Former Voice finalist Koryn Hawthorne has been nominated for three Billboard Music Awards. Kelly Clarkson will host the award show Wednesday, May 1, at 8 p.m. on NBC, Other singing show personalities up for awards include Carrie Underwood and Adam Levine’s Maroon 5. Koryn is fresh off a win for Best Gospel Album at the…
His audition: David Owens, 24, of Indianapolis, Ind., covered “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt for his blind audition. Displaying a nice tone and lots of vocal power, he earned a chair turn from Kelly Clarkson. But no one else turned, in spite of an impressive glory note t the end of…
Her audition: Kayslin Victoria, 16, of Clermont, Fla., auditioned with “Feel It Still” by Portugal The Man. She enticed chair turns from Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. John called her incredible. Kelly liked the confidence she showed. Kayslin said she’s been a fan of Kelly all her life, but opted for Team John, landing the…
His blind audition: Talon Cardon, 18, of Orem, Utah, auditioned with “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur. He was nearly to the end of the performance when a big glory note enticed a chair turn from John Legend. Because he was the only coach to turn, Talon automatically joined Team Legend. More about…
American Idol has replaced The Voice as the most entertaining singing show on television this spring. And it isn’t even close. While Idol is introducing viewers to a remarkable array of talent, The Voice is saddled with a production team that introduces one inane format change after another. The changes are designed to freshen the…
For the third straight week, The Voice and American Idol went head to head Monday night. For the third straight week, The Voice won that battle. But both show’s ratings dropped Monday night, with The Voice scoring its lowest ratings so far in Season 16. The Voice’s rating among 19 to 49 year olds was…
If you like singing shows, you should have been watching American Idol Monday night. Idol put on one heck of a show, featuring solo performances by its talented Top 20. That number will soon become a Top 14 as it draws nearer to the Season 17 live shows. It certainly helped that Idol put aside…
Viewers of The Voice saw Ciera Dumas pushed to the brink of elimination following her Team Adam Levine battle round match with L.B. Crew Monday night. But Ciera got a second chance on The Voice Comeback Stage. And she made the most of it, scoring a win in her second battle round match, this time…
Blake Shelton said it makes no sense that Kendra Checketts and Kim Cherry are part of his team on The Voice. So he paired them up for what turned out to be one of the best performances of Night 2 of the battle round on The Voice. Kim, 30, of Boston, Mass., auditioned with…
Adam Levine pitted a pair of talented female singer-songwriters against one another in the battle round Monday night. Celia Babini was a four-chair turn in the blind auditions. The 17-year-old from New York auditioned with Billie Eilish’s “idontwannabeyouanymore.” Karly Moreno, 23, of Mission Viejo, Calif., auditioned with “Starving” by Hailee Steinfeld to land her…
