Teana Boston was eliminated from The Voice in a battle round match we saw just a small part of earlier this week. She was one of the show’s youngest contestants, just 16 when she auditioned. And the teen from San Leandro, Calif., had already released music prior to the show. More is on the way,…
Shana Halligan was eliminated from The Voice during a Team Alicia Keys battle round match this week. But before departing, the veteran musician twice impressed The Voice coaches with her unique style and ethereal vocals. And Shana, who released two albums and an EP as front woman for the band Bitter Sweet, said she was…
Country singer-songwriter Bransen Ireland was eliminated from The Voice earlier this week following a battle round match that the show montaged. He and Jaron Strom sang “Head Over Boots” by Jon Pardi. When the match ended, coach Blake Shelton declared Jaron the winner. But it might not be long before we hear from Bransen again,…
During Season 13 of The Voice, fans embraced Red Marlow’s heartfelt performances and traditional approach to country music. In fact, they helped propel him to The Voice finale and an eventual fourth-place finish. Now Red is about to release his first post-show album. And, judging from its title — “Country as Cornbread” — Red will…
Reid Umstattd spent about 10 years as a lead singer with the alternative rock band Nelo. It’s a pretty sure bet that Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain” wasn’t a staple on Nelo’s set list. “I’d only heard the song once or twice,” Reid told Voice Views during a Wednesday conference call with the media. Yet…
We didn’t get to see much of Johnny Bliss’s battle round match with Megan Lee on The Voice this week. But we got to see him strip off his leather jacket as he and Megan performed Bruno Mars’ “Versace on the Floor.” Johnny explained the crowd-pleasing and coach-pleasing move to Voice Views during a conference…
Jaron Strom was presented with a pretty daunting challenge in the battle round on The Voice. The pop-soul singer was asked to sing a country song, “Head Over Boots” by Jon Pardi. And he was pitted against a country singer, Bransen Ireland. The Voice showed just a tiny snippet of the performance during Tuesday’s show….
Kelsea Johnson figures she has something to prove during the knockout round on The Voice. After all, coach Alicia Keys gave her a second chance following a battle round match in which she admits she wasn’t at her best. Kelsea, 21, from Newark, Del., was matched up with Jordyn Simone, 17 of Los Angeles for…
During Tuesday’s battle round episode of The Voice, Adam Levine called it an odd pairing and an odd song choice. But it worked. And music lovers responded as well. The biggest iTunes hit from Tuesday’s show turned out to be Reid Umstattd and Davison’s cover of Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain.” The song had risen…
From the sounds of it, we’ll be hearing new original music from Jamai in the future. Jamai is the young man from Chester, Pa., we met during The Voice Season 14 blind auditions. You might remember him as the guy who runs a singing telegram business. He was eliminated in a Team Alicia Keys battle…
