His audition: Royce Lovett, 30, of Tallahassee, Fla., auditioned with Wyclef Jean’s “911.” He turned in a passionate, reggae-flavored performance, playing guitar all the while. And that earned a quick chair turn from Gwen Stefani. Blake Shelton later turned as well, but that merely prompted Gwen to start dancing to keep the attention on her….
Her audition: Melinda Rose Rodriguez, 23, of Miami, Fla., auditioned with “What a Wonderful World.” A really impressive opening prompted quick chair turns from Kelly Clarkson and Gwen Stefani. Melinda turned in a really impressive vocal, but couldn’t quite entice Blake Shelton or John Legend to follow. Gwen called her performance “very creative.” Kelly nailed…
What should we expect from Melanie Martinez’s “K-12” film, set for release in some theaters tonight? In an interview with KTLA 5, Melanie calls it a “surrealist, whimsical, dark comedy musical” tracing her Cry Baby character as she navigates her school years. What should we expect from Melanie’s “K-12” album, her first since “Cry…
Adam Lambert has released the first single from his upcoming EP “Velvet Side A.” The song is called “Superpower,” and Adam also released the accompanying music video Wednesday. “I just wanted to put something out that would make people dance and feel good,” Adam Lambert told Access Hollywood. “It’s a message of empowerment. If…
American Idol Season 17 finalist Madison VanDenburg has released her first single since the show. The song is called “What I’m Looking For” and landed Friday. “I wrote the song when I came home from the @americanidol finale,” Madison writes on Instagram. “It’s all about chasing the dream: moving to LA, feeling like everything is…
His audition: Max Boyle, 23, of Toledo, Ohio, auditioned with Ed Sheeran’s “Wayfaring Stranger.” He started his blind audition a cappella, a risky move, but he pulled it off, prompting chair turns from John Legend and Kelly Clarkson. For a while, it looked like he might do the whole song a cappella. Once the music…
Her audition: Destiny Rayne, 23, of Coral Springs, Fla., performed “To Make You Feel My Love” by Adele. Destiny showed off a nice tone on a soft gentle opening. But she also quickly demonstrated she has vocal firepower as well. John Legend turned midway through the performance. Gwen Stefani joined him moments later. Gwen calls…
His audition: Preston C. Howell, 14, of Miami, Fla., performed “Dream a Little Dream of Me” by The Mamas and the Papas. His pitch perfect vocal prompted quick chair turns from Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. Gwen Stefani soon followed. Preston took the vocal to another level and earned a chair turn from John Legend…
Her audition: Injoy Fountain, 29, of Wichita, Kansas auditioned with “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande. The arrangement threw the coaches off a bit. But Injoy was a bundle of energy on stage, showing off a big voice, an ability to rap and tons of personality. And that was enough to prompt chair turns from Kelly…
Former Voice standout Holly Tucker was named Texas CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 2017 and 2018. She’s up for the same honor — plus Entertainer of the Year — at the Texas CMA Awards later this month. And the 26-year-old just released her first album in three years, “You’re Gonna Know My Name.”…
