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Battle Rounds, Season 3, The Voice
The Voice: The Week in photos

October 14, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

The Voice kicked off the battle rounds with a new twist last week — the save. The bottom line: Contestants eliminated by their coach after a battle round could be snatched up by another coach. It happened three times in the first two battle round episodes, prolonging The Voice life for Collin McLoughlin, Amanda Brown…
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The X Factor: The week in photos

October 14, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

First, The X Factor narrowed its field to 24 contestants. Then the show assigned judges to the categories: L.A. Reid for the Over 25s, Simon for the groups, Britney Spears for the teens and Demi Lovato for the young adults. And finally, the final six in each category competed with hopes of becoming one of…
Mandisa, New Idol Music
Mandisa helps deliver Christmas spirit a little early

October 12, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

I’m sure we’ll get a fair amount of Christmas music from former Idol contestants this year; we always seem to. But Mandisa beat everyone to the punch by releasing “It’s Christmas: Christmas Angel Edition” Tuesday (Oct. 9). The album title is a nod to the fact that some of the 12 tracks are carry-overs from…
Judges Mansions, The X Factor
X Factor Night 2: Who should stay, who should go

October 12, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

I’ve never been a fan of lowered age limits and really young contestants on shows like The X Factor. I mean, look what happened last year. Placed under the pressure-cooker that results from performing live in front of millions of viewers, 13-year-old Rachel Crow collapsed in tears on stage after being eliminated and the jerk…
Season 2 Judges Mansion, The X Factor
Who should stay, who should go on The X Factor

October 11, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

The X Factor got right down to the business of introducing us to its final 24 contestants Wednesday night. Well, not quite 24. When the eliminations ended, the groups’ group was three groups shy of a full judges’ mansion. So in a twist any regular X Factor viewer could see coming from many episodes away,…
Kelly Clarkson, New Idol Music
Listen to Kelly Clarkson’s new single, ‘Catch My Breath’

October 10, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

Kelly Clarkson’s new single, “Catch My Breath,” debuted this morning on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. Listen to the tune above; it will be available for download next Monday. The song is from her greatest hits album, set for release on Nov. 19. Ryan also interviewed Kelly and asked her about how it felt to release…
Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler says we might get new album next year

October 10, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

I’ve written several blogs this year about former Idol contestants who have split with their record companies, so it’s good to report some news of the opposite sort. Season 5’s Kellie Pickler is now an artist under Blake River Entertainment, the company announced Monday. Kellie talked about the deal while helping host Anderson (Cooper) Live…
Battle Rounds, Season 3, The Voice
Night 2 of the battles on The Voice

October 9, 2012 By Mark Franklin 4

Just four artists were eliminated during night one of the battle rounds on The Voice. That’s because Collin McLoughlin and Amanda Brown were “stolen” by other coaches after losing their respective matchups with Bryan Keith and Trevin Hunte. The teasers for tonight’s show indicate the steal will play a role again, which still leaves me…
Carrie Underwood, Idols at awards shows, Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood land AMA nominations

October 9, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood each landed two nominations for the 40th American Music Awards, set for Nov. 18 on ABC. The Voice coach Christina Aguilera was on hand in Los Angeles to announce the nominees … and the fact that she’ll be performing on the show. Kelly is nominated for favorite pop/rock female artist…
Lelia Broussard, Nelly's Echo, Season 3, The Voice
Before The Voice Songs of the Day

October 9, 2012 By Mark Franklin 1

There’s so much talent on The Voice this year, I’ve decided to feature pre-show music released by contestants in this spot. Like the tune? You can find it on iTunes. Monday, Oct. 8 First up: Lelia Broussard with “My Heart’s a Cannonball.” Lelia specializes in quirky pop. I decided to feature one of her songs…

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