Kirstin Maldonado has special plans this holiday season…
The 30-year-old half-Mexican, part-Spanish American singer and her Pentatonix group mates will star in a new unscripted holiday special for Disney+.
Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays follows the a cappella group, which is struggling to find inspiration for their annual holiday album, and the clock is ticking. To make matters worse, their well-intentioned but misguided manager mistakenly locks them in a magic mailroom.
It is produced by Done+Dusted and executive-produced by Ashley Edens, David Jammy and Katy Mullan.
Pentatonix was formed in 2011 and subsequently won the third season of NBC‘s The Sing-Off, receiving $200,000 and a recording contract.
Pentatonix have won three Grammy Awards: they were the first a cappella act to win Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, doing so in 2015 and 2016 and Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2017.
The 29-year-old half-Mexican, part-Spanish American singer and her Pentatonix group mates are facing off against Wilson Phillips on Sunday night’s new episode of Celebrity Family Feud.
In a clip from the upcoming episode of the primetime ABC game show, premiering exclusively on Billboard, host Steve Harvey introduces the Grammy-winning a cappella group.
“Y’all can sing,” Harvey tells the quintet.
Harvey introduces each individual member — Scott Hoying, Maldonado, Matt Sallee, Mitch Grassi and Kevin Olusola — and pays special attention to the “smooth” pronunciation of beatboxer Olusola’s last name.
Pentatonix recently released a deluxe edition of their latest album The Lucky Ones on September 10, via RCA Records, following up the album’s initial February 12 release with seven additional songs.
One of those new tracks is “Midnight in Tokyo,” for which PTX joined forces with all-female Japanese vocal group Little Glee Monster and released a music video along with the deluxe edition.
Tune in to Celebrity Family Feud at 8:00 pm ET on Sunday night on ABC to see Pentatonix take on Wilson Phillips for harmonic supremacy.
Kirstin Maldonado is counting down to Christmas in an entertaining way…
The 28-year-old Mexican & Spanish American singer and her Pentatonix group mates are ringing in the annual countdown to the season but with a sonic twist in their new “12 Days of Christmas” music video.
Starting midway on the sixth day of Christmas, the five golden singers in the Grammy-winning a cappella group – Maldonado, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee – deliver their verses with a wide range of genres, including hip-hop, electro-pop, island folk and more, predominantly backed by Olusola’s beatboxing.
“The PTX holiday cheer continues as we countdown to Christmas with our version of ’12 Days of Christmas,'” Pentatonix wrote on their social media. “We had fun putting our touch on this iconic Christmas song!”
Their funky-yet-festive rendition of “12 Days of Christmas” is the first song on their sixth holiday set We Need a Little Christmas, which peaked at No. 4 on Billboard‘s Top Holiday Albums chart, dated November 28.
The five-piece group also released holiday visuals for “Thank You” and “Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)” off the Christmas album.
The 28-year-old half-Mexican & part-Spanish American singer and her Pentatonix group mates have released the official music video for PTX’s cover of Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over” the 2018 single from her debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Pentatonix’s version of the song appears on their At Home EP, which was released last month. It follows the release of singles “Home” and “Blinding Lights.”
Pentatonix arranged, recorded and produced their latest EP while quarantining in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their latest video appears to follow suit.
Although the group members maintain social distance in the clip, their voices meld together in a cappella harmonies, adeptly capturing the reflective vibe of the original song.
“We are huge fans of Billie! Billie is so well known for her amazing production, and we knew the beautiful melody and moody vibe of ‘When the Party’s Over’ could be well suited to a stripped-down, harmonically lush arrangement,” Maldonado told Rolling Stone. “We had so much fun creating the song and video.”
Pentatonix will be releasing videos for their At Homesongs “Break My Heart” and “Dreams” on July 15th and July 22nd, respectively.
Kirstin Maldonado is turning on the (blinding) lights…
The 28-year-old half-Mexican & part-Spanish American singer and her Pentatonix group mates have released the video for their cover of The Weekend’s “Blinding Lights.”
In the clip, the Grammy-winning a cappella groupappear in their respective homes, belting the infectious hook with harmonies and a capella instrumentals.
