Holly Forbes established herself as one of the early front-runners on The Voice Season 21 with her brilliant cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man,” which aired Monday night. Her vocal prowess prompted three Voice coaches — Ariana Grande, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson — to turn their chairs within 13 seconds. Blake Shelton eventually joined…
Music has taken Samara Brown around the world. This year, music took her to The Voice stage for an audition before the show’s four celebrity judges. That would be the same Voice stage her sister Amanda graced back in 2012 en route to a Top 6 finish on Season 3. Samara had no trouble following…
Lana Scott first tried her hand at a singing show 10 years ago. She admits now she probably wasn’t quite ready then. But she feels ready now. And Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson certainly agreed, turning for Lana’s blind audition performance of Kelsea Ballerini’s “hole in the bottle.” In fact, The Voice coaches got into…
His audition: Vaughn Mogel, 27, of Beaumont, Texas, performed “The A Team” by Ed Sheeran. John Legend and Kelly Clarkson turned before Vaughn hit the chorus. Ariana Grande followed shortly after. Ariana called his performance “so beautiful” and said she loved the break in his voice. John says he sounded seasoned in spite of his…
Joshua Vacanti was inspired to give singing shows another chance by a Season 19 Voice standout. That would be Cami Clune, who made it all the way to the semifinals. Watching her excel on the show helped convince Joshua to try auditioning again. You might say the decision paid off. John Legend and Ariana Grande…
Monday night’s cliffhanger turned into Kelly Clarkson’s good fortune Tuesday as blind auditions continued on The Voice. Holly Forbes had turned four chairs with her wonderful cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man” at the end of Monday’s show, but The Voice didn’t reveal which coach she chose. Turns out, she opted to join Team Kelly,…
Blake Shelton landed his second four-chair turn artist of Season 21 as the blind auditions continued Monday night on The Voice. Blake enticed 17-year-old Carson Peters, young fiddler extraordinare and front man for a bluegrass band, to join Team Blake. Meanwhile, the show ended on a cliffhanger after Holly Forbes turned four chairs with a…
New post-Voice music out includes an EP from Loren Allred of “The Greatest Showman” fame and singles from JessLee and Mark Isaiah. Here’s more about each of those releases. The links take you to the releases on Apple Music. * Loren Allred from Season 3 released her debut EP, “Late Bloomer,” on Friday. I’m sure…
Samuel Harness was just two lines into his blind audition performance of 3 Doors Down “Here Without You” when John Legend turned his chair. And by the time the 26-year-old from Fort Wayne, Indiana, had finished singing, three of The Voice’s four superstar coaches were facing in his direction. Ariana Grande and Blake Shelton made…
Jonathan Mouton calls his blind audition on The Voice one of the “brightest moments” of his life. And why not? His cover of “Leave the Door Open” prompted a chair turn from John Legend before he ever hit the chorus. And when the song ended, the 30-year-old from Los Angeles wound up with John and…
