Cardi B to Appear in The Late Late Show’s Latest “Carpool Karaoke” Segment with James Corden

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Cardi B is hitting the carpool (karaoke)lane…

The 26-year-old half-Dominican rap superstar is set to appear on The Late Late Show’s “Carpool Karaoke” segment with host James Corden, scheduled to air this Monday, December 17.

The unlikely duo drive around Los Angeles, pausing briefly for a parking lesson for the Bronx-born rapper.

Cardi B was a regular cast member on the VH1 reality series Love & Hip Hop: New York. Her “I Like It” single was the first by a female rapper to have multiple No. 1 songs on the charts, and she also scored a similarly lofty perch with her Maroon 5 collaboration, “Girls Like You.”

Time magazine has named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

She’s had three No. 1 singles, seven Grammy nominations, three American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, nine BET Hip-Hop Awards, and a Billboard Music Award.

Jennifer Lopez to Appear in James Corden’s Second “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special”

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Jennifer Lopez is headed back to the Carpool lane…

The 46-year-old Puerto Rican singer/actress and World of Dance judge will be a featured guest on James Corden’s second The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special for CBS, scheduled to air on Monday, May 22 at 10:00 pm ET.

Lopez, who has already appeared as a passenger in Corden’s popular Carpool Karaoke segment, garnering some 56 million views on YouTube alone, will join him in another of his Late Late Show franchises: a Toddlerography dance lesson.

Corden will begin the show with a special musical performance, as well as share some of his favorite moments as host of CBS’ late-night franchise.

The Late Late Show holds the YouTube record for the most watched late-night clip with “Adele Carpool Karaoke,” which has 156 million views.

Last year’s Carpool Karaoke primetime special snagged the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special.

Trujillo & His Metallica Bandmates to Appear on CBS’ “Carpool Karoake: The Series”

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Robert Trujillo is sharing a special ride…

The 52-year-old Mexican American musician and his Metallica bandmates will belt out their hits in CBS’ Carpool Karoake: The Series, which will be streamed on Apple Music, the portal’s first series.

Based on James Corden’s Late Late Show popular segment that has become a viral video sensation, Carpool Karaoke: The Series will feature 16 celebrity hosts — one of whom is Corden, paired with Will Smith — riding along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don’t expect to see big stars belting out songs one lane over.

In addition to Corden, Smith, Metallica, those appearing in the series include Shaquille O’Neal, Seth MacFarlane, Billy Eichner, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Ariana Grande, Chelsea Handler, Blake Shelton, Michael Strahan, Jeff Gordon, John Cena and more.

In a panel for the show at the Television Critics’ Association summer press tour, Corden addressed what the series means for the famed bit on The Late Late Show. “I’m still going to see my kid on the weekends,” said Corden. “This just became a wonderful platform to see these people in a such an intimate environment. I don’t feel it’s mine.”

Carpool Karaoke is produced by CBS Television Studios and Fulwell 73. Corden and Ben Winston serve as co-creators and executive producers along with executive producer and showrunner Eric Pankowski.

Lovato to Help Celebrate the Music of the Bee Gees at This Year’s Grammy Awards

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Demi Lovato is about to experience a little Night Fever…

The 24-year-old part-Mexican American singer/actress is set to make a special appearance at this year’s Grammy Awards.

Lovato, a first-time Grammy nominee this year (for her album Confident In the Best Pop Vocal Album category), will join Andra Day, Tori Kelly and Little Big Town for a collaborative performance celebrating the music of the Bee Gees and the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Fever.

They join a growing list of performers that includes Beyonce, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, Daft Punk, Adele, Metallica with Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood, Bruno Mars, Keith Urban, Anderson .Paak, A Tribe Called Quest and many others.

The Grammy Awards will take place February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with host James Corden. It will be broadcast live at 8:00 pm EST on CBS.

Trujillo & Metallica to Share Grammy Awards Stage with Lady Gaga

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Robert Trujillo will be going gaga at the Grammys…

The 52-year-old Mexican American musician and his Metallica bandmates, previously announced performers at this year’s Grammy Awards, will be taking the stage with Lady Gaga.

Fresh off her acclaimed Super Bowl LI halftime show, Lady Gaga will mash up with Metallica for a very special one-time hook-up on the show airing Sunday.

Metallica was recently forced to postpone a show in Copenhagen due to vocal issues affecting singer James Hetfield. But back on January 14, the metal icons teased “something very unique and special” in store when they announced they would be hitting the Grammy stage again.

“It’s been three years since we were lucky enough to participate in the awards show when we last performed with world-renowned Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang and we’re thrilled to be asked back,” the wrote. “We have something very unique and special planned for this celebratory night, so tune in to watch on CBS-TV.”

