Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice Look at that fabulous lineup! Wheeeee!! We are in for a phenomenal ride on Tuesday evening. The Voice Finale airs at 8:00 PM on NBC and the winner will finally be announced. I will be monumentally surprised if it is not Sawyer Fredericks. I predicted his win months ago! I feel […]
Continue readingThe Voice Season 8 Koryn Hawthorne and Pharell Williams “Can’t Work It Out”
What in the name of “whatever” is this hiccup version of “We Can Work It Out”, as performed by The Voice Top 4 vocalist, Koryn Hawthorne, and her coach/mentor Pharrell Williams? It’s like they are having a seizure throughout this performance. It is the epitome of awkwardness. Really and truly! What an absolute mess […]
Continue readingVocal MasterClass Discussion For The Voice Season 8 Top 4 Performance Show
Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice Well, The Voice took a nasty turn last week when they voted out one of the most talented vocalists to ever appear on this show, India Carney, in favor of Koryn Hawthorne. Look, I harbour no animosity toward Koryn. She is a passionate, if not “over the top” vocalist that everyone feels is […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV Top 2 Results Show: The Grand Finale
Picture Credit: American Idol Before I begin, let me just say how upset I am at the multitude of people cheering the demise of American Idol. Really? REALLY? This show was and continues to be (for one more year) a ground – breaking show, discovering and nurturing talent better than anything currently happening on […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV Top 3 Results And Top 2 Performance Show
Picture Credit: American Idol With American Idol’s savvy timing of the announcement that next season will be the final season for the show, the media has exploded with articles and comments galore about this recent turn of events. In fact, American Idol’s announcement that the 2015-2016 season will be the last one has cast a […]
Continue readingSong Spoilers For The Voice Top 5. Better Late Than Never
I am adding these songs as the show is airing. Sorry I am late. Remember – do not download these songs until the show has aired in your time zone or the download will not count toward votes for your favourite artist. As I watch the show, both India and Sawyer gave incredible performances and […]
Continue readingVocal MasterClass Discussion For The Voice Season 8 Top 5 Show
Picture Credit: The Voice And then there were 5! With two more weeks of performances, we are already deep into the semi final week of Season 8 of The Voice. All the judges are represented in this very talented group of singers pictured above. Teams Adam, Blake and Christina have one singer remaining in the Semi […]
Continue readingAmerican Idol 2015 – 2016 Will Be The Final Season. Fox Announces Its New Fall LineUp
Okay, someone stop the bleeding. Now! This news is beyond sad. The Fox Network just announced its new PrimeTime Series for the 2015-2016 season. In the release, new, returning and cancelled shows were highlighted. The Bad News: the 2015-2016 season of American Idol will be the final season. I cannot say that I am truly […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season XIV Top 4/3 Performance Show.
By: Rosanne Simunovic Okay, so this week, all the Top 4 singers sang even though it was a Top 3 show. I am so confused. Seriously, this show changes the rules every week. Anyway, let us move forward to my Vocal Masterclass evaluations and I welcome your commentary and suggestions after the read!
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV Top 3 Show: Song Choices From Scott Borchetta, Judges and Hometowns
Picture Credit: American Idol Can this show be more confusing? This week’s show is a Top 3 show but 4 singers will be acknowledged Wednesday evening. Well, until 1 is eliminated based on last week’s votes, therefore removing all the wind from his or sails. Can some one stop the madness known as American Idol […]
Continue readingThe Voice Season 8 Top 6 Song Spoilers.
Thanks once again to MJsBigBlog.Com, we have song spoilers for the Top 6 and this week we will hear two songs from each artist. Here we go and remember – do not download these songs until after the show has aired in your time zone or they will not count as votes for your favourite artist […]
Continue readingVocal MasterClass Discussion For The Voice Season 8 Top 6 Show
Update: With 15 minutes to the live show, it looks like Kimberly, Koryn and Sawyer are generating the most buzz on iTunes. The Popularity Icon is all filled for these three singers and rather empty for India,Meghan and Joshua. India sounds amazing. Do not let her slip through the cracks everyone. The Song Spoilers […]
Continue readingOkay Shania Fans: A Blast From The Past.
This performance of the Timmins High And Vocational School Band brought a smile to my face. Recorded sometime in the 80s, many of my vocalists were dedicated members of this band, conducted here by Joe Bilenki. Those kids were so dedicated to their music. They lived the art – as instrumentalists and singers – and […]
Continue readingMasterclass Memo To American Idol: Lengthen The Performance Time Frame And More. So.Much.More.
Am I the only one who detests the watered down time frame for the performances by the American Idol finalists? Yes, they can squeeze in two songs in two hours but, after watching the full – length performances on The Voice, I much prefer the “quality over the quantity” mentality of arranging songs. The 90-minute […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season XIV Top 4 Show: Personal and Judges’ Hometowns Choice
By: Rosanne Simunovic We are getting down to the wire now. In just three weeks, we will be crowning a new American Idol and this Top 4 are pulling out every trick in the book to be the last woman or man standing. I was so sad to see the elimination of Tyanna. Like really […]
Continue readingVocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV Top 5 Singers: Personal And Judges’ Hometown Picks.
Picture Credit: American Idol This in from AmericanIdol.Com: “Strip the lights, kill the fog machine, back the trusses off the stage. We’re trading that extravagant arena feel for something a lot more intimate this week. The Top 5 (aka your Idol Tour 2015 lineup) will be delivering two songs each, selections that define them…and define the […]
Continue readingSong Spoilers For American Idol Season XIV Top 5 Singers
Below you will find some spoilers for Wednesday’s American Idol Top 5 Perfomance Show – with thanks once again to MJsBigBlog.Com. I will update the rest ASAP. Personal Choices Clark Beckham Jax – Human by Christina Perri – iTunes Nick Fradiani – Rascal Flatts – What Hurts The Most – iTunes Rayvon Owen – Believe by Justin Bieber – iTunes Tyanna […]
Continue readingHomeland Is Off To Germany! Wilkommen Carrie Mathison AKA Actress Claire Danes
Picture Credit: HOMELAND This just in from Access Hollywood: “For “Homeland” Season 5, Carrie Mathison is taking the war on terror to Germany! Showtime announced production on the upcoming season of the hit series will take place on location in Berlin, Germany, beginning in early June. In doing so, it will “become the first American television […]
Continue readingVocal MasterClass Discussion For The Voice Season 8 Top 8 Show
Picture Credit: The Voice Yes you are seeing correctly. Former The Voice judges, Cee Lo Green, Gwen Stefani and Usher will be returning as mentors for this week’s show. What? No Shakira? What’s up with that? I guess negotiations did not go as planned because her absence in this week’s show is pretty glaring. If […]
Continue readingThe Voice Season 8 Top 8 Song Spoilers
Thanks again to MJsBigBlog.Com, who has proven to be more reliable than The Voice’s Wikipedia page. Haha And, you know the drill. Do not purchase these songs until the show has aired in your time zone or it will,not count towards the voting numbers. Oooo I love Sawyer Fredericks song. It is going to be all […]
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