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Brittany Frederick is an award-winning entertainment journalist. She is Starpulse's dedicated correspondent for NBC's The Voice, through her blog Big Red Chairs. You can reach her at her official website or on Twitter.

UK Music Sensation Emeli Sande Gets Ready To Take US By Storm

May 13th, 2013 12:00pm EDT
Emeli Sande
Everything's looking up for Emeli Sande. Since the Scottish singer-songwriter released Our Version of Events in 2012, she watched it become the year's best-selling album in the UK, performed at the London Olympics, and enjoyed a huge international buzz. She's now featured on the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, which opened Friday. BFTV caught up with the red-hot singer to get to know her better.

"The whole of last year was just such a crazy ride for me," Emeli reflected. "I feel like it's really surpassed my expectations and it's gone a lot quicker than I ever would've imagi...
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In Memoriam: TNT's 'Monday Mornings'

May 11th, 2013 12:00pm EDT
Monday Mornings
TNT has opted to check out of Chelsea General Hospital, cancelling Monday Mornings after just one season. It's the unfortunate demise of an outstanding television series - yet as we lament the bitter end, we can also reflect on the multitude of great things that emerged over the ten episodes that we got to spend with this memorable band of doctors.

Here's a not at all short list of reasons why Monday Mornings will be missed and ultimately, left a strong fingerprint on not just medical dramas, but the entirety of television.

1) The pedigree. It's not often that you get a production team to...
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'Nikita' Recap: Nikita Is Torn Between Michael and the President in 'Invisible Hand'

May 11th, 2013 9:30am EDT
Nikita
This week's Nikita has a title that sounds like a low-budget horror movie. Thankfully, this is Nikita, which means it's of much better quality than a low-budget horror movie. Unsurprisingly, it sets up a major finale that aims to be a springboard for things bigger, badder and more breathtaking.

Ominous music swells as Nikita walks across a mostly abandoned parking lot and retrieves the keys to a car. Once she gets inside, she has a video conference with an associate named Henry, who tells her that he can't identify the hitman who was with Amanda previously. This does not make Nikita happy ...
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Tanya Chisholm On Fourth (And Final?) Season Of 'Big Time Rush'

May 9th, 2013 12:20pm EDT
Tanya Chisholm
On Nickelodeon's hugely popular series Big Time Rush, Tanya Chisholm plays talent scout Kelly Wainwright - but in real life, she's a talent in her own right. BFTV recently chatted up Tanya to discuss the recently-premiered fourth (and possibly final?) season of BTR and her love of comedy.

Tanya's own star story began at seven, when she took the stage in a play. "I was the first person on stage and a spotlight came on to open the show and it was on me," she said. "I was just like, 'Oh my Gosh.' It was this overwhelming feeling of 'I want to do this forever.' It was awesome."

From that poin...
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'The Voice' Admits 'Inconsistencies' In First-Round Playoff Voting

May 9th, 2013 9:30am EDT
The Voice
Host Carson Daly opened Wednesday's The Voice results show by announcing that there had been "inconsistencies" found during the first round of live playoff voting, but assured fans that the situation did not affect the outcome.

Daly brought on stage Jason George, the CEO of Telescope - the company which oversees voting for not only The Voice, but other reality competitions as well. Daly then revealed, "We noticed some inconsistencies in this week's texting and online voting."

"For complete fairness, votes cast via text and online were not included in the voting results," he went on to sta...
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'The Voice' Recap: Team Blake And Team Shakira Face Off In More Live Playoffs

May 8th, 2013 8:18am EDT
The Voice
After Team Adam and Team Usher performed on last night's The Voice, it's time for Team Blake and Team Shakira. Blake is overjoyed that he has a team of all country artists, restating his dream of bringing a country artist to the grand finale. Shakira, on the other hand, is nervous and comparing herself to a mama bird. Usher and Adam are asked to reflect on how their teams did the night before, and dole out the usual amount of praise, as if Carson expects that one of them is going to go on live television and say something negative about their artists.

Team Blake starts the show, with a cli...
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'Hell's Kitchen': Jacqueline Baldassari After Her Elimination

May 7th, 2013 2:38pm EDT
Hell's Kitchen
Last Tuesday, Jacqueline Baldassari became the next chef to be chopped from FOX's Hell's Kitchen, and she later joined BFTV to talk about it. "I watched the show on and off.  I anticipated craziness," said the 27-year-old roundsman from Florence, New Jersey. "It was up to me on how I was going to deal with it."

"I think I was a very creative and strong chef.  Every challenge I received a point," she continued, but added that "I would've liked to have become more comfortable faster. I was so nervous at first I couldn't think straight."

Nerves clearly didn't get in Jacqueline's way at least...
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'The Voice' Recap: Team Adam's Ladies Impress In First Live Playoff Show

May 7th, 2013 9:30am EDT
The Voice
Starting The Voice live shows - and first to sing for your vote -  are Team Adam and Team Usher. Fans know that anything can happen during live playoffs, especially on the first night. So how did the introductory chapter of season four go?

First of all, Team Usher has their own labeled sweatshirts. Their coach has brought them to the gym in order to get them in gear for their first group performance, which surprises Josiah, who didn't expect to be working out for a singing competition. He finds out that singing and exercising simultaneously is difficult. Carson makes a slightly corny Floyd...
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Blair Late Dishes on Bravo's 'Newlyweds: The First Year'

May 6th, 2013 1:43pm EDT
Blair Late
What would make someone want to put their entire first year of marriage on national television? That's the question BFTV asked Blair Late, one of the stars of Bravo's new docu-reality series, Newlyweds: The First Year. Blair and his spouse Jeff Pedersen were game to have the network follow them around for the beginning of this new chapter of their lives, and national audiences are about to see the results.

"We quickly decided that this would be a fantastic experience for a myriad of reasons," explained Blair. "Just capturing your entire first year of marriage was pretty special. Getting th...
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David Copperfield Reveals His Vacation Spot - and Some Magic Tips

May 5th, 2013 12:00pm EDT
David Copperfield
Where does the world's most famous magician go when he needs to disappear? David Copperfield recently sat down with BFTV to tell us about his preferred vacation destination: the Bahamas.

In addition to giving us recommendations for a future visit to the islands, David - who is currently in residence at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas - also talked about how newcomers can get interested in the art of magic, and how he continues to improve in his already impressive career.

Watch the video interview with David below. You can also keep up with him on Twitter (@D_Copperfield).

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