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Kirstin Maldonado & Her Pentatonix Group Mates Release “Deck The Halls” Cover

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Kirstin Maldonado is getting all decked out…

The 25-year-old Spanish- and Mexican-American singer and her Pentatonix group mates are ringing in the holiday season with a new take on a Christmas classic.

Kristin Maldonado & Pentatonix

On Monday (Nov. 27), the acapella group shared a brand-new video of them singing “Deck The Halls,” in celebration of their Christmas special A Very Pentatonix Christmas, airing on NBC.

This past May, Avi Kaplan — who had been with Pentatonix since the beginning — announced in an emotional video that he would be parting ways with the group.

Now, Pentatonix has welcomed singer Matt Sallee to join them as vocal bass for their performance-packed holiday season, and in the new video fans get a peek at just how well he fits into the lineup.

For the new holiday visuals, the five vocalists are shown in entirely festive garb, rocking velvets and seasonal red and green shades as they perform in a cozily-decorated home.

Tune into NBC at 10:00 pm EST for A Very Pentatonix Christmas.

Pentatonix is also gearing up for their A Pentatonix Christmas Tour, with fourteen dates in six cities. View the full schedule, and buy tickets here.

Kirstin Maldonado & Her Pentatonix Group Mates Join Voices with Jennifer Hudson on “How Great Thou Art” Cover

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Kirstin Maldonado is getting into the holiday spirit with an assist from an Oscar winner…

The 25-year-old half-Mexican and part-Spanish American singer/songwriter and her Pentatonix group mates have joined voices with Jennifer Hudson on their soulful cover of “How Great Thou Art.”

Kirstin Maldonado & Pentatonix

The performance of the song was uploaded to Pentatonix’s official YouTube channel this week ahead of their NBC holiday special A Very Pentatonix Christmas airing on Monday, November 27.

Hudson voice flawlessly meshes with Maldonado and her group mates before Hudson soars into her own notes for the verse “Then sings my soul,” with Pentatonix later breaking out the beatboxing.

 

This is Pentatonix’s latest venture into Christmas music. Three of their four charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 are Christmas covers: “Little Drummer Boy,” “Hallelujah” and “Mary, Did You Know?”

The full Pentatonix Christmas holiday special will begin airing at 10:00 pm EST on November 27.

Kirstin Maldonado & Pentatonix to Host Second Christmas Special on NBC

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Kirstin Maldonado is ready to celebrate the holidays on television again this year…

The 25-year-old half-Mexican and part-Spanish American singer/songwriter and her Pentatonix group mates will return to NBC for their second holiday special.

Pentatonix

The Grammy-winning a capella vocal artists’ A Very Pentatonix Christmas is set for Monday, November 27 at 10:00 pm ET/PT on NBC, with an encore airing on Wednesday, December 6 at 8:00 pm.

The one-hour show will feature The Voice coach and fellow Grammy-winner Jennifer Hudson joining for some favorite holiday tunes. Also appearing are comedian and former Tonight Show host Jay Leno and 13-year-old America’s Got Talent winner and ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer.

This week, Pentatonix released a new, deluxe version of its 2016 platinum album, A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe, and will start a Christmas tour on December 3.

The group has sold more than 6.4 million albums in the U.S. alone, won three Grammy Awards, and received a Daytime Emmy nomination.

Last holiday season, A Pentatonix Christmas Special averaged a 1.4 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 7.5 million viewers overall, according to “live plus same day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research. That improved the timeslot versus NBC’s averages for the prior season by +27% in 18-49 (1.4 vs 1.1) and +1.5 million persons, or +25% in total viewers (7.5 million vs. 6.0 million).

A Very Pentatonix Christmas is executive produced by John Irwin Entertainment in collaboration with RCA Records and Pentatonix.

Maldonado & Pentatonix Receive Webby Award Nomination for Dolly Parton Collaboration “Jolene”

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Kirstin Maldonado is having a webtastic year…

The 24-year-old half-Mexican and part-Spanish American singer and her fellow Pentatonix group mates have earned a Webby Award nomination from the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences for their collaboration with Dolly Parton on a cover of the country singer’s classic “Jolene.”

