Her audition: Presley Tennant, 16, of Norco, Calif., auditioned with “Stone Cold” by Demi Lovato. Her combination of power and a unique tone prompted an almost immediate chair turn from Kelly Clarkson. To her amazement, no other coaches turned, meaning she automatically landed Presley for her team. “They’re insane,” she said of her coaching colleagues…
Season 5 Voice standout Ashley Dubose has a new EP out. It’s actually a collaboration with the pop-dance producer duo YNKE (Lance Conrad and Peter John) and it’s called “Back to Reality.” You can check out the lyric video to lead track below. You’ll also want to be sure to check out the pop-ish “Get…
Caeland Garner has released his first single since appearing on Season 15 of The Voice. It’s a mid-tempo country song called “Who Needs a Small Town,” written with Jeremy Bussey and Jayce Hein. “It’s been a long ride together through the years, but glad we got here together,” he wrote on Facebook. Caeland has been…
Gabby Barrett might have placed third on American Idol Season 16. But she just won the battle of the singles. And considering how good the new songs from Maddie Poppe and Caleb Lee Hutchinson are, that’s saying something. But Gabby’s “I Hope” is simply superb. Edgy, defiant, radio friendly all at the same time. One…
Cassadee Pope has to be thrilled with the reception to her new album. Though released independently, “stages” was sitting at number two on the iTunes country albums chart and number nine on the overall iTunes albums chart at noon Friday, 12 hours after its release. And as news of the release spread, the album kept…
Maddie Poppe released a new single and announced plans for her post-American Idol debut album on Friday. The single is called “First Aid Kit.” The album — a name hasn’t been revealed — will be released May 17, right around the time the 17th season of American Idol is wrapping up. The new single is…
Delaney Silvernell has released her first single since Season 15 of The Voice. And she says the song — “Bow & Arrow” — was very much influenced by her time on the show. Even thought she made it to the knockout round and was stolen by Adam Levine along the way, Delaney writes on Instagram…
Madilyn Paige guest starred for David Archuleta on a song called “Seasons” from his “Postcards in the Sky” album and the accompanying music video. So when it came time for Madilyn to release her most recent EP “Anymore,” David returned the favor for the title track. And while the EP was released in August, the…
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, former Voice standout Karli Webster is preparing to release her debut EP. And we got the first sample of music from the project Friday, when Karli dropped the impressive single “When It’s Over.” On the song, which Karli wrote, she sings with determination about not letting anxiety control her life….
Two years after winning Season 11 of The Voice, Sundance Head will release his post-show debut album on Friday. “Stained Glass and Neon” comes not from the record deal he received for winning the show — that failed to produce music. It comes as a result of his friendship with Dean Dillon, a longtime songwriter…
