One of the most successful country music graduates of The Voice dropped a new single Friday. The song is the catchy “Queens Don’t” from RaeLynn. And in spite of the title, RaeLynn, who co-wrote the song, said it’s meant as an empowerment anthem for guys and gals alike. “A ‘queen’ is any person who knows…
The Voice revealed the Season 14 battle round matchups in a series of videos posted today. The battle round starts Monday with two teammates singing a duet. Their coach decides which contestant advances. Singers who lose in the battle round can be stolen by another coach. Each coach has two blocks during the battle round….
Her audition: Tish Haynes Keys, 38, of St. Louis, Missouri, auditioned with “Chain of Fools” by Aretha Franklin. Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine turned for her impressive vocal. Tish opted to join Team Adam. Her background: Tish’s father was a preacher; her mother was a gospel singer. “She would sing and leave people passed out,”…
His audition: Gary Edwards, 26, of Dallas, Texas, auditioned with “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye. He got chair turns from Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Gary decided to join Team Adam. His background: Gary says he was 5 years old when his grandmother found him fooling around with her karaoke machine. Her reaction: You…
The Voice production team billed it as a “game-changer.” We’ve seen it in action. It turned out to be anything but. What the block turned out to be was what I suspected all along — a gimmick designed to freshen up a show — and an unnecessary distraction. The Voice introduced its new gimmick for…
Terrence Cunningham, the guy who was basically homeless for a time upon moving to Los Angeles, scored the biggest hit of the blind auditions on Season 14 of The Voice. Terrence was one of just three Season 14 contestants to crack the Top 200 on the iTunes singles chart by noon the day after his…
Her audition: Livia Faith, 17, of Stanton, Kentucky, put her own stamp on an old classic, “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” prompting chair turns from Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys. Despite a pre-audition preference for Blake, Livia decided to join Team Alicia. Her background: Livia says she started singing when she started…
Her audition: Stephanie Skipper, 33, of Nashville, Tenn., performed an emotional version of Kelly Clarkson’s “Piece by Piece.” Blake Shelton and Adam Levine turned late in the performance. Stephanie decided to join Team Adam. Her background: Stephanie’s own father was absent during her childhood, one reason she could relate so well to Kelly’s song. Stephanie…
Her audition: Jackie Verna, 23, of West Chester, Pa., auditioned with “Peter Pan” by Kelsea Ballerini. Adam Levine turned early in the performance, finally landing a country singer for his team. Team Blake Shelton and Team Alicia Keys were already full. Her background: Jackie describes herself as a country-pop artist. “I was the little girl…
I was beginning to think The Voice producers had all but outlawed country music on Season 14. I mean, what better way to avoid another Team Blake Shelton/country singer triumph than to keep country singers off the show. After four audition episodes, 33 singers had earned spots on the show. Just three had auditioned with…