Pentatonix - Jolene

Pentatonix and Parton, who won a Grammy for their effort, are nominated in the Viral: Film & Video category for “Jolene,” which has logged nearly 24 million views on YouTube.

Residente has picked up two Webby Award nominations. The 39-year-old Puerto Rican rapper and former Calle 13 member nominated in the Websites: Celebrity/Fan category and the Websites: Music category. 

Selena Gomez’s Revival Tour has earned a nod in the Social: Celebrity/Fan category, while Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company earned a nomination in the Social: Corporate Communications category.

The Webby Awards are a celebration of the year’s best websites, interactive advertising, and online film and video.

Winners of the 21st annual Webbys, which will be announced on April 25, will be decided by a panel of IADAS members.

The public can also vote online for one award, the People’s Voice award, from Tuesday, April 4, through Thursday, April 20.

The Webby Awards will be celebrated at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, May 15. The show will be available to watch online May 16.

Here’s a look at the Latino nominees:

Websites: Celebrity/Fan
– Residente
– Vanity Fair’s Vanities
– PharrellWilliams.com
– Leon Bridges Website
– Stranger Things Type Generator

Websites: Music
– Residente
– Pandora
– Vevo
– Eye of the Stormers
– 20FT Radio

Social: Celebrity/Fan
– Revival Tour by Selena Gomez
– Celebrating Asian TV
– The Ellen DegGeneres
– Brooklyn & Bailey
– Martha Stewart Facebook Live

Social: Corporate Communications
– NASA Social Media
– Casper
– Dollar Shave Club
– MailChimp: Corporate Communications
– The Honest Company

Viral: Film & Video
– @midnight: Relax with Bubble Wrap (Facebook Live)
– Marty McFly & Doc Brown Visit Jimmy Kimmel Live
– The Viral Experiment
– #MoreThanMean – Women in Sports ‘Face’ Online Harassment
– Pentatonix & Dolly Parton – “Jolene”

For the full list of nominees, click here.

Gomez Earns Three Kids’ Choice Awards Nominations

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She may be all grown up, but Selena Gomez is still a kids favorite…

The 23-year-old Mexican American singer/actress leads the pack of nominees for the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards nominations.

Selena Gomez

Gomez, a nine-time Kids’ Choice Award winner, earned three nominations this year for her acting and singing efforts.

The former Disney Channel star is nominated in the Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie, Favorite Female Singer and Favorite Collaboration categories.

Fifth Harmony’s Ally Brooke Hernandez, Camila Cabello and Lauren Jauregui and Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado earned nods in the Favorite Music Group category.

Other nominees include Sofia Vergara, Rico Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez.

Blake Shelton will take center stage as the host of this year’s festivities, which will be held on March 12 at 8 p.m.

Check out the complete list of nominees:

Favorite Movie
Ant-Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Cinderella
Daddy’s Home
Jurassic World
Pitch Perfect 2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 

Favorite Talent Competition
America’s Got Talent
The Voice
Dancing With the Stars
Dance Moms
American Idol

Favorite Movie Actor
Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Chris Hemsworth, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Robert Downey Jr., Avengers: Age of Ultron
Will Ferrell, Daddy’s Home

Favorite Movie Actress
Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2
Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2
Scarlett Johansson, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Lily James, Cinderella
Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect 2

Favorite TV Show
Austin & Ally
Girl Meets World
Henry Danger
Jessie
Lab Rats
The Thundermans

Favorite Family TV Show
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Modern Family
Once Upon a Time
The Big Bang Theory
The Flash
The Muppets

Favorite Male TV Star—Kids’ Show
Aidan Gallagher
Casey Simpson
Jace Norman
Jack Griffo
Ross Lynch
Tyrel Jackson Williams

Favorite Male TV Star—Family Show
Anthony Anderson
Ben McKenzie
Grant Gustin
Jim Parsons
Johnny Galecki
Rico Rodriguez 

Favorite Female TV Star—Kids’ Show
Debby Ryan
Dove Cameron
Kira Kosarin
Laura Marano
Lizzy Greene
Zendaya

Favorite Female TV Star—Family Show
Chloe Bennet
Jennifer Morrison
Kaley Cuoco
Ming-Na Wen
Sarah Hyland
Sofia Vergara

