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Girl Named Tom launches “The Season 21 Collection” EP

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Girl Named Tom has launched a new EP with songs they performed on The Voice. Here’s the scoop:

Girl Named Tom, a trio, worked with Kelly Clarkson under her team on The Voice. This trio’s signature pop-folk-acoustic sound is very memorable and unique. Their new EP, “The Season 21 Collection”, launched on December 15, 2021. is released under Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings. Six cover songs are included on Girl Named Tom’s EP: “Dust in the Wind”. “More Hearts than Mine”, “Viva La Vida”, “River”, “Baby Now that I’ve Found You”, and “The Chain”. Girl Named Tom’s EP received a lot of five-star reviews and comments from fans who love their harmonies and pure talent.

Girl Named Tom is the first trio to win on The Voice (USA). Season 21 featured an incredible range of talent, including Wendy Moten (the runner-up on Team Blake). Girl Named Tom sang “Baby Now that I’ve Found You” and “The Chain” during The Voice finale. After Girl Named Tom was named the winner, Kelly Clarkson received a fourth victory as a coach on The Voice.

Click here to visit Girl Named Tom’s website.

Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” lands at #1 on iTunes charts, trends internationally

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Silk Sonic’s new project, “Leave the Door Open”, is receiving international buzz. This new single peaked at #1 on multiple iTunes charts. Also, it peaked at #1 on YouTube’s Trending videos lists in multiple countries. Here’s the scoop:

Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open”, an R&B/ soul song, is the band’s first single. The “Leave the Door Open” video landed at #1 on U.S.’s YouTube Trending music videos list. It is also trending internationally, as it peaked at #1 on the United Kingdom’s YouTube Trending music videos list and #5 on Japan’s YouTube Trending music videos list. “Leave the Door Open” also peaked at #1 on iTunes’s charts for R&B songs as well as the chart for top songs (all genres).

With 3.8M+ streams, “Leave the Door Open” landed at #6 on Spotify’s global chart. See the following tweet:

https://twitter.com/MikeAdamOnAir/status/1368626261946478595

Silk Sonic is Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s collaborative project. Also, Bootsy Collins came up with Silk Sonic’s band name. Mars and .Paak shared their thoughts about the art of songwriting and recording in the studio together:

Anderson .Paak said, “When you get in and you can jam with someone… another artist that can hold it down and you’re bouncing… That’s different. That’s different, you know, and you’re really creating a groove from scratch…”

Bruno Mars added, “You know, he [Anderson .Paak] is one of the baddest drummers I’ve ever seen… You’re gonna hear that all over the album… That’s what really inspired so much. I’ve never created music like that, with, like drums being the focus… I’ll pick up a guitar, I do it almost backwards like… ‘That’s What I Like’ and ‘Uptown Funk’ is, like, written on a piano.”

Silk Sonic’s album is called An Evening with Silk Sonic, and Bootsy Collins is featured as a host and special guest. Bruno Mars and D’Mile are the producers for this album. The release date for An Evening with Silk Sonic has not been announced yet. For more information, click here to go to Silk Sonic’s website. Stay tuned for more updates.

Boz Scaggs’ ‘Out of the Blues’ showcases Texas roots, blues influences

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Written by Giavanna Foster

Boz Scaggs finished recording Out of the Blues, a new blues album. Here’s the scoop:

Scaggs is the producer of Out of the Blues. Scaggs talks about his knowledge of the blues and his commitment to music, his first love, in the album trailer:

“When I grew up in Texas, all of the guitar players of my age seemed to have a history of T-Bone Walker, Lightning Hopkins, Freddie King, B.B. King… A lot of Jimmy Reed playing in the clubs when I was in high school… I got to see Ray Charles when I was, like 14 years old, my first concert,” Scaggs said.

Scaggs reveals that his album is connected with his Texas roots and blues influences. Bobby “Blue” Bland and Jimmy Reed are two of Scaggs’ biggest influences. Bland and Reed helped Scaggs discover his voice. Scaggs’ “Out of the Blues” features an extensive team of players: Ray Parker, Jr. on guitar, Willie Weeks on bass, Jim Keltner on drums, and Jim Cox on keyboards. Scaggs also called guitarists Charlie Sexton and Doyle Bramnall II because they would give the album the ‘signature Texas base’ it needed.

