Hsamid Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 9 hours ago, QueenCami said: :0 i think the r&b guys are the strongest set of contestants on the show probably so thatโs an impressive claim. also always appreciate a Patrique reference !! Yeah, I mean, the competition is tough. Off the top of my head Cam Anthony is up there and Shawn Sounds would be too if not for the cross battle round lol. ย It also helps that Asher's season has 4 prelive rounds rather than 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaKD Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, indii said: I'm honestly not convinced Asher has 0% chance of winning. At the end of the day, as much as he is definitely not minivan bait, talent-wise he is so leaps & bounds above the rest of the competition that it's pretty much undeniable. Especially in a season where I can't really point to one definitive frontrunner, I could see Asher coming out on top. Being on Team Reba helps him a whole lot, too. His PO YT has the most views, even surpassing the sneak peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indii Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 51 minutes ago, AngelaKD said: His PO YT has the most views, even surpassing the sneak peak. He's leading everyone by a lot in practically every metric on every social media platform. That's unequivocally winner candidate stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, AngelaKD said: His PO YT has the most views, even surpassing the sneak peak. On Facebook, as well, he's passed Serenity. ย But he's already passed up Bryan, Nathan, and Tae from last week, and he's about to pass Zoe.ย I doubt that he's going to pass Karen or Madison, though. ย I could see him not exactly winning (unless his song choices areย reallyย good), but heย couldย come in second behind Karen or Madison.ย Or third behind both. Edited May 1 by Rodney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCami Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, Hsamid said: Yeah, I mean, the competition is tough. Off the top of my head Cam Anthony is up there and Shawn Sounds would be too if not for the cross battle round lol. ย It also helps that Asher's season has 4 prelive rounds rather than 3. meant that compared to other genre gender groupings r&b men r consistently extremely strong if u throw out a few 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, Hsamid said: Yeah, I mean, the competition is tough. Off the top of my head Cam Anthony is up there and Shawn Sounds would be too if not for the cross battle round lol. ย It also helps that Asher's season has 4 prelive rounds rather than 3. Is Asher really R&B, though?ย He's done pop songs predominantly.ย I think that he's more pop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indii Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) On 4/30/2024 at 10:05 PM, Rodney said: On Facebook, as well, he's passed Serenity. ย But he's already passed up Bryan, Nathan, and Tae from last week, and he's about to pass Zoe.ย I doubt that he's going to pass Karen or Madison, though. ย I could see him not exactly winning (unless his song choices areย reallyย good), but heย couldย come in second behind Karen or Madison.ย Or third behind both. I don't really see it with Madison unfortunately (I'd love to be wrong) I think the biggest winner candidates this season are Karen, Asher, Bryan & Josh. If you made me guess who wins at this current moment I'd say Karen but it's just going to come down to who gives the best performances & gets the best songs in the next few weeks, nobody's established themselves as leading the pack just yet. I think there's an outside chance for Madison as well as Nathan/Tae but it'll have to take some serious NBC pimping & a big performance at the right time. Edited May 4 by indii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indii Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 minute ago, Rodney said: Is Asher really R&B, though?ย He's done pop songs predominantly.ย I think that he's more pop. He is more pop leaning & I think it bodes well for him. Most of the songs he's gotten are very accessible to the general audience. The more they give him these textbook singing show pop ballads the better his chances will be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Is the same Josh Sanders who was on AI in 2015? ย ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 17 minutes ago, Wim said: Is the same Josh Sanders who was on AI in 2015? ย Wow!