Recently released post-Voice music includes a single from LACES and covers from four artists we met on The Voice, including three who appeared on the most recent season. The links below take you to the songs on Apple Music. * LACES from Season 2 released “Super Weirdo,” the title track of her upcoming EP on…
New post-Voice music out includes singles from Sam Stacy, Riley Biederer and Chloé Hogan. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. * Sam Stacy, from Season 19, released his first single since The Voice on Friday. It’s called “Mine,” and Sam says he…
Danielle Finn had Katy Perry on her side soon after she started singing during her American Idol audition. Luke Bryan wasn’t so sure. But after performing “Mirrors” twice for the superstar judges, Danielle rushed out of the audition room clutching one of those Idol’s coveted golden tickets to Hollywood. A 17-year-old from Los Angeles, Danielle…
New post-Voice music released recently includes songs from Ian Flanigan, Corey Kent and the duo of Dane & Stephanie. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. * Ian Flanigan, third on Season 19, has a new country single out called “Under a Southern…
American Idol introduced us to 10 more Hollywood-bound singers Sunday night during the second audition episode of Season 20. Here are my picks for the five best. 1. Kenedi Anderson, 17, Crozet, Va.: Pardon the pun, but the judges went gaga when Kenedi finished her cover of Lady Gaga’s “Applause,” accompanying herself on piano. The…
The Swon Brothers have teamed up with Emily Ann Roberts for a stirring new single, “Who You Are.” The names will be familiar to fans of The Voice. The Swon Brothers — Zach and Colton — finished third on Season 4 of the show. Emily Ann finished second on Season 9. They’ve released lots of…
Former Voice standout Allegra Miles auditioned for Season 20 of American Idol, and her appearance before the superstar judges will air Sunday night. In an astute bit of marketing, Allegra just released “Tainted,” the original song she’ll sing for her audition. It’s a stirring piano ballad about love gone sour — as in “your…
Thanks to early release videos, American Idol has already introduced us to a pair of contestants we’ll see on Sunday’s second audition episode. In terms of personality, Leah Marlene and Aaron Westberry couldn’t be more different. In terms of talent … well, both breeze to Hollywood on a unanimous vote from the judges. Leah, 20,…
Nicolina Bozzo provided one of the highlights of American Idol’s Season 20 premiere with her stirring performance of “She Used to be Mine” by Sara Bareilles. The performance earned Nicolina a unanimous gold ticket to Hollywood Week. Heck, she even got a standing ovation from Idol’s superstar panel of judges. Nicolina’s an 18-year-old from…
Danielle Bradbery was just 16 when she won Season 4 of The Voice in 2013. So it’s not surprising that she didn’t leave the show with a defined artistic identity, even though she released a successful country album later the same year. On Friday, Danielle released a collection of songs she’s released over the…
