What have your favorite Season 15 contestants been doing in the two short months since Chevel Shepherd was crowned The Voice champ? The answer, in many cases, is releasing music. The Season 15 cast, more than any from past seasons, seems to be operating under the premise of striking while the iron is hot. More…
Adam Lambert has released his first new song since June 2017 and is preparing to release his first album since 2015. And with a new management team and new label in tow, it marks something of a fresh start for the 37-year-old former American Idol runner-up. In a long Facebook post Thursday, Adam thanked fans…
Chris Kroeze kicks off a series of four sold-out shows in his hometown of Barron, Wisc., tonight. And just in the nick of time, the Season 15 Voice runner-up has a new album — his first ever — available. The album features mostly original tunes plus a couple of long-requested covers, like Led Zeppelin’s “Whole…
Her audition: Kim Cherry, 30, of Boston, Mass., auditioned with TLC’s “No Scrubs.” Kelly Clarkson turned as soon as Kim hit the rap portion of the performance. Kim also got a chair turn from Blake Shelton at the very end of the performance. Blake called her “fearless.” Kim opted to join Team Blake Shelton. About…
Now here’s a story in perseverance. Cherie Oakley released the lead single from her upcoming debut EP Friday, eight years after she appeared on Season 1 of The Voice. The song is called “Work It,” an addictive, upbeat pop-country single. It was produced by Dan Huff, who calls Cherie a great singer “who should be…
Season 13 Voice standout Karli Webster released her debut EP Friday. It’s called “Bittersweet,” and it’s an impressive five-song collection produced by Dennis Herring. In recent weeks, Karli, 22, had released two of the five songs as singles — “What’s a Gal To Do” and “When It’s Over,” a song about overcoming anxiety. The new…
In case you missed it, Rebecca Loebe has done it again. And by that, I mean the singer-songwriter from Season 1 of The Voice has served up another superlative album. She also released a music video for “Growing Up,” the album’s opening track, this week. And, in the process, Rebecca explained all the white…
The Voice kicks off Season 16 with blind auditions on Monday, Feb. 25. American Idol kicks off Season 17 — and its second on ABC — with a two-hour audition episode Sunday, March 3. Ah, but ABC has now decided to beat NBC to the punch, planning to air a 30-minute sneak peek at the…
Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Danielle Bradbery received Academy of Country Music Award nominations Wednesday. Reba McEntire announced the nominees. She’ll host the ACMs, which air Sunday, April 7 at 8 p.m. on CBS. Kelly Clarkson is the name that probably jumps out among the three I mentioned above. She’s nominated in the Musical Event…
Season 12 Voice runner-up Lauren Duski released her long awaited debut EP Wednesday, and you might say it was well received. It immediately jumped to number three on the iTunes country albums chart, trailing only the new album from Florida Georgia Line and Kacey Musgraves’ “Golden Hour.” In fact, it briefly jumped to number two…
