Hey-oh TGs!

I hope your week is coming along swimmingly! Tbh, We've been swimming here at TGHQ; it hasn't stopped raining :/
A little rain isn't going to dampen our spirits, especially since we've got a super cool announcement to share with you *rolls drum*

Believe the hype – musician, actor and entertainer Jacob Sartorius is a force to be reckoned with. He's charismatic, super posi and that voice... ~amazing~

His 2016 debut single 'Sweatshirt' achieved RIAA gold status and stacked up 15.1 million streams on Spotify – all in under a year, not bad for a 14-year-old who's career is only just beginning.



Fast forward to Jan 2017 and Jacob's continues to soar with the release of his debut EP, the smooth pop-laden gem The Last Text. Following the EP's success, Jacob set out on his first headline tour, stopping in Toronto, Dublin, Stockholm and more.

Now, it's our turn! The multi-talented teen will be bringing The Last Text World Tour Pt.II to our shores this year, and we couldn't be more excited.

The Last Text World Tour Pt.II  
Tuesday 4th July - Astor Theatre, Perth
Thursday 6th July - Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Friday 7th July - The Tivoli, Brisbane
Sunday 9th July - Big Top, Sydney
Tuesday 11th July - Bruce Mason Centre

Tickets are on sale now, so if you're a fan of Jacob, get in quick!

That's all from me, TGs! Have a great day :)

Aaron

Hey TGs!

First of all, I have something to confess – I absolutely love the Minions. Yup, guilty as charged. They always manage to make me laugh, and they are ~so~ adorbs. You can imagine my excitement when I received the newest trailer for Despicable Me 3! If you're struggling to picture it, I'll help you out a little. I was beating my hands on my desk, chanting "Minions! *thump, thump, thump* Minions! *thump, thump, thump* Miniooooonnnnsss!" Legit. Well, not entirely... rest assured, I was much excite and I'm sure you are, too!

Cute little yellow peeps aside, the latest installment of the Despicable Me franchise sees Gru uncovering unknown family ties... I'll refrain from any further spoilers, so check it out for yourself!



What did you think? Will Gru go back to his old ways? The Minions seem pretty keen on it. LOL! Let me know in the comments below!

Despicable Me 3 hits cinemas June 15!

That's all from me for now, TGs. Have a great day :)

Aaron

Hey TGs,

OMTG, did you catch the Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards? It was ~sooo~ much fun; no one was spared a sliming. LOL! In case you missed it, I've listed the winners below. What did you think? Did your pick make it through? I'm real happy Finding Dory won Favourite Animated Movie, it's one of my fave flicks! If you haven't seen the Finding Nemo sequel, I strongly recommend giving it a whirl. I'm not going to give away any spoilers, but if you love otters – this movie has some of the cutest little balls of fur I've EVER seen!

Anyway, check it out and let me know your thoughts in the comments :)

TELEVISION
 
Favourite TV Show - Kids’ Show
Henry Danger
 
Favourite TV Show - Family Show
Fuller House
 
Favourite Reality Show
America’s Got Talent
 
Favourite Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants
 
Favourite Male TV Star
Jace Norman (Henry, Henry Danger)
 
Favourite Female TV Star
Zendaya (K.C., K.C. Undercover)
 
MOVIES
 
Favourite Movie
Ghostbusters
 
Favourite Movie Actor
Chris Hemsworth (Kevin, Ghostbusters)
 
Favourite Movie Actress
Melissa McCarthy (Abby, Ghostbusters)
 
Favourite Animated Movie
Finding Dory
 
Favourite Voice From An Animated Movie
Ellen DeGeneres (Dory, Finding Dory)
 
Favourite Villain
Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets)
 
Favourite Frenemies
Ginnifer Goodwin & Jason Bateman (Judy/Nick, Zootopia)
 
Most Wanted Pet*
Snowball from The Secret Life of Pets (Kevin Hart)
 
#Squad*
Finding Dory – Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Willem Dafoe, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy
                                                         
MUSIC
 
Favourite Music Group
Fifth Harmony
 
Favourite Male Singer
Shawn Mendes
 
Favourite Female Singer
Selena Gomez
 
OTHER CATEGORIES:
 
Favourite Video Game
Just Dance 2017

Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Squad
In Stereo
 
Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Human Eva
Delta Goodrem
 
Favourite Aussie/Kiwi #Famous
Ashleigh Ross
 
Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Prankster
Rebel Wilson
 
Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Must Haves
Apple iPad

Bye TGs :)

Aaron

Hey TGs!

