If a passion for music and a knack for writing make a career, then color Amanda Hensel lucky. She is the product of writers -- apparently, when you add two news journalists together you get one music journalist. She currently resides in 'the live music capital of the world,' where she snagged a Journalism degree from the University of Texas. Although she's grounded in Austin, Hensel's name travels -- in her short career she has cited her passion writing for AOL Music Blog, Fringe Magazine, the Houston Press and various other publications.
Monday's episode of 'The Voice' brought with it plenty of live entertainment, but perhaps the best battle of the night fell out of the mouths of Alicia Keys backup singer Jermaine Paul and 19-year-old hopeful ALyX of Team Blake Shelton.
The first head-to-head number on tonight's Battle Rounds episode of 'The Voice' was a real clencher, as Pip took on Nathan Parrett in a duet of Amy Winehouse's 'You Know I'm No Good,' but the outcome was no real surprise.
Being a judge on 'The Voice' may be tough, but it doesn't hold a Zippo flame to being a fan on the edge of her seat while watching the battle rounds. On Monday, rockers Jordis Unga and Brian Fuente took the stage to make their duet delivery of Alanis Morissette's 'Ironic,' both incredibly anxious knowing only one would be allowed to stay by the time the episode drew to an end.
When you're a contestant on 'The Voice,' having a 'case of the Mondays' isn't such a bad thing ... unless you lose in the battle round, of course. In tonight's premiere cage match episode, Blake Shelton chose an obvious pairing, putting country cutie RaeLynn up against twangin' powerhouse Adley Stump.
With a girlfriend (we assume) who resembles Rashida Jones, an A-list name and a sweet hat, what doesn't Orlando Napier have going for him? Not much, now that he's officially a member of Team Adam on 'The Voice.'
Cheesa, like many other contestants on the hit singing show 'The Voice,' has a sad back story on her side in addition to a powerful voice. While we were iffy about whether or not she'd be a good fit among the stellar talent already on the judges' teams, the 21-year-old from Honolulu, Hawaii proved everyone wrong and had Cee Lo Green spinning his shiny red chair in her favor.
The Super Bowl is always the biggest sports event of the year -- even for those who don't typically call themselves 'football fans.' Some of pop music's most notable faces weighed in on who they think will take it home at the 2012 Super Bowl, and the votes are sort of a mixed pot.
Lauren Gray is a southern-bred lady, the kind of girl who's close to her family and keeps business in the blood... When she's not performing in her dad's band, that is. Gray made her 'American Idol' debut in St. Louis on Thursday with yet another Adele cover, though her performance was anything but run-of-the-mill.
In just an hour, St. Louis has given us more talent than we've seen all season on 'American Idol,' just about. Reis Kloeckener came ready to battle with a sob story about being bullied in high school, but as it turns out, he didn't need it -- his voice spoke for itself.
