The Voice's Playoffs begin tonight (8/7c on NBC) and carry on through next Tuesday and Wednesday -- with a twist. Unlike last season -- where…
Read MoreAt loooong last, The Voice returns the power to the people when the Top 12 take the stage for the first live show of Season…
Read MoreGrowing up, my mom always had verrrry strong ideas about wearing white after Labor Day. She did not, however, provide me with any guidance about…
Read MoreThere's no doubt The Voice's Season 6 crop is a crazy-talented bunch, but a few of last week's song choices turned out to be just…
Read MoreYes, The Voice is a singing competition, but it's also a numbers game: How many votes you get each week. How many iTunes singles you…
Read MoreKids say the darndest things, as the old expression goes, but so do contestants and coaches on Season 6 of The Voice. Tonight's Top 10 results telecast…
Read MoreThe human brain only has so much room. If, for example, I'm going to fondly remember Tess Boyer's performance of "Human" on Season 6 of…
Read MoreThe Voice's Season 6 finale on Tuesday night drew 11.7 million total viewers and a 3.3 demo rating (per finals), hitting 5- and 8-week highs…
Read MoreYou know what's as American as the tire flaps on Blake Shelton's pickup truck? Armchair quarterbacking tonight's Top 3 performance episode of The Voice. To…
Read MoreThe Voice and American Idol conclude their respective seasons this week -- which means it's time for Reality Check's "Who Should Win?" speeches, along with…
Read MoreA week ago Wednesday, we had eight intriguing contestants battling for The Voice's Season 6 crown. As of this moment, only three remain. Did exec…
Read MoreWith only two weeks left in The Voice's sixth season, you'd think executive producer Mark Burnett would finally be comfortable letting the five remaining contestants…
Read MoreSomebody on The Voice production team has a twisted sense of humor. Tonight's Top 8 results telecast kicked off with Kristen Merlin, Audra McLaughlin, Jake…
Read MoreA long-term, loving relationship requires honesty -- even when it's uncomfortable or upsetting. And so, as much as The Voice has, essentially, put a ring…
Read MoreAmerican Idol's Top 5 "results twist" may have been the worst thing to happen to the show since Randy Jackson became the in-house mentor, but…
Read MoreBrace yourselves: "It's the most wrong episode of Reality Check ever!" Yep, that's a direct quote from our producer Jason Averett, as my co-host Melinda…
Read MoreI suppose it was too much to expect The Voice's coaches to bat 1,000 during the Season 6 Playoffs, but gosh dangit, they sure came…
Read MoreThe Voice may be the reigning Emmy champ for Outstanding Reality-Competition Series, but if you pay close attention, sometimes it doubles as a brain-twisting mystery.…
Read MoreTo say it's been a frustrating season of American Idol would be as much of an understatement as saying Jennifer Lopez likes her clothes on…
Read MoreWait, shouldn't it be a rule that Blake Shelton always winds up with the weakest team on The Voice? After all, nobody (not even Usher)…
Read MoreIf Mark Burnett & Co. want to convince me that The Voice is really about its contestants, not its coaches, tonight's final installment of the…
Read MoreCan a "one-in-a-trillion vocalist" actually be too good to succeed in modern music? That was the question posed by guest mentor Chris Martin (and reiterated by…
Read MoreWe're down to eight singers on American Idol -- and voters continue to drive home the idea that you're only as good as your last…
Read MoreConsidering how much The Voice's coaches have talked this season about contestants "staying in the pocket," it's more than a little surprising that the show itself…
Read MoreTrue love, at least the way I see it, isn't about accepting your partner's ridiculous flights of fancy, but embracing them. And thus, even/especially in…
Read MoreThe quest for American Idol's Season 13 crown is down to nine contestants, but there are times when it seems like nobody really wants to…
Read MoreOne of these days, I'm going to have a nightmare about The Voice Battle Rounds. A tiny teenage diva bludgeoning a spritely, bespectacled competitor with…
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