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'The Voice' Live Show Recap: The Top 12 Perform

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:35:39 +0000

On tonight’s (May 13) live edition of ‘The Voice,’ the Top 12 performed for America’s votes. There are no more coach’s saves. It’s all up to the voting viewers. The show tapes in L.A., which is in the grip of a heat wave that knocked out the air conditioning at the studio. So the coaches [...]

'American Idol' Recap: Angie Miller Eliminated, Candice Glover + Kree Harrison to Compete for the Crown

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:48:04 +0000

On tonight's (May 9) episode of 'American Idol,' Candice Glover, Kree Harrison and Angie Miller learned their fates. Miller was eliminated, meaning that Glover and Harrison will compete in the finals, hoping to win the Season 12 crown.

'The Voice' Live Playoffs Recap: Team Adam Levine + Team Usher Perform for Your Votes

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:41:38 +0000

On tonight's (May 6) episode of 'The Voice,' only the members of Team Adam Levine and Team Usher performed for the first of the Playoff Rounds. No saves. No steals. It's up to America to choose who stays and who goes for two contestants of the four contestants, while the coach gets to pick the third, meaning one person from each team gets sent home, shrinking the individual teams from four to three. That means the total Top 12 will be revealed soon.

Here's how Team A. Lev and Team Usher Raymond did tonight.

'Glee' Recap: The New Directions Celebrate 'Wonder-ful' News By Singing Stevie Wonder Songs

Cassandra Rose — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:15:42 +0000

This episode of ‘Glee‘ is all about the master of motown Stevie Wonder and includes all his classic songs transported into the pop-tastic world of the glee club. Prepare yourselves for seven ‘Wonder-ful’ songs and two guest stars. Rachel (Lea Michele) calls Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) to tell him about her call back to audition [...]

'The Voice' Knockout Round Recap: Team Adam Levine + Team Shakira Cut Their Teams in Half

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:48:24 +0000

The blind auditions and battle rounds are behind us on Season 4 of 'The Voice' and we're now entering a new phase: the knockout rounds. TKO time, baby! Each coach has eight contestants and they will go up against each other, as the coaches chose the pairings while the contestants pick the song, so at least they get some input. At the end of the knockout phase, only four contestants will remain on each team.

'American Idol' Recap: None of the Top 4 Girls Eliminated, Drake Shows Up + More

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:29:32 +0000

On tonight's episode (April 25) of 'American Idol,' no one was eliminated from the Top 4, which is comprised of all girls. And no, the judges didn't spend the sole season save, either. The show has built an extra week into production schedule to account for the usage of the save, but since the judges never applied it this season, the producers sorta did.

'Glee' Recap: With the 'Lights Out' the Kids Are Forced to Unplug and Look at Their Lives

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:40:29 +0000

Things take a dark turn on this episode of 'Glee,' both literally and figuratively. The school is cast into darkness when the power goes out and the kids go unplugged for their glee club assignments. They also unplug their feelings and admit some secrets they've been keeping hidden away in the dark.

'The Voice' Battle Round Recap: Steals Galore As Ryan Innes, Luke Edgemon + More Advance

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:57:04 +0000

On tonight’s (April 22) Battle Round episode of ‘The Voice,’ the teams cannibalized themselves and each other, so to speak. As is customary, the coaches had to send singers up against one another and there were several steals. Find out how things shook out. TEAM ADAM LEVINE: Midas Whale vs. Patrick Dodd: The cleverly named [...]

Janelle Arthur Eliminated on 'American Idol'

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:16:13 +0000

The Top 5 of Season 12 of ‘American Idol‘ has been reduced to a Top 4 as Janelle Arthur was eliminated. Only five girls remained at the top of tonight’s (April 18) episode, which means that the show will have a female winner for the first time since Jordin Sparks. It’s been a while since [...]

'Glee' Recap: Rachel Berry + The New Directions Live Out Their 'Sweet Dreams'

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:36:51 +0000

This week’s ‘Glee‘ is all about following, and hopefully achieving your dreams, with the storyline flitting from McKinley High to the local community college, all the way to New York City. Finn (Cory Monteith) is at college studying to be a teacher and even though the Harlem Shake keeps randomly breaking out all over campus [...]

