“America’s Got Talent” Semifinalist Jonathan Allen Releases LGBT Anthem “Amen”

This is the first song Allen's produced since appearing on the show.

From: NewNowNext

 The openly gay opera singer, who made it to the semi-finals on the eighth season of America’s Got Talent, debuted the track last week, describing it as an “LGBT liberation song.”

Since appearing on AGT in 2013, Allen has been living and working in Albuquerque. “Amen” is his first release as a solo artist and speaks to the “trials and tribulations” faced by the LGBT community.

“The song touches on several issues that surround the community in day-to-day life, and in the political realm,” he commented.

“The song attempts to chip away at many issues by starting a dialogue that shows people we all can believe the same things, deal with the same things, and be torn apart by the very same things that should bring us together.”

Check out the powerful anthem below.

‘America’s Got Talent’ Star Brian Justin Crum Will Give You Chills With His Radiohead Cover

From: Towleroad

 Last month we told you about Brian Justin Crum, a current contestant on America’s Got Talent, who wowed judges with his show-stopping rendition of Queen’s “Somebody to Love.”

Just last week, Crum, who is openly gay, released a new music video in which he mashed up Cher’s iconic hit “Believe” with Adele’s “All I Ask of You.”

Now, Crum is back performing on America’s Got Talent, and this time he takes on Radiohead’s song “Creep” in a performance that is sure to give you chills.

Crum’s rendition of “Creep” comes across as a lament that vacillates between quiet reticence and thunderous agony. But such a beautiful lament it is.

Fans of the original song will note that the tone remains the same, even if sung in a different register. This is over the top drama compared to Radiohead’s emo anthem for the socially awkward and sullen.

“Creep” has also been famously covered by Scala & Kalacny Brothers and used in trailers for the 2011 movie, The Social Network.

Watch Brain Justin Crum hit it out of the park, below.

Gay Man Stuns “America’s Got Talent” With Queen’s “Somebody To Love”

Get ready to see a lot of Brian Justin Crum this cycle!
From: NewNowNext

 Out singer and Broadway performer Brian Justin Crum wowed the judges and earned a standing ovation last night on America’s Got Talent, where he moved on to the next round of auditions after belting a heartbreaking rendition of Queen’s “Somebody To Love.”

In an introduction video before he took the stage, Crum talked about being bullied when he was younger for being overweight and gay, and how it helped forge a strong relationship with his mother.

“My mom being here is everything to me,” Crum told the judges, with tears in his eyes. “I had a lot of hard times when I was a kid and she’s been a huge supporter for me.”

He added: “I hope that this is my moment to say thank you to my mom, and that I love you so much.”

After his beautiful performance, which even stirred a positive reaction from the oft-critical Simon Cowell, Crum received rave reviews from all four judges.

“I’m guessing that’s probably one of the biggest performances you’ve ever given — every ounce of you came out,” said Cowell. The truth is you are a fantastic singer. This is why these shows exist, is to give people like you with huge talent an opportunity.”

Check it out below:

Your Week in Beefcake:

 “True Blood,” “Big Brother” Return
From: The Backlot

 It’s time again for our regular roundup of shirtless guys and defined abs– otherwise known as Your Week in Beefcake. This week saw the debut of several summer shows and several new sources for summer heat.

Sunday brought the return of a TV show well known as a showcase for some of the finest men on TV, True Blood. Naturally, Jason (Ryan Kwanten) showed some skin. Because Jason Stackhouse.

  Meanwhile, Sookie got… Alcide (Joe Manganiello) in her bed.

 BBC America’s debuted The Musketeers and it introduced Aramis (Santiago Cabrera) as a cad by showing him escaping from a second-story window to avoid discovery by a husband.

There was also a fleeting moment of Luke Pasqualino (as D’Artagnan) shirtless.

 The series finale of Drop Dead Diva made sure to get Justin Deeley shirtless one more time.

 Devious Maids hasn't really been delivering the shirtless guys (someone should tell them about their audience), but bad boy Ethan (Colin Woodell) needed stitches after a robbery gone wrong, prompting him to turn to Remi for medical care that wouldn't involve the police being notified.

 Sunday brought a special edition of America’s Got Talent which included two teams of shirtless male dancers. First, the Moth Men were the latest hunky dance troupe to get cut down to a montage.

 Male revue Rock Hard got more than a montage but the camera seemed to be interested in everything but the hot guys on the stage.

 American Ninja Warrior moved the qualifying round to Denver, where the weather was cold enough to discourage running the course shirtless. Thankfully, construction worker Josiah Roise tore off his tank top midway through the course.

 And when Anthony Franciosi showed up in a one of those frustrating recaps, we took it. (Even if we’d rather see his full run.)

 There was also “Cowboy Ninja” Lance Pekus.

 Switched at Birth had a rare bit of beefcake as Kathyrn posed for the cover of her steamy novel about oversexed baseball players.

 Tuesday, FX debuted its new drama Tyrant, which started by showing its lead Adam Rayner in bed.

 Ryaner plays “Barry” Al Fayeed a man who belongs to the royal family of a Middle Eastern country who hoped to leave his family baggage behind him by starting a new life in the United States. However, a wedding brings him back to his homeland. There, a bachelor party is a bunch of naked guys hanging out in a steam bath. Barry’s gay son, Sammy (Noah Silver) rather liked the idea.

 And someone at the party liked the idea of Sammy being there.

 However, fun had to be interrupted with a reminder of why the show is called Tyrant when Barry’s brother Jamal (Ashraf Barhom) stopped to go downstairs and threaten to cut off someone’s finger.

 For the second week in the row, Jennifer Falls had a hunky guest star who didn’t keep his clothes on. This time, Steve Howey played a charmer who was secretly dating both Jennifer and her friend Dina. They got revenge by suggesting a threeway, getting him naked and pushing him out into a store full of shoppers.

 Summer guilty pleasure Big Brother debuted on Wednesday, introducing 8 of the 16 houseguests. One of which was Colin Calafiore.

 YouTube star Frankie Grande‘s introduction included one of his videos where he declared it to be “Topless Tuesday”.

 By that measure, Drew Shepard seemed reserved, waiting until a half-hour had passed before losing his shirt.

 As Big Brother is wont to do, the first HoH challenge eventually involved squirting a thick, white liquid on the house guests. If this weren't such an established trope for Big Brother, people watching online would be double-checking to make sure they didn’t accidentally surf to a fetish website.

 Unfortunately, Thursday’s episode kept the beefcake to the diary room. Which meant it was often obscured. Still, lets ogle the guy who said appalling stuff on social media.

 This week, the soaps took it easy on the hunky displays but Thursday’s General Hospital did include a shirtless confrontation between Nathan (Ryan Paevey) and Levi (Zachary Garred).