”THE VOICE” TOP FIVE PERFORM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Levine says he wants to impress people and sometimes make them uncomfortable on “The Voice.” That’s why he set up Christina Grimmie with a vocoder to sing “Hide and Seek.” Usher and Shakira were unsure about it but were sold on it by the end. Blake Shelton congratulated Kristen Merlin for her version of “Gunpowder and Lead,” a song his wife, Miranda Lambert, wrote. He said Merlin was smiling rather than angry. Levine said he couldn’t compliment Josh Kaufman because the crowd cheered so much he ran out of time to comment. Shelton told Kat Perkins he wants her to make a record so he can listen to all her power notes at the end. Usher said Jake Worthington had the mark of a professional because he pushed through vocal issues to do an incredible performance.
CASH, ISBELL, ELLIS TOP AMERICANA NOMINATIONS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rosanne Cash, Jason Isbell and Robert Ellis are the top nominees at this year’s Americana Honors & Awards.
Nominees were announced Monday during a live SiriusXM concert event in Nashville, Tenn. Cash, Isbell and Ellis are each nominated for top honors artist, album and song of the year at the Sept. 17 awards show at Ryman Auditorium. Rodney Crowell, Cash’s ex-husband, rounds out the artist of the year category.
Cash’s 2013 album “The River and The Thread” is her follow-up to 2010 Americana album of the year winner “The List.”
Emerging act of the year nominees are Hurray For The Riff Raff, Parker Millsap, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Sturgill Simpson and Valerie June.
SCOTTY McCREERY PERFORMS ON “AMERICAN IDOL”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scotty McCreery returns to “American Idol” this week. He will perform his new song, “Feelin’ It,” on Thursday’s results show.
by Fort Meade