ITV has announced a one-off music special for this Christmas, Britain Get Singing. – Coming to ITV1 and ITVX this festive season, the 90-minute show will support ITV’s groundbreaking mental health campaign Britain Get Talking. It will see a number of groups comprised of stars from TV’s biggest shows going head-to-head in a spectacular sing-off. Roman Kemp will host the show while a panel made up of some of TV’s most iconic judges will offer their comments: The Voice UK’s will.i.am, Britain’s Got Talent’s Alesha Dixon and Starstruck’s Adam Lambert and Jason Manford. – Read more at Telly Mix
The Voice 15 winner Chevel Shepherd announces new single
“After a long wait i’m finally excited to announce that my song “Lookin’ for Loretta” is going to be released February 17th,” The team Kelly Clarkson singer writes. “Thank you to everybody who made this possible I couldn’t have done it without you. This song is so special to me and i’m excited to share it with all of you. You can pre-save using the link in my bio.”
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Scotty McCreery Caps Off a Banner Year with His New Baby Boy: ‘Instant, Unconditional Love’ – With 2022 coming to a close, the new dad spoke to PEOPLE after touching down in Las Vegas for his inaugural show since the birth of his son. “This is my first trip away from home since he’s been born, so getting to the airport and saying goodbye to him was definitely the toughest,” McCreery, 29, admitted as we caught up about his first month and a half with Avery. “It really hit me this morning.” She called me and she said, “Hey, I think it’s happening.” I was like, “Oh my word…” I got on my way home on Interstate 40 [in North Carolina]. I put the flashers on and drove about as fast as my truck could go, and luckily got back just in time and we went to the hospital. It was pretty wild! – Read more at People
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Surprised Jay Allen at His Sold Out Concert – When The Voice’s Jay Allen first auditioned for Season 22, he quickly pit Coaches Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton against each other as they both fought to be his Coach. In a December 18 Instagram post, Allen shared a photo of himself alongside the pair at Shelton’s Oklahoma bar, Ole Red. Allen—who married his wife Kylie Morgan this past November—eventually chose Stefani as his Coach following an emotional Blind Audition. However, during the Battle Round, Shelton stole the singer from his wife, which prompted Stefani to jokingly call her hubby a “jerk”. Jay was eliminated during the Knockout round. – Read more at NBC.com
Jay wrote, “Blake and Gwen surprised me last night and showed up for my last show of the year at his hometown @olered in Tishomingo, OK. Icing on the cake, it was sold out and my new in-laws were side stage with all of our Oklahoma family & friends. You can’t plan moments like this…”
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The Voice alum Kameron Marlowe Reflects On Milestone Year Amid Headlining We Were Cowboys Tour: ‘I’m Very Humbled’ – “2022 has been an incredible year, a lot of milestone steps,” he told Country Now. “As I look back on it, I don’t know how to put it into words. I’m very humbled by this year, I really am. Just to know that something’s working, like you put a lot of dedication into this kind of job and you always hope for the best, but you never know if it’s ever gonna work and just to be selling out some of these shows and having people come, that’s what matters to me. The fans are my driving force.” – Read more at Country Now
What’s Next for Brayden Lape? ‘The Voice’ Finalist Shares His Big Plans for the Holidays and Beyond – “I wrote some songs with Morgan Myles and I’m going to put those out and, hopefully, keep working with her because even before the Lives, even before going through this long process, she’s been there for me,” Brayden said in one of his final The Voice interviews. “We wrote a little bit in Nashville, and I just want to continue to write those songs, whether it be with Morgan or people she hooks me up with, or even just songs I write. I want to continue to do that and put them out for people to listen to and continue to play on bigger stages, play in front of more people. My goal is to ride this wave and not let it slow down.” – Read more at \
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ ‘s Makenzie Dustman Marries Fellow Alum Phillip Chbeeb: ‘Life Began Again’ – On Saturday, season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance star Makenzie shared a carousel of pictures and videos from her nuptials to fellow alum Phillip who appeared on season 5 of the show, in a ceremony that took place at Lake Arrowhead, California earlier this week. Fellow professional dancers from SYTYCD and Dancing with the Stars flocked into the comment section to congratulate the couple including Hayley Erbert, Fik-Shun Stegall, Tabitha, and Napoleon D’umo as well as Hailee Payne, among others. Two days prior to the wedding, Makenzie said she and Phillip “married one another in a Melkite Catholic Church 10 mins from our house,” according to a caption she wrote over an image from the ceremony on her Instagram Story. – Read more at People