Noah Mac recently released his DIY debut album “Pretty Boy.” But keep an eye out for more creations from the 19-year-old who made a name for himself with his original sound on Season 13 of The Voice. “Pretty Boy” is 14 songs strong. All were recorded in the backyard shed/studio that we learned about on…
Jessica Sanchez, American Idol’s Season 11 runner-up, returned to an Idol stage over the weekend. She was a guest performer on the season finale of Idol Philippines on Saturday when 16-year-old Zephanie Dimaranan took the show’s title. Jessica, just 16 when she competed on Idol, sang “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” one…
Haley Reinhart goes underwater in her new music video and calls it one of the “most ambitious” things she’s ever done. She truly spends most of the video underwater in a 1970s style living room created in the bottom of a pool. The music video, directed by Naomi Christie, is for the song “Deep…
Meg & Dia are back together. Not only that, they released a 10-song album called “Happysad” on Friday. And they’re heading out on tour. Meg & Dia are sisters Meg and Dia Frampton, who performed and released music together — four albums in fact — prior to Dia auditioning for Season 1 of The Voice….
Former Voice runner-up Matt McAndrew has a new gig — frontman for the alt-rock band Slaves. Matt filled in for former Slaves frontman Jonny Craig on a recent overseas tour. The band officially introduced him as their new lead vocalist on social media this week, then dropped “Heavier,” the first song from an upcoming album…
Former Voice contestant Katrina Parker is gearing up for the release of her sophomore album. And over the past three weeks, she’s released the title track, “Stars,” and a delightfully different cover of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” The latter is the only non-original to be featured on the album “Stars,” due out Sept. 6….
Friday brought a debut EP from another of the talented country singers we met on The Voice. That would be Rachel Messer, who released her four-song collection called “California Sunrise.” “I’ve been dreaming of putting out an EP for years now, and the time has finally come,” says Rachel on Facebook. “California Sunrise” features two…
Kensington Moore did something Friday she never expected to do — sharing the sentiments behind her new single “Slow.” The former Voice contestant explains that she’s always found it therapeutic to write down her feelings whenever she’s overwhelmed or super emotional. “That’s how this song started,” she writes on Instagram. “Just a bunch of randomness…
Former Voice champ Sawyer Fredericks dropped a new single Friday. And it promptly jumped into the Top 5 on the Apple Music singer-songwriter chart. And 48 hours after its release, the song was still in the Top 50 on that chart. “Turning the Shoulder” was recorded live on Windrake Farm, Sawyer’s family farm in Fultonville,…
Earlier this month, former Voice contestant Valerie Ponzio announced she was preparing to release new songs “close to my Hispanic culture and heart.” The first of those — “Órale” — landed Friday. “It’s what #Mexicans say when we’re excited and I’m freaking excited!” Valerie explains on Instagram. Valerie grew up in the west Texas town…
