The Swon Brothers will perform at the York Fair on Monday, Sept. 8, on the WGTY Great Country Radio Stage. WGTY operations manager Scott Donato made the announcement this morning, completing the lineup of performers for the free country shows that have been a feature at the fair for years. The Swon Brothers — Zach…
Now this sounds like an evening of delightful music. Crystal Bowersox, runner-up from Season 9 of American Idol, is launching an acoustic tour in the fall. And both of the nearby dates will include Season 4 standout from The Voice, Caroline Glaser. I reported earlier that Crystal had scheduled a Nov. 16 show at the…
Ouch. Remember back in Season 12, when American Idol adopted the slogan: “We make stars,” or something of the sort. That doesn’t appear to be the case with Season 13 winner Caleb Johnson. At least not yet. His album debuted on the Billboard 200 last week, and set new lows for an Idol winner, both…
Two American Idol winners are releasing new albums Tuesday. But you don’t have to wait until tomorrow to listen to the full albums. Caleb Johnson’s “Testify” is streaming on Amazon.com here. And Kris Allen is treating us to a listen to his new album by posting audio videos for each song on his YouTube channel….
The Voice took honors as favorite competition reality show at the Teen Choice Awards, televised Sunday night on FOX. The only other two singing-show related wins also went to folks associated with The Voice. Adam Levine took honors as top male TV reality show personality; Shakira took the same award for the ladies. Lots of…
it just takes a good song a while to catch on. That was certainly the case with Danny Gokey’s “Hope in Front of Me.” Released way back in February, the song is just now threatening to reach the top of the Billboard Christian singles chart. This week the song moves up from number seven to…
Beard has a video out for her latest single, “Here Comes Trouble.” A Season 8 semifinalists on American Idol, the gal from Lufton, Texas, released an impressive post-show debut album in September called “All-Around Girl.” That’s right, four full years after her run on the show. But, hey, it was worth the wait. If you…
singer RaeLynn released a new music video Thursday. And she’s inviting everyone to her place to celebrate tonight. Well, not really. But she is broadcasting the party from her Princess Pad in Nashville live on the internet and inviting fans to join in. “I cannot wait to hang out with you all,” she says. “It’s…
We’re about to be treated to new music from another former contestant of The Voice. Grace Askew will release an 11-track album called “Scaredy Cat” to iTunes next week. Grace was 26 when she auditioned for Season 4 of The Voice. She landed on Team Blake and made it to the knockout round before being…
Constantine Maroulis returned this week to the role that made him famous, for a second time. Constantine is back on Broadway in the role of Drew in “Rock of Ages,” singing classic rock from the 1980s. If you missed his first Tony-award nominated stint in the role, you have 12 weeks to catch him in…
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