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Team Adam Teens Battle on 'The Voice' | VIDEO
Last night's peak moment on The Voice came when Christina Aguilera reminded us that while the ladies may scream every time Adam Levine flashes those dimples, this is pretty much her show. After Adam pitted two high...
October 17, 2012 8:55 AM ET -
Team Xtina Divas Battle on 'The Voice' | VIDEO
Last night The Voice drew its drama from Team Xtina's teen diva throwdown, which pitted Egyptian-born Sylvia Yacoub against Joselyn, whom Carson Daly described as a "quiet Florida teen" – not exactly an upsell. The lead up...
October 16, 2012 10:35 AM ET -
Goth Girl vs. Steampunk on 'The Voice' | VIDEO
Last night's battle-round blowout on The Voice was a lynchpin performance between Team Adam's two "indie artists" (read: weirdo theater chicks) who gave us a little restraint after so much soul bellow. Melanie Martinez, 17, with her...
October 10, 2012 10:30 AM ET -
'Vision of Love' Showdown on 'The Voice' | VIDEO
The Voice had been teasing last night's big moment since last Monday in promos and sneak peaks – a melismatic "Vision of Love" showdown between Trevon Hunte and Amanda Brown that was meant to highlight the new...
October 9, 2012 10:55 AM ET -
Cody Belew Jumps on Cee Lo on 'The Voice' | VIDEO
WE DID IT! WE MADE IT OUT ALIVE! BLIND AUDITIONS ARE OVER! After approximately one trazillion contestants, all 64 team slots are filled and the last one on board made for Monday night's most noteworthy moment. It...
October 2, 2012 10:40 AM ET -
'The Voice' Recap: Blake Shelton Wins Over Former Hey Monday Singer | ARTICLE
The phrase "follow my dream" came up approximately a dozen times last night as contestant after contestant followed a dream right onto The Voice stage. Several said that making it that far was indeed "like a dream."...
September 26, 2012 9:20 AM ET -
Prince Baffles With Lackluster Set in Chicago | ARTICLE
To misquote the master himself: His name is Prince, and he is vampy. Last night at the United Center in Chicago, Prince kicked off a three-night residency with a strangely subdued show that was by turns...
September 25, 2012 11:55 AM ET -
'The Voice' Recap: Christina Aguilera Offers Dez Duron a Ride to the Finals | ARTICLE
We're in the home stretch of the interminable blind auditions, and all the coaches have a mere two spots left for Voice hopefuls. Monday night brought some potential finals-meat in the form of hunky young Season-Two reject...
September 25, 2012 10:45 AM ET -
'The Voice' Recap: Cee Lo Shows Passion, and His Feet | ARTICLE
Another night of The Voice, another night of people singing Whitney Houston songs on national TV to teach their toddlers you can do anything if you put your mind to it. Or to dream big. Or to...
September 19, 2012 8:20 AM ET -
'The Voice' Recap: Team Adam Makes Strategic Additions | ARTICLE
If it were Season One of The Voice, we'd be finished with blind auditions: all the judges had loaded up with eight contestants by last night, and the winner would have eventually come from that pool. But...
September 18, 2012 9:55 AM ET -
'The Voice' Recap: No One Wants to Be on Cee Lo's Team | ARTICLE
After Tuesday's glacial pacing and recitation of family medical histories, The Voice sped things along last night – though mostly to demonstrate that none of the contestants were choosing Team Cee Lo. While we were shown full...
September 13, 2012 10:40 AM ET -
'The Voice' Recap: Team Christina Nabs Pitch-Perfect Hottie | ARTICLE
After the perilous heights and Niagara-like flow of teen tears on Monday's two-hour season opener of The Voice, last night's round of blind auditions seemed almost tepid by comparison. The emerging theme: Team Xtina could pack it...
September 12, 2012 9:50 AM ET -
'The Voice' Recap: They're Back! | ARTICLE
The big question at the outset of Season Three of The Voice is how would the show up the ante and give viewers a reason not to switch to X Factor in hopeful anticipation of a Brit-Brit...
September 11, 2012 9:35 AM ET -
Juicy Tales From Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson | ARTICLE
After four decades and 30 million albums sold, Ann and Nancy Wilson have decided to tell their story. This week Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll (HarperCollins) hits shelves. With co-author...
September 11, 2012 8:00 AM ET -
St. Vincent's Annie Clark on Recording With David Byrne: 'There Were Growing Pains in the Beginning' | ARTICLE
Three years in the making, Love This Giant, the fabled collaborative album between indie ingénue/shredder Annie Clark and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, finally sees the light of day on September 11th. What began as a one-off...
September 5, 2012 8:00 AM ET -
Heart's Ann Wilson on the Band's Early Days and Setting an Example | ARTICLE
The first ladies of Classic Rock, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, are getting their first career-spanning box set this month. Strange Euphoria is a three-disc collection that brings out some early gems (the "Magic Man" demo), surprising...
May 21, 2012 4:05 PM ET -
Band to Watch: The Fuzzy, Flawlessy Poppy Unknown Mortal Orchestra | ARTICLE
Click here to listen to Unknown Mortal Orchestra's self-titled album "Unknown Mortal Orchestra" Who: Like T. Rex’s Marc Bolan before him, Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban...
July 14, 2011 3:40 PM ET -
My Morning Jacket Go Big at Chicago Show | ARTICLE
My Morning Jacket front man Jim James may be a rock star now, but he took the stage at Chicago's Auditorium Theater last night still looking the part of Louisville's town weirdo. In a too-tiny black...
June 18, 2011 2:05 PM ET
