The Voice – NBC’s New Singing Competition Show “The Voice” Recruits Mega Stars

You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard about The Voice on NBC, which premiered this past Tuesday, with a repeat performance shown on Wednesday night. American Idol just might have some strong competition for ratings and viewership now that fans have had an opportunity to watch The Voice, and seen how refreshing the new singing show is.

As an avid fan of American Idol, beginning with Kelly Clarkson’s spectacular win with that magnificent voice of hers, as well as the many other past American Idol contestants who have gone on to do great things in their chosen music career, I’m hooked on The Voice. What a great show NBC has created, masterfully chosen musician coaches (not judges, like on Idol), and the brilliant concept of having singers perform blind auditions where each singer is heard but not seen. Genius!
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Carrie Underwood Dress- Carrie Underwood ACM Country Music Awards Entertainer of the Year

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During last night’s 44th ACM Country Music Awards, past American Idol Carrie Underwood won the Entertainer of the Year Award from the Academy of Country Music. Carrie Underwood became the first woman to win the prestigious ACM Entertainer of the Year Award since the Dixie Chicks won in 2000, and the ACM award has only been won 6 times by a woman prior to Underwood’s win.

The ACM Awards ceremony took place April 5, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with country music star and legend Reba McEntire serving as host. Carrie Underwood’s burgundy wine colored dress, the Lava Dress, has people talking, which was obviously done on purpose to ignite interest and gossip about what Carrie Underwood was wearing. Reba McEntire even joked that she had had planned on wearing that same dress.

Underwood’s dress was kept a secret from the public, with no video, photos or discussions about the dress allowed before the LIVE performance. “The dress that I’ll be wearing during my performance is … It’s big,” Carrie said. “There’s a lot — a lot of dress.”
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