Michael Lee, a Season 15 standout on The Voice, has released the lead single from his upcoming album. The song is called “Love Her,” and Michael described it to American Blues Scene as “a classic tale of a dangerous woman.” The single hit digital sites Friday. The 10 song, self-titled album will follow on June…
Season 7 Voice finalist Chris Jamison has released a new single called “Go.” Chris told Parade he wrote the song in reaction to his experience with obsessive compulsive disorder. “I’m a worrier by nature and specifically struggle with OCD,” said the 25-year-old, who finished third on Season 7. “At times, certain thoughts or memories will…
Haley Reinhart continued her series of superb cover releases Friday. This time, she lends her sultry vocals to “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over” by Lenny Kravitz. Haley said she met Kravitz at Muhammad Ali’s Power of Love concert a few years back, where they both performed. “It’s an honor singing his song now,” she…
Country singer Kelsie May, who appeared on The Voice at age 15, has released her second recent single. The song is called “Fool for You.” And while Kelsie says she writes most of her songs about personal experiences, this is more of a song about a personal observation. It was inspired by a girl she…
The first country star to come off American Idol released his first single of 2019 on Friday. Josh Gracin is back with a song called “Lucky Stars.” Aaron Goodman, Larry McBride and Skip Black wrote the tune; Dave Pittenger produced it. But it’s Josh who provides the personal connection. It’s a song about getting a…
Christina Grimmie’s family released a new song by the late singer Friday. The song is called “Hold Your Head Up,” written by Christina with Khara Lord and Brennan Aerts. Christina’s brother, Marcus, plays the guitar track on the song. Part of the proceeds from sales of the song will go to the Christina Grimmie Foundation,…
Brian Nhira says his latest single was inspired by a dream. Well, a nightmare, really. “’Love, Love’ was inspired by an actual dream that I had of someone trying to steal my wife away from me,” Brian writes on Instagram. “I woke up from the dream in a cold sweat and checked to make sure…
Carrie Underwood added two more CMT Video Music Awards to her collection Wednesday night. Included was a win for “Cry Pretty” as Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards, held in Nashville. Carrie also won female artist video of the year for “Love Wins,” giving her 20 CMT awards for her career, the…
More than five years after appearing on The Voice, Austin Jenckes released his first post-show album Friday. It was worth the wait, which should surprise no one who’s heard the excellent singles Austin has released since finishing Top 10 on Season 5. “If You Grew Up Like I Did” is a deeply personal nine-song collection…
One of the first country artists we ever met on The Voice is still enjoying success eight years later. In fact, Curtis Grimes has a brand new single out and was just announced as a nominee for five Texas Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year. The new single is “Still,”off 2 a…
