Ding ding. ‘The Voice‘ vs. ‘X Factor‘ battle has officially begun, a week before the season premieres and the ratings books. ‘The Voice’ is strategically attempting to win Round 1 by adding an extra episode of Season 3 during the premiere week on Wednesday, Sept. 12, which is the same day that Season 2 of ‘X Factor’ premieres. That move has got Simon Cowell fighting mad.
Christina Aguilera is gearing up for her comeback! Aguilera, whose most recent album ‘Bionic’ failed to make any chart or airplay impact, is going back to her roots with her next single, ‘Your Body’ — and the video treatment sounds like a lot of fun.
‘Glee,’ ‘The Voice,’ and ‘American Idol‘ were among the music-themed shows that scored nominations this morning for the 2012 Emmy Awards, which recognize excellence in television.
Cee Lo Green has a new lady in his life! The Grammy-winning singer has replaced his ivoried cat Purrfect on ‘The Voice‘ for an exotic bird. Ladies and gentlemen, meet “Lady,” a pink-colored Moluccan cockatoo who has been hired to be Green’s new, uh, ladylove.
Yowza! Simon Cowell is throwing some shade at fellow singing competition shows in a big way. The ‘X Factor‘ honcho and judge allegedly is attempting to sabotage his competition at NBC, ‘The Voice.’
Batter up! Jermaine Paul, who was crowned the winner of Season 2 of ‘The Voice‘ just over a week ago, will be making a pitstop at the thoroughly awesome MLB Fan Cave in New York City tomorrow, May 17.
Former Alicia Keys backup singer and ‘The Voice‘ victor Jermaine Paul is going back to his roots. The soulman is gearing up to record with Keys once more — but in a much different capacity. No longer a backup singer but now a star in his own right, Paul revealed that the pair will do a duet!
Now that Jermaine Paul has won ‘The Voice,’ he gets to enjoy the rewards, which included a trip to Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show to perform and chat about his experience on the singing competition. Paul told Ellen that he had no expectations on the night of the finale and actually thought he would finish fourth.
There’s more news about ‘The Voice‘ and its third season, which is set for this fall. NBC will bump the series to two cycles per season and the show will air on Mondays and Tuesdays from the get-go, as opposed to one day a week for the blind auditions. That means an extended time commitment from the coaches, which could mean a new batch of celebs will be hired to shoulder some of the workload. Other changes will involve the revolving red chairs.
Christina Aguilera has been dealing with plenty of image problems lately, with nearly every story about her reporting that she is difficult to get along with. ‘The Voice‘ contestant Tony Lucca acknowledged drama with his former Mouseketeer mate, as Xtina was overly critical of Lucca, who came in third overall. However, the singer apologized to Lucca at the end of last night’s show, which was the season finale.
Tonight (May 7) marked the final performance round of Season 2 of ‘The Voice,’ with the contestants taking the stage to sing three (!) times. They each performed solo, with their respective coaches and also tackled one of their coach’s hits. The solo performances are the only ones that are eligible for audience votes, with the winner to be determined on tomorrow’s finale.
The “WTF!” moment of the season took place tonight, too. Read on to find out what it was.
