His audition: CammWess, 22, of Blythewood, S.C., performed “Earned It” by The Weeknd. John Legend turned within the first 30 seconds of the performance. Blake Shelton joined his just as the performance ended. John said he sounded like an artist who would be a “forced to be reckoned with” on the show. Camm opted to…
Mandi Thomas certainly went the unconventional route during her Voice blind audition. She sang “Time to Say Goodbye,” considered the signature song for Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli. It’s safe to say it’s the first time it was performed for a Voice blind audition. But Mandi’s performance was impressive enough to turn the chair…
It took three weeks, but The Voice coaches finally spilled the news Monday night. The show, which has featured 48 singers — 12 per team — season after season, has trimmed its roster back to 40 singers for Season 18. That’s probably a wise decision considering the Season 18 format — which will feature no…
Jamal Corrie says he’d just seen a good friend fail to turn a chair on The Voice. And it was his turn to audition. With a song with which he wasn’t all that familiar. But thanks to a strong ending on his performance of “Be Alright” by Dean Lewis, Jamal coaxed a chair turn from…
Tayler Green had tried singing shows in the past. But it didn’t take long for the 27-year-old from New Jersey to make an impression during The Voice Season 18 blind auditions. Singing “Issues” by Julia Michaels, Tayler’s vocals had Kelly Clarkson turning around within 20 seconds and eventually coaxed a chair turn from Nick Jonas…
American Idol opened its latest audition episode with Katy Perry sharing the news that she’s pregnant, for those who hadn’t already heard. Then the show got down to the business at hand, introducing us to about a dozen more Hollywood bound singers. In my mind, the most impressive of the group were Makayla Phillips…
[metaslider id=”96789″] New post-The Voice music out recently includes a single from Ryan Innes and from Faultlines and Nobody’s Girl, two groups that include former contestants from the show. Here’s a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify…
[metaslider id=”96775″] New post-The Voice music out recently include singles from Nadjah Nicole, Tyke James and the Moss, and Shilo Gold. Here’s a bit more about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below. * Nadjah Nicole from Season…
Darious Lyles auditioned for American Idol back in 2010 and The Voice back in 2014. “I was not ready,” he admits now. That was not a problem when he showed up for his blind audition for The Voice Season 18. His opening on “How Do You Sleep” by Sam Smith was so impressive, John Legend…
His audition: Mike Jerel, 31, of Ashburn, Ga., performed “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” by James Brown. His brilliant opening prompted almost instant chair turns from Nick Jonas and John Legend. They were so impressed, they watched the rest of the performance from their feet. Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton eventually turned as well…
