With nine battles and only two steals remaining, contestants entered the final week of the battles of The Voice knowing they’d better win if they wanted to hang around. As it turned out, battle round victories went to Daniel Rosa, Nicole Nelson, Loren Allred, Cassadee Pope, Joe Kirkland, Devyn DeLoera, Adriana Louise, Michaela Paige and…
Christmas music is turning into a hit for Scotty McCreery. On Oct. 16, the Season 10 Idol winner released “Christmas with Scotty,” complete with two original songs and nine covers of Christmas classics. Well, the album sold 41,000 copies in its first week.
Voting has started to narrow the field of nominees for the 2013 People’s Choice Awards, and lots of Idols are in the running for honors. But in one of the most interesting categories, The Voice, The X Factor and American Idol are all vying for honors as Favorite TV Competition Show. And the competition for…
American Idol released a new cast photo today and has announced dates for its Season 12 premiere. Ryan Seacrest has the position of danger in the photo, standing between the supposedly feuding Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. But neither looks very dangerous in the photo, do they?
TMZ is reporting that The X Factor’s manufactured female group named The Lylas might need a new name before the live shows begin Thursday, Nov. 1. Seems Bruno Mars’ sisters got the name — short for Love You Like a Sister — first. Those Lylas signed a recording and modeling contract earlier this year. You…
American Idol Season 7 champ David Cook performed in front of adoring fans in Singapore earlier today. And prior to the concert, he answered fan questions in a videotaped interview. Among the questions: How many pairs of boots and how many guitars does David own? The answer: Both number in the 20s, and he has…
On Wednesday, the day after the top 16 were revealed on The X Factor, the show released portraits of most of the singers and groups headed to the live shows. For some reason, the show didn’t provide photos of the Lylas. I’ll add them if the show rectifies that situation. Meanwhile, check out some of…
Who’s the contestant to beat on Season 3 of The Voice? Some of the survivors from Team Blake and Team Adam were posed that question last week, asked to name contestants from the opposing teams whom they see as among of their toughest competitors. And unlike contestants on American Idol, this group was willing to…
When last we left The X Factor, we had learned the identity of 10 of the 16 singers advancing to the live shows. Then the rain stopped in St. Louis, the Cardinals resumed their game with the Giants and The X Factor disappeared from our TV screens. Which brings us to tonight, when The X…
Only three battles remain on The Voice. And only one steal remains; it’s in the hands of Christina Aguilera. What comes next on The Voice? Glad you asked, because next Monday and Tuesday we’ll move on to new “knockout” rounds. During those, remaining singers on each team will be paired off again. Except this time,…