The Grammy Awards will take place on February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with host James Corden. It will be broadcast live at 8 :00 pm EST on CBS.

Following the show, Trujillo and his bandmates will rush over from their performance at Staples Center in downtown L.A. to Hollywood to perform as part of “Citi Sound Vault,” Citi‘s new live music initiative in conjunction with Live Nation.

Mars Performing at This Year’s Grammy Awards

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Bruno Mars is set to take the Grammy stage…

The 31-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter will perform at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy has announced.

This will be the four-time Grammy winner’s fifth Grammy performance and his first in four years.

He’s also nominated in this year’s album of the year category for his work on Adele‘s 25. While working together, Adele and Mars initially looked to create an uptempo song. But they ended up coming up with the “dramatic ballad,” “All I Ask,” which earned him an iHeart Music Award nomination for Best Cover Song.

Mars joins previously announced performers Adele, John Legend, Metallica, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban.

The Grammy Awards will take place February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with host James Corden. It will be broadcast live at 8:00 pm EST on CBS.

Carey Performs “All I Want for Christmas” on James Corden’s Holiday-Themed “Carpool Karaoke” Segment

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Mariah Carey is Carpooling for Christmas…

Late Late Show host James Corden pulled out all the stops for his latest installment of Carpool Karaoke, a rousing rendition of the half-Venezuelan American singer’s holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas,” kicked off by the diva herself.

It all starts with Carey and Corden belting out the insta-classic holiday single as they drive around town. Then, several past A-list Carpool Karaoke guests chime in in through video cuts, including Lady Gaga, Adele, Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas, Elton John, Selena Gomez, Chris Martin, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Gwen Stefani.

It’s Carey’s second appearance on Corden’s popular “Carpool Karaoke” segment.

Blacc to Participate in Netflix’s Animated Beatles-Themed Series “Beat Bugs”

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Aloe Blacc is getting animated…

The 37-year-old Panamanian American singer-songwriter has been added to the voice cast of Netflix’s animated musical series Beat Bugs.

There’s no word yet on Blacc’s role/participation on the kids show inspired by the songs of The Beatles.

The series follows five best friends who together discover life’s most important lessons in an overgrown suburban backyard. The Beat Bugs live out these childhood adventures to the words and music of The Beatles.

“Because I’m able to tell [the story] through streaming episodes, you’re able to engage in cinematic storytelling,” says creator Josh Wakely. “To do Pixar-level storytelling was really the intention from the beginning.”

Beat Bugs incorporates more than 50 songs from the John Lennon/Paul McCartney ‘Northern Songs’ catalog and features covers by P!nk, Eddie Vedder, James Corden, Regina Spektor, Of Monsters and Men, The Shins, Chris Cornell, Rod Stewart, Jennifer Hudson, Robbie Williams, Tori Kelly and Sia.

Beat Bugs will premiere its 13-episode first season globally on August 3 on Netflix, and Season 2 on November 18.

Gomez Joins The Late Late Show’s James Corden for His Latest Carpool Karaoke Session

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is hitting the carpool lane…

The 23-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress joined The Late Late Show host James Corden for his latest installment of Carpool Karaoke, and Gomez gave the British comedian/host a commute he’ll never forget.

Not satisfied with singing in the car, Gomez decided it was time to shake up Corden’s route to work on The Late Late Show on Monday, June 20, by stopping by one of Los Angeles’ theme parks and taking him for a ride on a roller coaster, singing her hit “Come & Get It” during the ride’s ups and downs.

Proving she’s fearless, Gomez had little problem singing the lyrics to the song as she zoomed around the track, while a terrified Corden spent most of the ride clutching on for dear life.

Later Gomez and Corden talked about her ginger obsession, went through a McDonald’s drive-through and sang their hearts out to Taylor Swift‘s “Shake It Off.”

The highly entertaining clip has already been viewed more than 10 million times on YouTube.

Miranda Appears in james Corden’s Broadway-Themed “Carpool Karaoke” Segment

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Lin-Manuel Miranda is (car)poolin’ around…

Late Late Show star James Corden, the host for the upcoming Tony Awards, brought the 36-year-old Puerto Rican Broadway star along for his latest Carpool Karaoke segment.

Dedicated to The Great White Way, Corden called on Miranda, Audra McDonald, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski to help get him through city traffic.

While navigating Manhattan, they sang tunes from Miranda’s Tony Award-nominated musical Hamilton, Les Misérables and other Broadway productions.

The video has already garnered more than 2.4 million views on YouTube.

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