photo credit: abc/cma The Country Music Association Reveals First Performers for The 55th Annual CMA Awards The Country Music Association has revealed the first wave of performers slated for The 55th Annual CMA Awards. The lineup highlights a mix of established superstars and rising country acts, with live performances scheduled from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The … Read more

American Idol: Next Week’s Theme — Contestants Sing Songs by Their Own Idols FOX has released details for next week’s American Idol performances: the remaining contestants will tackle songs by the artists who inspired them. The “sing your idol’s songs” theme gives each finalist the chance to honor a personal musical influence while delivering material … Read more

The Wiz Live! Ratings: Strong Performance, Falls Short of Sound of Music Live NBC’s live musical event The Wiz Live! delivered a notable ratings performance on Thursday night, outperforming last year’s Peter Pan Live! while falling short of the audience drawn by 2013’s The Sound of Music Live. The Wiz Live! averaged a 3.3 rating … Read more

We took a close look at the iTunes chart and combined those results with our audience poll to assess the Top 8 on The Voice Season 8. Below you’ll find the latest iTunes placements, fan-favorite results from our poll, team standings, and my prediction for which contestants may leave the competition this week. The Voice … Read more

TV Ratings: The Voice Falls to Season Low; Dancing with the Stars Finale Edges Up From Last Week This Monday’s broadcast ratings showed a notable dip for NBC’s The Voice and a modest rebound for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars performance finale. Nielsen-reported audience measures put The Voice at its lowest rated performance night this … Read more

A Trio of Disney Holiday Specials — Plus NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center — Feature Kelly Clarkson, Jordan Smith, Tori Kelly, Julianne and Derek Hough This season, reality-show alumni and chart-topping vocalists are front and center in a slate of holiday television specials. In addition to NBC’s Pentatonix Christmas special — which features guest star … Read more

Weekly Music Chart Highlights The latest chart roundup sees Pentatonix claiming the top spot across multiple lists, while classical artist Jackie Evancho continues to lead her respective charts. Below is a detailed breakdown of notable artists and their current chart positions, including album and song placements across Billboard and other genre-specific rankings. Pentatonix “A Pentatonix … Read more

The Voice Season 14 Top 10 took the stage live last night, and viewers across the country tuned in to vote. Below is a clear recap and analysis of the voting indicators: the iTunes chart standings at the close of voting, the results of the audience polls, and my predictions for who may be heading … Read more

Weekly Music Chart Highlights — Labor Day Update Two reasons to celebrate on the first Monday of September: Happy Labor Day and a fresh set of chart movements across multiple formats. This week’s roundup covers notable single gains, album sales on the Billboard 200, and radio chart action across Country, Pop, Urban, Rhythmic and Adult … Read more