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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: Final Judgement

Over the next two days, the Top 24 Semi-Finalists of American Idol Season 11 will be revealed. The Final Judgement segment is always a nail-biter – very stressful to watch. I can only imagine the misery the singers and judges must endure. And, truth be told, many excellent singers never make the cut, as experienced [...]

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The Voice Season 2

Vocal Masterclass Discussion for The Voice Season 2: The Blind Auditions Continue

This was just tweeted from NBCTheVoice and it is loaded with juicy goodies: 10 Things to Expect on tonight’s Episode of #TheVoice by Christina on February 20, 2012 2:52 PM 1) Taking a cue from Cee Lo but with a slightly different approach, Blake name-drops Xenia while trying to win over an artist. Yes,that Xenia. [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: Las Vegas Baby

Tonight, we get down to the nitty-gritty and watch the remaining ninety seventy singers strut their stuff. Welcome to the American Idol Las Vegas Auditons, where truly the best of the best are scheduled to give extraordinary performances. As much as I enjoy the group numbers, I really just want to see what these singers [...]

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Jessica Sanchez American Idol Season 11

Look Out Everyone. Jessica Sanchez Has Emerged As Another American Idol Contender.

Well, well, well – look who we have here. Another mystery contestant from American Idol 2012. Like her fellow contestant, DeAndre Brackensick, Jessica Sanchez has received little air time over the last five weeks of American Idol Season 2012. But, that is about to change. Earlier today, Executive Producer, Nigel Lythgoe, tweeted that this evening [...]

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Carly Rae Jepson

Canadian Carly Rae Jepson Signed By Justin Bieber

Someone else has come out to play with teen heartthrob, Justin Bieber. Canadian songbird, Carly Rae Jepson, has just been signed by Justin Bieber’s label, “School Boy Records”. Who knew he even had his own label? Talk about fast-forwarding a musical career. I remember seeing Carly Rae on Canadian Idol. She wasn’t my favorite singer [...]

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Deandre Brackensick, American Idol Season 11

Okay American Idol. Nicely Played. Now Where Is Deandre Brackensick?

If you are an American Idol groupie, then you already know which Season 11 singers make the Top 24 cut. The spoilers are all over the blogosphere – well, except here. I like to keep my readers in suspense. Enter the invisible yet riveting singer -Deandre Brackensick. He was prominently featured last season but, inexplicably, [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Hollywood Rounds Part Two

Tonight, American Idol continues its dramatic presentation of the Hollywood Week audition process. And after watching the television promo and listening to Jennifer Lopez’ interview on Jay Leno, it looks like the singers are dropping like flies. Nerves, fatigue and ill health equal the end of the line for some of these contestants as they [...]

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston On The Tonight Show: Do You Hear What I Hear?

Yesterday, we lost another phenomenal musical legend – Whitney Houston. It is a tragic, sad and unsettling end to a career that was filled with enormous success and accolades. In the video below, you will hear a remarkable performance on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno featuring Ms. Houston’s powerful rendition of the Christmas [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Hollywood Rounds Part One

Tonight, American Idol begins the singing marathon called Hollywood Week. And I am sure it will be filled with all the drama and suspense that I have come to dislike about this show. It is tedious and overblown. As I said last week, American Idol would have been wise to jump-start the live shows this [...]

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The Voice Season 2

Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 2: The Blind Auditions Week One

Last night, Season 2 of The Voice premiered to stellar, record-breaking ratings. Approximately 37.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the show, which aired following the Superbowl. Although the Superbowl was a great catalyst for The Voice’s ratings heist, still it broke all kinds of records – and hearts if you are a diehard American [...]

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Katharine McPhee in Smash

Katharine McPhee Debuts in NBC’s Highly Anticipated “Smash” Series

Well, after much hype and ballyhoo, the NBC Premiere of the long-awaited Smash series debuts at 10:00 P.M. Eastern on Monday February 6th. Katharine McPhee stars in the role as Karen, one of two singers auditioning to play the role of Marilyn Monroe. By all accounts, her performance looks more than promising and the show [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The St. Louis Auditions

Tonight, American Idol features the final stop of the Season 11 audition tour – the city of St. Louis. Think we’ll find any blues singers? One can only hope! Wednesday’s Portland show was pretty weak, I thought. Lots of people with back stories and mediocre voices. I can’t see many going far during Hollywood week. [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Portland Auditions

Tonight, American Idol enters the third and last week of preliminary auditions via the city of Portland, Oregon. Thursday’s Houston, Texas show was very good. More great singers were discovered and will most certainly do very well during the Hollywood Bootcamp. I was very excited to see Season 6 contestant, Baylie Brown. I remembered that [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Houston Texas Auditions

Tonight, American Idol continues its journey while highlighting the talent discovered at the Houston, Texas auditions. I thought last evening’s show in Aspen showed some very promising talent. There were a couple of guys with resounding baritone voices and, of course, Hippie Girl Haley was just tremendous. What a surprise! And she is different and [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Aspen Auditions

I have always wanted to travel to Aspen Colorado, so the closest thing I will encounter is catching a glimpse of it here and there during this evening’s American Idol Aspen auditions. I wonder if anyone will ski into the auditions. Just a crazy thought! I pretty much thought that the San Diego auditions were [...]

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Jim Carrey’s Daughter Auditions For ‘American Idol’

Reblogged from The New HOT 95-7 – Celeb Gossip, Music News, The HOT Show – KKHH-FM – All The Hits: Last night after the big NFC Championship game, FOX aired a special episode of San Diego ‘American Idol’ auditions. Much to the judges surprise Jim Carrey’s daughter, Jane Carrey, came to audition! Take a listen [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The San Diego Auditions

Well, apparently there is some important game on tonight, acting as a lead-in to a special showing of American Idol. As you can plainly see, I am not an avid sports fan – except when the Olympics air. Then I turn into a raving lunatic, acting like an avid and obsessive sports fan. It really [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Pittsburgh Auditions

What a fantastic showing in Savannah, Georgia last evening! The new season of American Idol moved smoothly and efficiently, thanks to Ryan Seacrest’s flawless narration and the renewed energy of the judges, Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. And the singers! Let’s talk about the singers! The first thing that comes to mind is [...]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 11: The Savannah Auditions

Tonight’s two-hour premiere of American Idol Season 11 will showcase the discovered talent in Savannah, Georgia. Two hours for one city seems a little extreme. Has it always been this way? Who can remember from year to year? Not me. So the two-hour showcase allotted to the Savannah singers must be indicative of the stellar [...]

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American Idol Judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson, and host Ryan Seacrest

A New Decade Of American Idol Begins On Wednesday, January 18th On Fox

Well here we are again. Another season of American Idol is upon us. This year the popular reality singing show is entering its 11th Season, with no sign of “giving up” or “handing over” the reins to another singing competition. Although NBC’s first season of The Voice and Fox’s first season of The X Factor [...]

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