Orange Is The New Black Star Taryn Manning Proves She Can Sing In New Video

I'll admit it. I'm way late to the party on this one. Although I am a massive fan of Orange is the New Black, I never in a million years thought any of those ladies were singers. Imagine my surprise when I saw that Taryn Manning, the local psychopath on OitNB, not only released a new single, but has been releasing songs for years. Egg on my face. But luckily not Manning's because this song is amazing.

I am in love with both this song and it's accompanying video. Taryn is such a beautiful person, which makes me kind of sad given her characters treatment on OitNB. She really is reaching for hear dreams on every front. She's got the acting gig solidified, so now, in the show's downtime, she's making her music dreams come to fruition. With her new legion of fans thanks to Netflix, I really do think this single is going to blow up for her.

The video's plot line is a bit confusing. A man hides some kind of orb in the desert, and Taryn seems to have the key, another orb, to finding it. Much of the video is Manning and her companions wandering around the desert landscape in some amazingly beautiful shots. I absolutely love the cinematography of this piece, only adding to her siren-like voice and amazing EDM production by British-Canadian producer Bynon.

In perhaps the most humble and adorable ever interview with E! News (those words don't regularly go together), Taryn talked about how she has long been a fan of EDM, even before that term was coined. She went on to talk about how she hopes that this song helps her move forward with her career, perhaps even garnering the attention of big time producers like Pharrell and Calvin Harris.

Honey, I wish you the best of luck. With the right promoting, this dance gem can really elevate your career. You've discovered a whole new fan in me! 

RuPaul's Drag Race Announces Chanes To "Untucked"

For the past five years (or six, if you count season one's Under The Hood), Untucked has been an amazing insight into what happens when the girls of RuPaul's Drag Race think nobody is looking. Some of the best moments came from Untucked. "This is not Rupaul's Best Friend Race" and "I'm feeling very attacked!" both came from this companion series to Logo's mega hit reality show, but they just announced one big change, with more hinted to come. Check out the new teaser.

Ok, so the teaser is a bit pointless. Not much happens, really, but we do get to see one big change. This year, instead of Untucked directly following the show, it will premier the next day at 9 AM EST exclusively on YouTube. It promises to be "uncaged", although it's not exactly certain what that means. The official World of Wonder website gave the following statement to accompany this big change:

"Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race, the after show of the hit Logo TV series, is being distributed as a digital series this season. “This is the viewer’s chance to see what really goes on behind-the-scenes at RuPaul’s Drag Race. It’s not just untucked – it’s uncensored, unhinged, and unapologetic, bitch. Just like Madonna,” said World of Wonder founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Weekly, full-length episodes will premiere exclusively on WOWPresents every Tuesday at 9:00 AM EST, starting March 3."

I guess we will find out what that means exactly in one week!

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Season 5 Episode 15 [Review]

Hey can you believe I've kept with this show this whole time? Usually I'd get bored by now. Lucky for me, this season is anything but boring. Even when things are incredibly positive and fun, there's always the one (or two or four) girls who have to make it something drama-filled. Makes for good TV, but not for good friends. Let's see what kind of insanity the girls get into this week.

Adam Barta's Newest Reality TV Team Up Song Is WIth Honey Boo Boo

Yes. You read that title right. Adam Barta is back to his old antics of going to reality TV stars to join him in his musical adventures. Previously he has teamed up with Octomom, Tan Mom, Angelina from Jersey Shore and a plethora of other people you may have seen on random reality TV. So now he's teamed up with TLC's recently canned reality megastar Honey Boo Boo. That's right. That girl is going to sing.

Inside Edition and Starcasm broke the story today about Adam Barta teaming up with the tiny star. Although it is unclear to what degree Barta is involved, it is clear that Boo Boo is the star, and her sister Pumpkin is also included at some point.

On Alana (Boo Boo)'s official fan page the following statment was issued. Careful, though. It's full of awful grammar.

