Like many of his Season 14 The Voice colleagues, Gary Edwards plans to use his time on the show as a springboard to releasing original music. But he also has his sight set on another destination: Broadway. Gary, from Dallas, was 26 when he auditioned for The Voice and landed a spot on Team Adam…
Over 13 seasons, a handful of The Voice contestants had auditioned with a song performed completely or partly in Spanish. In Season 14, Johnny Bliss became the first contestant on the show to sing two entire performances in Spanish. Add that to an impressive list of other accomplishments for the young man from New York….
Yep, fans, you finally get to weigh in on the outcome on American Idol this week. The bad news: The judges are also retaining a good deal of control. In my mind, that’s especially bad news after watching the judges badly bungle at least one Top 14 pick Monday night. My takeaway: Even with Katy…
The Voice Season 14 finals are about to begin. And, hallelujah, the overnight voting window is back. Hey, West Coast fans: That means you can actually watch the performances before voting this week. Novel idea, huh? Anyway, the arrival of the finals also means it’s time to rank the contestants for the first time…
Two of the youngest contestants on The Voice have the largest social media followings heading into the Top 12 performances Monday night. Brynn Cartelli of Team Kelly, just 14 when she auditioned, it easily the show’s leader on both Instagram and Twitter. Right behind her is Team Alicia’s Britton Buchanan, who was 18 when he…
Season 9 fan favorite Barrett Baber of The Voice is back with a new single, encouraging fans to “Fight On.” That’s the name of the new song he dropped Friday. The country singer explains it in a video on his Facebook page. “The song really highlights that shared human experience that we’re all living,” he…
Today brings a new single from one of the first young artists we ever met on The Voice. That would be Xenia (Edith Martinez), who finished Top 8 as a member of Team Blake Shelton way back in Season 1 at age 16. Today, Xenia dropped “Love You Give Away.” It’s a song she says…
Whatever happened to the happy girl who writes sad songs? That’s the way Season 13 Voice standout Brooke Simpson has described herself. But her new single “Perfect” is about as uplifting as a song gets. It’s incredibly catchy too. Says Brooke: “‘Perfect’ is dedicated to my fans on twitter. One day I was in a…
The time has come for voters to weigh in on American Idol. And they’ve got quite the task ahead of them come Sunday night, when every member of the Top 14 performs. That’s because by the end of Monday’s results episode, just 10 singers will remain. In fact, get set for the shortest road…
Kaleb Lee and D.R. King were the singers who made the Top 12 as representatives of Team Kelly Clarkson Wednesday night. Surprisingly, based on YouTube views, they did not have the most popular performances. In fact, Kaleb’s performance has been viewed less often than any of the 10 on Wednesday’s show. Kaleb was voted into…
