“Voice” Contestant Meghan Linsey Explains Why She Left Country for Soul
Country fans remember MEGHAN LINSEY as the cute blonde in STEEL MAGNOLIA, the duo she was in with ex-boyfriend Joshua Scott Jones. But people who watch “The Voice” are also experiencing her as a SOUL singer, which is actually where she started out.
She tells “Billboard”, quote, “I grew up in New Orleans, and soul music is my favorite thing to sing. As I go on [“The Voice”] and am in the studio making new music, I really am trying to get back to my roots.
“It’s a good time for me to explore more of that soul side of what I do.”
Meghan knows that some people think it’s unfair for a veteran like her to be on “The Voice”. To that she says, quote, “I’ve heard a comment or two that are like, ‘Oh, she had her shot’ or ‘Her career is over.’
“I’m 29, and I’ve worked so hard and don’t believe in giving up on a dream. I’m grateful that ‘The Voice’ does allow people who’ve had careers to come on the show like this and reintroduce themselves, giving an opportunity for a second chance.”
Luke Bryan is Leaving His Spring Break Run of Concerts with Great Feelings and Great Vibes
LUKE BRYAN’s final spring break-themed concerts are tomorrow and Thursday in Panama City Beach, Florida. He has mixed feelings about it ending, and yet, he knew the time had come to wrap it up.
He says, quote, “I’ve jokingly said, ‘Hey, I’ve figured out a way to be a spring breaker through my 30s and I probably shouldn’t push that luck.’ All good things must come to an end. We’ll leave it on top.
“Leave it with great feelings and great vibes. We’ve all had such a great time through the years doing it. It just felt like it was time to move on from it.”
BLAKE SHELTON joined MIRANDA LAMBERT at her concert on Friday in Oklahoma City. They performed his hit “God Gave Me You”.
TRACE ADKINS has scored another acting gig. He’ll be playing the leader of a military veteran therapy group on NBC’s “The Night Shift”. The episode will air in early May. (The Wrap)
WILL HOGE posted the dates of the first leg of his “Small Town Dreams” tour on Twitter. It’ll kick off April 10th in Tallahassee, Florida and run through June 7th in Uncasville, Connecticut.