American Idol has two more nights of music coming up on Sunday and Monday. And over the course of the two nights, the Top 10 will become a Top 7, with a bit of a twist. Let’s go through it night by night. On Sunday, Idol will host Ladies Night, featuring Miranda Lambert, with…
American Idol and The Voice went head-to-head Monday night for the fifth straight week. And American Idol won the ratings battle in a landslide. Idol had held a slight edge in the ratings among 19-49 year olds each of the previous four weeks. But on nights when the two shows aired all new footage,…
The feedback started no more than the first playoff episode of The Voice ended Monday night. Fans were stunned and upset that Kelsea Ballerini had eliminated country singer Jaelen Johnston. Each Voice coach took five singers into the playoffs and had to hand pick two to advance to the semifinals. Kelsea opted to advance…
Somewhere today, DeAndre Nico is smiling. After all, he knows what it’s like to be stabbed in the back by Adam Levine on The Voice. Sorry, but that’s what it felt like Adam Levine did to Ethan Eckenroad, Conor James and Britton Moore Monday night when The Voice aired the first of its pre-taped…
Amanda Barise, eliminated from American Idol Sunday night, took to social media Monday to let fans know “my heart is so full.” “This experience has been nothing short of life-changing,” she wrote. “Walking onto that stage week after week, sharing my voice with all of you, and pushing myself further than I ever thought possible…
The pre-taped playoff performances for Team Adam on The Voice aired tonight. Adam advanced five singers to the playoffs and had to pick two semifinals. His choices were Did he chose correctly? Here are Voice Views’ song by song grades for the night’s performances. Lucia Flores-Wiseman, 22, of Maple Valley, Wash., “In My Life”…
The pre-taped playoff performances for Team Kelsea on The Voice aired tonight. Kelsea advanced five singers to the playoffs and had to pick two semifinals. Her choices were Did she chose correctly? Here are Voice Views’ song by song grades for the night’s performances. Iris Herrera, 19, of Newaygo, Mich., “White Horse” by Chris…
The American Idol Top 12 take the stage tonight with former champ Fantasia serving as guest mentor. They’ll be performing songs based on iconic Idol moments. Does that mean Kolbi Jordan or Gabby Samone will sit center stage and try to wring passion out of “Summertime” like Fantasia did so splendidly more than 20…
American Idol’s Top 12 will “perform unforgettable songs inspired by iconic ‘American Idol’ moments,” tonight, according to a press release from ABC. Not sure what I think of that theme. Well, actually, I’m not thrilled by it. I’d far rather see the Top 12 given free rein to chose whatever song they’d like to…
In the past two seasons of American Idol, the contestants saved by the judges were the first eliminated by voters on the following episodes. The trend continued Sunday night, when Amanda Barise and Desmond Roberts headed home as the show went from a Top 12 to a Top 14. The wild card contestants who…
