If you like singing shows, you should have been watching American Idol Monday night. Idol put on one heck of a show, featuring solo performances by its talented Top 20. That number will soon become a Top 14 as it draws nearer to the Season 17 live shows. It certainly helped that Idol put aside…
Viewers of The Voice saw Ciera Dumas pushed to the brink of elimination following her Team Adam Levine battle round match with L.B. Crew Monday night. But Ciera got a second chance on The Voice Comeback Stage. And she made the most of it, scoring a win in her second battle round match, this time…
Blake Shelton said it makes no sense that Kendra Checketts and Kim Cherry are part of his team on The Voice. So he paired them up for what turned out to be one of the best performances of Night 2 of the battle round on The Voice. Kim, 30, of Boston, Mass., auditioned with…
Adam Levine pitted a pair of talented female singer-songwriters against one another in the battle round Monday night. Celia Babini was a four-chair turn in the blind auditions. The 17-year-old from New York auditioned with Billie Eilish’s “idontwannabeyouanymore.” Karly Moreno, 23, of Mission Viejo, Calif., auditioned with “Starving” by Hailee Steinfeld to land her…
Blake Shelton paired up two of his impressive country singers for a battle round match on Monday’s episode of The Voice. Dexter Roberts, 27, a former Top 7 finisher on American Idol, had turned four chairs during the blind audition with his cover of “Like a Cowboy.” Dalton Dover, seven years his junior, landed…
Kelly Clarkson pitted experience against youth in the battle round on The Voice Monday night when she paired Rizzi Myers with Presley Tennant. Rizzi, 29, moved to Nashville about 10 years ago and has an impressive list of collaborations on her resume. She auditioned for The Voice with “Breathing” by Ariana Grande and turned…
John Legend used his only block to land Julian King for his team during the Season 16 blind auditions on The Voice. Julian, 25, of Philadelphia, Pa., turned two chairs with his performance of “All-Time Low” by Jon Bellion. But because Adam was blocked, he automatically joined Team Legend. In the battle round Monday…
Adam Levine said L.B. Crew and Ciera Dumas both have great presence on stage, so he paired them together in The Voice battle round Monday night. L.B., a former Top 30 contestant on American Idol, turned four chairs in the blind auditions with his performance of “Waves” by Mr. Probz. He’s 29 and from…
American Idol presented us with the Top 20 Sunday night. Before the live shows start, that number will be whittled to a Top 14. Members of the Top 20 made their cases for being a member of that Top 14 with solo performances that aired Monday night. Next week, the same Top 20 will pair…
Uche just might give Laci Kaye Booth a run for her money on Season 17 of American Idol. Idol aired its Top 40 / Final Judgment three-hour marathon show Sunday night. And the music was very good on several occasions (though I sure which producers would have shown us more performance and spent less time…