ย Looks like him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicBuff101 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) Asher had definitely made himself a finale contender after that performance, but iโm still not convinced that minivanโs biases arenโt going to cloud their judgement. This is also a pretty stacked T12 (even Chanceโs team), so there are options for them. ย That being said, he has a strong narrative for winning and being on Rebaโs team helps. ย Also, why is Josh not doing better on FB? I would imagine heโd be crushing it on there, but it looks like heโs just doing okay. Edited May 1 by MusicBuff101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWalker1 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 30 minutes ago, MusicBuff101 said: Asher had definitely made himself a finale contender after that performance, but iโm still not convinced that minivanโs biases arenโt going to cloud their judgement. This is also a pretty stacked T12 (even Chanceโs team), so there are options for them. ย That being said, he has a strong narrative for winning and being on Rebaโs team helps. ย Also, why is Josh not doing better on FB? I would imagine heโd be crushing it on there, but it looks like heโs just doing okay. his song choices are holding him back - all he needs is an iconic country song (whether uptempo or ballad) and it'll likely change things 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTV Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, Wim said: Is the same Josh Sanders who was on AI in 2015? ย ย s11 and s14 https://idolchatteryd.com/meet-josh-sanders-of-the-voice-season-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo527 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) If i had to make a prediction right now for the finale, it would be (no particular order):ย ย - Bryanย - Asherย - Joshย - Nathanย - One of Karen/Madisonย ย I feel like they are gonna push for a John vs Reba narrative here. John is the veteran, who is looking after several seasons to finally have his second win, and Reba is Blake's replacement, at least for now, so the producers probably want to let it clear that she also can win, after getting so close to the victory last season. And all of these guys seem to be pretty solid candidates for the win, they have showed to have audience appeal based on Facebook. With that said, they probably want for the new coaches to at least have a finalist, and Karen and Madison both have showed to have audience appeal as well. But i don't see any possible scenery where the duo can have two finalists, i just can't see it. So, the one with the better song choices will take the spot left for the finale.ย ย There is always the chance that Chance (lol) can have a finalist with either Maddi or Serenity. Maddi is his best vocalist and with the right song choices, maybe she can take down one of the guys for a spot in the finale, but it's not gonna be easy for her, she is gonna need to be perfect. Serenity is young, which is an advantage, but she needs to show that she is gonna be able to handle the pressure of live shows, and unfortunately, there is nothing to convince me that she is gonna be able to do that. ย Tae is great but it's hard to know his actual appeal on Facebook, considering that he was the leak. But so far i feel like the country audience is leaning more towards Josh and Karen, he is probably gonna be left behind, but who knows.ย ย L. and Zoe seems to have some appeal but i don't think neither of them is popular enough to have any chance of even making it to the finale. The guys seem to be way more popular than them. And it seems like some people would have preferred Mafe and Jackie on their places. ย Poor Nรกdege, she is 100% losing next week. She has zero audience appeal, Minivan just can't stand her.ย ย Edited May 1 by Gustavo527 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indii Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 42 minutes ago, RTV said: s11 and s14 https://idolchatteryd.com/meet-josh-sanders-of-the-voice-season-25 So if Josh wins this season, AI11 will have featured 4 different singing competition winners (Phillip Phillips, Caleb Johnson, Candice Glover, & Josh?) ย Would also be the 2nd season in a row where someone from AI14 wins the show (Huntley was also on AI14) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmon Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I'm sorry but I'm still not over Anya being robbed. She slayed "All Too Well"ย 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaKD Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 10 hours ago, Wim said: Is the same Josh Sanders who was on AI in 2015? ย ย Lordy, was this in his hobo phase? