Ready for the most suspenseful night of Season 9 on The Voice? Well, this reckons to be it. I mean, let’s face it. Next week will be about as suspenseful as the Season 8 finale, when everyone knew Frederick Sawyer would claim the crown. Barring a voting miracle, next week’s only suspense will be who…
Each week at this time I post a blog predicting who’s in danger of elimination on The Voice. Who’s in danger of elimination tonight? Everyone not named Jordan Smith. When the clock struck noon ET, eight of the nine singers performing Monday night had cracked the Top 10 on iTunes. That means eight of the…
For the second straight week, at least seven singers from The Voice cracked the Top 10 on iTunes. And for the second time this season, front-runner Jordan Smith has hit the top of the charts. Jordan’s superb performance of “Somebody to Love” vaulted straight to number on on the iTunes Top 200, passing even Adele’s…
After three weeks of finals on The Voice, all three members of Team Adam are still alive in the competition. And they were all competing for a spot in the finals Monday night. Jordan Smith got to close the show again, this time with a rousing performance of Queen’s “Somebody to Love.” Just before he…
Blake Shelton predicted all three members of his country trio just might advance to the finals on The Voice. Well, all three received praise from the coaches for their performances Monday night. Barrett Baber put a country spin on Ella Henderson’s “Ghost.” Zach Seabaugh turned serious, signing Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb.” And Emily Ann Roberts…
Jeffery Austin and Braiden Sunshine both turned to emotional songs with a spot in the finals on the line Monday night on The Voice. Jeffery performed a strip-downed version of Cher’s pop hit “Believe.” Braiden countered with “Amazing Grace” after covering rock tunes in two of the past three weeks. And shortly after the show…
Madi Davis said she selected one of her favorite songs to sing with a spot in the finals on the line Monday night. The lone remaining member of Team Pharrell performed “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by The Four Seasons and received glowing feedback from the coaches. Nine singers performed during Monday’s show. Only four advance…
Whatever you think of The Voice finals format for Season 9, it’s led to this pressure-packed week. Nine singers will take the stage; four will advance to the finals. Five go home. This week. Tonight’s top three vote-getters will automatically advance to the finals. Tomorrow night, the contestants who finish fourth through sixth in…
The two biggest names in American Idol history will have a chance to add to their trophy case at the 2016 Grammy Awards. Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson were among the Grammy nominees announced this morning. Over the years, former Idol contestants have won 13 Grammy awards; seven of those wins belong to Carrie, three…
Gotta admit, I’ve sorta struggled with these rankings in Season 9. Should I rank the remaining singers on The Voice in the order I think they’ll finish? Or should I rank them in the order I think they should finish? The show’s handling of Jordan Smith has been the biggest problem. I can’t recall…
