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Sep 16 2011 09:47 AM ET

'The Voice' winner Javier Colon to guest as Ray Charles on 'The Playboy Club'

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Javier Colon‘s unique sound helped propel him to win the first season of The Voice, but now the singer will have to channel one of the most iconic voices of all-time: Ray Charles. NBC confirmed to EW that Colon will portray Ray Charles in an upcoming episode of The Playboy Club, in which he’ll sing “Let the Good Times Roll.”

But, Colon isn’t the only star stepping back in time — to the ’60s, to be precise — to portray a legend. Colbie Caillat will appear on the show as Lesley Gore, and will sing her classic “It’s My Party,” while Raphael Saadiq will portray Sam Cooke and croon “We’re Having a Party.” Perhaps taking a cue from American Dreams, The Playboy Club will continue to cast popular singers to play icons and perform on the show. (Billboard reports NBC is currently looking to cast singers to appear as James Brown, Roy Orbison, and possibly Frank Sinatra.)

The Playboy Club premieres on NBC on Monday, Sept. 19, at 10 p.m.

Read more:
‘The Voice’ finale recap
Colbie Caillat is first ‘Playboy Club’ celebrity guest star — EXCLUSIVE
NBC’s groovy bunny-stuffed ‘Playboy Club’ art — EXCLUSIVE PHOTO

Aug 1 2011 12:34 PM ET

Here's when NBC's 'The Voice' returns

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So NBC has previously said an episode of The Voice will follow its presentation of the Super Bowl — but didn’t say when the show will actually premiere. (In other words: Will try to launch at the same time as Fox’s American Idol, which generally starts in mid-January?).

Well, now we know: The Voice will premiere after the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, 2012, announced NBC’s programming chief Robert Greenblatt at critics press tour in Beverly Hills. The Voice will then have a two-hour episode the next night leading into the season premiere of the musical drama Smash.

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Jul 27 2011 03:54 PM ET

'The Voice' tour begins tonight! EW catches up with the contestants at rehearsals -- VIDEO

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The live tour featuring the Top 8 contestants from NBC’s The Voice (but not the superstar coaches!) launches tonight at Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheatre. So, in preparation for the six-city tour, EW caught up with the folks hitting the road — that’d be Beverly McClellan, Frenchie Davis, Dia Frampton, Xenia, Nakia, Vicci Martinez, Casey Weston, and winner Javier Colon — yesterday as they had a little time between rehearsals.

Here’s what scoop we could glean from them about the tour — and as a bonus, below, you’ll find a little video of the eight belters rehearsing the “Faith”/”Freedom” (George Michael extravaganza!) opening to show, along with Nakia going solo with Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You”:

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Jul 1 2011 12:01 AM ET

InsideTV Podcast: Which 'Big Brother' players are coming back to play again? Plus: Was Dia robbed on 'The Voice'?

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Our favorite guilty pleasure of summer is almost upon us! Big Brother just unveiled its eight new houseguests, but the big news was the revelation that former dynamic duos will be returning to play in the game as well. Could we be seeing more of Jeff & Jordan? Dr. Will and Mike Boogie? Evel Dick and daughter Daniele? Or — gulp! — Brendon and Rachel? Jessica Shaw and Lynette Rice join me in ranking which duos we’d like to see and which we hope to never see again. We also relive the hilariously inane twists of past Big Brother seasons (The X-Factor! Summer of Secrets! Project DNA: Do Not Assume!), and give our first impressions of the new cast. It’s a must listen for all Big Brother fans. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 30 2011 02:30 PM ET

'Voice' coaches on board for season 2

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They’ll be back! NBC announced today that Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Cee-Lo Green will return for a second season of The Voice. The quartet wrapped their first season on Wednesday, when Javier Colon was officially named “The Voice.” He scored a recording contract with Universal Republic, a $100,000 cash prize, and a key spot on the summer Voice tour that kicks off July 27 in Los Angeles.

“Our fantastic coaches were integral to the tremendous success of The Voice this year and we are thrilled that they are all returning,” said Paul Telegdy, NBC’s head of alternative programming, in a statement.  “We look forward to building season two and making The Voice an even greater experience for fans.”

Season 2 of the show is expected to bow in the winter.

Wednesday’s finale was watched by 10.8 million viewers and received a 3.5 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. It ranked as NBC’s best non-sports performance in this slot in years. (Plus, it was up 6 percent from last week’s season low.

For more:

‘Voice’ champ: ‘I thought it was going to Dia’
‘Voice’ runner-up on the winner: ‘A saint’

Jun 30 2011 12:11 PM ET

'The Voice' ends on average note, 'Love in the Wild' debuts tame

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NBC’s first season finale for The Voice ended on a relatively modest note Wednesday night, while new reality show Love in the Wild got off to a tame start.

