The youngest and newest member of Team Blake is also the singer with one of the biggest social media followings. Blake stole 16-year-old country singer Gracee Shriver from Team Kelly Clarkson after a battle round match with young pop singer Damali. Now Gracee is the Team Blake member with the biggest followings on Twitter…
Wondering who’s the favorite on Team Gwen Stefani on The Voice heading into Monday’s live playoffs? Well, social media isn’t going to provide a clear answer. Three different singers lead the team in social media followings depending on the format you check. Singer-songwriter Kyndal Inskeep is tops on Instagram, rocker Jake HaldenVang has the…
Katie Kadan has been among the favorites on Season 17 of The Voice since becoming the first artist we met and turning four chairs in the blind auditions. And she’s one of the show’s most popular on social media, too. In fact, heading into the live playoffs, she has more followers on Instagram than…
Fans of The Voice didn’t get to see much of Calvin Lockett on Season 17 even though he made it all the way to the knockout round. The Voice montaged both his battle round and knockout performances, meaning Calvin was on the screen for just a few seconds each time. But the 25-year-old from Nashville,…
Taylor Swift appeared on the last four episodes of The Voice as the show’s knockout round adviser. But her presence doesn’t appear to have helped the show’s ratings. In fact, The Voice knockout round ratings were down substantially over last fall, which is the last time The Voice aired knockout round matches. Check out the…
The Voice has announced voting rules for Season 17. The big changes: Twitter voting is gone. And I believe Xfinity voting will have more of an impact. In past seasons, Twitter was the place to go if you wanted to support a favorite in an instant save situation. This year, instant save votes —…
Mendeleyev grabbed attention on The Voice when he announced his full name: Mendeleyev Galileo Einstein Pythagoras Darwin Euclid Leonardo Allan-Blitz. The 28-year-old from Santa Barbara, Calif., said his parents were hippies and named him after their favorite scientists. By the end of his blind audition, the coaches were talking more about Mendeleyev’s talent. He turned…
Royce Lovett says he’s already seen benefits from being on The Voice in terms of interest in his already-released music. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he’s planning to release new original music soon. The 30-year-old from Tallahassee, Fla., turned two chairs in the blinds with his cover of Wyclef Jean’s “911”; then…
The Voice will hold its live playoffs next Monday night, featuring the Top 20 from Season 17. That also means fans will get to vote for their favorites for the first time. I’ll review the voting rules in a later blog. But it appears the results will work as they have in the past: Two…
The Voice saved one of the best knockout round matches for last as Damali and Gracee Shriver, both 16, took the stage for Team Kelly Clarkson and delivered very different performances. Both wound up advancing, completing the 20-singer lineup for next week’s live playoffs. Also advancing from the knockouts aired Tuesday were Myracle Holloway, Ricky…
