Tag: The Voice (51-60 of 87)

Feb 28 2012 11:06 AM ET

Carson Daly blogs 'The Voice' final blind auditions: Prepare for battle!

Carson-Daly

Image Credit: Art Streiber/NBC

I really enjoyed last night’s episode. The theme now is prepare for battle! If the blind auditions are about falling in love with artists, the battle rounds are about earning your respect and earning your keep. It’s one of the things we really liked about this format, and it’s one of the things that’s really risky, too. America’s in love with the blind auditions, but all of a sudden there’s an evolution here, and we’re switching gears next week. But last night was about filling up the team, and although the coaches were still very picky, there was some really great talent.

I loved how the show opened with Whitney Myer. I love her story. She tours with her family, and it’s like the 1970s in her world, like the Brady Bunch. But more importantly, I really liked her voice a lot. I thought she was really a strong artist, and got the show off to a great start. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 21 2012 12:03 PM ET

Carson Daly blogs 'The Voice' blind auditions, round 4: 'Easy come, easy go'

Carson-Daly

Image Credit: Art Streiber/NBC

As told to Marc Snetiker:

This was a tricky episode. It was halftime before last night’s episode started to air. The coaches came out in the third quarter, and slots are really starting to fill up, and last night was a good example of the coaches being their pickiest. And when they’re their most picky, you start to see some good people get away… or you see them pick some people who they otherwise maybe would have liked to have not picked. Their judgment comes in question when they get really, really picky.

This week’s theme was easy come, easy go. I don’t know if that’s harsh, but it felt like the coaches made some questionable calls this week, and I think they felt the pressure. I once thought I could guess who would pick who, but I felt like I had no idea what was going on in the coaches’ minds this week. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 21 2012 08:00 AM ET
Feb 14 2012 11:59 AM ET

Carson Daly blogs 'The Voice' blind auditions, round 3: Oh, the fighting!

Carson-Daly

Image Credit: Art Streiber/NBC

As told to Marc Snetiker:

What you’re seeing is a perfect snapshot of the amount of bickering and play fighting, and some of it gets escalated. I noticed last night Blake and Christina starting to go at it. That’s something we didn’t see season 1; they really didn’t go at each other, and Christina had her hands full with Adam in particular. Next week, there’s a whole Christina/Cee Lo thing that’s out of left field. You never would think they would go at it. There’s a lot more this season — we’re seeing a different dynamic. I feel like they know each other a little bit more, and so they’re testing their relationship as a coach and as peers in the business and “friends.” It’s playful, but it’s highly spirited and it’s very competitive. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 8 2012 01:05 PM ET

See the promo for the Australian version of 'The Voice'... with Keith Urban! -- VIDEO

Although country superstar Keith Urban is still recovering from from a throat surgery he underwent in November, he’s gearing up for his next big gig — a coaching spot on the Australian version of The Voice, which is set to premiere later this year.

Alongside Seal, Delta Goodrem (a hugely popular Australian popstar — also, the current girlfriend of Nick Jonas), and Good Charlotte lead singer Joel Madden, Urban will mentor a team of eager singers in hopes of launching a new vocal pop star. Check out a new promo for the show below: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 7 2012 07:00 PM ET

'The Voice': Which mentor is your favorite?

the-voice-judges

Image Credit: Art Streiber/NBC

One’s a cocky cowboy, one’s got swagger like Jagger, one likes to dress up almost as much as he likes to hit on female contestants, and one likes to dress up almost as much as she likes to hit on male contestants. It’s a race as tight as Christina’s dresses, but we have to ask: Who is your favorite mentor on The Voice? READ FULL STORY »

Feb 7 2012 02:00 PM ET

Yes, 'The Voice' auditions are better than 'Idol' auditions. But...

