Caleb Lee Hutchinson started singing when he was 9, playing guitar when he was 12 and writing songs when he was 13. And just last year, he won the Country Teen Showcase in his home state of Georgia. Sunday night, he’ll be going for a much grander prize — being named the Season 16 American…
Gabby Barrett says she started dreaming of being on American Idol as a young girl, when she watched Carrie Underwood win Season 4. Now, a week after singing with her idol on the Idol stage, she’s one step away from following in Carrie’s footsteps. She’ll compete Sunday night against Maddie Poppe and Caleb Lee Hutchinson…
Maddie Poppe says she caught the singing bug when she was 6 years old and her sister talked her into performing a duet in school. The song they sang was “Landslide.” It was a song Maddie performed during her homecoming concert on Tuesday. And it will be her hometown dedication song Sunday night. That evening,…
Once Season 16 of American Idol ends, finalists Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Gabby Barrett and Maddie Poppe are sure to release new music. But you don’t have to wait until then to buy, download or stream original music from the trio. All three have already released music that’s available on iTunes and Spotify. Pre-show, Gabby Barrett…
A major TV ratings showdown is coming early next week. At stake: Singing show bragging rights for the next year. The rivals are the once seemingly invincible and now upstart American Idol against NBC’s The Voice, which stole its claim as the nation’s favorite TV show. When the two shows went head to head on…
For the 12th time Tuesday night, a West Coast contestant competed for an instant save on The Voice. For the 12th time, the West Coast singer failed to prevail. Pryor Baird, of Orcutt, Calif., was the latest West Coast contestant to sing for the save. It went to Britton Buchanan, of Sanford, N.C., who…
The Voice’s voters selected a final four Tuesday night. Gone is female rocker Jackie Foster and Mr. Positive Vibes (aka Rayshun LaMarr). Gone is Pryor Baird, the only four-chair turn left on the show and the guy who led the finalists on iTunes two straight weeks. Also gone is Kaleb Lee, the country singer…
Gabby Barrett traveled back to Pittsburgh, Pa., Tuesday, where she sang with her childhood gospel choir and visited the Goodwill store where her father works (and where one of her American Idol outfits was being auctioned off for charity). She also performed a Rivers Casino Amphitheater and appeared at the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game, singing…
Lots of fans of The Voice probably figured 18-year-old Britton Buchanan was a shoe-in for the finals. And that was especially true after his cover of “The Rising” rocketed to number four on the iTunes singles chart Tuesday. But iTunes results are always indicative of voting on The Voice and Britton wound up competing against…
Who’s in danger tonight on The Voice? Well, I’d suggest fans of all eight singers be ready to Tweet tonight just in case their favorite needs the final instant save to survive tonight’s cut. Remember, four artists go home. And no fewer than six singers landed in the Top 10 on iTunes today, raising…
