Nicki Minaj is one of the five finalists in the running for artist of the year honors at the American Music Awards later this month. When AMA nominees were announced, 10 names were on the artist of the year list. After four weeks of fan voting, that list has been whittled to Nicki, Ariana Grande,…
Success on iTunes doesn’t guarantee you won’t be eliminated on The Voice. We found that out this week, when we bid farewell to Ellie Lawrence and Celeste Betton even though they did very well on the iTunes’ charts after their live playoff performances. But it’s still fun to compare where everyone lands on the…
Last weekend marked the release of a debut single from George Horga Jr., a contestant on Season 5 of The Voice. The song is a catchy pop single called “Lights On” that you can check out below. George told Voice Views that he wrote the song with Carlos Battey of The Jackie Boyz; the song…
She’s a country singer living not in Nashville, but in the Philly suburbs. And right now that arrangement is working out just fine, says Audra McLaughlin, a Season 6 standout on The Voice who just dropped her first single. “Tennessee Cowboy”” hit iTunes about two weeks ago, and Audra told Voice Views the feedback has…
The number one lesson fans learned from Wednesday’s results show on The Voice? It’s not enough to download your favorite’s music. You’d also better vote. As often as possible. Exhibit A: Emily Ann Roberts cracked the Top 10 on iTunes, meaning her iTunes downloads were multiplied by 10 and added to her vote total. Yet…
Sawyer Fredericks returned to The Voice stage Wednesday night to perform his new single, “Take It All.” But by that time, his new music had already received a great reception. Sawyer released a four-track, self-titled EP early Wednesday morning. An hour after its release, it was at 131 on the iTunes albums chart. By the…
The Voice coaches faced some tough decisions during the battle and knockout rounds. Imagine their quandary tonight when they each had to select one of four singers to advance. Here’s guessing Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani will have the most difficult decisions to make. Chances are, neither of Pharrell’s male R&B standouts will not be…
Was I hearing right? Did the artists on Team Pharrell and Team Blake seem to have more say in what they sang in the live playoffs on The Voice? If so, it showed, because night two was definitely more entertaining than night one, when ill-fitting songs seemed to seal the fate of some contestants —…
Squeezed between lots of fine performances Tuesday night on The Voice was a big surprise. Not only will Season 8 champ Sawyer Fredericks be performing a new single on The Voice during Wednesday’s performance show, he’ll be releasing an EP. Well, that EP hit iTunes at midnight. It consists of four tracks, including the catchy,…
The minute Emily Ann Roberts announced her song, you just knew it had the making of a crowd favorite. The 17-year-old performed the gospel song “In the Garden” with her country flair during the live playoffs Tuesday night on The Voice. She explained that she chose “In the Garden” because it was the favorite song…