Airing earlier than usual at 8 p.m. for the second and final week, The Voice — which saw contestant Javier Colon crowned winner — was heard by 10.8 million viewers and received a 3.5 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. That’s easily enough to win the hour and to rank as NBC’s best non-sports performance in this slot in years. (Plus, it was up 6 percent from last week’s season low.) But it’s down from The Voice average and softer than one would expect for the hit show’s last results show. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 30 2011 01:30 AM ET

'The Voice' runner-up on the winner: 'A saint'

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Dia Frampton may not have won The Voice but one thing’s for sure: Wednesday’s runner-up probably won’t be recording any more records with the sound of a dishwasher in the background anytime soon.

The last album she recorded was in her mom’s house in 2010 with her sister Meg. “You can hear the dishwasher in some of the songs because she refused to stop her life for our record,” the 23-year-old recalled to reporters after the show. “But she was adorable.” READ FULL STORY »

Jun 30 2011 12:56 AM ET

'The Voice' finale: What you didn't see on TV

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Minutes after I arrived at Wednesday’s finale of The Voice, it was clear the experience would contain something Tuesday’s penultimate episode lacked— a whole lot of heart.

“We love each other a lot!” Vicci Martinez shouted a minute before the cameras rolled to The Voice’s big reveal, as the final four contestants stood in huddle formation while awaiting their collective fates. Carson Daly then shoved his much-louder mic in her face to allow her to proclaim”We love the f— out of each other!” to the very excited crowd gathered at  Stage 16 on Warner Bros.’s Burbank lot. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 30 2011 12:41 AM ET

'The Voice' winner: 'I thought it was going to Dia'

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It’s a good thing Javier Colon won the inaugural season of NBC’s The Voice. Had it not been for the show, he would’ve moved onto Plan B — teaching music to kids.

“Before I came out to do this audition in January, I had been rejected from yet another record label that I really thought [I was] gonna get,” Colon told reporters after the show. “It was over.” As the story often goes, the label passed. Since his two previous records in 2003 and 2006 failed to take off, The Voice was Colon’s last-ditch effort to have a music career.  He didn’t even want to audition, but his brother talked him into it. “I thought, I can’t just keep living on a dream and expecting that things are going to work out because it’s not just my wife and I anymore.” READ FULL STORY »

Jun 29 2011 12:18 PM ET

'Voice' fans give NBC a Tuesday win

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Anticipation for tonight’s first season finale of The Voice gave NBC a win on Tuesday. The singing competition earned a 4.3 rating/12 share in adults 18-49 and ruled the night in the demo and viewers (12.5 million), according to early results. The Voice, in fact, dominated most of the key demographics, like kids, men and women 35-54 (6.7/15).

America’s Got Talent posted a 3.2/10 and averaged 12 million. Overall, NBC averaged a 3.9/12 in adults and 12.3 million viewers.

Other highlights from Tuesday: ABC’s Wipeout posted a 1.8/6 and 5.5 million viewers while 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show earned a 1.8/5 and 5.3 million. Combat Hospital earned a 1.1/3, down 8 percent from last week’s premiere, and 4.6 million eyeballs. (What is that show again? You watching?)

CBS aired repeats. Fox aired an original MasterChef (1.7/6, 4.2 million).

Read more:
‘The Voice’ recap: And Then There Were Two
‘The Voice’: What you didn’t see on TV

        

Jun 29 2011 01:57 AM ET

'The Voice': What you didn't see on TV

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Right before the start of Tuesday’s penultimate episode of The Voice, Adam Levine summed up the vibe of the amped-up crowd when he enthusiastically shouted  “Let’s get drunk!” The hundreds and hundreds of Californians (not to mention a British couple who happened to sit by me and a bunch of Montana teens) who packed the 7th circle of Hell  a very hot Studio 16 on the Warner Bros. lot seemed thrilled to see their idols perform live, and I’m not just talking about the ones in the red swivel chairs. Javier Colon, Dia Frampton,Vicci Martinez, and Beverly McClellan have already become downloaded stars in their own right, and the fact the finalists would be singing with their coaches made the whole thing a lot more fun to witness for pretty much everyone except Christina Aguilera. But more on her later. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 28 2011 11:48 PM ET

Official: 'The Voice' finalists will tour

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NBC — excuse me, Sprint – made it official today: The final eight contestants from The Voice will hit the road for Sprint presents The Voice Live On Tour. The Live Nation-promoted tour will begin July 27 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, with stops in Las Vegas, New York, Chicago, Boston and Wallingford.

The tour was announced during Tuesday’s live show. It will feature performances from the show’s eight finalists — Beverly McClellan, Frenchie Davis, Dia Frampton, Xenia, Nakia, Vicci Martinez, Casey Weston and Javier Colon.

Coach Adam Levine let the cat out of the bag earlier this week with a Tweet indicating a tour was in the works. The Voice finale is on Wednesday.

Jun 27 2011 07:19 PM ET

'The Voice' is going on tour!

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It looks like NBC’s The Voice is about to (wisely) steal a page from American Idol by sending its contestants on tour. Nothing’s announced yet, but coach Adam Levine sent out this tweet: “@Javstwtr [i.e. Javier Colon] and @casey_weston are hitting the road in July for #TheVoice Live On Tour. Go check them out. You can thank me later.”

The Voice ends its first season run on Wednesday. Developing…

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