Paul McDonald has all sorts of treats in store for his fans. A new song called “Wildcard” dropped Friday. So did the accompanying music video. And Paul announced that his new album, “Modern Hearts,” will be released June 1. He’s even announced an album release show for June 2 at Analog in Nashville. “I’m so…
The long-awaited debut album from American Idol’s Season 15 winner Trent Harmon is now available for pre-order. “You Got ‘Em All” will be out May 19, a full two years after Trent won Idol and just as the new season of the show is wrapping up. The album will feature 11 tracks, but two of…
Catie Turner turned in the most popular performance during American Idol’s Top 10 reveal show. That’s based on YouTube views of videos from Monday’s telecast, which the show started with 14 contestants. Ryan Seacrest announced which six contestants advanced based on fan voting. Then the judges revealed their four wild card picks to complete the…
There’s been a lot of gnashing of teeth since Monday night about American Idol’s wildcard selections, especially about the Idol fate of Ada Vox. Honestly, I’m more impressed with what didn’t happen Monday night. 1. Despite the ABC/Disney connection, the judges did not give us a cast filled with 15- and 16-year-olds sure to…
American Idol whittled a field of 14 down to 10 singers Monday night. But hold on tight, fans. For folks who remember the FOX version of American Idol, this is going to seem like an incredibly quick ride toward crowning a Season 16 champ. On Sunday, for instance, three of the Top 10 will head…
D.R. King and Rayshun LaMarr are the lowest vote-getters following Monday’s episode of The Voice. That means each will sing a save-me song in hopes of getting fans’ instant save on Twitter. Those results are not a surprise. They were two of the three singers who failed to crack the Top 200 on iTunes today….
I was a little surprised when Adam Levine choose Jackie Verna as the singer to save last week. Now it looks like she might be the only member of Team Adam who’s not in danger of elimination tonight. On a show where real voting results often mirror iTunes results, Jackie had a solid night…
I get tired of writing this blog. But I’ll keep writing it until something changes on The Voice. Tuesday night will mark the first results show for Season 14, which means there will be time for special performances. Wouldn’t that be a great opportunity for the show to showcase new music from past contestants?…
The Voice kicked off its Season 14 finals Monday night with a Top 12 show filled with excellent performances. Tuesday during an 8 p.m. results show, that Top 12 will be trimmed to a Top 11. And voters will again have the final say in the outcome, via a instant save between the week’s two…
The only four-chair turn recipient remaining on The Voice scored the biggest iTunes hit from Monday’s show. At midnight eastern time, Pryor Baird of Team Blake Shelton has already rocketed to number 36 on the iTunes overall singles chart. And when voting ended at noon Tuesday, he was still in the number one position among…
