The Voice Season 18 opens Monday night at 8 p.m. And, sorry to say, there are some ominous signs. Judging from the schedule NBC announced back in November, Tuesday episodes will disappear after the blind auditions. Judging from the same release, the live finals could last just three weeks. Sound familiar? Yep, the same happened…
American Idol will introduce us to a new set of Hollywood bound contestants tonight when it airs its second audition episode. The show has already leaked the auditions of two contestants — Kay Genyse, a 19-year-old from High Point, N.C.; and Jovin Webb, a 28-year-old lead singer from Gonzalez, La. Idol judge Katy Perry…
New post-Voice music out this week includes pop singles from Riley Biederer, Gigi Rich and Mark Isaiah. Here’s a bit about those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below. * Riley Biederer from Season 9 released the catchy pop single “Too…
Recent post-Voice releases include four songs featuring artists we met on Season 17. They include Matt New, Elise Azkoul and EllieMae. Here’s a bit about those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below. Matt New from Season 17 is back with…
His audition: Nelson Cade III, 27, of Anaheim, Calif., performed “Pride and Joy” by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Nelson’s rasp had John Legend facing in his direction in a heartbeat. The rest of the coaches soon followed so they could watch one of the night’s most fun, professional performances. That ending. Wow. Nick, however, was blocked…
Her audition: Jules, 15, of Peoria, Ariz., performed “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant. She had nearly completed the song when she slowed things down for a very impressive ending that prompted chair turns from Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. Kelly said she was surprised to learn Jules was so young…
Her audition: Arei Moon, 28, of Boston, Mass., performed “Miss Independent” by Kelly Clarkson. Arei was just one line into the song when Nick Jonas turned his chair, quickly followed by Kelly. But Kelly was blocked. Meanwhile, Arie turned in a sassy, confident version of the song and belted out one heck of a performance-ending…
Her blind audition: Toneisha Harris, 44, of Roswell, Ga., performed “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner. She turned out to be the only four-chair turn on the second night of auditions, enticing John Legend to spin his chair first, followed by Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. It was well deserved…
Her audition: Joanna Serenko, 18, of St. Louis, Missouri, performed “All My Loving” by The Beatles. She was just two lines into the song when her soulful vocal style prompted chair turns from Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Nick Jonas. Blake Shelton eventually turned as well. Blake called it an “effortless, powerful vocal.” John says…
Her audition: Gigi Hess, 22, of Lovington, N.M., performed “Lovesong” by The Cure. Gigi’s tender opening prompted an almost immediate chair turn from Kelly Clarkson. And that prompted Gigi to do a little hop on stage. Kelly wound up being the only coach to turn, in spite of an impressive ending. That meant Gigi automatically…
