Specifically, the show lost its youngest competitor, Eagleville, Tennessee high school student, Mattie Pruitt, and Baltimore's gospel crooner, Gabby Samone.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
12 May 2025
Miley Cyrus has been touting her forthcoming album Something Beautiful as her magnum opus, and the Grammy-winning crooner hasn’t shied away from flexing her talents across a wide range of sounds in the lead-up to the album’s release.
Following that, in some of the least surprising developments of the night, Chris Stapleton reprised his customary win as male vocalist of the year; Old Dominion won group of the year for the eighth year in a row; and veterans Brooks & Dunn returned to the winners’ circle as duo of the year.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Brad Arnold, the lead vocalist for 3 Doors Down, revealed this week on May 7 that he's been diagnosed with advanced stage kidney cancer.
The judges and viewers at home sent three singers, including its remaining platinum ticket winners, packing last week, revealing the Top 7 contestants who would move on to the next phase of the competition.
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Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
Afterward, fans and family members voiced concerns about the singer, questioning his health and stability.
My voice is not really the typical Broadway belter or classic voice.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
Like a Dickensian Andy Capp, Johnson is an uber-charming rogue, an everyman bluesy belter whose winking humor with a hint of the scoundrel are not entirely unlike Scott’s demeanor, though each man’s vocals, inflection and stage presence are/were clearly their own.
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Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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