Laine Hardy has undoubtedly been a frontrunner during the second comeback season of American Idol. The talented Louisiana native first auditioned for the show in 2018 and earned a ticket to Hollywood, but was ultimately eliminated before the Top 50 were chosen. Hardy surprised the judges when he appeared during an audition to play guitar […] More
Laine’s Long Idol Journey Laine Hardy‘s journey to the American Idol finale was longer than either of the other finalists. He first auditioned for the show well over a year ago, when he was only 17 years old. The Louisiana native impressed the judges and won a golden ticket to Hollywood with his performance of […] More
Voice Stars Have Always Counted On Skynyrd Song There’s a reason why Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s “Simple Man” is known as one of the band’s greatest songs. Well, actually there’s many reasons. Written by the group’s lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Gary Rossington, “Simple Man” contains lyrics that speak straight to the soul. Those well-written […] More
The Voice Honors The Beatles In all of music history, it can be argued that no group has ever been as influential as The Beatles. Artists of all genres cite the British rock band as a source of inspiration, and many of their songs are regarded at classics. But what if the Beatles never existed, […] More
The Guitar The Helped Laine Along Laine Hardy wouldn’t be where he is today without his guitar. That may sound dramatic, but anyone who has watched the young American Idol star’s journey from the start knows how true that statement is. Hardy originally auditioned for the first season of the Idol reboot in 2018. He […] More
Six Voice Singers Tackle One Iconic Song Before eliminations narrowed down the Top 13 contestants of Season 16 of The Voice to the Top 8, Blake Shelton had six artists left on his team. No other coach had such a massive group of artists left. Kelly Clarkson only had two, Adam Levine also had two, […] More
Idol Top 6 Challenged With Two Themed Performances American Idol embraced various themes throughout its second rebooted season, with each theme posing new challenges to the contestants. From putting their own spins on Disney classics to conquering iconic Queen songs, the themed weeks pushed the singers’ talents to the limits. When it came time for […] More
A Country Boy That’s A Little Bit Rock & Roll Laine Hardy may be known as American Idol‘s country boy, but the Louisiana teen can rock and roll with the best of them. In fact, Hardy has performed far more rock songs than country during his two seasons on Idol. He famously showcased a full […] More
The Voice‘s Cowboy Star From the start of The Voice‘s 16th season, viewers knew that country singer Dexter Roberts would be one to watch. In fact, Voice viewers got the chance to see Roberts sing early on, since his audition was “leaked” online before it aired on TV. The talented singer earned a rare four-chair […] More
A New Phase Of Competition Following the battles, The Voice revealed that it would be introducing a new round to Season 16. Instead of moving into the knockout rounds like normal, a new round called the live cross battles took its place. The cross battles pit members of different teams against each other, and each […] More
Favorite Idol Embraces Her Inner Princess On Easter Sunday, the Top 10 American Idol contestants hit the stage to sing for a spot in the Top 8. The hopeful artists were given an extra challenge, as they each had to perform a Disney song as part of “Disney Night.” Prior to the show, Idol announced […] More
Week after week, Walker Burroughs has wowed the American Idol judges with his soaring vocals and sincerity. The 20-year-old from Alabama has landed in the Top 14 and is well on his way to taking the whole competition. We first met Walker Burroughs when he dropped our jaws with his audition performance of “Love Like […] More
