October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and former The Voice standout Audra McLaughlin is doing her part. Audra has released a fun, catchy, upbeat tune called “Put on Pink.” The song is dedicated to her aunts, Donna Fritz and Joanne Apicella Pellegrino. “That song means the world to me because both of my aunts are…
Karli Webster is used to competing — as a pianist. In fact, she won eight state-level competitions. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a classical pianist and playing Carnegie Hall. Stepping on The Voice stage as singer-songwriter Karli Webster? That was something else entirely. “I do not have extensive performance experience (as a singer)…
Kellie Pickler has released her first original song in more than two years. The single is called “If It Wasn’t for a Woman” and hit iTunes Friday. On Facebook, Kellie said the song was inspired by her “Grandma Faye,” who helped raise her. “Being able to write this song with my husband (Kyle Jacobs) and…
American Idol’s new judges got the star treatment as they were introduced Wednesday morning on Good Morning America. Katy Perry quickly dubbed herself Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as “the dream team” for how quickly they jelled into a cohesive unit. But Katy also promised that the first season of American Idol on ABC won’t…
Karli Webster might not have turned the most chairs in Tuesday’s blind audition episode of The Voice. But the 20-year-old from Santa Clarita, Calif., scored the night’s biggest hit on iTunes. In fact, as of noon eastern time, Karli’s version of Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” was the only song from Tuesday’s show to crack…
Brandon Showell is one of a handful of contestants trying a second shot at a singing show on Season 13 of The Voice. But this time around will be a whole lot different than the first for the 26-year-old newlywed from Virginia Beach. Back in 2011, Brandon was part of a four-man vocal ensemble called…
No one earned a coveted four-chair turn Tuesday night on The Voice. Which makes me wonder what Miley Cyrus was hearing when Emily Luther unleashed that show-ending performance of “Summertime” as he show wrapped up it fourth blind audition episode. Altogether, five more singers earned spots on the show, leaving 17 more available next week…
In her Twitter bio, Alexandra Joyce writes: “Trust that an ending is followed by a new beginning.” The 17-year-old singer-songwriter from Wesley Chapel, Fla., would seem a perfect example of that. Growing up, Alexandra was a dancer, involved in ballet, tap, jazz and modern hip-hop. Dance was something she was “very passionate about,” something she…
Eric Lyn landed a spot on Season 13 of The Voice thanks to Jennifer Hudson. But Eric admitted Tuesday that he was surprised she was the coach who turned for his performance of “Ooh Child” by Five Stairsteps. “Jennifer has a very, very commanding sound — just a real powerful voice,” Eric, 26, of Kansas…
Eight of the audition songs featured on The Voice Monday night wound up charting today on iTunes. But for the first time since Season 13 began, none of the songs cracked the iTunes Top 200 singles chart. The best performance on a genre chart went to 26-year-old singer-songwriter Shilo Gold, who hit number two on…
