VIDEO: Austin Mahone Sings and Dances at Q102’s Springle Ball 2012 in Philly

Austin Mahone at the 2012 Springle Ball in Philly

YouTube singing sensation Austin Mahone performed at his first Q102 Springle Ball last week.

The annual music event was held at the Wells Fargo Event Center in Philadelphia to a packed crowd of almost 15,000 people.

Mahone performed his new single 11:11 (Make a wish) and showed off some of his dance skills that he has been working on in preparation for the show.

Watch Austin Mahone Perform at the 2012 Springle Ball

The 2012 Springle Ball has been the largest audience Mahone has performed in front of since he started his career – and we suggest he get used to it because his career is just starting to take off.

And if performing in Philly wasn't exciting enough... Austin got to meet Cody Simpson!

Austin Mahone and Cody Simpson - 2012

Mahone recently moved to Miami Florida and hired a manager and career consultant and is in the processing of securing a record deal with a record label.

RELATED: Austin Mahone Moves To Miami Searching For Record Deal

Mahone has taken the internet by storm and is set to launch a great career - good luck Austin!

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VIDEO: Justin Bieber Appears in 100th Saturday Night Live Digital Short – EPIC!

Justin Bieber appears on Saturday Night Live 5/12/12

Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live last night for the May 12th episode to take part in the celebration of SNL’s 100th Digital Short.

Bieber in SNL Digital Short

In was an epic video that included cast members from previous shorts, as well as host Will Ferrell, Justin Timberlake, Andy Samberg, Usher, and of course Justin Bieber!

Now, the idea behind the video is a bit crude so we’re not going to spoil the plot…. But let’s just say… it’s kind of over the top – even for Justin Bieber!

Watch Justin Bieber on SNL’s 100th Digital Short

See? What did I tell you… But now that Justin is 18 we figure he is free to do this kind of comedy now and then.

Last night's SNL was hosted by Will Ferrell and the musical guest was Usher. Maybe the Bieber / Usher friendship is how Justin ended up in the video.

It was good to see Bieber smile and have fun as it seems like over the last six months he’s barley cracked a smile while he gets his hip hop thug phase behind him.

He looked really clean cut and, well…. normal!

Good job Justin!

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PHOTOS: Justin Bieber Buys a Smart Car, Paints it Black and Calls it his Swag Car

Justin Bieber's new Smart "Swag" Car

Justin Bieber added to his automobile collection this week with the purchase of a $20,000 Smart Car.

Now, to be fair, Bieber already owns a Land Rover, Fisker Karma, Ferrari, and a Cadillac CTS-V with suicide doors that he has named the “Batmobile”

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After Justin purchased the Eco-friendly Car, he painted it flat black and had the “Smart Car” brand tag changed to read “Swag Car”.

The base price for a Smart Car is around $11,000, and can jump with all the options like power windows and seats and other features to more than $20,000. They get 33mpg city and 40mph highway, which doesn’t seem very good for a car that small.

Bieber was spotted leaving a Ducati store in Beverly Hills where he jumped into his new ride and almost ran over a pedestrian in the process.

Watch Justin Bieber Drive Off in his new Swag Car

The Bieb’s new ride is so small that his body guards have to follow behind him in a separate car, we’re not sure yet if Selena AND Justin can fit in the tiny set of wheels at the same time.

Bieber's bodyguard chases after the new "Swag Car"

Updated Smart Car logo now reads "Swag Car"

I don’t know about you…. But this new toy kind of seems about the farthest thing from swag as you can get.

But then again, it was successful in gaining Bieber attention, and posts like this one on every tabloid blog in the world!

Well played young man…. Well played!

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PHOTO - Did Austin Mahone Just Get A Tattoo?

Austin Mahone sporting a new tattoo?

Did YouTube singing sensation Austin Mahone get a new tattoo?

Millions of female fans want to know the answer after Mahone posted a Keek showing him and his buddies goofing around at the beach last week.

Mahone's new tattoo?

Austin’s friend Alex Constancio was the one who actually uploaded the video.

In the Keek video below, a shirtless Austin Mahone can be seen trying to open a bottle of soda without a bottle opener, and it is clear that he is sporting a new tattoo under his left arm and above his bathing suit.



Mahone’s alter ego Justin Bieber has a similar tattoo under his left arm that symbolizes the word for Jesus in Hebrew writing symbols.

Related: Is Austin Mahone close to a record deal?
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But after a close look at Austin’s new ink we suspect his is simply a temporary tattoo and not a permanent one.

What do you think? Is it real or fake?

InfoStar says FAKE!