On July 27, Concord Records released Scaggs’ Out of the Blues. It is available to download on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. Follow @bozscaggsmusic for more updates.

The Voice: Anthony Alexander sings Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect”, Season 13’s Top 12 Reveal

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Written by Giavanna Foster

The Voice’s playoffs aired on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Anthony Alexander covered Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” during the playoffs. The Top 12 singers of season 13 were revealed during NBC’s three-day television program. Here’s the scoop:

The Voice’s playoffs showcased a diverse range of talented singers and performances. Anthony Alexander, on Team Adam, sang Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” with raw and emotional vocals. This Ed Sheeran hit is #2 on iTunes’s top songs charts and a trending search.

 

All four coaches agreed that Anthony Alexander is a talented singer. Adam Levine praised Alexander’s performance, stating that he has tremendous potential. Miley Cyrus said that Alexander did a good job. Jennifer Hudson commented that Alexander’s voice is beautiful. To add, Blake Shelton detected Alexander’s nerves during this performance.

The Voice’s season 13 playoffs were taped on August 31 and September 1. Noah Mac’s performance was featured as a sneak peek. Click here to watch this performance. 

Because The Voice’s season 13 playoffs were prerecorded, fans could not vote to save their favorite singer from elimination. In the absence of a viewer voting component, the coaches chose the Top 12 singers. All coaches picked three singers from their teams.

After the three-day playoffs telecast, only twelve singers were safe from elimination. Fan favorite Anthony Alexander was eliminated during the live playoffs. Alexander has gained social media fans and has a bright future ahead of him. On November 30, he will be performing at The Federal in North Hollywood. For more information, click here.

The Top 12 singers of season 13 were chosen during the playoffs. See the following list:

Team Adam: Addison Agen, Adam Cunningham, Jon Mero
Team Miley: Ashland Craft, Janice Freeman, Brooke Simpson
Team Jennifer: Davon Fleming, Shi’Ann Jones, Noah Mac
Team Blake: Chloe Kohanski, Red Marlow, Keisha Renee

What are your thoughts on Season 13’s Top 12 singers? Comment below.

Missed The Voice’s season 13 Playoffs? Click here to watch the episodes.

NBC’s The Voice airs at 8/7c on Mondays and Tuesdays. Stay tuned.

 

Apple’s iPhone X lands top spot of YouTube Trending

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Written by Giavanna Foster

Apple’s iPhone X, pronounced as the iPhone 10, has officially made its commercial debut. Today this phone landed the top spot of YouTube Trending. Here’s the scoop:

On September 12, Apple’s iPhone X made its global debut. Today it is listed at #1 on YouTube Trending. In 24 hours, it has received 9,857,302 YouTube views. This viral video is approaching 10 million views. The iPhone X’s design is more advanced, as there is no home button. Its all-new 5.8-inch Super Retina screen is crafted with the most durable glass used in a smartphone.

The iPhone X is water-resistant and dust-resistant. This phone specializes in refinery, as its A11 Bionic chip operates with superhuman intelligence. This chip is capable of performing 600 billion operations per second. The iPhone X’s A11 Bionic chip is 70 percent faster than the A10 Fusion chip. Its refined dual 12-megapixel cameras capture every memory, even in low lighting, with optical image stabilization and high resolution.

Apple’s iPhone X also includes Face ID, which is enabled by the TrueDepth camera. With Face ID, a precise map of your face is created through analyzing 30,000 invisible dots. This feature can also be used for Apple Pay.

Apple’s iPhone X includes other features like Animoji, Portrait Lighting, augmented reality, and wireless charging. The iPhone X cameras are a true standout. See the slideshow below:

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Apple will release the iPhone X on November 3. Pre-ordering starts on October 27. This high-end phone retails at $999 for 64 GB and $1,149 for 256 GB. The iPhone X commercial has 10 million YouTube views. Questions? Click here to read more about Apple’s iPhone X.