Now here’s a pleasant surprise just in time for the holidays. Pia Toscano has released a five-track EP called “Belong.” And it truly was a surprise, released last Friday with no advance fanfare. Yet Pia’s fans almost immediately launched “Belong” into the Top 50 on the iTunes pop albums chart. This is actually Pia’s first…
Billy Gilman fell one spot shy of winning The Voice. And that’s just fine with him, according to a new interview he did with Tara Granahan of his hometown radio station WPRO in Rhode Island. “I am so happy that I didn’t win,” he says during an interview you can hear in its entirety here….
Kelley from Season 7 of The Voice has released a music video for her post-show debut single, “Stacking Stones.” And you have to be impressed with the big-budget look of the video, considering Jean was also financing a debut EP from the $45,000 she raised through a Kickstarter campaign. As for the video itself ……
the past two and a half years, you might say Danny Gokey has made a name for himself in Christian music. His first Christian album, “Hope in Front of Me,” hit number one on Billboard’s Christian charts and yielded three Top 20 singles. His “Christmas Is Here” album from last fall cracked the Top 10…
holiday season has been a slow one for new American Idol Christmas releases. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t new holiday tunes out there worth downloading. Kris Allen, Dalton Rapattoni, Lauren Alaina and Kellie Pickler have made sure of that. Here’s a rundown of the American Idol holiday releases so far in 2016. Dalton Rapattoni:…
The Season 10 contestants from The Voice have wasted no time getting new music in the hands of fans. And that includes Mike Schiavo, who released an impressive debut single “Without You” in July, then followed with a video for the song in August. Now he’s back with a five-track, self-titled EP that will leave…
Wow, did The Voice ever miss out on a potentially magical moment Tuesday night. Jacquie Lee, the runner-up from Season 5 of The Voice, just released a song called “Somebody’s Angel” and the accompanying music video. The song and video are tributes to all the cultural icons lost in 2016 — Muhammad Ali, David Bowie,…
Several former American Idol contestants have won spots on The Voice. Tuesday night, Sundance Head did what none of them could. He won the show, earning a record deal in the process. But during a post-show press conference Tuesday night and a conference call with the media Thursday afternoon, Sundance repeated what he’d said…
Add Lauren Alaina to the growing list of singing show contestants planning to release new music in January. In Lauren’s case, her sophomore album — “Road Less Traveled” — is set for release on Jan. 27. And, yep, it’s been a while since the American Idol Season 10 runner-up released an album. In fact, Lauren…
Trent Harmon has released a new EP, though the word “new” is being used loosely here. The EP features his current hit, “There’s a Girl,” his Idol coronation single, “Falling,” and three songs he performed on American Idol. Those include “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Drink You Away” and “Chandelier.” Only “Chandelier” wasn’t previously available. And while…