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VIDEO - Justin Bieber Creates New Boy Band – Postpones Upcoming “Believe” Album

Justin Bieber, Adam Levine and Kenny Hamilton in the studio

In what teen Popstar Justin Bieber says is both happy and sad news, he has announced the formation of a new boy band and the postponement of his upcoming album “Believe”.

Bieber’s new super group will be called “The Whirling Dervishes” and consist of Bieber, his bodyguard Kenny Hamilton, and “The Voice” judge Adam Levine.

Bieber made the announcement with his fellow band mates earlier this week on a video made while working in the studio.



Prank! It’s good to see Justin looking so chipper and happy and we miss the days when his practical jokes were a daily event.

And, oh yea… there is no new band, and Believe is still on track for release and his new single “Boyfriend” is just around the corner.

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Photos - Singer Jackie Evancho Joins Robert Redford For Her First Movie Role!

Robert Redford and Jackie Evancho on the movie set

Well, who says coming in second place in a singing competition won’t get you anywhere. Just ask crossover singer Jackie Evancho!

Since her adventure on “America’s Got Talent” a couple of years ago, 12-year-old Evancho has parlayed her second place showing into not only a gold record and successful PBS appearance, but now she is making a movie with none other than Robert Redford.

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Evancho will be seen later this year in the Robert Redford directed thriller “The Company You Keep”. This is Jackie's first major movie production and she says she loved the entire experience!

Watch Jackie's Interview on WTAE Pittsburgh

The movie will star Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Sam Elliott, Nick Nolte, and Susan Sarandon.

"The Company You Keep" chronicles the story of a former Weather Underground militant wanted by the FBI for 30 years, who must go on the run when his true identity is exposed by a young, ambitious reporter hell-bent on making a name for himself.

Redford plays the former radical at the center of this nationwide manhunt and LaBeouf, the determined journalist doggedly chasing him and his story, and young Jackie Evancho will play Redford’s daughter who recently lost her mother and is unaware of her father's militant past.

Evancho and Redford during a break on set

Jackie Evancho and Robert Redford filming

Evancho will play Redford's daughter in the movie

On set in Vancouver  during principal filming 

Evancho laughs as the director yells "Cut"

"The Company You Keep" was filmed in Vancouver and is currently in post-production - which means all the principal photography is complete and it’s all up to the guys in the editing bay to splice together all the pieces and add the music soundtrack to create the final product.

To date there is no movie trailer available but we will add it to this page once we can get out hands on it.

Producer Nicolas Chartier says,

"This is an edge-of-your-seat thriller about real Americans who stood for their beliefs, thinking they were patriots and defending their country's ideals against their government. It is absolutely amazing to have Shia LaBeouf, arguably the brightest young star in Hollywood today paired with the global icon Robert Redford."

Evancho is no stranger to being behind the camera.

Jackie has been on almost every talk show known to man including The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Piers Morgan Tonight, The Talk, Jay Leno, and has had guest appearances on Britain’s Got Talent, Christmas at Rockefeller Center, Disney Christmas Special, and PBS Great Performances.

Evancho has even sang the national anthem for the NHL and had guest spots on the TV series Wizards of Waverly Place and has an uncredited appearance for her role in the movie “She’s Out of My League”.

We can’t wait to see the movie and think it’s very cool that Jackie is exploring ALL her options that are being presented to her.

God speed Jackie Evancho!

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Video - Austin Mahone On The Verge Of Fame – Is He Close To A Record Deal?

Austin Mahone on stage performing at his first sold out show 

We first ran across Austin Mahone about a year ago when we started seeing his name floating around the internet. We watched a few of his early YouTube music videos and decided he had a long way to go to before becoming the next Justin Bieber.

That was a little over a year ago.

Today, 15-year-old Austin Mahone seems perched on the edge of tremendous fame – and if he’s not careful he is going to be one of the next big teen idol sensations.

By November of 2011 Austin had recorded a cover of Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe” that now has over 9 million views – more views initially than Bieber’s original trailer, and he also sold out his first two concerts in Houston Texas.

A few weeks later he traveled to Chicago for a meet and greet and the fans swelled to such large numbers the cops had to shut it down and send everyone away.

And a lot of Austin’s fans learned for the first time last year that his father died when he was just sixteen months old, and as an only child he and his mother, Michele Mahone, moved to La Vernia Texas when she remarried. That's where it all began for Austin.

After his mom’s second marriage ended the two moved to San Antonio where Austin was recognized by so many girls in his new High School that he had to quit and start home schooling. And the rest, as they say… is history.

Austin was recently featured on FOX 4 News TV in San Antonio where we learned even more about the young singer and his best friend Alex Constancio.



Also last year, without a record deal or an original single, Mahone debuted at No. 38 on Billboard's Social 50, a chart that combines Web presence and sales. Mahone ranked higher than Demi Lovato, 50 Cent and Jennifer Lopez and almost tied with Beyoncé.

