RaeLynn knew full well the gamble she was taking during the blind auditions on The Voice. She’d watched the show in Season 1. In fact, it was the way Blake Shelton worked with younger contestants that convinced her the she needed to try out for The Voice. She’d also witnessed his lukewarm reaction when a…
Well, the premonition Sera Hill’s mother had didn’t quite come true. In a pre-audition segment we didn’t get to see on The Voice, Sera Hill’s mom said she had a premonition that her daughter would one day work with Cee Lo Green. “See was talking about Cee Lo for like a month straight,” Sera, 24,…
American Idol is back at it, posting videos designed to give us deep and revealing insights into our favorite contestants from Season 11. The most recent series: The contestants in 60 seconds, chock full of all sorts of interesting information such as their favorite day, season and ice cream flavor. OK, a couple of the…
Erika Van Pelt showed up on the American Idol stage this week sporting a new look. She had shortened her hair. She had dyed it black. And then she launched into a rendition of “New York State of Mind” that got generally good reviews from the Idol judges. None of it mattered. When it came…
Erika Van Pelt was eliminated. Haley Reinhart returned to Idol to perform her new single “Free.” And Joe Perry made a surprise appearance to help celebrate Steven Tyler’s birthday. Here are photos from last night’s episode of American Idol, as provided by FOX.
Well, Erika Van Pelt, her new hairdo and her new look lasted all of one week on American Idol. I won’t blame the hairdo, though I’d love to see Tommy Hilfiger eliminated from Idol. I certainly won’t blame Erika’s singing. The blame lies with Idol trends she couldn’t control — the preference for young contestants…
Well, at least the 10 remaining Idols enter tonight knowing they have the summer tour to look forward to. And, judging from the performances we saw last night, that should be one heck of a summer tour. Idol has assembled a deep and talented cast. And if they sounded that good singing Billy Joel, imagine…
Apparently, the folks behind the scenes at American Idol occasionally listen to fans and critics. I say this because there’s been some grumbling lately about the shortage of current music on Idol. The criticism is certainly warranted. In the first three weeks of the finals the Idols have been forced to sing songs from Stevie…
The top 10 on American Idol took on the songs of Billy Joel Wednesday night. Tonight, one of the 10 departs. And we’ll be treated to results show performances by Season 10 contestant Haley Reinhart and Lana Del Ray. Haley will sing her new single, “Free.” Photos from Wednesday’s show appear below. For song-by-song grades…
What was Tommy Hilfiger doing on my TV screen Wednesday night? I mean, OK, I had heard that he signed on to American Idol as a fashion consultant for Season 11. But I had no idea that meant we were going to see clips of him giving fashion advice to the Idols before every performance….
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