When Dexter Roberts showed up on The Voice stage, he was already familiar to lots of singing show fans. Back in 2014, he had appeared on Season 13 of American Idol and made it all the way to seventh place. But his plans to use Idol as a launching pad to a career in country…
Gyth Rigdon recalls being “so nervous” before his first-ever bar gig as a solo artist. He was still a minor and his father booked him for a show at a place called Daiquiri Station in Leesville, La. “I had heard the bar was full of bikers and they were quick to tell an artist to…
You might say Andrew Sevener has some performing experience. His mother was a country singer; his father was in a rock band. And when Andrew was 15, he joined them in a family band called Helluvanote. They traveled around, playing a mix of country, rock, blues and pop music. But Andrew also wanted to launch…
American Idol will be back for a third season on ABC. But ABC and the show’s producers will be trying to bring down costs for Season 18, multiple sources say. With that in mind, here are some suggestions on how to improve on what was a very strong 17th season for the best singing show…
Like most other indicators, social media shows that the battle for the Season 17 title on American Idol will come down to Laine Hardy and Alejandro Aranda. Alejandro is far and away the Instagram leader among the Top 3 with more than 630,000 followers. In fact, he’s gained more than 360,000 followers on that platform…
Two Team Blake Shelton members have the most impressive social media numbers heading into Monday night’s Season 16 performance finale. Dexter Roberts has a dominant edge in Twitter followers among the Top 4. The same holds true for Gyth on Facebook. What’s more, Dexter and Gyth rank one and two, respectively on Instagram, each with…
If you thought The Voice would change its approach to its finale after serving up a mangled Season 16 to viewers … think again. The show will follow the same format for Monday’s performance finale as it has in recent years, complete with the throw-away duets by the contestants and their coaches. And The…
The Voice has announced most of its plans for its two-night season finale. And, yep, BTS will be on hand — or at least on tape — even though they weren’t mentioned as promises on Tuesday’s results show. The Top 4 will square off Monday night. Each will take the stage three times, twice…
Maddie Poppe’s new album dropped Friday, and fans are liking what they’re hearing. At noon, 12 hours after its release, “Whirlwind” was number 14 on iTunes’ overall albums chart and number two on its pop albums chart. “Whirlwind,” of course, is Maddie’s first album since winning Season 16 of American Idol. The title, Maddie has…
There are no iTunes results to track on American Idol like there are on The Voice. But there are YouTube videos. YouTube videos with hundreds of thousands of views to tell us which performances and which performers are favorites with fans. And those videos indicate Alejandro Aranda and Laine Hardy are locked in a tight…
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