The Top 8 on American Idol took on the ’80s Wednesday night. And, for most of the night, no one won. Lackluster song choices. Lackluster performances. At least for the first 90 minutes. Fortunately, some end-of-the-evening solo efforts and a couple of dazzling duets helped salvage the evening. But as for the overall tone of…
Ryan Seacrest is heading to the summer Olympics in London, but he’s staying on Idol. That was the gist of this morning’s much-hyped major announcement on Today. Whew. Big sigh of relief, right? Though I don’t know. I think there are some former Idol contestants — Kimberly Caldwell and Matt Rogers spring instantly to mind —…
So, we’ll have more performances tonight. After we learn which three contestants have been saved by fan voting, the remaining three contestants from each team will compete hoping to earn a judges’ save. That means by the end of the night, we’ll have eight survivors and four contestants heading home. If you saw the iTunes…
I hope you enjoyed the current music on American Idol last week. Because it’s gone, gone, gone. This week, the not-so-wise folks at Idol decided to ignore the fact that giving the cast a chance to sing contemporary music translated into one of the best performance shows ever. They’ve decided to transport the gang back…
When people talk about a female contestant who left American Idol too soon in Season 10, they’re typically talking about Pia Toscano. I’ve always thought there was a second gal eliminated way too early — Ashthon Jones. Ashthon, 26, of Tennessee, showed up on the Idol stage sounding and looking like a star. And her…
So, did you enjoy Lindsey Pavao’s performance of “Somebody That I Used to Know” on The Voice last night. Somebody sure did. This afternoon, at of 2 p.m., the song was number 23 on iTunes’ most downloaded singles chart. How good is that? The next best showing from a contestant on The Voice is RaeLynn’s …
Wow, did you catch all those rules on The Voice? You can vote up to 10 times by five means — calling, texting, voting on Facebook, voting on The Voice site or downloading the artist’s performances. You can vote up until 10 a.m. Tuesday. The top three vote-getters from each team advance. Then the judges…
Twenty-four contestants remain on The Voice. And since tonight’s only a two-hour show, I’m pretty sure we won’t hear from all 24. Either way, you get to vote for your favorite. But this isn’t American Idol, folks. There’s no need to text or call a toll-free number for two straight hours in hopes of making…
The theatrical trailer for “Sparkle” was released today, and I can only imagine it will mark the beginning of a publicity frenzy leading up to the film’s Aug. 17 release. It was, of course, designed as a comeback film of sorts for Whitney Houston, who died on the eve of this year’s Grammy Awards. But…
After four weeks of blind auditions and four weeks of battle rounds, live performances begin tonight on The Voice. I’m not sure precisely how the format will work. But last year, The Voice had all the members of two teams perform on the opening night of the semifinals. The top vote-getter from each team advanced…
