Fort Wayne’s Addison Agen focuses on preparation for each upcoming ‘The Voice’ performance – “Nothing is set in stone yet,” she said of a song choice for next week’s Monday live performance show. She will practice with Levine and the show’s band for 30-45 minutes today, which will be done on camera, she said. The rest of the week, she will have an off-camera practice with the band and a 20-minute vocal lesson. Otherwise, she’s on her own until a rehearsal Monday for that night’s live show. – Read more at News Sentinel
Why Blake Shelton Is the ‘Best Coach’ for Chloe Kohanski
LAUREN ALAINA MAKES FIRST DONATION FROM “MY KINDA PEOPLE” CHARITY TO NASHVILLE’S FRIENDS LIFE COMMUNITY – NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Tuesday, November 28, 2017) – With the launch of her “My Kinda People” charity, country star Lauren Alaina made her first donation to Friends Life Community, a Nashville nonprofit that serves more than 40 adults with special needs and their families, providing the additional support adults with disabilities require to achieve a fulfilling and quality life. “What the people at Friends Life Community are doing is really amazing and something I feel really passionately about,” say Lauren. “I am honored to make my first donation from my foundation to them.” – Read more at LaurenAlainaOfficial
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot Sends Kelly Clarkson’s Daughter Gifts
Kelly Clarkson fangirled over Gal Gadot at the Variety Power of Woman luncheon a few weeks ago. The Wonder Woman actress sent her daughter River Rose a few gifts.
THANK YOU SO MUCH @gal_gadot for the awesome presents for River!! She LOVES them! You’ve made a little girl very happy ? #galgadotforthewin pic.twitter.com/ZDroA9If8R
— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) November 29, 2017
Adam Lambert interviews Boy George for Gay Times Magazine
The interview is in the print edition of the magazine, on newsstands now.
Had the pleasure of interviewing @BoyGeorge back in October for @gaytimesmag
https://t.co/DVdwa53Oit pic.twitter.com/pn4e1fadfa— ADAM LAMBERT (@adamlambert) November 29, 2017
Danielle Bradbery finds her voice on ‘I Don’t Believe We’ve Met’ – Danielle Bradbery doesn’t quite recognize the girl she was four years ago. “I think of it as, ‘Oh, my gosh, who is that? Why did I say that?’?” says Bradbery, the Houston native who was crowned the Season 4 winner of “The Voice” in 2013. “I’m so glad I grew up.” – Read more at Chron.com
Fantasia on her Christmas record: ‘With this album, let families come back together, because they’re breaking up’ – The jazzy-but-genre-hopping album, which was produced by Ron Fair (“He’s an amazing producer, a genius”) at L.A.’s Capitol Studios and Nashville’s Blackbird Studios, is Fantasia’s first release on her own Concord Records-distributed imprint, Rock Soul Entertainment. It features a mix of favorites, including unexpected covers of James Brown’s “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” and Fantasia explains, “I started in gospel, but when you love music, you don’t put a label on music. That’s why I like to call what we do now ‘rock soul,’ meaning you love all genres of music, all different sounds. Oh…so Fantasia and Sony parted ways… – Read more at Yahoo.com
Fantasia Barrino says Jennifer Hudson is one “tough cookie” after split from David Otunga – Fantasia believes Jennifer Hudson will be just fine after her recent split from WWE commentator and former fiancé David Otunga. Barrino tells Life & Style magazine of her friend and fellow American Idol alumna, “She’s a tough cookie and she bounces back.”
“I’m proud of her for being where she is right now, after losing some of the things that she lost. I’m proud of her and I want her to find love however that comes for her,” the “I Believe” singer adds. – Read more at ABCNewsRadio
Watch Grace VanderWaal Stress the Importance of Individuality in Music – VanderWaal is capping off her incredible year as Billboard’s Rising Star at the 2017 Women in Music event. Ahead of the event, which will be streaming live Thursday via Twitter starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, VanderWaal spoke with Billboard about the importance of diversity and individuality in music. “It’s not really so much anymore like the generic pop star,” she says. “It’s kind of like anyone can be what they want, and it’s such a beautiful, beautiful message.” – Read more at Billboard Magazine
Lindsey Stirling talks holiday album, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ ahead of Tulsa performance – “I can get really stressed when I’m writing new music,” Stirling said. “But for the songs on this album, it was just the opposite. Every time I came out of a writing session, I had this little skip in my step because it had been so much fun.”
Stirling laughed, then said, “I guess writing Christmas songs does that to me.” Stirling’s latest album, “Warmer in the Winter,” is the violinist’s fourth album, featuring three original songs, along with new arrangements of holiday classics, from “Let it Snow” and “Silent Night” to “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and a revved-up version of “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from “The Nutcracker.” – Read more at Tulsa World
