American Idol Season 8 standout Danny Gokey earned four Dove Award nominations on Wednesday. But the artist with the most nominations — six — is a singer who auditioned for American Idol in Season 9 and Season 11, but never made it to the big stage. That would be Lauren Daigle, the 24-year-old who was…
So, you want something wonderfully different in terms of post-Voice music? Then you need to check out the new album from Chevonne and the Fuzz — 12 tracks of flat-out-fun, riotous, rollicking rock and roll. Chevonne Ricci fronts the band and is the former Voice contestant. She was 26 when she auditioned for Season…
Schiavo, a Season 10 contestant on The Voice, has released his first music video. It’s for the song “Without You,” which came out last month and is available on iTunes. Here’s what Mike told Voice Views about the song: “The song is basically showing the experience of being frustrated and torn thinking about a past…
Season 8 Voice finalist Joshua Davis released a pair of impressive singles earlier this year. Now he’s ready to work on his first post-Voice album, and he’s turning to his fans to help fund it via a Kickstarter campaign. “I’m getting excited to get back into the studio under my own terms and make the…
Ellie Lawrence had completed her post-Voice debut EP. She just needed the perfect title for the five-song collection. It came by chance, she tells Voice Views. “I was telling my bandmate that the album was gonna be like a diary for those who knew me in real life and not just through The Voice,” she…
For the fourth time in her career, Fantasia has had an album debut in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. Billboard announced Monday that Fantasia’s new album — “The Definition Of …” — cracked the overall albums chart at number six. That puts it behind two other new albums, DJ Khaled’s chart-topping “Major Key”…
Lucca takes another look back at his music career in a new EP released Friday. It’s called “Sessions Vol. 2: Muscle Shoals” and includes three tracks Tony recorded during a visit to Muscle Shoals, Ala., about 10 years ago. In keeping with the theme, his cover of Paul Simon’s “Still Crazy After All These Years”…
When Jessie Poland changed her stage name from Charlotte Sometimes to Laces, Voice Views asked what it would mean for her music. Her response: “I think it’s not too far off from Charlotte. Maybe just a little more electronic and adult. Perhaps even a little on the raw side. It’s definitely a lot sexier.” Which…
Remember Chris Jamison, third-place finisher from Season 7 of The Voice? Nearly two years after he starred on the show, pre-orders are under way for his debut EP. Though Chris was signed to Republic Records after The Voice, the EP is being released independently. That’s part of the long and sometimes frustrating journey the 22-year-old…
Fradiani’s debut album is out, and fans are understandably thrilled. After all, it’s been well more than a year since the 30-year-old was crowned the Season 14 American Idol champ. Among the feedback he’s getting on his Facebook page: * Brigida Salvioli: “Congratulations Nick! It’s (been) a long time coming, but it was worth the…
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