Favorite Book
Diary of a Minecraft Zombie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Harry Potter series
Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
The Hunger Games series
The Maze Runner series

Favorite Video Game
Disney Infinity 3.0
Just Dance 2016
Minecraft: Story Mode
Skylander Superchargers
Spongebob Heropants
Super Mario Maker

Favorite Cooking Show
Cake Boss
Cake Wars
Chopped Junior
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Hell’s Kitchen
Masterchef Junior

Favorite Animated Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Home
Hotel Transylvania 2
Inside Out
Minions
The Peanuts Movie

Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie
Amy Poehler, Inside Out
Jennifer Lopez, Home
Jim Parsons, Home
Justin Long, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Sandra Bullock, Minions
Selena Gomez, Hotel Transylvania 2

Favorite Cartoon
Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks
Gravity Falls
Ninjago
Phineas & Ferb
Spongebob Squarepants
Steven Universe
Teen Titans Go!
The Amazing World of Gumball

Favorite Music Group
Fall Out Boy
Fifth Harmony
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
One Direction
Pentatonix 

Favorite Male Singer
Blake Shelton
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Nick Jonas
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Singer
Adele
Ariana Grande
Meghan Trainor
Nicki Minaj
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

Favorite Song of the Year
“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
“Hello” – Adele
“Hotline Bling” – Drake
“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
“What Do You Mean?” – Justin Bieber

Favorite New Artist
Alessia Cara
DNCE
OMI
Shawn Mendes
Silento
Walk the Moon

Favorite Collaboration
“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Downtown” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz
“Good for You” – Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky
“Like I’m Gonna Lose You” – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend
“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
“Where R Ü Now” – Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Bieber

Maldonado & Her Pentatonix Members Sign with RCA Records

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Kirstin Maldonado has landed a new recording contract…

The half-Mexican American/part-Spanish singer and her fellow Pentatonix members have signed with RCA Records.

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Maldonado and her a cappella quintet members, The Sing-Off season-three champions and viral stars, is known mostly for their creative covers of pop hits like Lorde‘s “Royals” and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis‘ “Can’t Hold Us,” evolution-style arrangements and original songs.

“We are thrilled to have Pentatonix join RCA,” said RCA president and COO Tom Corson. “Their musicality and special vocal abilities have enabled them to create innovative original songs as well as re-create some of today’s biggest hits. Pentatonix is unique to our business and we look forward to working with them as we take their talents to new and exciting heights everywhere in the world.”

“We’re really excited to start this new chapter of our career with RCA,” said the group — consisting of Maldonado, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola — in a statement. “We feel like we’ve found a home where we can truly develop our artistry with the best in the industry.”

Following their Sing-Off win in 2011, the electro-infused quintet has released three albums via Madison Gate Records (PTX Volume 1, PTXmas and PTX Volume 2, selling over 500,000 copies combined) and collected over 445 million views and more than 5.6 million subscribers on YouTube.

The group wraps its sold-out European tour on May 18, following a sold-out North American tour.

Maldonado Impresses in Endearing “Frozen Medley” Video with Her Pentatonix Pals

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Kirstin Maldonado and two members of her popular cappella group have frozen their way into our hearts.

The half Mexican-American singer, Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, all members of NBC’s The Sing-Off-winning quintet Pentatonix, have released an endearing new medley on the web.

Frozen Medley

Maldonado, Hoying and Grassi joined voices to perform four of the popular songs from Disney‘s new animated hit Frozen: “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” “For the First Time in Forever,” “Love Is an Open Door” and “Let It Go.”

Instead of releasing an a cappella medley, the trio sings along to the karaoke tracks from the film while acting out scenes in front of a white curtain at the Endless Noise studio – complete with a blonde wig, snow made out of paper cutouts and lots of tossed pillows and blankets.

Maldonado, who could totally be the voice of Disney’s next princess character, Hoying and Grassi, who sang together in high school before recruiting more members to compete in The Sing-Off’s third season, recorded the video as part of Hoying and Grassi’s online series, Superfruit, which also recently featured singer Tori Kelly.

Bass Avi Kaplan and beatboxer Kevin Olusola don’t appear in this unofficial Pentatonix video, which has already earned nearly 800,000 views on YouTube.