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someone648 Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 20 minutes ago, AngelaKD said: Lordy, was this in his hobo phase? Let he who did not grow out his hair at least once in his mid-20โs cast the first stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD25 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Twitter PO Performance Rankings Serenity Arce, 83 retweets, 317 likes (LEAK) Madison Curbelo, 73 retweets, 408 likes Asher HaVon, 65 retweets, 291 likes Bryan Olesen, 64 retweets, 396 likes Karen Waldrup, 59 retweets, 279 likes Zoe Levert, 58 retweets, 288 likes Nathan Chester, 55 retweets, 286 likes Maddi Jane, 50 retweets, 259 likes L Rodgers, 40 retweets, 214 likes Josh Sanders, 35 retweets, 210 likes Tae Lewis, 31 retweets, 155 likes (LEAK) Nadege, 28 retweets, 174 likes ย UPDATED FB PO Performance Rankings Karen Waldrup, 16.6K likes Madison Curbelo, 14.3K likes Nathan Chester, 13.4K likes Asher HaVon, 12.3K likes Bryan Olesen, 10.1K likes Zoe Levert, 9.5K likes Josh Sanders, 5.7K Serenity Arce, 4.7K likes (LEAK) Maddi Jane, 4.6K likes L Rodgers, 3.9K likes Tae Lewis, 3.4K likes (LEAK)ย Nadege, 1.6K likes 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD25 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) Also, I'm glad the Top 9 theme will be hometown dedications! What would be some good song choices for each artist? Each artist and their hometown city(according to wikipedia) is posted below ย Tae, Goldsboro NC Nadege, Wellington FL Josh, Kannapolis NC Nathan, Chicago IL Maddi, Chicago IL Karen, Mandeville LA Bryan, Lincoln NE Asher, Selma AL Madison, Westfield MA Zoe, New Orleans LA Serenity, Jupiter FL L, Baltimore MD Edited May 1 by AD25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorWax Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 For the projected Finale contenders, what type of performance would you guys think they need to really break out as a frontrunner?ย ย For Karen, Iโm not sure what else she can do besides stick to the ballads sheโs been doing for the past two rounds. She has the vocals for sure, but she might need a little extra help from production to really make a โmomentโ happen. Maybe a closing spot in the Semis with a recognizable ballad and some gorgeous staging / styling a la Morgan Mylesโ ARUTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCami Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 finally listened to playoffs 2. everyone was solid - great, i donโt think we reached the highs of last week - RLETTO: he surprised me, this performance was good - Serenity: vocally, no issues - Nadege: really stunningย - Kyle: this song choice suited him so well - Maddi: solid, but nothing more โ it felt static throughout - Justin & Jeremy: their best performance so far, harmonies were perfect, plus some nice dynamics - Josh: strong as usual - L: fine, but the performance started at a 7 and stayed there the whole time. wanted an arc - Asher: vocally solid but left me wanting more; i think he could have gone for a few easier notes to have the breath to go for one big climactic note - Jackie: the standout of the night for me; she exudes joy when she sings and she sounded stellar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCami Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 cant find the ranking thread so ย Actively Enjoyed Jackie Romeo Nadege Justin & Jeremy Solid, no issuesย Josh RLETTO ย I wanted more Asher Maddi Kyle Serenity L. ย 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorWax Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 8 minutes ago, FloorWax said: For the projected Finale contenders, what type of performance would you guys think they need to really break out as a frontrunner?ย ย For Karen, Iโm not sure what else she can do besides stick to the ballads sheโs been doing for the past two rounds. She has the vocals for sure, but she might need a little extra help from production to really make a โmomentโ happen. Maybe a closing spot in the Semis with a recognizable ballad and some gorgeous staging / styling a la Morgan Mylesโ ARUTW. ย For Madison, I think the sweet, easy-breezy vibe suits her to a T, and she could really capitalize on that. Maybe something like Coldplayโs โYellowโ or other songs in that vein. Her Playoff proves that she can also do emotional ballads when she needs to, and she comes off authentic when doing so. My gut says sheโll come in around third place but a win definitely isnโt out of the question. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaKD Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, AD25 said: Also, I'm glad the Top 9 theme will be hometown dedications! What would be some good song choices for each artist? Each artist and their hometown city(according to wikipedia) is posted below ย Tae, Goldsboro NC Nadege, Wellington FL Josh, Kannapolis NC Nathan, Chicago IL Maddi, Chicago IL Karen, Mandeville LA Bryan, Lincoln NE Asher, Selma AL Madison, Westfield MA Zoe, New Orleans LA Serenity, Jupiter FL L, Baltimore MD I donโt think hometown dedications are literally about the physical place. Theyโre more about dedicating a song to someone or something that was fundamental in the artistโs development. ย ETA: OTOH, hearing L sing โGood Morning, Baltimoreโ from Hairspray would be a kick! Edited May 1 by AngelaKD 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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