the-voice-judges_320.jpg

Image Credit: Lewis Jacobs/NBC

Let me start by saying I’m an unflinchingly devoted American Idol fan. I’ve watched all 11 seasons religiously — never missing an episode, except when I boycotted the remainder of season 4 out of principle once Scott Savol outlasted Constantine Maroulis — and can even remember the names of contestants that never made it past Hollywood. (Well, hello there season 10′s Aly Jados, who was also cut from The Voice last night!) Even in the past few weeks, when friends and family have been trying to convince me that I need a new obsession, since the ratings-troubled Idol is “so over,” I have covered my ears and launched into a five-minute tirade about how Idol will last forever because it has to, because how would I or America cope without it, you can’t tell me it will ever die, it can’t! Phew. Calm down, Kate. Go soothe yourself with a YouTube viewing of David Cook’s season 7 performance of “The World I Know.”

Okay, soothed. But, regardless of my love for the show that fuels my existence, I have to give props to its hot-on-its-heels competitor: The Voice‘s auditions are so much better than Idol‘s. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 6 2012 02:55 PM ET

Where have we seen these 'Voice' contestants before?

Tony-Lucca_320.jpg

Image Credit: Lewis Jacobs/NBC

During last night’s season premiere of The Voice, Christina thought that one of the auditioning singers looked a little familiar. Turns out, Tony Lucca, who sang Ray LaMontagne’s “Trouble,” worked with her on The Mickey Mouse Club. (See his audition embedded after the jump.) But judging by all the Tony Lucca love in the comments section of our recap, many of you readers already knew who he was, and Disney had nothing to do with it.

“The minute I saw Tony Lucca, I screamed like a little girl!” wrote one longtime fan of the singer. “He already has a pretty strong fanbase and some moderate success, but I hope this show provides a boost for his career and gives him the recognition he deserves.” READ FULL STORY »

Feb 6 2012 12:30 PM ET

Tonight's lineup features 'The Voice,' 'The Bachelor,' 'Smash,' and more: What will you be watching?

the-voice-judges

Image Credit: Art Streiber/NBC

This is the kind of day where having multiple TVs (and multiple DVRs, for that matter) would really pay off: Monday night’s lineup includes no less than six can’t-miss shows that are competing with one another in their time slots. But on the off chance you inexplicably don’t have a television for every room in your house, then how to choose, PopWatchers?

The Voice is riding high off its post-Super Bowl second-season premiere, which offered Mickey Mouse Club reunions, sparring judges, and contestants you can’t help but already root for (go Tony, Juliette, and Chris!). Seems The Voice might already have an advantage — the series is fresh on everyone’s minds as it heads into the 8 p.m. time slot tonight. Only problem is it will face off against new episodes of fan and ratings winners The Bachelor and How I Met Your Mother. Even more conflicting, The Voice and The Bachelor will have to compete with a new Alcatraz, which airs their second hour of programming.
READ FULL STORY »

Feb 3 2012 03:35 PM ET

What 'The Voice' can learn from 'American Idol'... and vice versa

the-voice-judges_320.jpg

Image Credit: Lewis Jacobs/NBC

There’s currently a war of words going on between the  popular talent competition shows American Idol and The Voice. But, as is so often the case with most disagreements, both parties could actually have more to learn from each other then they’d think.

While The Voice‘s Adam Levine may have disagreed with American Idol‘s Randy Jackson’s diss of his show, regarding first-season winner Javier Colon (“[He] was an artist who had a deal at Capitol Records for several years, a failed contract… That show was almost ‘second chance people,’” Jackson had said), there are certain things Levine and his Voice cohorts Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, and Blake Shelton can learn from the more polished Idol as their second season kicks off this Sunday on NBC after the Super Bowl. Of course, there’s plenty Idol can learn from fresh-faced newcomer The Voice, too. Whether or not the shows will call a truce is still up in the air, but in the meantime, here’s what these shows can take away from each other:
READ FULL STORY »

Advertisement

TV Recaps

Powered by WordPress.com VIP
'Star Trek': I'd rather be...