Live voting is coming to American Idol. But fear not, West Coast fans. You won’t be left out. At least not sorta. ABC on Monday announced plans to simulcast American Idol to all 50 states next Sunday. That means the show will air at 8 to 10 p.m. on the East Coast and 5 to…
Good Morning America invited David Archuleta on the show Monday morning to talk about the first live show of American Idol’s new season on ABC. But David also dropped a bit of news that should delight his fans. Interviewed backstage, David said he’s working on a Christmas album that will be accompanied by a…
Six singers will automatically advance to the American Idol Top 10 via fan voting Monday night. Eight will be forced to sing again in hopes of securing one of the final four spots in that Top 10. And those spots will be decided by Idol judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and Katy Perry. Who deserves…
In each of the last two weeks, five contestants were sent home on American Idol. This week, the show loses four more as the rush to crown ABC’s first-ever Idol champ continues. All 14 contestants sing for fans’ votes tonight. Viewers can cast those votes between the time tonight’s show starts on the East…
Terrence Cunningham wasted no time making a big impression on coaches and fans alike on Season 14 of The Voice. His re-creation of “My Girl” turned four chairs during the blind auditions. It also wound up being the most popular of the 48 Season 14 audition songs on iTunes. Terrence joined Team Alicia Keys and…
Reid Umstattd was eliminated from The Voice during the live playoffs. But before departing, he accomplished something never before done on the show. His knockout round performance of Patty Griffin’s “Let Him Fly” was montaged, yet was the night’s most popular song on iTunes, hitting number two on the rock chart and number 125…
Drew Cole released music before The Voice, both under his real name (Drew Arcoleo) and his stage name. And he leaves no doubt that more original music will be coming now that his time on the show is over. Drew was eliminated from The Voice during Wednesday’s live playoff episode, but not before putting together…
Like many of his Season 14 The Voice colleagues, Gary Edwards plans to use his time on the show as a springboard to releasing original music. But he also has his sight set on another destination: Broadway. Gary, from Dallas, was 26 when he auditioned for The Voice and landed a spot on Team Adam…
Over 13 seasons, a handful of The Voice contestants had auditioned with a song performed completely or partly in Spanish. In Season 14, Johnny Bliss became the first contestant on the show to sing two entire performances in Spanish. Add that to an impressive list of other accomplishments for the young man from New York….
Yep, fans, you finally get to weigh in on the outcome on American Idol this week. The bad news: The judges are also retaining a good deal of control. In my mind, that’s especially bad news after watching the judges badly bungle at least one Top 14 pick Monday night. My takeaway: Even with Katy…
