Tackling a song made popular by a member of the opposite gender is an old ploy for impressing on singing shows. And we’re going to witness lots of attempts to do that tonight on The Voice. Front-runner Alisan Porter will take on Aerosmith. Shalyah Fearing, who once appeared to be a front-runner, will belt out…
Voice standout Chris Mann just released a new album called “Constellation.” He funded it in part with a highly successful Pledge Music Campaign. And he told BroadwayWorld.com that he wanted the album to stand out in one very important way. “I’ve always been a songwriter, and that’s the side of my career that hasn’t been…
Believe it or not, just three weeks remain on Season 10 of The Voice. This week is the last single elimination show, with the field being cut to a Top 8. Next week, four singers will be eliminated, setting the stage for the two night season finale on May 23-24. 1. Alisan Porter (1):…
In an impressive outpouring of support, a memorial fund established in memory of former American Idol finalist Rickey Smith has reached its goal in about 24 hours. Smith, 36, was killed Friday morning in a crash in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Oklahoman reports that Smith was eastbound on I-240 when a westbound pickup driven by…
This is the time of year when we’re normally gearing up for the American Idol season finale. Instead, we already have a Season 15 winner in Trent Harmon. In fact, we already have a post-Idol single from a Season 15 finalist. Avalon Young beat everyone else to the punch this week when she released an…
Harrison released her post-American Idol debut single last month, three years after finishing second to Candice Glover. Now she’s followed up with the video for “This Old Thing,” which you can check out at right. The video debuted Tuesday on CMT. There’s an album coming too, likely late this summer, but a release date hasn’t…
Jordan Smith, Season 9 winner of The Voice, announced a summer tour on Wednesday. That tour will begin May 31 in San Francisco and include 11 other stops. You can check out dates and cities in the photo at right. “Can’t believe this is REAL!” Jordan wrote on social media. “I’m heading out on my…
Daniel Passino said Wednesday he plans to “regroup” before deciding the next step in his musical career. After a run on The Voice that saw him make it all the way to the Top 10, he obviously wants to release his own music. But his time on the show also interrupted his pursuit of a…
Tuesday’s instant save on The Voice became a showdown between coach comeback artists. Christina Aguilera had rescued pop singer Nick Hagelin after he was eliminated, bringing him back for the live playoffs. Pharrell Williams did the same for Daniel Passino. The they became the first Voice comeback artists to advance to the finals. Tuesday night,…
Sawyer Fredericks returned to The Voice Tuesday night to sing a song from his upcoming album. The song is his new single, “4 Pockets;” the album — “A Good Storm” — is his first since winning Season 8 of The Voice and will be released May 13. How was the performance received? Well, an hour…
