Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 9: The Live PlayOffs 


   Vocal Credit: The Voice/NBC Well, well, well. Isn’t this special?  The Voice has decided to spice things up a little and add a new and exciting twist to the the wild card format. Here is what I have garnered from The Voice’s Wikipedia Page: “The Live Playoffs comprises episodes 15, 16, and 17 (the results show). […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 9: The KnockOut Rounds Part 3


   Picture Credit: The Voice/NBC Once again, the strongest voices from Season 9 of The Voice compete head-to-head with the hope of advancing to the next round.   Known as the Knockout Rounds, this phase of the show is the singer’s last hope to achieve a spot in the live shows -aka the Play Offs […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 9: The KnockOut Rounds Begin


   Picture Credit: The Voice/NBC I don’t know about all of you but I am slightly obsessed with the photos of the Season 9 judges for The Voice. They are beyond cool and perfectly capture the star chemistry of this particular grouping of judges: Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton.  Plus, Adam still […]

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Simon Cowell Replaces Howard Stern On America’s Got Talent


    Picture Credit: NBC/America’s Got Talent   He’s back!   Season 11 of America’s Got Talent just became more exciting with the news that #AGT creator, Simon Cowell, will be replacing retiring judge, Howard Stern,  on America’s Got Talent.  Was there ever any doubt?  As creator of this popular summer show, Simon was a natural choice […]

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MasterClass Monday: Andrea Bocelli Sings A Gorgeous Version Of La Vie On Rose With Edith Piaf. 


   Now this is really something. I know I just featured Andrea Bocelli in a MasterClass Monday article a couple of weeks ago, but this video performance moved me to tears. Well, smiling through tears, actually. It was just one of those special performances that made me happy inside and out while evoking some special […]

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First Democratic Presidential Debate Promises To Be A Game Changer. Tune In Now 


   Well, I don’t know what else is on TV tonight, but I am ready and waiting for the first Democratic Presidential Debate to air on CNN.  Here is what you need to know: “The premiere Democratic debate of the 2016 campaign season, sponsored by CNN and Facebook, will kick off at 8:30 p.m. ET […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 9: The Battle Rounds Begin


   Last week’s final Blind Auditons ended with fireworks. The stage was sparkling with outstanding talent and, once again, we are going to see some wonderful singers advance past the Battles and some not. Unless, they are blessed with a Steal from another coach. And, I can see this happening in many instances.  Here is […]

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Jay Leno Is Back In PrimeTime With CNBC’s Jay Leno’s Garage


 Picture Credit: Jay Leno’s Garage Look out everyone. Jay Leno is back in Prime Time but  in an exciting and very personal new format called Jay Leno’s Garage.  As many of you out there already know, Jay loves his cars and monocycles. It has been a life passion for him and he is proud of […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 9: The Blind Auditions Week Three


   Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice The ninth season of the American reality talent show The Voice continues this week with the final segment of the Blind Auditions.  Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani are in great form – I really love this combination of judges very much.  So, once again, we will see some stellar […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 9: The Blind Auditions Week Two


   Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice The ninth season of the American reality talent show The Voice started strong.  There were some pretty amazing performances last week.  I love, LOVED BRAIDEN SUNSHINE.  He is a real find.  Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani all snagged some mighty fine singers.  The Blind Auditions continue this week on […]

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MasterClass Monday: Andrea Bocelli Sings The Lord’s Prayer For Pope Francis


   Did anyone catch Andrea Bocelli’s glorious and inspiring performance of The Lord’s Prayer during the Festival Of The Families celebration on Saturday, September 26th in Phildaelphia?   What a moment!  Pope Francis must have been incredibly moved by this performance as we were by the Pope’s love, presence and  spirituality throughout his entire USA […]

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Pope Francis Rocks Madison Square Garden Like No Other. 


   Have you been watching the coverage of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States?   What a moment in time – well, many moments actually. Many, many moments.  Presently, he is in New York’s Madison Square Garden preparing for a special Mass for his flock. And it is bigger than any Billy Joel concert […]

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The Voice Season 9 Blind Auditions Week One: Songs On iTunes And Apple Music


Here are the links for some of the performances on Monday’s Premiere Show for Season 9 of The Voice. I will add Tuesday’s links when the show has aired in the East and the West.  Monday’s Show was outstanding. We are off to a stellar start. I loved Braiden, Siahna and Barrett. I would be […]

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The Voice Season 9 Premieres This Week With The Blind Auditions 


   Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice The ninth season of the American reality talent show The Voice will premiere on Monday, September 21, 2015 on NBC at 8:00 PM. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani will return as coaches for the season. To open this week’s show, each of the coaches will be singing […]

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67th Emmy Awards Honoring The Best In Television Will Air On Fox


      Picture Credit: Emmys/Fox I can’t believe I forgot about the Primetime Emmy Awards Show airing on Fox this evening.  The ceremony is being held on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California.  Actor Andy Samberg will host the show for the first time.  The nominations were announced on […]

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The Second Republican Presidential Debate To Air On CNN. 


   I never thought I would be writing about a Republican Presidential debate and yet – here it is.  This is my rationale – this is an entertainment blog and Republican leadership hopeful Donald Trump has defined this Republican leadership fight as a reality entertainment show. It is quite hilarious, don’t you think? And very […]

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Performing MasterClass Discussion For America’s Got Talent Season 10: The Top 10 Finalists


   Picture Credit: America’s Got Talent Look at that picture. How did we even get here?  Some of the acts are just plain ridiculous.  The talent ran so deep this year and this is what we are stuck with?  Excuse the English grammar but I am seriously furious.  And all that testosterone. Not one female among […]

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Tim Cook To Appear On Late Show With Stephen Colbert On September 2015


Originally posted on GrannieTheGeek.Com:
"Siri, put Apple CEO Tim Cook on my calendar for Tuesday, Sept. 15. Oh, and come up with some questions to ask him." pic.twitter.com/mXutum0Bp6 — Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 12, 2015 I knew there was a reason I loved Stephen Colbert. I was waiting for this announcement and – voilà-…

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Performing MasterClass Discussion For America’s Got Talent Season 10: Semi-Finals Week Two


   Picture Credit: America’s Got Talent/NBC If you thought last week’s semi-talent show was a nail – biter, then wear gloves when you watch this week’s show. There is a ton of talent – arguably some of the strongest and most popular in America’s Got Talent Season 10.  One of my favorites, 13-year-old Mariachi Singer Alondra […]

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Cooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Season 6 Top 5: Return Of The Champions


   Picture Credit: MasterChef/Fox Oh my goodness my life!  Chaos aplenty!  I apologize for being late to the party that is known as MasterChef, but late is better than never, correct?   The Top 5 MasterChef show airs on Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:of PM on Fox and it is going to be a jam-packed […]

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