Each member of The Voice Top 4 will take the stage three times tonight. Maelyn Jarmon of Team John Legend and Team Blake Shelton’s trio of country artists — Dexter Roberts, Gyth Rigdon and Andrew Sevener — will each sing two solo songs and perform a duet with their coach. One of the solos…
In my mind, Maelyn Jarmon was already the favorite to win The Voice. And now she’s singing the granddaddy of all singing show favorites on tonight’s performance finale. That would be Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah,” which can typically be counted on to provide a moment for a skilled vocalist. As she’s proven time and time…
Last year, Laine Hardy failed to make the Top 24 on American Idol Season 16. Sunday night, the 19-year-old from Livingston, La., was named the winner of Season 17. What changed? Michael Strahan asked that question when Laine Hardy made his first post-show appearance on Good Morning America today. “Last year, after I got eliminated,…
Hardy got to perform a bit of his new single as he was swarmed by fellow contestants Sunday night at the end of American Idol. But his fans must have liked what they heard. At 1 p.m., Laine’s single was sitting at number si on the iTunes overall singles chart and number one on…
American Idol did it. I must admit, I was skeptical. But producers managed to combine their performance finale and their grand finale into an entertaining three-hour show that still felt like a celebration of Season 17. They kept the recaps of the triumphant trips home by the Top 3. They’re always heart-warming to watch….
