His audition: Jonathan Hutcherson, 16, of Wilmore, Ken., auditioned with One Direction’s “You and I.” He delivered a sensitive performance, prompting a chair turn from Pharrell Williams, who had just one spot remaining on his team. Adam Levine, whose team was full, complimented Jonathan for the way he connected to the song. His background: Jonathan…
Say what you will about American Idol and its waning ratings, the show still have the ability to help sell music. Adam Lambert released his new single, “Welcome to the Show,” on Thursday. The song was hovering around 50 on the iTunes Top 200 singles chart around 7 p.m. Then Adam delivered one of the…
Jordan Smith is back where we’re used to seeing his name — near the top of the iTunes music charts. The Season 9 winner of The Voice released his debut album Friday. It comes in record turn-around time for a winner of The Voice — just three months. It’s an album that includes more covers…
The good and the bad news entering tonight’s episode of American Idol. The good: Adam Lambert returns to sing his new single, “Welcome to the Show.” And, yep, it’s already available on iTunes. The good: Duets are officially ditched. Each member of the Top 6 will perform two solo songs tonight. Hooray! Though that means…
A week ago, Sonika Vaid was on the verge of elimination on American Idol. But her save-me performance of “I Have Nothing” was this week’s second most popular among the solo performances from last week’s show. Does that mean Sonika is Top 5 bound on American Idol? We’ll find out tonight when the Top 6…
up another music video hit for Melanie Martinez. At 5 p.m. Monday, Melanie dropped the official video for the title track from her “Cry Baby.” It comes complete with a doctor wearing a rabbit’s head and a mother who complains, “Oh, no, she’s a cry baby,” when presented with her newborn daughter. And it’s also…
His audition: Malik Heard, 18, of Dallas, Texas, auditioned with “Chains” by Nick Jonas. He earned chair turns from Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera before he even hit the chorus. Christina complimented him on the “accurate, amazing runs” during his performance. Malik decided to join Team Christina. Update: In the battle round, Malik went up…
Her audition: Katie Basden, 23, of Durham, N.C., auditioned with the Allman Brothers “Midnight Rider.” She enticed chair turns from Pharrell Williams and Adam Levine early in the performance. A big note near the end got Christina Aguilera to spin her chair as well. Blake Shelton’s team was already full at the time. In spite…
His audition: Nate Butler, 19, of Shamong, N.J., auditioned with “The Walk” by Mayer Hawthorne. He showed off impressive range, prompting chair turns from Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton. Adam called Nate “phenomenal” in the brightest spots during the audition. Nate decided to become a member of Team Adam. His background: Nate says…
Her audition: Abby Celso, 20, of Rochester, N.Y., auditioned with Tori Kelly’s “Should’ve Been Us.” She found her groove on the chorus, prompting Adam Levine to turn around. Pharrell Williams soon followed as Abby’s performance kept getting stronger. Pharrell told Abby “there’s nothing like you on this show.” Abby decided to join Team Pharrell. Her…
