The Voice Recap: Did Kelly Clarkson Make a Mistake?!

The Blind Auditions concluded on Tuesday night’s episode of The Voice, and let’s just say it was a night filled with some of the best performers of the season. 

But who garnered the final places? 

Let’s break down the five who advanced to the next stage of this long in the tooth competition series. 

Genesis Diaz – “Praying”

Kesha is a vocal powerhouse, so anyone covering her songs is generally at an immediate disadvantage. However, this 19-year-old kicked her rendition off with solid footing. 

Seriously, it was that good we could have mistaken her for Kesha if we had no idea what Kesha looked like. Adam Levine took a shine to her, and she joined his team. 

Maybe Team Adam will have a winner, after all, you guys!

Sharane Calister – “Make It Rain” 

This R&B singer burst on to the stage and immediately had chairs turning for her. She knew what she had to do to get through to the next stage, and boy, did she deliver. 

Her high vocals were complemented by her big stage presence. She was confident, solid and an all-around enthralling performer. More like this, please!

Team Alicia will be good to Sharane, but song choice will be key for her from here on out. 

Dallas Caroline –  “Always On My Mind”

On a night filled with solid performances, Dallas was out of place. The 17-year-old struggled during her Willie Nelson cover. Maybe it was nerves, but we’re sure there were better country singers out there. 

A three-chair turn is rare, and it’s difficult to see what the coaches saw in her. It’s doubtful she will make it much further into the process. 

Blake has his work cut out with this one. 

Jackie Verna – “Peter Pan” 

Jackie had a striking voice that could give anyone chills. Her performance was filled with set-pieces that will surely make it one of the most memorable auditions around. 

There were a few shaky moments, but that could be attributed to nerves. She was a vocal delight, and just like that, Team Adam has two solid singers!

Amber Sauer – “Shape of You”

Amber made everyone aware she was a fan of Kelly from the get-go, so you can only imagine her surprise when she got Kelly to turn around for her. 

The vocals were not fantastic, but there was something there that made her emerge as a likely contender to advance. The troubling thing is, Kelly has such a robust team that Amber could slip through the cracks. 

Okay, so the Blind Auditions are over!

What did you think of them?

Sound off below. 

The Voice continues Monday on NBC. 

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 8 Episode 13 Recap: Crying Shame

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is at the stage in which it’s running on fumes, and one little shred of drama can be maximized in the edit in order to ramp up the action. 

When The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 8 Episode 13 kicked off, we were at a dinner party that found all of the women at odds with each other. 

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A fight was about to break out, and then we were taken five days before the big event. No, this is not How to Get Away with Murder, but the editing certainly made it seem it was. 

We quickly found out that Lisa Rinna (Who is still a cast member, by the way!) and Teddi were having a day to themselves. They were indulging in some pedicures. 

That’s when Rinna admitted that things with Dorit were finally on the up and that they bonded over champagne flutes. We kid over that last part, but still, they’re friends!

Then Teddi felt like it was her duty to report back about Dorit and PK trashing Lisa three months before at that big dinner party. Yeah, we’re not sure why three-month-old comments were brought back up, but Teddi needs an ally. 

Rinna was quick to point out that she was done listening to all of it because she knew they had said it and she was ready to put the past behind her. 

Teddi is an accountability coach, so it made sense that she would want Dorit to take responsibility for her actions. However, bringing up drama that happened months ago seemed like a desperate attempt to hog the camera. 

Maybe Teddi is trying to be nice, but she has no idea what show this is. Everything is manipulated, and a narrative is created. Unfortunately, her edit is not coming out like an oil painting. 

Aside from that, not much else happened away from the big fight that was teased at the opening of the hour. 

When we got to that night, Teddi called up Dorit and asked if they could make their way to the event together so that they could chat about their differences. 

That did not go well, and Teddi asked Dorit to keep quiet about their fight because she didn’t want another fight to ruin another dinner party. 

Dorit was not ready to agree, and we found out the hard way that she was not ready to pull any punches when it came to the ladies being the presence of each other. 

Teddi was made to look like the bad one because she brought it all back up. But talking things out is in Teddi’s nature, so it made sense for her to act that way. 

That’s when Teddi struck at Erika because she was playing a game. 

“You pretending that it’s full amnesia right now is confusing to me,” said Teddi with a grin. 

“No, excuse me, don’t ever say I’m pretending, because I’m not pretending,” Erika barked back.

“I’m telling you the truth, I don’t remember saying that. Don’t ever say that to me again, don’t f— with me like that — you don’t want that. Don’t ever, EVER do that to me.”

Yeah, these ladies are now more fractured than ever, but how long will it be before they all makeup and realize they’ve been fighting for an absurd reason?

Hit the comments below. 

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills continues Tuesdays on Bravo. 

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Stephen Hawking, World"s Most Famous Physicist, Dead at 76

Stephen Hawking, the brilliant British theoretical physicist known and respected around the world for his incredible life story, died on Wednesday.

He was 76 years old.

Hawking overcame a debilitating disease to publish enormously popular books that delved into the mysteries of the universe.

His passing was confirmed to the press and the public by a family spokesperson and his three kids and first wife released a statement early today that reads as follows:

We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today.

He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years.

His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humor inspired people across the world.

He once said, ‘It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.’ We will miss him forever.

The cause of death is unknown at this time.

Simply put, had been widely considered the world’s greatest scientist.

But he was more than that; he was also a cosmologist, astronomer, mathematician and author of numerous books including the landmark “A Brief History of Time.”

The latter has sold more than 10 million copies across the globe.

Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurons disease at 21 years of old in 1963 and given two years to live at the time.

As this condition worsened, he eventually started to lose his ability to move, slowly being able to only communicate by using a single cheek muscle that was attached to a device which allowed him to speak.

Despite his diagnosis, however, Hawking defied every possible odd.

He continued his studies at Cambridge University and went on to merge Einstein’s theory of relativity with quantum theory in order to suggest that space and time would begin with the Big Bang and end in black holes.

“A star just went out in the cosmos,” Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist, wrote on Twitter. “We have lost an amazing human being.”

Hawking was wheelchair-bound and paralyzed.

He used a speech synthesizer that allowed him to speak in a computerized voice with an American accent.

“I try to lead as normal a life as possible, and not think about my condition, or regret the things it prevents me from doing, which are not that many,” he once wrote on his website, adding:

“I have been lucky that my condition has progressed more slowly than is often the case. But it shows that one need not lose hope.”

In 2014, Hawking’s life was adapted into the film The Theory of Everything starring Eddie Redmayne, who portrayed the physicist, and Felicity Jones, who played his ex-wife Jane.

Redmayne (below) won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work on the film.

Elsewhere in entertainment, Hawking appeared on such hit shows as The Simpsons and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Across Hollywood, stars have taken to Twitter to express their sadness over Hawking’s passing, with actor Kumail Nanjiani, for example, writing:

“RIP Stephen Hawking. Genuinely very sad to hear that. If you haven’t, read A Brief History of Time. It’ll make the world feel more amazing and beautiful and strange. It’ll also make you feel smart and stupid all at once.”

Hawking, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama, was also married twice.

He and his aforementioned first wife, Jane Wilde, were together for over 30 years before divorcing in 1995.

Hawking was later married for 11 years to Elaine Mason, one of his former nurses.

The late scientist’s three kids are named Lucy, Robert and Tim and we send them our best wishes.

May Stephen Hawking rest in peace.

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