It doesn’t appear as though any of The Voice artists are going to cash in on those iTunes bonus points host Carson Daly was talking about last night. He said they’d come into play if an artist’s performance cracked the top 10 on iTunes singles chart.
>One of the contestants eliminated during the battle rounds on The Voice has already released a new single. And it comes from the 26-year-old Brooklyn gal who had Cee Lo staring at the stage in awe over her curves and her dance moves.
Jason Brock is gone and we’re down to 12 contestants on The X Factor. Which is where we should have been last week before the show brought back Diamond White in one of those twists Simon loves so much.
Twenty-five hours from now, the 12 will become 10 on The Voice. And, for the first time this season, team affiliation and coaches’ opinions won’t matter much in determining who stays and goes.
Colton Dixon never wavered in his long-term goal after American Idol. Regardless of how well he did on the show, he intended to follow up with a contemporary Christian album.
With a debut album release just around the corner, Phillip Phillips will present a 20-minute online concert later this week to help Hurricane Sandy victims. The show is planned for 6 p.m. Thursday at Stageit. When I checked at about 11:30 a.m. Monday (Nov. 12), about 4,800 tickets remained for the show.
For the first time since Season 5, the debut album from the American Idol runner-up will not be available during the holiday shopping season. But there will be a Jessica Sanchez album, the teen told The Hollywood Reporter last week (full interview here).
“Don’t Rush,” the duet Kelly Clarkson unveiled at the CMA Awards with Vince Gill, debuted on the Billboard music charts this week. The song debuted at number 97 on the Hot 100, 25 on the country chart and number 35 on the digital download chart.
The Voice has gone through blind auditions, battle rounds, knockout rounds and live playoffs to whittle a field of 64 contestants to just 12. The finals begin Monday night at 8 p.m., with each singer taking the stage in hopes of gaining viewers’ support.
Voters made Jason Brock the first elimination on The X Factor last week. Jason and Cece Frey were forced to sing to avoid being cut. When the judges deadlocked 2-2 on who to send home, the decision went to fans, who cast the fewest votes for Jason.
