His audition: Micah Iverson, 25, of Atlanta, Ga., performed “All I Want” by Kodaline. Micah showed off a nice tone from the opening note, picked a great song and got Kelly Clarkson to turn her chair less than a minute into his performance. He continued to impress, prompting late chair turns from Blake Shelton and…
American Idol kicked off Season 18 on Sunday. And among the singers who auditioned is Vaeda Black. Here’s more about Vaeda. * She’s an 18-year-old singer-songwriter who grew up on Long Island, in suburbs of New York City. * She describes her music as alt pop (it has a dark pop bent) and describes herself…
Well, that sure made me smile. And it’s nowhere near Christmastime. I’m talking about the video of Kat Robichaud performing her hilarious “The Gremlins Song,” which you can check out below. It’s one of six songs she’s planning to put on a holiday EP for release later this year. She’s launched a Kickstarter to…
New post-Voice music released over the past two weeks includes a deluxe version of the latest Meg & Dia album and EPs from Tyke James and Jake Barker. Here’s a look at those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below. Meg…
Her audition: Kailey Abel, 19, of Verdigris, Okla., performed “Forever Young” by Alphaville. She immediately showed off a unique tone, with a rasp a bit like Bonnie Tyler’s. An impressive glory note midway through the performance enticed Blake Shelton to turn his chair. He was clearly surprised no one else turned and told Kailey she…
His audition: Zach Day, 26, of Stearns, Kentucky, auditioned with “Weak” by by SVW. He enticed an early chair turn from John Legend with a soulful version of the song. An impressive high note midway through the song prompted a chair turn from Kelly Clarkson as well. Kelly called his performance “impressive,” which earned her…
New post-Voice music released over the past two weeks includes singles from Brooke Simpson, Natasia GreyCloud, Malik Davage, Josh Hoyer and Royce Lovett. Here’s a look at those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below. Brooke Simpson, third in Season 13,…
New post-Voice music released over the past two weeks includes country singles — or in one case, a sorta country single — from Barrett Baber, Morgan Wallen and Andrew Sevener. Here’s a look at those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets…
Her audition: Sara Collins, 18, of Baton Rouge, La., performed “Johnny and June” by Heidi Newfield. She displayed a nice country tone and strong vocals, but was nearly two-thirds of the way through her performance before Kelly Clarkson turned her chair. Nick Jonas followed. Blake, perhaps fearing a Kelly Clarkson block, stayed put. Nick called…
His audition: Todd Michael Hall, 50, of Saginaw, Mich., performed “Juke Box Hero” by Foreigner. His rock vibe prompted a quick chair turn from John Legend. Blake Shelton joined him near the end of the song. The judges praised his range. Blake called Todd Michael’s performance a direct path to the finale and said it…
