Recent post-Voice releases include new music from Jamie Lono, Christian Cuevas and Ryan Innes. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to Apple Music. * Jamie Lono from Season 2 released an EP called “Rising from the Smoke” on Friday. It’s a four-song collection and marks his first EP…
New post-singing show releases include new country singles from Pesley Tennant, Janelle Arthur and Taryn Papa. Here’s a bit more about each of those songs. The links take you to Apple Music. * Presley Tennant from The Voice Season 16 dropped a new country single Saturday called “Gamble on You.” She told CountyRevolution.com that the…
American Idol kicked off Hollywood Week during Monday night’s episode and used the show to reintroduce us to top contestants we met during the auditions. It’s tough to determine much from the first round. There are too many contestants; we see only snippets of the performances Idol wants us to see. In a nice touch,…
If you stayed up late after the Oscars to watch the special audition episode of American Idol, you’re probably wondering why. It was an absolutely dismal show — not in terms of talent — but in terms of presentation. Idol cut the episode to one hour. They trimmed the introductions to the contestants. They cut…
At the end of Sunday’s episode, American Idol announced a special sixth audition show which will air this Sunday. That show will follow the Oscars and, in my area, an abbreviated version of the local news. It’s scheduled to run from 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. here in south central Pennsylvania. And it won’t…
American Idol previously announced that it would celebrate its 20th season, in part, by inviting back past standouts as mentors. That will begin in Hollywood Week. This week, seven former Idol stars announced they’ll be featured in the pre-taped Hollywood Week episodes. Those kick off Monday at 8 p.m. with the Genre Challenge, in which…
Chayce Beckham has released his first solo single since winning Season 19 of American Idol. The song is called “Tell Me Twice,” and Clark says it was inspired by his mother. That’s why the cover art is an old photo of a young Chayce with his mom. And while the song’s title is “Tell Me…
Recent post-Voice music includes albums from Jacob Miller, Wolfchild and Joanna Serenko. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the albums on Apple Music. * Jacob Miller from Season 18 released “Around My Head” on Friday. The nine-song collection marks his second album and his first since he…
American Idol introduced us to 10 more Hollywood-bound singers on Monday’s audition episode. It was supposed to be the final audition episode of Season 20. But at the end of the show, Idol announced another show has been added Sunday night after the Oscars. That show will apparently air Sunday night from 11:30 p.m. to…
American Idol introduced viewers to 10 more Hollywood-bound contestants Sunday on the fourth audition episode of Season 20. Here’s Idol Chatter’s picks for the Top 5 performances of the night. 1. Douglas Mills, 18, Houston, Texas: Several singers hit all the right notes on Sunday’s show. But Douglas served up the perfect combination of vocals…
