Austin Jenckes will be releasing his first album in six years in March. And the Top 10 finisher from The Voice Season 5 recently released a new single from that project, “In My Head.” It’s a song about a man missing a lost love and imagining her return. Austin, who’s been writing songs in Nashville…
Amy Vachal, a Top 8 finisher on Season 9 of The Voice, released her debut album, “Strawberry Moon,” in late January. And the lead single was a song called “Wait,” about a love that withers on the vine. A song that proved the perfect showcase for Amy’s ethereal vocals. On Instagram, Amy explains that the…
Six years after her impressive run on Season 3 of The Voice, Amanda Brown released her debut album in 2018. And the woman who dazzled us with her Voice version of “Dream On” didn’t disappoint, delivering one of the year’s best rockers with the song “Take Your Pill.” Ah, but the song wasn’t exactly a…
Adanna Duru is tired of being objectified. And it’s a message she delivers loud and clear in her 2018 single “Doll.” “Doll” was the lead single from Duru’s “Manic Pixie Dreamgirl” album, released in July. And what is a Manic Pixie Dreamgirl, you might ask. Adanna describes her as the “quirky dream girl” who exists…
After her stint on Season 8 of The Voice, Ashley Morgan returned to the acoustic folk-pop group she and friends had formed the summer before. And in March, that group, called Faultlines, released a single called “Rain” and an accompanying music video that’s both one of the year’s most powerful and politically-charged. The group also…
The first song Darby Anne Walker released off her 2018 EP was called “Play Pretend.” But there was nothing pretend about the story the song told. Darby, the shortened stage name she used for the release, said it was based on her real-life experience with love and heartbreak. And everything in the sensual and intriguing…
Brian Nhira took a none-too-flattering swipe at online dating in his first single and music video of 2018. The video begins with a hopeful Brian selecting dating partners from his cell phone. But at the first stumble or obstacle, one relationship is discarded and quickly replaced by another with the swipe of a cell phone…
Dawson Coyle’s music video for “Saturn” is proof you don’t need a big budget to make an intriguing music video. Complete with a space suit, Dawson embarks on a journey of self-discovery. “This song means so much to me personally about finding a new perspective on the world,” he says. “It’s a journey of trying…
Here’s a look at the singles released by former contestants of The Voice so far in 2018. If I’ve missed anyone, please let me know by emailing [email protected] or by commenting below. There are now more than 500 past contestants of the show, so keeping up with everyone … well, it’s easy to miss a…
