This week’s theme on American Idol is California Dreaming. Somehow, I imagine the only contestant with California dreams will be Jessica Sanchez. Phillip Phillips will likely be dreaming of Leesburg, Ga.; Joshua Ledet of Westlake, La.; and Hollie Cavanagh of McKinney, Texas. Because that’s where they’ll be bound if they make the final three. This…
Well, The Voice kept the music coming Monday night, didn’t it. In addition to the promised solo from each artist and in addition to the promised duet with their mentors, we got an added bonus. Each of the four finalists also sang a solo tribute to his or her mentor. In other words, one of…
Can a singer-songwriter named Tony Lucca pull off a third straight, high-energy, crowd-pleasing performance? Can opera-trained Chris Mann, no longer interesting in shrinking his voice, deliver a performance that will appeal to the masses? Can former background singer Jermaine Paul and mentor Blake Shelton finally find the right match of singer and song? And will…
Great news for fans of David Archuelta: The Season 7 runner-up from American Idol is off on his two-year mission trip with the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, but the new music hasn’t ended. This morning, his team announced that an album called “Begin” will be released on Aug. 7 in the U.S. …
Every May you can count on a rash of new CDs from former Idols timed to coincide with heightened interest in the show as a new finale approaches. But this one was a surprise. A surprise of the most pleasant sort. Megan Joy promised us “a beautiful album” when she launched a kickstarter campaign to…
For the fourth straight year, David Cook participated in the Race for Hope in Washington, D.C., Sunday, helping raise money for brain cancer research. His team didn’t quite repeat as top fund-raisers for the event, a feat it had accomplished three straight years. But Team David Cook still raised more than $80,500 for the event,…
They square off Monday night, four singers aspiring for the same goal — the Season 2 title on The Voice. Below, I rank the artists based on where I think they’ll finish. Check back Monday night. I’ll be live blogging throughout the performance show (8 to 10 p.m. EST). Same thing for the results show…
Since we’ve heard so little from the finalists on The Voice, I figured I’d offer a sample of their pre-Voice music. Head to YouTube and you can find plenty more. One good thing about The Voice: The show doesn’t make its contestants pretend they’ve never performed before. Tony Lucca “Pretty Things” from 2008 CD “Come…
Want another look at The Voice finalists we’ll hear from Monday night? Here you go … Tony Lucca (Team Adam) “How Do You Like Me Now” “Hit Me Baby One More Time” “In Your Eyes” Jermaine Paul (Team Blake) “Open Arms” “Against All Odds” “Living on a Prayer” Chris Mann (Team Christina) “Ave Maria” “Viva…
The producers of NBC’s “The Voice” need to find themselves a super-sized tube of superglue. They need to douse the four Star Trek chairs where the mentors sit with that superglue. They they need to firmly plant the butts of Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton in those seats. I just…
