After Sundance Head won Season 11 of The Voice, Blake Shelton gave Universal Music Group a mild verbal scolding. Blake said it was about time to make a star of a winner of The Voice, and Sundance had the makings. But to accomplish that goal, he’d need a solid post-show debut album and a…
It’s my guess that The Voice would prefer a Chris Blue victory this week. Think about it. If Lauren Duski wins, she’ll be the fifth country singer to win the show in 12 seasons. And that would give Blake Shelton his sixth coaching victory in 12 seasons. That might be a little more country and…
No Brennley Brown in the Season 12 finale of The Voice? Nope, though at one point one of the season’s youngest contestants looked like she might be the singer to beat. No Hunter Plake in the Season 12 finale? Nope, though at one point he led everyone on The Voice on iTunes for three…
The Voice has announced performance pairings and guest stars for Tuesday’s Season 12 finale. The two-hour results show has a special 9 p.m. start time and will feature Season 13 coach Miley Cyrus singing her new single, “Malibu.” For guest performances, we’ll get Chris Stapleton singing “Either Way” from his new album, plus Zedd…
Aliyah Moulden’s breakthrough came just two weeks ago, when she delivered an emotional performance of “Jealous” by Labrinth. She dedicated the performance to the father she never knew — he died when she was about a month old — and wound up breaking down in tears before it ended. Still, the song landed in the…
Adam Levine was the only coach to turn around when Jesse Larson, 34, auditioned with John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy.” But he seemed to know he had just landed a special talent. “There’s no one with ears that should not have turned around for that,” Adam said of Jesse’s performance. From Minneapolis, Jesse arrived at The…
Chris Blue was the very last singer we met during the Season 12 blind auditions, but it didn’t take long for Alicia Keys to snatch him for her team when she heard his rendition of Smokey Robinson’s “Track of My Tears.” Age 26 when he auditioned, Chris comes from a large musical family. In fact,…
Lauren Duski could be studying to become a dentist right now. After all, she comes from a family of dentists. And she graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in biopsychology, cognition and neuroscience. But she’d also began singing and touring since age 7 and never lost her love of music and performing….
Shut out in the Kelly Clarkson sweepstakes, ABC responded by landing another pop star for its American Idol revival. And the first judge to be announced for the new American Idol: Katy Perry. So much for an all-alumni coaching panel. That said, Katy Perry is likely to draw some eyes to the show, and perhaps…
Chris Blue, Lauren Duski and Aliyah Moulden were voted into the finals Tuesday night. TSoul and Vanessa Ferguson were eliminated. That left Brennley Brown, Hunter Plake and Jesse Larson to compete for the fourth spot in the finals. Here are grades for those songs. 1. Brennley Brown, “Warrior”: This is a better song choice than…
