The Voice Top 12 took the stage Monday night for their first live performance. And on Tuesday, fans responded putting all 12 singers in the Top 200 on iTunes. In fact, seven of those singers wound up in the Top 10 on a genre chart, including Noah Mac and Chloe Kohanski on the alternative chart,…
Chalk up bonus points for Addison Agen. The 16-year-old from Fort Wayne, Ind., landed at number nine on the iTunes singles chart with her cover of Sara Bareilles’ “She Used to Be Mine.” And any singer landing in the Top 10 when voting ends at noon eastern time earns bonus points — five times their…
The Voice Top 12 take the stage tonight, with one singer going home tomorrow night. And for the first time in Season 13, fans get to vote for their favorite. But, please, take note of the new voting rules if you want to maximize your impact on the outcome. For instance, in addition to downloading…
Time to jump on my soap box and scold The Voice for not doing more to promote past contestants on the show. After all, we’ve reached the live portion of Season 13. You know, the portion where there will be guest spots to fill on results night. NBC has already announced that Maroon 5 will…
Prior to The Voice, Karli Webster had limited performing experience as a singer. She hadn’t released music. Both figure to change after the splash she made on the show. Consider the following. * Karli scored the highest charting song from the fourth night of the Season 13 blind auditions with her cover of “You’re…
Jessica Childress from Season 4 of The Voice has released the third song from her upcoming album. And she has a confession: It’s her favorite song from the album. It’s called “Waves,” and you can check out the single below. “I wanted to paint a picture with the music and the lyrics of the tide…
Call this a plea to The Voice. A futile plea, I’m sure. But a plea nonetheless. Please play fair during the Season 13 finals. Along those lines, the show is not off to a great start. A piss-poor start in fact. During those intro packages before the live playoff performances, it became clear that…
There were rumors that The Voice might shortened its Season 13 finals by a week. Those rumors appear to be unfounded. The Voice has announced that just one singer will be eliminated when the live shows begin this week. Everyone will sing Monday night. The bottom two will vie for an instant save during…
Gwen Sebastian has released her first new album in four years. And “Once Upon a Time in the West, Act 1” quickly found its way to number one on the iTunes singer-songwriter albums chart. Gwen says the title is a nod to the sound she was looking for on the album. “I wanted it to…
We’ve gotten a steady stream of new music from past contestants from The Voice in 2017. And Dwight & Nicole are going to ensure that trend continues into the new year. The Boston-based blues-rock-soul trio has announced plans to release their new EP, “Electric Lights,” on New Year’s Day. Meanwhile, they just released “Hi-Lo,” the…
