Spring is Coming, Spring is Coming

In a week spring begins and with that comes the return of warmer weather, blue skies and, of course, a full landscape of new TV episodes of our favorite shows. If you are anything like those of us here at NiceGirlsTV, you look forward to spring because you know that your favorite shows that were on a short hiatus are soon to be back with new episodes once the doldrums of March repeats are out of the way.

Revenge

Sure, we are only half way through March and still have to deal with repeats from many of the shows on the major networks – thank God for all the great cable shows that we can enjoy in the meantime – but once we get through that then it is steam full ahead.

I don’t know about all of you, but I am really looking forward to new episodes of Revenge; quite frankly, April 11 cannot get here soon enough and, of course, there are plenty of season finales coming up soon as well as spring premieres for which to yearn.

Once Upon a Time

Thankfully, Once Upon a Time – another new favorite of mine – has not been a victim of the March repeat syndrome and continues to air new episodes, thrilling all of the fans who remain committed to watching the fairytale saga. There is also the return of new episode of Castle over on ABC starting on March 19 and it won’t be soon enough for the adventures of Castle, Beckett and the rest of the team to start anew.

For the fans of The CW shows like The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, Nikita and Supernatural all four shows will be back at the end of this week, allowing their storylines to finally continue until their thrilling finales in May.

Castle

And, then there are all the cable shows for which to watch, including more new episodes of Psych, Lost Girl, Being Human, Justified, Army Wives and Breakout Kings to just a small handful. The cable series Fairly Legal and In Plain Sight will also be back with all new season this Friday and I, for one, cannot wait.

Regardless of what type of shows you like to watch or whether those shows are on the major networks or on cable, spring is coming and it’s time to get ready for all the adventures.

Enjoy all that spring has to offer!

Kelly Clarkson

Musician Spotlight: This month’s musician spotlight is on Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first season of American Idol back in 2002. Since that time she has released five albums. Her debut album “Thankful” was released in April of 2003 and her popularity in the United States was solidified by her win at the 2003 People’s Choice Awards as Choice Female Music Artist.

Her sophomore album “Breakaway” was released in November of 2004, leading to her win in 11 different categories in 2005 at the Billboard Music Awards for singles from this album. She also won four American Music Awards; two in 2005 and two in 2006. This was topped off by her winning two Grammy Awards in 2006 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the single “Since U Been Gone” and Best Pop Vocal Album for “Breakaway”. Kelly has also won three MTV Video Music Awards and countless other People’s Choice Awards.

In June of 2007, she released the album “My December,” which featured the single “Sober” and while the albums was received well by fans but not all critics were quite as kind. Kelly followed that release with her fourth album called “All I Ever Wanted,” in March of 2009. That album featured the singles “My Life Would Suck Without You” and “Already Gone”.

Then in October 2011 she released her latest album “Stronger” which features the cover song “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” that has become a power ballad for women all over the globe as well as the first single from the album “Mr. Know It All”.

Over the past decade, Kelly has become the most successful Idol contestant, with 24 million albums and 39 million singles worldwide and countless awards. She has been ranked by Billboard as the number 14 artist of the 2000s.

For more information on Kelly Clarkson, you can visit her website here.