American Idol has already released a clip of Amara Valerio’s audition for Season 21. She impressed the judges and earns a unanimous golden ticket with a sassy version of Jazmine Sullivan’s “Bust Your Windows.” Here’s more about Amara, who we’ll meet tonight in a special Idol audition episode that airs after the Oscars (about 11:30…
The Voice introduced viewers to four more contestants from Season 23 Tuesday night. Magnus (Martin), Kala Banham, Carlos Rising and the trio of Sheer Element earned spots on the show. Sheer Element is made up of Izzy Faye, Tabon Ward and JEJ Vinson, who met as students at the University of Southern California. And…
Blake Shelton’s final season as coach will be a memorable one if The Voice has its way. And contestants joined in the celebration on the opening episode of Season 23. Former Miss Mississippi Holly Brand showed up with a photo taken with Blake when she was just 10 years old. She’d opened for him at…
With Blake Shelton stepping away from his role as a Voice coach, you’d think the show would pull out all the stops in Season 23. You know, do everything possible to remind viewers of why they’ll want to tune in for future seasons, even if Blake isn’t around. You’d be wrong. Very wrong. Instead, Voice…
American Idol introduced viewers to 10 more Hollywood bound contestants Sunday night. That group included Elijah McCormick, Kellin, Emma Busse, Preston Duffee, Olivia Soli, Bre, Marybeth Byrd, We Ani, Adin Boyer, Tanner Charles and Sarah Beth. My picks for the night’s Top 5 auditions follow. One special note, the Oscars air next Sunday on ABC,…
The Voice has leaked its first audition of Season 23 and it features former American Idol contestant Savion Wright. Now using the stage name Noivas — Savion spelled backwards — Wright launches into an emotional and soulful performance of Sam Cooke’s “A Chance is Gonna Come.” He’s just a few words in when the…
Caitlyn Martin is among the artists to announce they auditioned for Season 23 of The Voice. The Voice returns to NBC on Monday, March 6. Here’s more about Caitlyn. * She describes herself as a vocalist and voice artist on Instagram. * And on Facebook, she describes herself as an “Atlanta based Singer/Songwriter/Actress to bless…
Carlos Rising is among the artists to announce they auditioned for Season 23 of The Voice. The Voice returns to NBC on Monday, March 6. Here’s more about Carlos: * He’s a Wilmington, N.C., based singer-songwriter who has already released music in a varieyt of genres. * In 2019, he was lead singer of a…
Kate Cosentino is among the singers to announce that she auditioned for Season 23 of The Voice. The Voice returns to NBC Monday night. Here’s more about Kate: * She’s a Kansas City-based singer-songwriter who’s already released quite a bit of music and clearly has a fun-loving personality. * Want proof? Check out her announcement…
Magnus is among the singers to announce that he auditioned for Season 23 of The Voice. The Voice returns to NBC Monday night. Here’s more about Magnus: * He’s Magnus Martin and, in his Voice audition video, he identifies himself as an educator from Virginia Beach, Va. * “I always wanted to go on The…
