Elliott Yamin, third-place finisher from American Idol Season 5, released his third album on Tuesday. And the folks who have heard “Let’s Get to What’s Real” — like Blinded by Sound and Soul Tracks — are giving it rave reviews. If the rest of the album sounds like the snippet of “Downtown” in the promo…
Just call me baffled and befuddled right now. I mean, I just watched country singer Karla Davis try to rap on The Voice. I just watched a theatrical veteran named Pip try to play rocker while wearing a bow tie. I watched one of the show’s biggest female voices (Kim Yarbrough) try to match Adele…
The Voice — with the help of voters — picks eight more contestants to advance this week. Tonight, we hear from the members of Team Cee Lo and Team Adam. Three from each team will be voted into the next rounds. One of the three remaining contestants will be saved by their judge. Last week,…
I spent part of the weekend listening to pre-Voice music from the singers we’ll hear tonight on NBC (8 p.m. EST). It’s a talented bunch vying for votes from Team Cee Lo Green and Team Adam Levine. The five songs below are among my favorites. And they show that this is a cast capable of…
The live competition continues Monday at 8 p.m. on The Voice when we’ll hear from the six remaining members of Team Cee Lo and Team Adam. After last week, we all know how this works. The top three vote-getters on each team will advance to the next round. The lowest three vote-getters will perform again…
Bob 94.9FM has announced two more chances to get tickets to the free Lauren Alaina concert in Harrisburg on Saturday, April 21. Lauren, runner-up on Idol last season, will headline the New Country Birthday Bash at the Zembo Temple Auditorium in Harrisburg. Also performing at the 6 p.m. show will be Eden’s Ede and James…
Something rare is happening on American Idol. Two weeks ago, Skylar Laine and Hollie Cavanagh stood in the bottom three alongside Heejun Han. And Heejun went home, despite entering the finals on a wave of popularity, even if it had more to do with his sense of humor than his singing ability. This week, Elise…
Kelly Clarkson’s smash single “Stronger” continues to be the bright spot on the Billboard music charts among former Idols. The song is at the top of three charts this week — pop, radio and adult pop. For those who are counting, that means the song has reached number one on six different charts. Give it…
American Idol Season 8 winner Kris Allen was doing the publicity rounds late this week, talking about his new single, his new video (watch below) and his upcoming album. The most asked question involves the album title, “Thank You, Camellia.” Who is the world is Camellia, Kris has been asked over and over. Turns out…
How many singing competitions are TV viewers willing to watch? We’re about to find out later this spring when ABC takes its shot at hitting ratings gold through a reality singing show. And they’ll have the original American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, trying to help make it happen. This week, ABC announced that “Duets,” featuring Kelly,…
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