Blog Posts by Lyndsey Parker

Last night, Trevin Hunte was eliminated from "The Voice," leaving Cassadee Pope, Terry McDermott, and Nicholas David as the last contestants standing before next week's big Season 3 finale. Today, my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield and I chat about what went wrong for Trevin (but how he still can have a bright musical future, as Season 2 finalists Juliet Simms, Chris Mann, and RaeLynn all proved when they performed on the show last night), and what's in store for the final three next week. Does the frontrunning Team Blake have this thing all sewn up, or does Team Cee Lo's Nicholas have a shot? Let's discuss!

Good news came early for Team Blake on this Tuesday's "Voice" results show, when Blake Shelton's contestant Terry McDermott was the first to make it through to next week's top three finale, and then Terry's teammate, Cassadee Pope, also got the all-clear from Carson Daly. Neither result was a shock, and it certainly won't be a shock if either of these season-long frontrunners win next week, either.

Trevin Hunte goes homeIt also wasn't a surprise which of the two remaining contestants--both members of Team Cee Lo--joined Terry and Cassadee in the top three. In my opinion, it was the right one. It was Nicholas David, the hippie family man with the old soul and heart of gold, who made it through--meaning that Trevin Hunte, whose elimination had seemed like an inevitability for some time now, went home in fourth place.

Kris Allen's 'Waiting For Christmas''Tis the season. "Idol" season, that is--and "Voice" season, and "Sing-Off" season. Yes, many singing-show contestants have holiday music out right now, to bring you warm tidings during those cold and lonely weeks between when "The X Factor" ends on December 20 and "American Idol" relaunches on January 16.

If you're making a list and checking it twice when shopping for the reality fan in your life, here are some suggested musical stocking-stuffers!

Last night, the top four competed on "The Voice" semifinal, and interestingly, tonight, only ONE of them will go home. Yes, contrary to previous rumors, reports, and assumptions, it seems that the Season 3 finale next week will be a showdown between three finalists, not two, and today, my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield and I have a few conspiracy theories as to why the show's format may have been tweaked at the last minute.

Matt and I also discuss our opinions of last night's four performances by Trevin Hunte, Nicholas David, Cassadee Pope, and Terry McDermott; our shared prediction regarding who's getting eliminated tonight; and more predictions about all four contestants' musical futures in general. Enjoy!

As the music world mourns the death of 43-year-old Mexican-American singing star Jenni Rivera, the popular TV singing competition on which she was a coach, "The Voice Mexico" (or "La Voz...Mexico"), will continue without her.

Jenni--who also starred in her own day-in-the-life reality show, "I Love Jenni," on the mun2 cable channel--was tragically killed in a plane crash last Sunday (while on her way to a "La Voz" taping), thus understandably delaying Sunday night's "La Voz" semifinal on the Televisa network. (Televisa aired a Jenni tribute special instead.) However, "La Voz...Mexico" will "resume with its regular transmission" this coming weekend, according to a statement by Televisa reps to The Hollywood Reporter--with no planned tweaks to the show's usual format.

James Arthur wins "The X Factor U.K." Season 9While you were catching up on all those "The X Factor USA" episodes on your DVR this past weekend (or doing other things with your time), a talented 24-year-old troubadour from Middlesbrough, England, named James Arthur, won Season 9 of "The X Factor U.K.," with 53.7 percent of the vote.

"The Voice" tore a page from "American Idol's" classic playbook this week, sending each of the final four contestants on homecoming trips filled with ticker-tape parades, family reunions, emotional visits to old stomping grounds, and heroes' welcomes. Seriously, I half-expected to hear Phillip Phillips's "Home" playing in the background at times.

But the episode also took cues from "Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas," with all 16 Team Blake members reuniting for a "White Christmas" singalong (hi, Suzanna Choffel!!!), and both of Blake's remaining contestants, Cassadee Pope and Terry McDermott, getting prime placement and closing the show. Meanwhile, poor Team Cee Lo contestants Trevin Hunte and Nicholas David were forced to sing first. Immediately I started conspiracy-theorizing, wondering if NBC execs wanted to ensure a Blake victory, so he doesn't get disgruntled and take a lengthy hiatus (like Cee Lo is soon planning to do). But then again, it's not like the producers needed to get into such shenanigans anyway: Cassadee and Terry are as close to shoo-ins as this season has.

c) Dani Shay & Taschka Turnquist 2012Dani Shay and Ali Stroker were two of my favorite contestants on "The Glee Project" Season 2, but it wasn't until they released their "One" music video this week (premiered via Grammy-nominated band fun.'s LGBTQ non-profit organization, the Ally Coalition) that I discovered they are a real-life couple. Yes, the showmance between contestants Charlie Lubeck and Aylin Bayramoglu got plenty of Season 2 screen time, but little did I know back then that Dani and Ali were quietly falling in love behind the scenes. I'm delighted for them. They seem so smitten with each other in "One," and more importantly, the video features music with a message.