His blind audition: Pryor Baird, 35, of Orcutt, Calif., covered “I Don’t Need No Doctor” by Ray Charles. Adam Levine turned early in the performance, all the other coaches followed. Blake complimented his “weathered” vocals, saying it sounded like Pryor smoked a pack of cigarette and drank a bottle of whiskey before taking the stage….
Her blind audition: Jaclyn Lovey, 16, of Placerville, Calif., performed “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley. Shortly after the song’s midway point, Alicia Keys and Blake Shelton turned around almost simultaneously. Alicia complimented Jaclyn’s sweet and simple approach to the classic song. Jaclyn joined Team Alicia. Her background: Jaclyn said she started writing…
Blind audition: Molly Stevens, 34, of Raleigh, N.C., auditioned with “Heavenly Day” by Patti Griffin. Within a few notes, she had Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton facing in her direction. Her background: Calling herself a fighter, Molly told The Voice she got her start as a country singer but would now classify her music more…
His blind audition: Davison, 23, of Little Rock, Ark., opened the second blind audition episode with a performance of “To Love Somebody” by the Bee Gees. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned quickly. Adam said Davison could win the show. Davison opted to join Team Adam. His background: Growing up, Davison said he was always…
Her blind audition: Kelsea Johnson, 21, Newark, Del., auditioned with “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” by Meghan Trainor. Adam Levine and Kelly Clarkson turned early in the performance; Alicia Keys later joined them. Kelsea joined Team Alicia. Her background: Kelsea says she has always sang and thinks her love of music came from her grandfather,…
His blind audition: Kaleb Lee, 31, of Ormond Beach, Fla., auditioned with “Never Wanted Nothing More” by Kenny Chesney. Kelly Clarkson turned midway through the performance; Blake Shelton a bit later. Blake complimented the rasp and soul in Kaleb’s voice. Kaleb opted to join Team Blake. His background: Though he lives in Florida now, Kaleb…
Brandon Diaz is among contestants who have announced on social media that they auditioned for ABC’s new version of American Idol. Idol premieres March 11 with Katy Perry, Lionel Ritchie and Luke Bryan as the judges who determine which singers make it to Hollywood and which don’t. Here’s more about Brandon Diaz. He’s 21, a…
Catie Turner is among contestants who have announced on social media that they auditioned for ABC’s new version of American Idol. Idol premieres March 11 with Katy Perry, Lionel Ritchie and Luke Bryan as the judges who determine which singers make it to Hollywood and which don’t. Here’s more about Catie Turner. She hails from…
Hmm, I think it might be time for the folks with the Academy of Country Music to rename one of its awards. Specifically, the one called new female vocalist of the year. The 2018 nominees, announced Thursday, include RaeLynn, Danielle Bradbery and Lauren Alaina. Congrats to all three. Each of them released great new…
