A week ago, American Idol’s fifth-place finisher, Sonika Vaid, was asked if she’d heard anything about a 2016 summer tour. The singer said she hadn’t, but added that there are always surprises. No surprise this time, though. American Idol has confirmed there won’t be a summer tour this year. The show is preparing for its…
Hard to believe we’re just a week away from the final American Idol finale. But the Top 3 will take the stage tonight, singing a song selected by the judges, a song selected by Idol mentor Scott Borchetta and a hometown dedication of their choosing. Will Trent Harmon’s recent surge be enough to upset…
Well, that’s a first. For the first time since the American Idol Season 15 finals began, La’Porsha Renae did not turn in the week’s most popular performance based on YouTube views. In fact, the Season 15 front-runner finished second and fourth on this week’s most popular list. Trent Harmon landed at number one with his…
Turns out more people than Christina Aguilera are turned on by Adam Wakefield’s voice. The Team Blake singer also scored an iTunes hit with his cover of Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home to Me.” As of 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, the song was sitting at number 84 on the iTunes overall singles chart. It…
Was anyone besides me disappointed when Sonika Vaid didn’t get to perform either of her songs last week? Hopefully, the same won’t happen to American Idol’s fourth-place finisher. Not after preparing three songs for Thursday’s show. That’s right, folks, we’ll hear three songs each this week from the Top 3. One will be chosen…
Hey, Miley Cyrus was actually pretty helpful during her debut as an adviser on The Voice. She didn’t drop a single f-bomb that needed to be bleeped out. She didn’t make a single reference to getting high. She didn’t make any obscene gestures. She stayed fully clothed, for crying out loud. My interest in having…
An hour after Monday’s episode of The Voice ended on the East Coast, pre-school teacher Hannah Huston appeared to have scored the night’s biggest hit. Her cover of “House of the Rising Sun” was sitting at 73 on the iTunes overall singles chart. By 7 p.m. tonight, it had climbed higher and was one of…
The knockout round begins on The Voice tonight. That’s good news for two reasons. First, no more forced duets, which has always seemed to me an odd way to determine the fate of artists who are trying to forge solo careers. Second, contestants will get to select their own songs. In talking to some of…
Taylor Phelan, a Season 7 standout on The Voice, will release his debut solo album on Friday. The 12-song indie rock collection is called “Where the Ocean Shallows” and is available for pre-order on iTunes. Two of the 12 songs — “Monsters” and “Harvest the Moon” — have already been released as singles; I’ve embedded…
It’s official. Jordan Smith did it. Billboard announced today that Jordan’s debut album, “Something Beautiful,” landed at number two on the Billboard 200 for the week of April 9. That’s the result of sales of 54,000 copies of his album. Both are tops ever for a post-show release from a contestant on The Voice. Previously,…
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