Mahone was the youngest person on the list.

So far in 2012 Popstar Magazine has done a photo shoot with Mahone, he has sold out shows in New York, Aurora Illinois, and Texas, recorded a cover of Bruno Mars, and announced to his twitter followers that he was ready to release his first original single on Valentine’s Day.



Austin has also helped jump-start the new popular social video service called Keek. With help from his friend Alex, Austin has one of the most popular and most viewed Keek channels and has helped bring attention to the relatively new service.

Mahone has also become popular with his Friday evening live chats on Ustream and frequently has thousands of young fans tune in to watch his show. In fact, he doesn’t even call it Ustream anymore but rather Austream.

Austin Mahone performing to sold out crowd in New York

Over the last 12 months Austin and his mother, Michele, have traveled to New York, Los Angeles, and Florida, and he has tweeted pictures of himself inside a recording studio making some wonder if he was close to a record deal.

Related: Austin Mahone Shirtless Pics and Video!!!

You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to see that this kid is on the verge of a breakout and that the right people have finally started to take notice.

After all, 14-year-old Greyson Chance only uploaded ONE video of him covering Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi and has since been signed by Ellen DeGeneres, released his debut album, toured with Cody Simpson, has a 2012 tour of Asia and North America planned, and is already working on his second album – proving it CAN happen if the right people are involved.

So congratulations Austin! We wish you nothing but the best. Now go get ‘em and make us proud!!!

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VIDEO - Justin Bieber and Stevie Wonder Unite for “Someday At Christmas” Duet – Classic!

Stevie Wonder and Justin Bieber sing Some Day at Christmas

Sometimes in life things come around full circle.

I remember right when Justin Bieber started to become famous, I watched the YouTube video of him singing Stevie Wonder’s “Someday at Christmas” when he was only 12-years-old.

Bieber’s voice was as pure as it could get - standing alone on that stage in Stratford Ontario - not even aware that in a very short time his life was going to be changed forever.

In fact, I still occasionally watch that video to remind myself how pure and innocent his voice was. See if you agree…



Doesn’t that just give you goose bumps? I mean really…

Then, a few years later, Bieber graced the stage at the White House and had the amazing opportunity to sing the very same song in front of President and Mrs. Obama and their two daughters.

It was good, but you could tell his nerves may have got the best of him – but it was still good. See if you agree…



Not bad right?

But last night Justin had the rarest opportunity of all – to sing “Someday at Christmas” with the man himself… Stevie Wonder!

Justin joined Stevie on stage at the "Stevie’s House Full of Toys" benefit concert at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and they both did what they do so well.



Not bad eh?

Well… actually, we thought it was a bit weak and seemed as if it had been thrown together at the last minute and only rehearsed once.

Justin started late, sang flat in some places and was terribly sharp at the end. It seemed like neither one of them knew what the other was going to do.

I guess you really can’t out master the master after all.

In the end I still go back to that little 12 year old kid, alone on the stage in Stratford, singing his heart out in a talent contest without the bright glare of the World staring at him.

Sometimes it’s the simple things that are the sweetest.

Know what I mean?

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The 'Situations' Dad Talks about Mike’s Sex Tape Problems – Video

This is starting to look like a mafia hit gone viral.

Frank “The Confrontation” Sorrentino, the father of Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, has released a series of videos bashing his son.

Nothing seems to be off limits.

Frank talks about Mike losing a job because of a B.J., and then filing sexual discrimination charges, wrecking every car he ever had, loosing touch once he found fame, and more.

Related: Mike Sorrentino Calls his son f#cking loser – Video

Now things have really gotten ugly with Frank's candid discussion of a sex tape problem he had when "The Situation" was only 17-years-old.

But what seemed to start as a father telling his son “Don’t forget where you came from”, has now turned into a series of curse filled rants about everything from school projects to pulling a 9MM gun on some loan sharks.

We know Frank is trying to sell a book, but dumping on your kid like this seems like a pretty sleazy way to get attention.

The latest video “hit job” is regarding a sex tape Mike made with a girlfriend while still a teenager and the lengths his dad Frank went to “solve” the problem.

Frank Sorrentino Talks “Situation” Sex Tape


I don’t know what to make of all this yet. But we did like watching Frank bash the cast of Jersey Shore, and we are all learning a lot of new words that sound like they’re from the Godfather.

There is also the chance we are falling for a stunt.

This could all be a well-crafted Guido move to get the old man a few bucks. After all, we know Frank Sorrentino is trying to sell a book and has been shopping his videos around various news organizations.

What do you think? Stunt or father gone off the deep end?

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