American Idol kicked off its 2015 summer tour Tuesday in Clearwater, Fla. Both the new format and the Top 5 got rave reviews from TampaBay.com. American Idol has booked smaller venues for this year’s 37-date tour. They’ve also reduced the cast to that Top 5 — winner Nick Fradiani, runner-up Clark Beckham, Jax, Tyanna Jones…
One of the first country singers we ever met on The Voice is about to release a new EP. Curtis Grimes’ five-track “Bottom of the Fifth” will come out Aug. 21. Pre-orders are being taken now on iTunes. Those who pre-order will get an instant download of the song “Smile that Smile.” Check out the…
You can still watch the Miss USA Pageant on cable TV this weekend if you’d like. But don’t expect to see former Voice winner Craig Wayne Boyd as part of the festivities. NBC dumped the Miss USA pageant after Donald Trump made inflammatory comments against immigrants from Mexico when he kicked off his 2016 presidential…
Christina Grimmie, a Season 6 standout from The Voice has a new single. And it sounds like we’ll be getting more new music from the 21-year-old before 2015 ends. The new song is called “Shrug” and sounds very Maroon 5-ish. You can check out the official audio below. Christina performed the song on KTLA-TV late…
David Cook fans will have to wait a little more than two months for that new album from the Season 7 American Idol champ. David has announced that “Digital Vein” will be released Friday, Sept. 15. He’s also signed a distribution deal with InGrooves Music, according to his website. After winning Idol, David released a…
We haven’t gotten lots of music from the Season 12 cast of American Idol. But Angie Miller has been one of the exceptions, releasing an impressive six-track EP called “Weathered” in November. Now the 21-year-old has followed up with her first video, for the ballad “Simple,” which is included on that EP. Released earlier this…
Kelly Crapa, a Season 3 contestant on The Voice, is now part of a girl group called The Janes. And The Janes just released their first original single to iTunes, a tune called “She’s Crazy.” The song’s not about a crazy ex-girlfriend. It’s about a mother who’s very over-protective of her teenage son, to the…
A Season 6 contestant on The Voice released her debut EP last month and has now followed up with her first music video. Ddendyl’s video is for a heart-wrenching ballad called “Lonely Heart,” which just happens to be the title tune from that six-track EP. Ddendyl was 25 when she auditioned for The Voice; you…
Former American Idol judge Nicki Minaj was one of three multiple winners at the BET Awards Sunday night. Nicki won the fan-voted Viewer’s Choice award for her song “Only,” which also features Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. She was also selected as best female hip-hop artist for the sixth straight year. Other nominees included…
Nice to see NBC giving Craig Wayne Boyd a high-profile opportunity to promote his new winner. The network has announced that the Season 7 champ on The Voice will be the opening performer at the 2015 Miss USA Pageant. And in the process of making the announcement, the network filled in some of the blanks…
