With a new season of American Idol beginning, did you happen to wonder what Season 16’s Top 10 have been up to? If so, here’s the answer. 1. Maddie Poppe: Her winner’s single, “Going Going Gone” hit number 13 on Billboard’s digital songs chart and she won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV…
Former Voice standout Janice Freeman died Saturday at age 33, according to a post by family on her Facebook page. That post indicates she died from an extreme case of pneumonia and a blood clot that traveled to her heart. Janice finished 11th on Season 13 of The Voice and her struggle to overcome Lupus…
Catie Turner hasn’t changed much since we met her on Season 16 of American Idol. On Friday, she dropped her first post-show single. In the days, leading up to the release, she teased it on Facebook. “‘Prom Queen’ comes out in 8 days, so I think a genius way to advertise is trying to spell…
American Idol returns Sunday night, so it’s only fitting that we have new music from last year’s champ. Maddie Poppe dropped a new song called “Little Things” on Wednesday. She also performed it on Good Morning America. You can check it out below. It’s among the songs that will be featured on Maddie’s upcoming post-Idol…
Blake Lewis has launched an Indiegogo campaign to support a new album set for release on May 10. The album will be called “Wanderlust Unknown” and Blake has already reached 40 percent of his fundraising goal with 55 days left in the campaign. “It’s a combination of hip-hop, jazz and soul. And it’s very raw…
Season 9 American Idol champ Lee Dwyze has announced a spring tour. The 20-date Night and Day Tour will kick off April 21 in Salt Lake City and wrap up May 24 in Phoenix, Ariz. Most of the tour stops are in the Midwest and Texas, but Lee will be stopping in the D.C. suburbs…
Johanna Jones is one of the contestants taking a second shot at American Idol during Season 17. And we’re likely to meet her on the new seasons’ premiere episode Sunday night. Here’s more about Johanna. * She advanced to Hollywood Week on Season 15 of Idol back in 2016; that would have been the show’s…
If you watched the American Idol sneak peek that aired before last week’s Oscars, you’ve already heard a bit about Nick Townsend. He’s the young man who lost two brothers to suicide. We’re likely to hear more about that, and his music, when Idol returns for Season 17 on Sunday at 8 p.m. Here’s more…
His audition: Matthew Johnson, 25, of Jacksonville, Fla., auditioned with Kirk Franklin’s “I Smile.” He earned almost instantaneous chair turns from Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. He wasn’t far into the song when John Legend and Kelly Clarkson turned as well, making Matthew the second four-chair turn of Season 16. He joined Team John Legend….
His audition: Domenic Haynes, 18, Tampa, Fla., auditioned with “River” by Leon Bridges and got Adam Levine to turn almost immediately. John Legend soon followed, only to discover he’d been blocked by Adam. Blake joined them near the end of a very passionate performance. John praised Dominic;s tone. Adam called him his favorite singer in…
