cabello and Ally’s all-girl group performed Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years” to rave reviews from the judges.

“I have to tell you that I was impressed with your singing,” declared Reid. “I think you guys nailed it; I think you figured out exactly how to start the song and who should finish the song.”

Britney Spears concurred.

“This week from last week it’s night and day,” said Spears. “You guys just shined the whole way, you really did. I was really impressed.”

FifthHarmony’s mentor Cowell, too, was impressed.

“The transformation week on week has been enormous; I think there’ something incredibly exciting about your potential,” said Cowell. “I really genuinely can feel something special. I thought the vocals were stunning, the performance was fantastic. I could not be more proud of you.”