How important is tonight’s American Idol episode? The eliminated contestant goes home. The five contestants who survive not only advance, they head out on a 30-plus date summer tour. That’s pretty high stakes. Tonight’s theme is Arena Anthems, which, to Idol’s credit, is another of those big broad themes that should let everyone sing within…
Just two Voice artists cracked the Top 10 on iTunes this week. But all 10 landed in the Top 100 on the singles chart, and Koryn Hawthorne and Sawyer Fredericks landed at number one on the pop and rock charts, respectively. Speaking of Koryn, we now have to consider her a contender for a spot…
The Voice Top 10 learn their fate tonight. Check back at 8 p.m. for a live blog. Meanwhile, here are my predictions on how everything will work out. Safe for sure: Thanks to the 10-times multiplier for cracking the Top 10 on iTunes, landing there almost guarantees you’re advancing. That means Koryn Hawthorne and Sawyer…
So, Sawyer Fredericks is among The Voice iTunes leaders after Monday’s Top 10 show. A surprise? Hardly. He’s been in that position after every performance on the show. And Koryn Hawthorne is in the Top 10 on iTunes overall singles chart. Surprise? Well, not considering the way she performed Monday night. But the teen from…
The Voice Top 10 take the stage tonight, hoping to repeat last week’s string of superlative performances. How superlative? Three singers — Sawyer Fredericks, Kimberly Nichole and Meghan Linsey — cracked the Top 10 on iTunes, earning bonus points in the process. Four artists — Sawyer, Meghan, DeAnna Johnson and Rob Taylor — landed at…
Luke Bryan was named Entertainer of the Year and Miranda Lambert scored a trio of awards at the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday night. Miranda won for album of the year for “Platinum,” song of the year for “Automatic” and female vocalist of the year. Song of the year is a songwriters award. Miranda…
The Voice singers will take the stage again Monday night, competing for a spot in the Top 8. For a look at the Voice Views rankings of the remaining singers, head here. For a look at how all of the Top 10 stack up on social media sites — Twitter, Instagram and Facebook — head…
The Voice Top 10 return to the stage for a two-hour show Monday night at 8 p.m. Check back then. I’ll be blogging live and providing song-by-song grades. And if you want to check out the social media numbers for the Top 10, head here. Meanwhile, here are this week’s rankings on The Voice. Last…
Kimberly Nichole and Meghan Linsey scored the breakthrough performances on The Voice on Top 12 week. You’d never know it by looking at the show’s social media stats. The two big gainers for the past week were longtime front-runner Sawyer Fredericks and DeAnna Johnson, who received Season 8’s first save. Sawyer picked up more Facebook…
So, what did Joey Cook think of the exchange between Quentin Alexander and Harry Connick Jr. on Wednesday’s episode of American Idol? “We talked during the commercial break,” said Joey, who was eliminated from Idol at the episode’s conclusion. “I pretty much told him what he did was beautiful in my opinion.” For anyone who…
