Alejandro Aranda is rolling the dice on his own music tonight. In an American Idol first, he’ll sing two original songs during the competition round of tonight’s show. Alejandro is going up against Madison VanDenburg and Laine Hardy for the Idol Season 17 crown tonight. And while Alejandro is singing originals, Laine is going…
The American Idol judges compared Madison VanDenburg to Kelly Clarkson. Now Madison will take on a Kelly song in her quest to become the next American Idol. American Idol just released the songs the Top 3 will perform tonight. And in addition to Madison covering Kelly, Alejandro Aranda is going to serve up two more…
Think back to when we met Maelyn Jarmon on The Voice. She told the show she was living in New York, working as a waitress to “get by” and had been “very close to giving up on music. “The Voice sparked a new fire for me.” And how. Maelyn turned four chairs with her blind…
When Dexter Roberts showed up on The Voice stage, he was already familiar to lots of singing show fans. Back in 2014, he had appeared on Season 13 of American Idol and made it all the way to seventh place. But his plans to use Idol as a launching pad to a career in country…
Gyth Rigdon recalls being “so nervous” before his first-ever bar gig as a solo artist. He was still a minor and his father booked him for a show at a place called Daiquiri Station in Leesville, La. “I had heard the bar was full of bikers and they were quick to tell an artist to…
You might say Andrew Sevener has some performing experience. His mother was a country singer; his father was in a rock band. And when Andrew was 15, he joined them in a family band called Helluvanote. They traveled around, playing a mix of country, rock, blues and pop music. But Andrew also wanted to launch…
American Idol will be back for a third season on ABC. But ABC and the show’s producers will be trying to bring down costs for Season 18, multiple sources say. With that in mind, here are some suggestions on how to improve on what was a very strong 17th season for the best singing show…
Like most other indicators, social media shows that the battle for the Season 17 title on American Idol will come down to Laine Hardy and Alejandro Aranda. Alejandro is far and away the Instagram leader among the Top 3 with more than 630,000 followers. In fact, he’s gained more than 360,000 followers on that platform…
Two Team Blake Shelton members have the most impressive social media numbers heading into Monday night’s Season 16 performance finale. Dexter Roberts has a dominant edge in Twitter followers among the Top 4. The same holds true for Gyth on Facebook. What’s more, Dexter and Gyth rank one and two, respectively on Instagram, each with…
If you thought The Voice would change its approach to its finale after serving up a mangled Season 16 to viewers … think again. The show will follow the same format for Monday’s performance finale as it has in recent years, complete with the throw-away duets by the contestants and their coaches. And The…