"JUST WANTED TO SHARE ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT WAS RELEASED TODAY WE HAVE A SONG/MUSIC VIDEO COMING OUT WITH PUMPKIN AND ALANA AND A AWESOME GUY ADAM WE HAD A BLAST RECORDING IT AND WAS COMMENTED ALANA DONE GREAT FOR HER FIRST EVER ON A STUDIO I'M VERY PROUD OF HER AND PUMPKIN AND WE DONT HAVE RELEASE DATE YET BUT WILL LET Y'ALL KNOW IT'S A GREAT IT'S A GREAT CATCHY SONG WE WANT TO THINK OUR TRUE FANS WE APPRECIATE OUR SUPPORT AND ALWAYS LOVING US THERE IS MORE EXCITING THINGS TO COME ‪#‎MOVINONUP‬ ‪#‎HONEYBOOBOOBOP‬
‪#‎AWESOMEFANS‬"

No clips are actively available nor is a release date, but an in-depth behind the scenes clip is set to premier on Inside Edition tonight, with many more details. All we have so far is that there will be a video, and the song is titled "Moving Up". It should also be noted that this is not the only announcement from Boo Boo and Mama June. They also are rumored to be returning to TV in a new reality show.

 We will be sure to update after more details become available.

Jayne Ava Gets The Party Going With "Something There"

It's been a hot minute since Jayne Ava released her debut single "March". She is ready to keep this music party going finally with her newest single "Something There", and if you haven't given this hot young talent a chance yet, there's not better time than now, as she prepares to launch promotions for this hot title.

I absolutely love that she chose to have her (real) face on the cover of this single. She is such a beautiful young lady, and it's great for the audiences to be more properly introduced to her. And let's not even mention that the cover is a real eye-catcher.

The song really holds up to the hype as well. We are able to really get a feel for Jayne's vocal range with this track, as well as see her breathe new life into the dying state of electro-pop music. This song is really something you would hear at a club (a gay one at least!) and it really makes you want to dance when you are listening to it. It is a song that manages to deal with heartbreak in a more positive way, spinning things upward with a powerful beat that would make any song sound like a dance anthem.

It is no shock that this song is so amazing. Behind the scenes, she was working with the production group The Prodigal, who may not be as big of names as Red One or The Cataracs when it comes to dance music, but they have developed a catalog all their own, which includes working closely with both Willam Belli and Courtney Act from RuPaul's Drag Race as well as Asia Monet from Dance Moms. Let's just say she needs to be getting way more love from the LGBT community!

For now, you can pick up the track on iTunes. There is also a music video in the works which began filming yesterday. It looks like we will be seeing more of Ms. Ava in the near future!

Dean Ford Previews New Album With Single "Somebody To Die For"

Dean Ford has been a long time favorite here at TOTU, ever since his debut album CTRL. He has been absent for so long, but lucky for me, he posted earlier this year that he was one the comeback and now he's out to prove it. He's back with is first single off his forthcoming album and he's ready to find his "Somebody To Die For".

Oh, Dean. It's been far too long. This guy came from out of nowhere and stole my heart back in the early days of this blog, and he's finally back to mesmerize again. His vocals are still light and airy unlike any male singer on the radio now, and his songs are still very fun and uplifting. It's the good old Dean that we've been missing, and if you haven't listened to him before this is the perfect track to pick up on.

Now, that's not to say that he's serving us the exact same thing. This time around we have zero overly obvious digital drums. Everything sounds more real and organic before, and the topic of finding a true love that is worth giving it all up is very cute and inspiring, a bit of a distinctive change from CTRL's more revenge driven lyrics. I feel like Mr. Ford is finally in a good place in his life. The song also features Renee Coolbrith, although it's not clear in what capacity.

While we still don't have a true release date yet for Get Messy, he is promising that it will come out this spring. Who knows? Maybe it'll be a great birthday present for me! On top of that he is tossing the word "album" around quite a bit, leading this blogger to feel like we may get more than six or seven songs this time around. Now let's hope for the best until I can squeeze all the juicy details out of him!

For now you can grab "Somebody To Die For" on BandCamp (Yay BandCamp!), wherein you can name your price!

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Season 5 Episode 14 [Review]

Is it Wednesday already? After reaching a boiling point over the last two episodes, it really felt like things calmed down this week, which is good for the girls, not so good for us. It may have been a slower week, but don't let that deter you from reading. I'm still as snarky yet insightful as ever!