Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Some Season 18 contestants from The Voice are wasting no time getting new music into the hands of fans they picked up from being on the show.

Earlier this week, I wrote about a new three-song release from Cam Spinks.

Other Season 18 contestants with music out include Jacob Miller, Jamal Corrie and Tate Brusa.

Here’s a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below.

* Jacob Miller released “Quarantine,” a two-song project, last month. It features “Get Your Love” and “Dancing Shadows.” The songs “share themes of isolation, coping, and self-reflection in a time where we are all dealing with some kind of hardship,” Jacob writes on Instagram. And while the began as acoustic demos, he says the project evolved to include 10 Pacific Northwest artists “contributing vocals, instrumentation, engineering, and a beautiful accompanying music video. Incredibly enough, all collaboration was done over the web and through the practice of social distancing. The making of these songs has been a true practice in community during a time when we cannot be physically together.”

* Jamal Corrie released a single called “Home Quaranation” and a fun accompanying music video. “I put a lot of my heart and soul into this one and I’m certain you all will love it and will make you smile. It’s inspired by someone I love while being so far away.” Jamal also says he’s been working on original material for an upcoming album and dropped a music video for a previously released song, “Be the One.” Oh, and he’s hosting a Black Lives Matter livestream show / fundraiser featuring more than a dozen contestants from The Voice Season 18.

* Tate Brusa, released a catchy, upbeat new single called “Worth It” last month. It joins three singles Tate released before earning a spot on Team Nick at age 16. That said, Tate announced this week that an EP he planned to release this month has been postponed indefinitely. “Due to all of the terrible things going on in the world, I don’t think it’s the time to be promoting music!” he writes on Instagram. “A reminder to donate anything you can, and sign petitions to make a change. #BLM.”