Tonight, The Voice 8 premiere week continues, with another 2 hour episode, beginning at 8 pm. Watch for our live blog!
Watch out for Kelly Clarkson on The Tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon on March 2!
CHRIS HEMSWORTH TO HOST ‘SNL’ MARCH 7 WITH MUSICAL GUEST ZAC BROWN BAND – Chris Hemsworth will make his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut March 7. Hemsworth’s past credits include “Rush,” “Snow White and the Huntsman” and global box office hits “Thor” and “The Avengers.” His next feature-film appearances will be in the highly anticipated “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “In the Heart of the Sea” and “Vacation.” Zac Brown Band will also make their “SNL” debut on the March 7 telecast. The three-time Grammy winning artists are one of music’s most heralded acts, with over seven million albums sold to date. The band’s three platinum-selling albums have produced a historic series of eleven #1 hit singles. – Read more at NBC
Additional Artists Heading To Georgia For Shaky Boots Music Fest – Rodney Atkins, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Craig Wayne Boyd, and John & Jacob have been added to the lineup for Georgia’s inaugural Shaky Boots Music Festival, set to take place in Atlanta’s KSU Sports and Entertainment Park on May 16-17. – Read more at Music Row
‘Idol’ chatter: Joey Cook talks about life on prime time – “It is such an emotional roller coaster,” Cook said by phone from Southern California on Monday afternoon. “I’ve never felt that many different things in one day. I think they just string me along and put me near the end because they know I’ll cry all day and they want that on camera.” – Read more at Daily Press
Northfield’s Fry reflects on ‘American Idol’ experience – Fry wanted to change his style to bring a little more energy to the Idol stage, and chose to perform Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” for the judges. “I love that song,” Fry said. “All of the songs I had played previously on the show were all slow or more singer-songwriter. I wanted to do something that was a little more energetic and show off my performance-side a bit more.” “Everyone was incredibly professional to me all the time,” Fry said. “They always let me perform the way I wanted to. Nobody tried to coerce me into performing or saying something specific.” “Album sales have been exciting,” Fry said. “You have a big spike when you release them, then it slopes down to a floor. After Idol, there was a spike, but that floor has been lifted. Daily, I sell more albums now than I ever have as an artist.” – Read more at Chicago Tribune
American Idol Top Ten Finalist, Dexter Roberts, To Release Debut Single, “Dream About Me” On March 12 – American Idol: Season 13 Top Ten finalist and First Launch Records artist, Dexter Roberts, will release his debut single, “Dream About Me,” to Country radio on March 12, 2015. The single will also be available for download on iTunes, Amazon and other major digital retailers that same day. “Dream About Me,” co-written by Roberts, Don Goodman, Brad Wolf and David Jones and produced by Grammy-nominated writer/producer Erik Nelson, was recorded at Eclipse Studio in Normal, Ill. The release marks Roberts’ radio debut and first release since finishing in seventh place overall on American Idol: Season 13. – Read more at Gilmore Mirror
‘American Idol’ Alum Pia Toscano Goes EDM, Releases New Single via Beatport – “When I was presented with the opportunity I said I definitely want to try this,” Toscano tells Billboard. “I listen to EDM all the time, but it was not something that I ever thought was going to be suited for my voice.” The genesis of “Renegades” began in Jenaux’s studio on the Upper East Side. He had come up with the riff and sent it to Lee, who in turn worked out the lyrics with Toscano. “We co-wrote the song together, and Jenaux sent us the track and Jared was like, ‘Hey, this would be amazing for your voice, do you want to write to it?'” she says. “We wrote a song that was very tailored to my voice so it worked out perfectly. I never thought I would end up in the EDM world but I am definitely happy that it was with Jenaux, because I think he is an amazing upcoming artist and DJ and I think he is going to have a huge career.” – Read more at Billboard
Chris Soules’s Bachelor Blog: ‘One of the Hardest Days of My Life’ – Knowing I was about to say goodbye to Kaitlyn hurt me so much, especially after the incredible day and night we had just spent together. Saying goodbye to her was physically painful. I could feel the sadness in her eyes, and, trust me, I was really hurting too. When she asked me, “What happened?” I really didn’t know what to say because it wasn’t one thing that “happened.” It was simply that I had to make a decision that I honestly wasn’t ready to make, and I had to go with my gut. Man, that was brutal. It was just as hard to watch it. – Read more at People
