For the first time ever, Carrie Underwood will be up for Entertainer of the Year honors at this year’s CMA Awards. The 2016 CMA nominations were announced Wednesday morning. Other nominees with singing show connections include former American Idol judge Keith Urban and former The Voice champion Cassadee Pope. But Carrie, who’s hosting the show…
than a year and a half after winning The Voice, Craig Wayne Boyd still hasn’t released a post-show album. But he has a new single out, released Friday, called “Stuck in My Head.” You can listen to a live version at right. In a recent interview with The Change Book Radio Show, Craig said he’s…
Duru recently released her debut music video for a song called “Walk.” And if you like what you hear at right, here’s a bit of great news. “Walk” and a pair of other songs from Adanna’s “Exhibit A” mixtape can be downloaded for free from Soundcloud. The only song Adanna is charging for is a…
Fifth Harmony, the girl group created on Season 2 of The X Factor, claimed a pair of Video Music Awards Sunday night at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The night, of course, belonged to Beyonce. She won video of the year for “Formation,” best female video of the year for “Hold Up” and…
to a record deal that went nowhere, nearly two years passed between the time Chris Jamison appeared on The Voice and the release of his first original music. But the 22-year-old from the Pittsburgh area has been making up for lost time in the past month. During that time he’s released his first single (“Better…
Bow Records artist Jordan Rager released his latest single Friday. The song is called “Now That I Know Your Name” and is a followup to Jordan’s biggest hit to date, his “Southern Boy” duet with label mate and country superstar Jason Aldean. That song cracked the Top 40 on Billboard’s country airplay chart. The new…
three of the late Christina Grimmie’s “Ballad of Jessica Blue” landed on her YouTube channel today. In this segment, Jessica feels like her life is spiraling out of control, especially since she believes she’s being deceived by her boyfriend. Her video mother intervenes with some helpful advice: “There’s some things you can never lose once…
Martinez has said she’d someday like to direct a horror film. She’d probably be very good at it. Just check out her latest self-directed music videos. It’s a double-feature featuring the songs “Tag You’re It” and “Milk and Cookies” from her acclaimed ‘Cry Baby” album. In the course of about seven minutes, Melanie becomes a…
Ryan Quinn, a Season 10 standout on The Voice, has released his first single, a ballad called “Unbearable.” It’s a song about the difficulty of being separated from someone you love. And while I can’t find a copy of Ryan singing the song to embed, it’s an impressive debut. There’s more Ryan Quinn music coming,…
Her audition: We Ani McDonald, 17, of Harlem, N.Y., auditioned with a fine rendition of “Feeling Good,” starting out a cappella and delivering a big ending. Well before that ending, three coaches were facing in her direction. Adam Levine turned near the end, making We the first four-chair turn recipient of Season 11. Alicia Keyes…