Pentatonix’s “Blinding Lights” video follows the release of last month’s “Home” mash-up, in which the group blended lyrics from hits about home, a fitting song for the world’s shelter-at-home moment due to the coronavirus pandemic.
PTX’s take on “Blinding Lights” appears on the The Sing-Off-winning group’s new At Home EP, which was recorded while the group was in quarantine in separate homes. It was released last week.
Pentatonix will be dropping videos from the project weekly throughout July.
The 26-year-old half-Mexican/part-Spanish American singer and her Pentatonix group mates will be hitting the road this spring for their upcoming world tour, and they spilled all the details of what fans can expect in a new video, premiering exclusively on Billboard.
In the clip, the five singers sit down with Live Nationto answer questions about the tour and get quizzed about their fellow bandmates.
“A lot of new music!” Maldonado says of what to expect, while Scott Hoyingpromises “fun,” “choreo” and “belting” at each show.
Next, the a cappella group plays a rapid-fire round of superlatives, naming which of their bandmates is the biggest prankster (Kirstin), the messiest (a toss-up) and always late (also Kirstin, though beatboxer Kevin Olusolapoints silently to himself).
Another fun fact? If the band could change their name, original members Maldonado, Hoying and Mitch Grassiall agree it would be — wait for it — Fifth Harmony! The girl group may have announced their indefinite hiatus in March 2018, but it’s a good thing CamilaCabello & Co. laid claim to the moniker during The X Factor back in 2012.
Pentatonix: The World Tourkicks off May 11 at the Oracle Arenain Oakland, California.
PENTATONIX: THE WORLD TOUR Dates
05/11/2019
Oakland, CA
Oracle Arena
05/14/2019
Fresno, CA
Save Mart Center
05/16/2019
Inglewood, CA
The Forum
05/19/2019
Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
05/21/2019
Tulsa, OK
BOK Center
05/23/2019
San Antonio, TX
AT&T Center
05/25/2019
Huntsville, AL
Von Braun Center
05/26/2019
Louisville, KY
KFC Yum! Center
05/30/2019
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
06/01/2019
Orlando, FL
Amway Center
06/02/2019
Augusta, GA
James Brown Arena
06/04/2019
Allentown, PA
PPL Center
06/06/2019
New York, NY
Madison Square Garden
06/08/2019
Worcester, MA
DCU Center
06/09/2019
Atlantic City, NJ
Mark G. Etess Arena
06/11/2019
Montreal, QC
Centre Bell
06/13/2019
Uncasville, CT
Mohegan Sun
06/15/2019
Grand Rapids, MI
Van Andel Arena
06/16/2019
Columbus, OH
Nationwide Arena
06/18/2019
Milwaukee, WI
Fiserv Forum
06/20/2019
Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena
06/22/2019
Moline, IL
TaxSlayer Center
06/23/2019
Green Bay, WI
Resch Center
06/25/2019
St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
06/26/2019
Fargo, ND
Fargodome
06/28/2019
Calgary, AB
Scotiabank Saddledome
06/30/2019
Edmonton, AB
Rogers Place
07/02/2019
Vancouver, BC
Rogers Arena
07/03/2019
Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Dome
07/06/201907/07/2019
Las Vegas, NVStateline, NV
Mandalay Bay Events CenterLake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys +
08/11/2019
Maryland Heights, MO
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/13/2019
Kansas City, MO
Starlight Theatre
08/14/2019
Springfield, IL
Illinois State Fairgrounds +
08/15/2019
Highland Park, IL
Ravinia Festival +
08/17/2019
Des Moines, IA
Iowa State Fair +
08/19/2019
Brandon, MS
Brandon Amphitheater
08/20/2019
Orange Beach, AL
The Wharf Amphitheater
08/22/2019
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
08/24/2019
Jacksonville, FL
Dailey’s Place
08/26/2019
Columbia, MD
Merriweather Post Pavilion
08/27/2019
Canandaigua, NY
Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC
Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays follows the a cappella group, which is struggling to find inspiration for their annual holiday album, and the clock is ticking. To make matters worse, their well-intentioned but misguided manager mistakenly locks them in a magic mailroom.
