I apologize for the fact that this week’s recap from The Voice comes a day late. But Tuesday was primary election day in Pa. And other newspaper duties took priority since the results were coming in just as the second night of the battle rounds got under way. Ah, the battle rounds. I like the…
Haley Reinhart got to travel back to the Chicago area and belt out “Piece of My Heart,” accompanied by the parents who taught her a love of music. Scotty McCreery got to travel back to Garner, N.C., where one of his Idols, Josh Turner, joined him on stage in a hometown concert. And Lauren Alaina…
For the past two weeks, certain members of the American Idol judging panel have berated Haley Reinhart about her song choices. So, this week, the judges got to pick one song for each member of the final three to sing on Wednesday’s show. And in keeping with their less-than-superlative performance in season 10, the judges…
Here’s a look back at Scotty McCreery’s performance on Season 10 of American Idol, including her audition and semifinal performance. The Idol Chatter grade for each performance follows the song name. Those come from the live song-by-song blogs you’ll find here each Wednesday. I’ll be grading the performances again on Wednesday, when the final three…
Here’s a look back at Lauren Alaina’s performance on Season 10 of American Idol, including her audition and semifinal performance. The Idol Chatter grade for each performance follows the song name. Those come from the live song-by-song blogs you’ll find on this site each performance night. I’ll be grading the performances again Wednesday night, when…
Here’s a look back at Haley Reinhart’s performance on Season 10 of American Idol, including her audition and semifinal performance. The Idol Chatter grade for each performance follows the song name. Those come from the live song-by-song blogs you’ll find on this site each performance night. I’ll be grading the performances again Wednesday night, when…
On a week when former Idol contestants don’t have a single song on Billboard’s Hot 100, judge Jennifer Lopez provides a chart highlight. Her new album “Love?” debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and her single “Dance on the Floor” is number three on the Hot 100. The only tunes in front of…
James Durbin was overcome by emotion again on Saturday. But this time, the tears were tears of joy. It was supposed to be James Durbin Day in Santa Cruz after American Idol relented and decided to let James enjoy a homecoming celebration even though he was eliminated from the show Thursday night. But when James…
More than 10,000 turned out Saturday to greet Lauren Alaina at Coolidge Park on her return to Rossville, Ga. She received a key to the city from Mayor Johnny Baker, who proclaimed “she’s not the pride of Rossville anymore; she’s the pride of America,” according to Chattanoogan.com. Lauren being Lauren, she proclaimed that she was…
Scotty McCreery promised he’d kiss the grass first thing on his return to Garner, N.C., this weekend. He did the next best thing, according to WRAL.com, kissing the ground when his plane landed at the Raleigh airport and proclaiming “It feels so good. It feels too good.” But his trip home was just beginning. It…
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