Voice producers seem hellbent on serving up the worst season in the show’s 16-season history this spring. Don’t blame the singers. They’re a talented and faultless Top 32, forced into whatever format producers decide to foist upon them. And this season’s format included a glacial pace for six weeks, followed by a maddening sprint…
For the second straight season, The Voice appears to be reducing the number of songs from the show that will be available on iTunes. As recently as last spring, an iTunes version was available of every performance night song by every contestant on the show, from blind audition to the finale. That changed last…
American Idol has certainly rounded up an impressive array of talent in Season 17. And Idol fans will get their first chance t vote for their favorites Sunday night. Seven members of the Top 14 will advance based on fan voting. Then the judges will select the final three members of the Season 17…
Laine Hardy and Alejandro Aranda have a big edge in social media heading into the American Idol Top 14 show Sunday night. Look at any social media platform you want — Instagram, Twitter or Facebook — and Alejandro and Laine rank in the top two among the 14 remaining contestants. Laine, who started building a…
Adam Levine would appear to have the strongest team on The Voice heading into Monday’s new cross battles. Not only does he has a pair of four-chair turns on his eight-member team in LeBryant Crea and Celia Babini, but he has a trio of artists who turned three chairs in the blinds — Mari Jones,…
They initially billed it as the twist “no one will see coming.” I wonder if that included The Voice producers. Let’s remember, knockout round tapings were scheduled for Season 16. In fact, according to some spoiler sites, knockout round filming had started. Then the knockouts were nixed and The Voice came up with the…
Karen Galera won a spot in the live cross battles for Team Kelly Clarkson on The Voice Season 16. But we saw only a tiny snippet of her battle round performance of Ariana Grande’s “Imagine” with Alena D’Amico. Karen earned her spot on Team Kelly with a blind audition performance of “Mi Corazoncito” by…
Jackson Marlow admitted he didn’t have a ton of performance experience before stepping on The Voice stage for Season 16. But on Facebook, he calls the show “a stepping stone” for getting where he wants to with country music. Jackson, nephew of former Voice finalist Red Marlow, nabbed the very last spot available on Season…
Kim Cherry and Kendra Checketts aren’t artists you’d typically envision as members of Team Blake Shelton. And “Here” by Alessia Cara isn’t the type of song you’d envision for a Team Blake Shelton battle round match. But they certainly made it work, pulling off one of the most successful of the recently completed battles on…
Before stepping foot on The Voice stage, Hannah Kay released an impressive debut EP called “Magnolia to Nashville.” Post-Voice, she says she’ll be working to get new music to her fans. And the 2018 Texas CMA Female Artist of the Year said she’ll be heading back to Nashville to do it. In the meantime, she…
