Nearly three years after coming out of nowhere to make the finals on Season 9 of The Voice, Jeffery Austin is preparing to release his first major post-show project. And he released “Answer,” the first song from his upcoming EP on Friday. On Facebook, Jeffery calls it a new musical direction, adding “This is the…
This is the weekend to celebrate country music in Nashville, and former The Voice contestant Natalie Stovall is getting into the act with the release of a new single. Her rollicking new song, “Can’t Love You No More,” dropped at midnight Friday and features Natalie at her rowdy best. It’s the third single Natalie has…
Last week, Paul McDonald released “Modern Hearts,” his first solo album ever. This week, the former American Idol standout released the music video for “Hold On” from that album. And it’s one of the more imaginative — and psychedelic — music videos we’ve seen from a former singing show star in 2018. “Directed by my…
Christina Grimmie’s family released a fan favorite this week, the late singer’s cover of “I Will Always Love You.” “These words ring so true as Christina absolutely loved and adored you #TeamGrimmie and that love continues as we carry it forward as a family,” reads the latest post on Christina’s Facebook page. Christina’s family has…
Latin pop singer Stephanie Zelaya hails from Guatemala and calls “The Four” a wonderful opportunity. “That’s a small country,” she notes. “You really don’t have the opportunity to showcase your talent to the rest of the world.” Not that Stephanie hasn’t enjoyed some pretty high-profile moments as an independent artist, including opening for Enrique Iglesias,…
James Graham might have an edge over some of his competitors on The Four for a simple reason. He’s already had singing show experience. Back in 2014, he successfully auditioned for Season 11 of U.K.’s The X Factor. He wound up being cut, but was saved from elimination when Simon Cowell and company put him…
Sharaya J says she’s toured the world and been part of lots of big award shows as a dancer and choreographer. In fact, in that role her website says she worked with the likes of Sean “Diddy” Combs, Rihanna, Ciara and Alicia Keys. “I just started to feel like a ceiling was hitting my head…
Carvena Jones from Jackson, Mississippi, describes herself as a soulful singer. “Everything is from the heart and heartfelt,” she says in a video clip promoting FOX’s “The Four.” “So like a Picaoso or Michelangelo, I definitely put everything into my art.” Carvena told the Jackson Free Press that she comes from a family of singers,…
Video of the Year honors at the CMT Music Awards Wednesday night went to Voice coach Blake Shelton. Blake won the night’s biggest award for the music video to “I’ll Name the Dogs.” That video also earned him Male Video of the Year honors. But he wasn’t the only winner with singing show connections. Carrie…
American Idol’s Season 17 audition schedule it out. And perhaps the most interesting tidbit is the fact that anyone within the age range is eligible but the Top 10 finishers from the first season of Idol on ABC. That means young powerhouse singers like Mara Justine and Alyssa Raghu could potentially return to compete again…
