Wheeler asked the American Idol judges if they recognized him when he appeared for his Season 15 audition. They did. And you might have, too. Kory also was featured in the Season 14 premiere. He’s the guy who was working in a coffee shop when the Nashville auditions were taking place. He rushed across the…
“Black Sun” by Death Cab For Cutie isn’t the song you expect to hear during an American Idol audition. But it’s the one Kerry Courtney, 23, of St. Petersburg, Fla., chose to try out with. And he made it work, earning a unanimous golden ticket to Hollywood. Harry Connick Jr. called his performance “quirky and…
Vaid got pretty incredible feedback from the American Idol judges after auditioning with Carrie Underwood’s “Look at Me” during Wednesday’s Season 15 premiere. After all, Harry Connick Jr. complimented her on a “perfect performance” and predicted she has the vocal talent to win the show. What’s better than that? Perhaps a tweet from Carrie Underwood…
Rose Mitchell might be off the grid, but that hasn’t kept her off iTunes. We met the 15-year-old from Crawford, Col., on Wednesday’s Season 15 premiere episode of American Idol. She explained how she lives in the elk wilderness, a spot on remote Saddle Mountain in Colorado where there’s no electricity. That leaves plenty of…
show fans might have recognized one of the singers we met on the American Idol Season 15 premiere. Shelbie Z., featured near the end of Wednesday’s show, competed on The Voice as a member of Team Blake back in Season 5 and finished in the Top 20. Since then, she’s released a pair of singles,…
Fans hoping for a look back at the first 14 years of American Idol will get their wish. The show announced its complete Season 15 schedule after the premiere aired Wednesday night. And it includes a one-hour “retrospective episode, featuring (Ryan) Seacrest, current and former judges, contestants and the behind-the-scenes team sharing their IDOL memories.”…
Watch this video on YouTube I think Jax just proved what I thought all along: She should have won American Idol Season 14. Then again, if she had, I’m pretty sure she never would have been allowed to release that great debut single “La La Land” that landed Wednesday. “La La Land” is about her…
Smith, Season 9 champ from The Voice, was one of the featured performers at the People’s Choice Awards Wednesday night. Working with David Foster, Jordan performed “You Are So Beautiful.” “What an incredible night,” Jordan tweeted after the show. “THANK YOU @peopleschoice!” Jordan’s performance was introduced by show host Jane Lynch right after The Voice…
The Voice won a third straight People’s Choice awards Wednesday night. Competing against America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Dancing with the Stars and MasterChef, The Voice won for favorite competition TV show. The Voice also won in 2014 and 2015 and the victory marked the seventh straight time a singing show has takent the…
Kudos to American Idol for putting on an entertaining final season premiere. Okay, I could have done without Kanye West. With so many singers to meet, that’s how we end the first episode of Season 15? And two-hour audition episodes always strike me as too, too long, whether it’s American Idol or The Voice. But…
