Chris Weaver was the very first contestant we met on Season 13 of The Voice. The 29-year old from Long Island, N.Y., turned in a powerful performance of Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.” It was a performance that earned chair turns from all four coaches. It was a performance that drew praise from all…
After a long period of silence, American Idol Season 7 runner-up David Archuleta has broken out in a big way in 2017. When David released his four-track “Orion” EP in mid-May, it marked his first major release since 2013, when he embarked on a two-year mission trip to Chile. In late August, he followed up…
On social media, Brooke Simpson calls herself “just a happy girl writing sad songs.” But if the 26-year-old ever writes a song about her blind audition for Season 13 of The Voice, there won’t be anything sad about it. Brooke blew the judges away with her passionate, soulful cover of Demi Lovato’s “Stone Cold,” prompting…
Lauren Alaina has enjoyed a renaissance in 2017. Consider the year’s highlights so far for the Season 10 American Idol runner-up. * In April, she scored a number one hit with “Road Less Traveled,” the title track off her first album in five years. * In June, she received Breakthrough Video of the Year…
Miley Cyrus swore she’d lure some country singers away from Blake Shelton during Season 13 of The Voice. Chalk up number one. During Tuesday’s episode, she landed 21-year-old Ashland Craft after the young lady from Piedmont, S.C., delivered a soulful rendition of “You Are My Sunshine.” On Facebook, Ashland describes herself as a 5-foot-2 fireball…
When it comes to original music, few contestants on Season 13 have released more than Dylan Gerard. After high school, the now 28-year-old helped form a Florida-based folk-pop band called Don’t Sigh Daisy. With Dylan on lead guitar and vocals and former American Idol contestant Joshua Wicker on bass and backing vocals, the band released…
No one does the combination of cute and creepy quite as well as Melanie Martinez. And, if you missed it when it was released this weekend, she’s done it again with the mesmerizing music video for “Mad Hatter.” With the help of lots of computer-generated efforts, it’s probably the best of Melanie’s self-directed music…
Most of the contestants on The Voice are hoping to someday perform on a stage in front of thousands of fans. Keisha Renee has already been on those stages, albeit as a background singer. Now she’s trying to transition to the spotlight as a country artist. She took an impressive first step on Tuesday’s episode…
One singer from Tuesday’s episode of The Voice cracked the Top 200 on the iTunes singles chart, and it’s not the singer who earned the four-chair turn. Ashland Craft earned the honors. As of noon eastern time, the 21-year-old from Piedmont, S.C., was sitting at 115 on iTunes with her cover of “You Are My…
Five more singers landed spots on The Voice during Tuesday night’s pre-taped episode. And former Nicki Minaj background singer Keisha Renee prompted all four coaches to turn around, earning the third four-chair turn of Season 13. She decided to join Team Blake Shelton. During Monday’s episode, Brooke Simpson joined Team Miley Cyrus and Chris Weaver…
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