There’s so much talent on The Voice this year, I’ve decided to feature pre-show music released by contestants in this spot. Like the tune? You can find it on iTunes. Monday, Oct. 8 First up: Lelia Broussard with “My Heart’s a Cannonball.” Lelia specializes in quirky pop. I decided to feature one of her songs…
The dirty business of eliminating some very talented contestants begins tonight on The Voice with the battle rounds. Of course, there’s a new wrinkle in the mix. This year, for the first time, a coach can steal a losing contestant. I’m sure Carson Daly will explain exactly how that will work early on in tonight’s…
Daughtry announced a co-headlining tour with 3 Doors Down today. The tour kicks off Nov. 17 in Tunica, Mississippi, and includes 19 shows through mid-December. One of those shows is a Dec. 4 date at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College. Tickets for that show go on sale Oct. 19. Tickets are $39.50 and…
Well, The Voice has done it again. The show has pulled together some incredible talent for Season 3. So much so, that my biggest fear is lots of singers who have advanced to the battle rounds won’t get the exposure they deserve. Sixty-six singers — including two duos — have advanced. Nearly half already have…
Kayla Nevarez credits her dad with her musical influences. He introduced her to soul, R&B, blues and doo-wops, she tells The Voice. Unfortunately, he couldn’t be at her audition because he’s been diagnosed with a liver disease. “He used to be so strong. Now he’s like the weakest person in the world,” Kayla said, tearing…
Jermaine Paul proved background singers don’t have to stay in the background by winning Season 2 of The Voice. Now, Chevonne, a 26-year-old from Little Falls, N.J., is trying to follow his lead. We met Chevonne on the final blind audition episode of The Voice and discovered she sang background on one of the biggest…
Little wonder Celica Westbrook has aspirations of making it in music. She says her grandparents were singers and her parents were singers. Now she’s a member of Team Christina on a national TV stage. And though she’s just 16, the resident of Franklin, Tenn., has been performing for years. “I’ve gotten very close to making…
Only two spots remained by the time Rudy Parris took the stage during the blind auditions on The Voice. But the guy who started playing music in 1976 because he liked the rock band Kiss was hoping this was his chance to “go national.” Seems as though Rudy had chances to broaden his musical horizons…
After last week’s episode of The Voice, Cody Belew is likely to be remembered more for his reaction to making a team than his performance. For the record, he sang “Hard to Handle.”
At age 35, Nicole Nelson admitted to The Voice that she’s “a bit of a hippy.” For instance, she lives in a former factory with a “beautiful blend of talented and eclectic artists.” Of course, her art is music, something she decided to pursue as a profession after she went to an open mic night…
