CBS’ New Reality Show Searches For The Next Great Country Star
The inaugural season of The Road, is underway. Twelve aspiring musicians embarked on a journey that will take them across the United States, opening in concert for Keith Urban.
Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan serves as executive producer for the series, alongside celebrity hosts Blake Shelton and Keith Urban. “Redneck Woman” singer Gretchen Wilson is along for the ride, mentoring contestants in her role as “Tour Manager.”
Each week, the musicians perform a mix of original music and cover songs. Their fate is in the hands of the live audience who decide in real time who moves forward and who is on the chopping block.
Urban and Shelton must choose from the bottom contestants who to keep and who to send home. If you missed Episode Two of The Road, visit this page for a recap!
The Second Half Of The Road Contestants Perform In Dallas
Last week, six of the contestants performed at The Factory in Dallas, Texas, and one was sent home. Tonight (November 2), the remaining five took the same stage to showcase their artistry in hopes of moving on to the next city.
Jon Wood opened the show with Toby Keith’s 1993 debut hit, “Should’ve Been A Cowboy.” Blake Shelton described his musical style as being similar to “Ronnie Dunn’s sound.” He then slowed things down for his heartfelt original, “Go Out Like That,” which was dedicated to his grandfather who passed away from Covid.
Up next, Cassidy Daniels brought the soul when she covered Bonnie Raitt’s “Angel From Montgomery.” Afterwards, she showed off her vocal skill with her original song, “Heart Shaped Necklace.” At the advice of Gretchen Wilson, she added a vocal run at the end of the song and “knocked the boots” off the audience.
Folk artist Forrest McCurren survived elimination after being in the bottom three during the first episode. This week, he performed a cover of “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce. Shelton and Urban agreed that the aspiring artist is a strong storyteller but is limited as a singer. The lyrics to his original song, “Get Lucky Tonight” elicited some laughs from the crowd.
Texas native Briana Adams paid homage to classic country with Conway Twitty’s “Goodbye Time.” She described her next song, an original titled “Honky Tonk Romance,” as “not your typical love song.” Shelton and Urban commented that they, and the audience, could tell that she was not giving her all.
Billie Jo Jones fought illness all week and struggled in preparation for her performance. She first performed one of her “most-favorite” songs, “Why Haven’t I Heard From You” by Reba McEntire. She then gave a glimpse of her life story through her original song “She Did,” written about her grandmother stepping in to raise her in her mother’s absence. Both her grandmother and grandfather were in the audience for the emotional performance.
The Road CBS Makes Third Elimination Of The Season – Spoilers Ahead!
After all the performances has wrapped, the live audience in Dallas voted Cassidy Daniels as the strongest performer of the night. This is the second time Daniels came out on top, having also been voted as the best performer on the premiere.
Consequently, Jon Wood and Forrest McCurren were voted into the bottom two. Ultimately, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban decided that McCurren had the upper edge and it was the end of the road for Jon Wood.
Next week, The Road will travel to Oklahoma City where the remaining nine contestants will perform. Tune in Sunday at 9/8pm central on CBS and Paramount+.