I don't want to make you all jelly, but some of the TG crew got a very special surprise today. Claire, Abbey and myself went to a super secret private screening of Beauty and the Beast featuring our fave, Emma Watson.

So, what did we think? It was ~awesome~ woo! We had so much fun watching it. We totally had to refrain from singing along in the movie theatre, the music is catchy and absolutely beautiful. Check out Claire and Abbey hanging out with the magical rose below!



We had such a great time, so much so that we're going to share with you three reasons we each loved the movie (no spoilers, I promise).

Aaron
1) The special effects, OMTG the Beast looks amaze
2) Gaston is hilar and so full of himself, he provides so many LOLs
3) Um, Emma Watson for sure, she is the best!

Claire
1) Hearing Emma sing is ah-mazing, and I love how much she loves to read, just like I do!
2) EVERY musical number is pretty great, but espesh 'Be Our Guest' and ‘Gaston' (ROFL at that one).
3) It’s really exciting – parts of it will get your heart pumping, other parts will have you sighing for sure! Also, can I just say – I heart Mrs Potts! She’s the best!

Abbey
1) The detail in all the costumes, everything looked so magical
2) Belle, she’s my fave Disney princess of all time and Emma Watson did such an amazing job portraying her
3) Lumière was hilarious, him singing Be Our Guest was so fun!

There you have it TGs, it's got big love from the TG crew. I'm going to let you in on a little secret, too – if you want to read more about Beauty and the Beast, and of course, our main maiden, Emma Watson, then grab a copy of our April issue on sale Monday March 13!

Bye,

Aaron :)

Hey TGs!

I have a super spesh clip to share with you. If you're a Trolls fan, which I'm sure you are, then this is defs your jam! Poppy a.k.a Anna Kendrick sings 'Get Back Up Again' but that's not even the coolest part – the lyrics play on screen, so it's like singing karaoke at home! Clear some space, get your dancing kicks on and vibe-out to this great tune.



Bring home happy, buy Trolls first on Digital HD today!

OMTG! Pretty great, huh? If you're yet to check out Trolls, be sure to give it a whirl, it's full of awesome songs and LOL worthy moments, just like the above.

Be sure to let me know what you thought of the clip in the comments below. Happy Wednesday :)

Byyye,

Aaron

Hey TGs!

I hope you are having a ~real~ nice time :) I am, especially since this has just landed at TGHQ.

Barbie's back and this time it's all about the gaming and coding, which I think is a really cool concept. When Barbie is magically transported to into her fave videogame she has to complete it level by level to save the virtual world!



Now that looks like a lot of fun. If I could transport into a game, it would defs be Super Mario! It would be way cool to collect gold coins and transport through the green pipes. LOL!
Barbie Video Game Hero is available on DVD Wednesday March 1, so there's not long to wait!

What did you think of the trailer, looking forward to catching this? Let me know in the comments below :)

Catch ya later, TGs!

Aaron

What up TGs!

It's almost that time of year again! The Nickelodeon 2017 Kids' Choice Awards is on its way (March 13 to be exact) and we're so excited about this year's nominees, so much so that we've included them below for your peepers!

This year's nominees have some of our fave humans with the likes of In Stereo, 5SOS, and ~sooo~ much more. Voting is now open, so go vote your heart out for your faves, just be sure to check with your parents first :)

AUSSIE AND KIWI CATEGORIES

Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Squad
In Stereo
5SOS
Socceroos
Women’s Rugby 7’s
All Blacks (NZ)

Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Human Eva
Delta Goodrem
Guy Sebastian
Shaun Johnson (NZ)
Tim Cahill
Steve Smith

Favourite Aussie/Kiwi #Famous
The Norris Family
Jai Waetford
Troye Sivan
Ashleigh Ross
Isaiah Firebrace
 
Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Pranksters
Andy Griffiths & Terry  Denton
Hamish & Andy
Guy Williams (NZ)
Rebel Wilson
Grant Denyer
 
Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Must Haves
Nerf blasters
Polaroid Cameras
PS4
iPad
3DS

GLOBAL CATEGORIES

TELEVISION

Favorite TV Show – Kids’ Show
Game Shakers
Girl Meets World
Henry Danger
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
The Thundermans

Favourite Reality Show
America’s Funniest Home Videos
America’s Got Talent
American Ninja Warrior
Paradise Run
Shark Tank
The Voice

