The focus will be on the Top 3 Sunday night when American Idol hosts its three-hour season finale. Each finalist — Leah Marlene, HunterGirl and Noah Thompson — will sing original songs released a week ago. And each will perform a Bruce Springsteen cover. But this is an American Idol finale, which means a…
New post-Voice music out this week includes country singles from Adam Wakefield, Dexter Roberts and Bailey Rae. Here’s a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. * Adam Wakefield, runner-up on Season 10, teamed up with wife and longtime musical collaborator Jenny Leigh to release a…
Recent post-Voice releases include country singles from RaeLynn, Caeland, Garner and Gracee Shriver. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. * Raelynn from Season 2 recently dropped a pair of new songs — “I Love My Hometown” and “If God Took Days Off”…
Noah Thompson is the least experienced of the American Idol Top 3. But when the American Idol contestants released original songs a week ago, his — “One Day Tonight” — bolted into the iTunes Top 10. It stayed there for days and was the only single still clinging to the Top 100 (at number 76)…
During Leah Marlene’s American Idol audition, the judges seemed as enamored with her quirky personality as with her talent. In fact, they compared her to Catie Turner, who finished Top 7 in Season 16. “You carry your strangeness so well,” Lionel Richie told Leah at the time. “And that is a wonderful part of being…
HunterGirl has been an American Idol favorite since the Season 20 premiere aired back in late February. Heck, Luke Bryan called her his favorite female country voice in ABC’s five seasons of doing the show. Not to mention a new age Miranda Lambert. Not to mention Top 10 material. Oh, and on top of that,…
The American Idol Top 3 will square off Sunday night with the Season 20 title on the line. The three-hour season finale will feature at least three performances by each of the finalists — a Bruce Springsteen cover, an original song each released last Friday and a duet. Duet partners — Katy Perry for…
Recent post-Voice releases include new songs from Jacquie, Gigi Rich and Elise Azkoul. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Jacquie, the Season 5 runner-up as Jacquie Lee, recently released “wycmf” (What You Calling Me For). It’s the first single off an upcoming…
Recent post-Voice music includes new singles from Rio Doyle, Kat Hammock and Hannah Huston. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. * Rio Doyle from Season 20 recently released “Love Me More.” And this is a prime example of former Voice contestants teaming…
American Idol’s Top 3 enjoyed their homecoming visits on Tuesday. For Noah Thompson, that meant a return to Louisa, Kentucky. Leah Marlene journeyed back to Normal, Ill. And HunterGirl’s homecoming took place in Winchester, Tenn. Each contestant was treated to a homecoming parade and gave a short concert to supporters. Idol will surely air footage…
