PBS’s “A Capitol Fourth” has traditionally featured singing show stars in its entertainment lineup. This year will be no exception. The list of performers announced Tuesday includes former American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina. But with pandemic still affecting large gatherings, this year’s performances won’t be live. They’ll be pre-taped and aired as part of a…
Season 17 American Idol champ Laine Hardy revealed Tuesday morning that he’s tested positive for coronavirus. “This wasn’t what I expected on the first day of summer,” Laine wrote on Facebook. “My doctor confirmed I have Coronavirus, but my symptoms are mild and I’m home recovering in quarantine. Y’all stay safe & healthy!” The 19-year-old…
New post-Voice releases include singles from Kylie Rothfield and Mark Isaiah and a fiery cover from Lisa Ramey. In addition, Tim Atlas and Meg & Dia has released remix collections from their most recent projects. Here’s a bit about each release. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can…
Joanna Serenko, a Season 18 standout on The Voice, dropped her first post-show single this weekend. It’s called “Good Side,” and it’s about a girl who keeps putting up with her guy’s antics because she sees his good side. The song pre-date Joanna’s time on the show, according to her social media posts about the…
Mandi Castillo, a Season 18 standout on The Voice, recently released her first single since the show and has more on the way. The new song, released June 15, is called “My Heart Cries.” It’s a soulful ballad in which the Latino artist shows off her bilingual skills. She also announced on social media that…
Gabby Barrett hit number one with her debut single, “I Hope.” She just might wind up hitting number one with her debut album too. Released Friday, “Goldmine,” 13 tracks strong — it includes two versions of “I Hope” — was still embedded at the top of the Apple Music country albums chart Monday morning. The…
Yep, there will be a Voice Season 19 this fall. At least that’s the plan for now. Questions remain as to whether Season 19 will be worth watching. Oh, and there will be a coaching change, NBC revealed Tuesday in announcing its fall 2020 schedule. Nick Jonas will not be back for Season 19. Gwen…
Craig Wayne Boyd, Adam Wakefield and Casey James began playing shows together last fall. On Friday, they released their first single as an official trio called Texas Hill. And if that first single — “Darkest Sky” — is an example of the type of music that will follow, country music fans should be thrilled. The…
Some Season 18 contestants from The Voice are wasting no time getting new music into the hands of fans they picked up from being on the show. Earlier this week, I wrote about a new three-song release from Cam Spinks. Other Season 18 contestants with music out include Jacob Miller, Jamal Corrie and Tate…
Lots more post-Voice music dropped over the past week, plus I’ll catch up on a couple of releases I missed. That music includes a new pop single from Kiraly Viktor and new covers from Taylor John Williams, Destiny Rayne and Steve Knill. Destiny’s also featured on the Spanish version of an original released back…