Favourite Cartoon
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teen Titans Go!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Amazing World of Gumball
The Loud House
 
Favourite Male TV Star
Benjamin Flores Jr. (Triple G, Game Shakers)
Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Jack Griffo (Max, The Thundermans)
Jace Norman (Henry, Henry Danger)
Casey Simpson (Ricky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Tyrel Jackson Williams (Leo, Lab Rats)

Favourite Female TV Star
Rowan Blanchard (Riley, Girl Meets World)
Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie, Liv and Maddie)
Lizzy Greene (Dawn, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn)
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe, The Thundermans)
Breanna Yde (Tomika, School of Rock)
Zendaya (K.C., K.C. Undercover)

FILM

Favourite Movie
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (For older TGs, yo!)
Captain America: Civil War (For older TGs, yo!)
Ghostbusters
Pete’s Dragon
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Favourite Animated Movie
Finding Dory
Moana
Sing
The Secret Life of Pets
Trolls
Zootopia

Favourite Voice From An Animated Movie
Ellen DeGeneres (Dory, Finding Dory)
Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets)
Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana)
Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls)
Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls)
Reese Witherspoon (Rosita, Sing)
 
Most Wanted Pet
Baloo from The Jungle Book (Bill Murray)
Dory from Finding Dory (Ellen DeGeneres)
Po from Kung Fu Panda 3 (Jack Black)
Red from The Angry Birds Movie (Jason Sudeikis)
Rosita from Sing (Reese Witherspoon)
Snowball from The Secret Life of Pets (Kevin Hart)

MUSIC

Favourite Male Singer
Drake
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Justin Timberlake
The Weeknd

Favourite Female Singer
Adele
Beyoncé
Ariana Grande
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
Meghan Trainor

Favourite Music Video
24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake
Formation – Beyoncé
Juju On That Beat – Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall
Me Too – Meghan Trainor
Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots

OTHER CATEGORIES

Favourite Video Game
Just Dance 2017
Lego Marvel’s Avengers
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Minecraft: Story Mode
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Pokémon Moon

And there you have it, TGs. What do you think about the nominees? Is there anyone that should have been nominated and wasn't? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

Until next time, peace :)

Aaron

Hey-oh TGs!

Feeling blue? Well, guess what? It’s Friday! What better way to celebrate the greatest day of the week than with a new Smurfs: The Lost Village trailer. I’m real excited for this movie, it looks like it will be an action-packed adventure full of colour, comedy and an all star cast including the likes of our fave Modern Family middle child Ariel Winter as the voice of SmurfLily.

From what the trailers have shown, I’d have to say Smurfette is my fave smurf so far – being constantly surrounded by boys would be real annoying, but she seems to be the bravest and strongest of them all! If that’s not enough reason to love her, how about the fact that the incredible Demi Lovato is voicing her character, sooo cool!

Anyway, check it out for yourself and let me know who your fave Smurf is :)

Be sure to check out our April issue of Total Girl for more Smurf goss, including an interview with Smurfette AKA, Demi Lovato!

Peace out :)

Aaron

Hey TGs!

I'm back talking about LEGO again, and for good reason – Australia's very first official LEGO Store opened on Saturday January 28 at Queensland's Gold Coast. It was such a big deal that LEGO fans camped overnight to be the first through the doors to witness one of the largest ranges of LEGO in Australia, and experience the 10 life-size LEGO models.

Speaking of life-size LEGO models, check out the below time-lapse video showing the very impressive The Incredible Hulk, tiger and surfer minifig builds. The Incredible Hulk is my absolute fave, I can't imagine how long each of them would have taken to put together. So cool!



Let me know your fave build in the comments below.

Peace :)

Aaron

Yo yo TGs!

Yup, you totally read that correctly! Your fave Sydney trio has dropped a cool new music video to accompany their latest single ‘Girlfriend’. Filmed at Sydney's Luna Park and directed by Daniel Saboune (he also directed the band’s ‘Honest’ video), this clip suits the tune perfectly – fun times set to a funky jam. My fave part is the scene in front of the mirrors, very LOL worthy. It’s actually making me jealous that I’m indoors at TG HQ and not at Luna Park right now!

In true In Stereo fashion ‘Girlfriend’ is such an uplifting song; the upbeat and catchy guitar line kind of reminds me of 5SOS, just a little :) It’s definitely worth your (very precious) time.



I’d love to hear what you think about it in the comments below.

Peace,

Aaron