'The Voice' Battle Round: Garrett Gardner + J-Sun Give a Rock-Soul Sermon With 'How You Like Me Now?'

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:41:02 +0000

On tonight's (April 15) battle round episode of 'The Voice,' rocker Garrett Gardner was pitted against soul singer J-Sun for Team Shakira's first vocal bout of the night. Actually, it was her first battle round ever, since this is her first season. The twosome turned in an alternatively rock and soul version of the Heavy's 'How You Like Me Now?' It was a hard decision for Shakira, who went back and forth, espousing the virtues of both.

'Glee' Recap: The Kids Must Face the Very Real Possibility of Guns, Asteroids and 'Shooting Stars'

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:12:47 +0000

Unlike most episodes of ‘Glee,’ this one opens with a grim disclaimer that the episode will be depicting school related violence. And boy does it. While Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) is telling the club about their competition for Regionals, Brittany (Heather Morris) bursts in an announces that an asteroid is heading toward Lima, Ohio. An [...]

Lazaro Arbos Eliminated on 'American Idol'

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:21:58 +0000

On tonight's (April 11) results episode of 'American Idol,' Lazaro Arbos was at risk of going home, since he turned in two not very good peformances last night, singing out of key and delivering what show mentor Jimmy Iovine called "an Ambien milkshake." Translation: It was boring and put him to sleep. The judges didn't use their sole save of the season on Arbos and he was thus eliminated.

'The Voice' Recap: Coaches Fill Their Teams, Prepare for Battle Rounds

Gina Vespa — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:20:44 +0000

Tonight’s episode of ‘The Voice’ (April 9) brought the final round of blind auditions, and coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher filled the empty spots on their respective teams.

'The Voice' Blind Auditions Recap: The Coaches Continue to Fill Few Remaining Team Slots

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:32:06 +0000

On tonight's (April 8) blind audition episode of 'The Voice' -- the fifth of Season 4 -- the coaches continued to fill their teams. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Usher and Shakira are almost at capacity and we'l

Burnell Taylor Eliminated on 'American Idol'

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:09:04 +0000

Burnell Taylor was eliminated on 'American Idol' tonight (April 4), after coming in the bottom of the voting, courtesy of America. Rock n' roll didn't work for him, as he sang Bon Jovi's 'You Give Love a Bad Name' last night (April 3) and it was his downfall.

'American Idol' Recap: The Top 7 Deliver Rock Week

Gina Vespa — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:21:05 +0000

Tonight’s episode of ‘American Idol’ (April 3) marked the beginning of Rock Week, and the remaining 7 contestants put their rock ‘n’ roll skills to the test. The singers seemed to be a bit more comfortable with this week’s theme than they were with last week’s Motown theme. Their group performances were also much more [...]

'The Voice' Blind Auditions — Coaches Continue to Fill Their Teams

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:06:05 +0000

The second week of blind auditions on ‘The Voice’ — where the coaches flip their chairs around (or not) after listening to contestants sing — kicked off Monday night. The coaches continued to fill their teams with singers, and they also battle each other to win the, uh, affection of the competitors. Here’s how the [...]

'American Idol' Season 12 — Top 9 Perform Songs by the Beatles

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:00:17 +0000

Wednesday night was Beatles Night on the performance episode of ‘American Idol.’ The top nine of season 12 was asked to perform Beatles songs. Some soared, some faltered. Here’s how things shook out. Kree Harrison: ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ was her choice, and it’s clear why this country-star-in-the-making is a clear frontrunner. [...]

'American Idol' Season 12 — Curtis Finch, Jr. Sent Home

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:06:05 +0000

The cutting has begun on season 12 ‘American Idol‘ as Curtis Finch, Jr., a terrific R&B singer with some serious gospel soul in his voice, was sent home Thursday, turning the top 10 into a top nine. Finch ended up in the bottom after America voted because he was too safe and didn’t step far [...]