Very early in tonight’s episode of American Idol, I bet we’ll hear Ryan Seacrest proclaim that American Idol is making history. He’ll be correct, of course. For the first time ever, thanks to the pandemic, the show will be airing performances the Season 18 Top 20 recorded in their homes. Unfortunately, Idol will be making…
Viewers only saw a small portion of Mandi Thomas’s knockout round performance on The Voice Season 18. But from the snippet shown, it was pretty clear that she slayed Maren Morris’s “My Church,” so Kelly Clarkson’s decision to award her the knockout round victory didn’t come as a surprise. Mandi went up against talented teen…
Todd Tilghman kicked off the 18th Season of The Voice with a four-chair-turn blind audition and now he’s bound for the voting round. The pastor from Meridian, Mississippi, 41 when he auditioned, was named the winner of a knockout round match with Cam Spinks. Todd performed Travis Tritt’s “Anymore,” dedicating the performance to his…
The show will go on in a brand new fashion on American Idol Sunday night. The show will air pre-recorded performances by the Top 20. The judges will chime in with comments from their respective homes. Then fans will vote on who they think deserves to be in the Top 10. Results will not…
New post-Voice music out includes singles from a pair of former finalists and from a singer we barely met on the show. Here’s a bit about those new singles, which come courtesy of Chris Mann, Jacquie (Lee) and Andrea Thomas. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check…
Micah Iverson was among the six contestants who advanced on The Voice Monday night as the result of knockout round victories. Micah performed “Graveyard” by Halsey and went up against Tayler Green, who covered Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.” Going with what she called “a gut feeling,” Kelly Clarkson named Micah the winner, saying…
The fun has ended and the folly begins next week on American Idol and The Voice. And I’m not talking about the virtual performances the shows will rely on to complete their Season 18s. While I would have preferred both shows hit the pause button on their seasons and continue as normal whenever possible…
Arei Moon admits she was prepared to head home following her knockout round on The Voice. Nick Jonas decided she wasn’t going anywhere, advancing her to the Season 18 voting shows instead. He named Arei the winner of her knockout round match with Jon Mullins. Arei performed “You Don’t Know My Name” by Alicia…
Anaya Cheyenne, one of the youngest contestants on The Voice, was eliminated in a knockout round match that aired Monday night. Unfortunately, her Team Kelly knockout with Mandi Thomas was montaged, meaning viewers saw just a very short clip of it and none of Anaya’s portion of the knockout. Anaya sang Kesha’s “Praying.” And for…
For the first time Monday night, four saved artists from The Voice battle round squared off in a knockout round match, with fans voting for their favorite. The knockout match included Todd Michael Hall of Team Blake, Samantha Howell of Team Kelly, Nelson Cade III of Team Legend and Michael Williams of Team Nick….
