Can 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…
Read MoreIt's time for The Voice Battle Rounds to come with a warning label: "Please 'Steal' Responsibly." Actually, maybe the show ought to consider rotating multiple…
Read MoreIt's anybody's game on Season 13 of American Idol -- as evidenced by long-standing front-runners Sam Woolf and Majesty Rose landing in last week's Bottom…
Read MoreCarson Daly kicked off the final installment of The Voice's Season 6 Blind Auditions by weirdly attempting to whip up a bit of competition where…
Read MoreFun fact: The Bachelor: After the Final Rose is airing as I write this sentence. But as a reality TV recapper, I'm "here for the right…
Read MoreSeacrest, we have a problem. American Idol's Season 13 Top 12 performance night wasn't exactly a memorable one -- not for the right reasons, anyhow…
Read MoreJust when I start to think an episode of The Voice is getting as predictable as your average Bachelor nonsense -- kiss, kiss, kiss, "right reasons," cry, kiss,…
Read MoreThey can't all be winners. That was the surprising take-home message on tonight's installment of The Voice -- a two-hour meh-fest during which an unprecedented…
Read MoreCaleb Johnson's producer-enhanced rock-god moment. Malaya Watson's "Runaway" meltdown. Jessica Meuse's unexpected song choice. And an opening 45 minutes punctuated by mumbled lyrics, botched notes…
Read MoreHere's the thing about The Voice: Even in an episode where the musical talent doesn't send you directly to iTunes in a flurry of "must…
Read MoreNBC's The Voice opened Season 6 with 15.7 million total viewers and a 4.7 rating (per finals), dipping 8 percent in the demo from its…
Read MoreI'm not sure what the sidewalks in your town are looking like right now, but where I live in Jersey City, they're covered in a…
Read MoreLadies and gentlemen, make way for "Bertha Cee Lo Green." Yes indeed, that's the name The Voice's Season 5 runner-up Jacquie Lee says she gave…
Read MoreHow's this for a nifty twist of fate? As college student Matthew Schuler found himself getting hooked on Season 3 of The Voice -- and…
Read More"Do you trust me?" That's a question Tessanne Chin found herself frequently answering (in the affirmative) in conversations with coach Adam Levine during her winning…
Read MoreThe Voice and The X Factor have concluded their respective seasons with righteous wins by Tessanne Chin and Alex & Sierra -- so how come…
Read MoreCee Lo, put down your Handbook of Inscrutable Song Choices. Xtina, tuck away your décolletage. Carson Daly, park the promotional Kia in the garage. Another…
Read MoreNBC's The Voice on Monday night drew 12.7 million total viewers and a 3.3 demo rating, per finals -- dipping 4 percent and two tenths…
Read More"Hello, and welcome to The $25,000 Pyramid: The Voice Season 5 Performance Finale Edition! Our famous clue-giver is Carson Daly, and our contestant is 'Who…
Read MoreIt's season-finale week for The Voice and The X Factor, and to the shock of everyone here at Reality Check, America got it totally right…
Read MoreWho says there's no life after The Voice? Season 5's Top 5 results telecast felt like an aggressive response to the blogosphere complaint that NBC's…
Read MoreCan People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" (*With a Current Project to Promote/Not Named Idris Elba) be stopped? That's the question surrounding The Voice Season 5…
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