Which song from Monday night’s battle round episode of The Voice is most popular on iTunes today? The answer is Coldplay’s “Yellow,” as performed by Matt McAndrew and Ethan Butler. The downloadable version of their performance was sitting at number 82 as of 8 a.m., the only song from Monday’s episode of The Voice to…
In one of the odder battle round pairings on The Voice, Pharrell Williams pitted 25-year-old Blessing Offor against 15-year-old Katriz Trinidad. Then he gave them Stevie Wonder’s “Do I Do” as a battle round song, a tune that would seem to heavily favor Blessing. But the teen from San Diego — who confessed she isn’t…
Jessie Pitts said she and Ryan Sill have a simple strategy for their battle round match on The Voice: They were both going to be so good, the loser would have to be stolen. Turns out that’s just what happened. Jessie and Ryan sang “I Need Your Love,” a song choice that would have seemed…
Damien Lawson was paired against one of his best friends during the battle round on The Voice, but prevailed over Kelli Douglas in a Team Adam showdown. They were asked to sing “Knock on Wood,” and Damien seemed assured and in control from the moment the song started. He also delivered several interesting ad libs….
Adam Levine pitted his two guitar players — Matt McAndrew and Ethan Butler — against one another in The Voice battle round. Then he asked them to perform Coldplay’s classic ballad, “Yellow.” Both turned in praise-worthy performances, and Ethan got compliments for excelling with a song that wasn’t in his wheelhouse. But Adam declared Matt…
Blake Shelton pitted Bree Fondacaro against Taylor Brashears in the battle round on The Voice Monday night. Then he asked them to sing Linda Ronstadt’s “You’re No Good,” saying the song should fit Bree’s sultry vocals as well as Taylor’s sass. As it turned out, Taylor’s sass and powerful vocals took the day. She was…
DaNica Shirey advanced to round three on Season 7 of The Voice Monday night. The 25-year-old from York — the first York County contestant on the show — squared off with Toia Jones, 28, of Montgomery, Ala., in the battle round for Team Pharrell. During the battle round, teammates are paired up, given a song…
A pair of four-chair turn recipients will return to the stage tonight as the battle rounds continue on The Voice. And tonight should mark the return of York’s DaNica Shirey to The Voice stage. She’ll be pitted against Team Pharrell colleague Toia Jones for a highly-hyped performance of Beyonce’s “Halo.” The four-chair turn recipients we’ll…
Week two of the blind auditions on The Voice will feature four more saves, five singers who turned four chairs in the blind auditions and the return of York’s DaNica Shirey to The Voice stage. In fact, DaNica’s battle round performance of “Halo” with Toia Jones is already being featured on The Voice website. And…
We saw eight battle round pairings on The Voice last week and the rest will be aired this week. Here are my picks for the top four performances from Week 1. 1. Sugar Joans and Jean Kelley, “Survivor” Jean and Sugar weren’t the most highly touted performers entering the battle round. In fact, both turned…
