Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com. Missing from the picture is Maddie Walker and her irritated appendix. Darn! Ten of the Eleven singers – featured below – will sing Songs From The Movies on Thursday, March 19th. They are: Clark Beckham Daniel Seavey Nick Fradiani Rayvon Owen Quaasim Middleton Jax Joey Cook Maddie Walker Tyanna Jones Adanna Duru Quentin […]
Continue readingSpoiler Alert: Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 8: The Battle Rounds Week Two
Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice NB: Just a reminder – I am on vacation until the end of March and having a great time thank you very much. So, if I happen to be MIA, it is because I have no idea what day it is. Yes, while on vacation, every day is Sunday. My boy, Sawyer […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion for American Idol Season XIV Top 11: Party Songs
Picture Credit: American Idol Okay – I am finally getting the hang of the layout of this show this season. It was tricky getting in to the groove of a performance/results show in one night, but I am getting accustomed to this new format. The times they are a-changing! I came home late last evening […]
Continue readingSpoiler Alert: American Idol Season XIV Leaks The Top 12.
I am on vacation until the end of March, so this will be my blog topic for this week’s vague, rushed performance shows. I am honestly totally confused and frustrated. I don’t understand this fast food approach to American Idol this season. These semi-final shows should have been live and the performers should have been […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 8: The Battle Rounds
Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice Just a reminder – I am on vacation until the end of March and having a great time thank you very much. So, if I happen to be MIA, it is because I have no idea what day it is. Yes, on vacation, every day is Sunday. Therefore, that being said, […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV: The Top 8 Females Sing Motown With Aretha Franklin
Live Update At The End Of Article I was disappointed to see the elimination of Savion and Riley on Wednesday. They both brought considerable musical skills to this competition and I felt had depth and potential that we did not have the chance to see and enjoy. To eliminate 4 instead of 2 singers […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV: The Top 8 Males Celebrate Motown With Aretha Franklin
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Updates below as they come in. Get ready from some pretty sad eliminations. Like really sad. Last week raised the curtain on some very stylistic singers who came totally prepared to win this thing. The singers that really stood out to me – in no particular order – were Quentin, Quasim, Clark, Savion, […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 8: The Blind Auditions Week Two
Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice There is some lean and mean talent on The Voice this season. Pretty exceptional, actually. However, my favorite thus far is Sawyer Fredericks from #teampharrell. His performing style and vocal subsance define artistry. He most certainly is in this competition for the long haul. Returning to judge and mentor the singers […]
Continue readingSawyer Fredericks From Season 8 Of The Voice: Oh! Masterclass! Goodness!
< p style=”font-size:16px;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-family:OpenSans, sans-serif;”>Picture Credit: The Voice I cannot begin to tell you how excited I was to see and hear this talented young artist perform during Week 2 of the Blind Auditions of The Voice. Where did he come from? Like where? He is a superstar waiting to be discovered. Sawyer Fredericks (his […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV: The Top 12 Females
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Update: My apologies to the last few singers who performed last evening. I just noticed that, although I had written critiques for all of them, my blogging platform – WordPress – did not update this blog topic. Very frustrating. However, the last three singers were outstanding – with a special mention to […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV: The Top 12 Males
Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Live Update Of Performances At The End Of The Post Over the next three weeks, the Semi-Final Rounds of American Idol Season 14 will feature the Top 24 Singers. On Wednesday, February 25th, the Top 12 Guys will perform, with the viewing audience deciding via voting who will advance to the […]
Continue readingCooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Junior Season 3 Finale: The Final Two Showdown: Andrew And Nathan
Picture Credit: MasterChef/Fox Last week, The Top 4 Mini Chefs made various desserts involving raspberries as the key ingredient. And, to a certain extent, they all struggled to complete the task. Well, not all, actually! Jimmy calmly and professionally made a beautiful raspberry tart. It was restaurant ready to go – it looked and […]
Continue readingThe Voice Season 8 Is Set To Air On Mondays And Tuesdays Beginning This Week.
Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice Well, away we go! Another season of The Voice is upon us. So now, with the addition of American Idol over on Fox. we have four nights of reality singing shows. Who can keep up with all this? I will try my best but I am going to need some serious […]
Continue reading87th Academy Awards Will Air On Sunday, February 22nd At 8:30 PM On ABC
Picture Credit: Oscar.Com Today is Oscar Sunday everyone. Like you didn’t know. Like you have been living under a rock for the past week! Ha! Watching the telecast of the Academy Awards has been a family tradition from as far back as I can remember. It was a HUGE deal in our house and it […]
Continue readingCooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Junior Season 3 Week 7: The Crème De La Crème
Last week, The Top 6 Mini Chefs headed to a fancy restaurant in Los Angeles and pandemonium ensued. This was one nail biter of a show. I am amazed these kids managed to pull any of these dishes off! However, at the end of the say, MasterChef Junior said goodbye to Ayla and Kayla. Hmm. […]
Continue readingTune In And Test Your Presidential Knowledge During The CNN Quiz Show
Picture Credit: CNN.COM I look for any excuse to add Anderson Cooper’s charismatic face to my blogging site. I have tremendous respect for his brand of reporting – his humble, yet assertive demeanor makes for an intriguing “watch and listen”. However, truth be told, I admire the collective intelligence and expertise which all the CNN […]
Continue readingThe CBC Film Adaptation Of The Book Of Negroes: The Final Journey
Picture Credit: The Book Of Negroes/CBC Well, we have reached the end of the road. It has been a privilege to review this brilliantly produced mini-series based on Lawrence Hill’s book, “The Book Of Negroes”. As I previously said, no stone was left unturned and no emotion untouched. Kudos to everyone involved with this project. […]
Continue readingCooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Junior Season 3 Week 6:Restaurant Takeover
Last week’s show was packed full of fun and surprises. And, the Top 8 Mini Chefs were on fire, but a fire fuelled by enthusiasm and positive energy. The Mystery Box Challenge was presented via a dry ice Intro enveloping a banana. Yes. A banana. Apparently, bananas have been on earth longer than humans. Who […]
Continue reading57TH Grammy Awards Set To Air On CBS on Sunday, February 8th at 8:00 PM
Picture Credit: GRAMMYS The Grammys are ready to rock your world starting at 8:00 PM on CBS. And a star-studded lineup of performers and presenters are set to take the stage and dazzle you with their singing or speaking voices. The performers for the 57th GRAMMY Awards are: AC/DC Beck and Chris Martin Tony Bennett […]
Continue readingThe CBC Film Adaptation Of The Book Of Negroes: Episode Five
Picture Credit: The Book Of Negroes/CBC Last week’s episode of The Book Of Negroes was bathed in history. The heart and soul of the story was firmly in place, creating context for the title of the film. To quickly summarize, with the British now defeated, Animata registers the Black Loyalists in The Book Of Negroes […]
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