Well, look at that! Cole Vosbury leading the pack at #15. I would have not predicted that. Although his vocal was fine, I thought the song was boring. Some of you believe Cole is giving Duck Dynasty realness. Who knows. The dude is a versatile singer who has got people buying his iTunes. Wouldn’t it be funny if Blake won this season after all with a dark horse contestant?
Still, the highest charting iTunes is Matthew Schuler’s “Hallelujah” from last week at #11. None of the contestants had a runaway hit this week. Cole, Matthew Schuler and James Wolpert charted in the Top 20. No one entered the Top 10.
Speaking of which. James redeemed himself, as I predicted he would. Kat Robichaud did not. She’ll surely hit B3 tonight. As will Austin Jeckes. Ouch at that iTunes ranking! He performed first, and the song pick was terrible. If Blake cared about him, he’d give Austin, emotional ballads to sing, instead of this mid-tempo stuff that doesn’t allow him to connect. I’m wondering if Blake has put all his bets on Cole and doesn’t want him splitting votes with Austin.
I knew Jacquie Lee would score lower with her stripped down version of “Clarity.” but YIKES. Memo to Christina: Fans want Jacquie belting her tunes at the top of her lungs, Mkay? None of this subtle stuff for her. It didn’t work. It’s a good thing the young singer has a fan base, otherwise she’d be in trouble.
Never underestimate the Baby Boomer nostalgia card. Caroline Pennell charted decently, relatively speaking, with “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” Well THIS baby boomer thought it was a snore. So there you go. Tessanne Chin improved her chart position with a golden oldie. I still think she’s a middle packer, though.
Will Champlin is not connecting beyond a small fan base. He could be in the bottom today with Kat and Austin. Giving him an unknown song was a risk that didn’t pan out. Ray Boudreaux dipped a little this week. He could also end up in the bottom 3.
My B3 Prediction: Kat Robichaud, Austin Jenckes Will Champlin or Ray Boudreaux. Who will twitter peeps send home? Kat and Austin.
iTunes Rankings via RSS @ 3 pm ET
#15 – Cole Vosbury – To Be With You
#18 – Matthew Schuler – Beneath Your Beautiful
#20 – James Wolpert – Without You
#28 – Caroline Pennell – Leaving on a Jet Plane
#34 – Tessanne Chin – If I Were Your Woman
#39 – Ray Boudreaux – You Are the Best Thing
#41 – Will Champlin – Love Me Again
#49 – Jacquie Lee – Clarity
#66 – Kat Robichaud – We Belong
#107 – Austin Jenckes – Your Love
YOUR Poll Results!
Your favorite performance, overwhelmingly, was Matthew Schuler’s “Beneath Your Beautiful”. Will and Jacquie scored higher, Cole and Caroline lower than the iTunes rankings.
Favorite Performance
Matthew Schuler – Team Christina – Beneath Your Beautiful 26.08%
James Wolpert – Team Adam – Without You 13.43%
Will Champlin – Team Adam – Love Me Again 11.47%
Cole Vosbury – Team Blake – To Be With You 11.08%
Jacquie Lee – Team Christina – Clarity 9.52%
Tessanne Chin – Team Adam – If I Were Your Woman 9.26%
Kat Robichaud – Team Cee Lo – We Belong 7.17%
Caroline Pennell – Team Cee Lo – Leaving on a Jet Plane 6.13%
Ray Boudreaux – Team Blake – You Are the Best Thing 5.48%
Austin Jenckes – Team Blake – Your Love 0%
We’re all in agreement about who will go home. And you feel your pickes deserve to be eliminated.
Who SHOULD go Home
Austin Jenckes 55.86%
Kat Robichaud 21.92%
Ray Boudreaux 5.41%
Caroline Pennell 5.26%
Matthew Schuler 2.85%
Cole Vosbury 2.4%
James Wolpert 1.8%
Will Champlin 1.65%
Tessanne Chin 1.5%
Jacquie Lee 1.35%
Who WILL Go Home
Austin Jenckes 53.42%
Kat Robichaud 31.76%
Ray Boudreaux 5.05%
Will Champlin 2.61%
Tessanne Chin 1.79%
Caroline Pennell 1.63%
Jacquie Lee 1.14%
Cole Vosbury 0.98%
James Wolpert 0.81%
Matthew Schuler 1%
