Shawna P. went head-to-head with Brandon Roush in the Battle Rounds this week, performing “Piece of My Heart”. Shawna is no rookie in the music business, and her years of experience - performing with known artists like Charlie Daniels and Michael McDonald – helped give her an advantage over some of the newer artists. Shakira chose her as the winner of that Battle Round, and we spoke with Shawna afterwards to talk about the Battles...

Michelle Chamuel auditioned with Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” turning the chairs of three coaches – and, with her unique way of reaching her decision, won over the audience at the same time. She ultimately chose to join Team Usher, and though her Battle Round with Chelsea Monindroo was montaged, you can get the studio version of the song through iTunes. We spoke with her via conference call after she won the Battle Round...

Amy Whitcomb was pretty well-known in her own right before auditioning for The Voice, having been on the NBC show The Sing Off and being co-creator [with Hannah Juliano] of the a cappella group Delilah. The Florida native competed against Agina Alvarez, singing Pat Benatar’s “Heartbreaker,” securing her place on Adam’s team. Unfortunately, her performance was montaged during the episode’s airing, but we spoke with her via...

Cathia and Mary Miranda competed against each other in the Battle Rounds, moving the audience and the judges with their rendition of “Antes De Las Seis”. Though Mary Miranda ultimately won the round, Usher wasn’t about to let Cathia go after that amazing performance, so he used his last steal to pull her onto his team. We spoke with Cathia via conference call to talk about the team change. Follow her on Twitter @cathiasings. Usher...

Luke Edgemon chose Shakira as his coach during the Blind Auditions. He took on Monique Abbadie during the Battle Rounds, singing their rendition of Lady Gaga’s “You and I”. Needless to say, the audience and coaches loved their performance. Shakira chose Monique as the winner of the round, but both Blake Shelton and Usher hit their steal buttons to claim Luke for their own teams. Left with the decision, Luke opted to move to Blake...

Jeff Probst is a jack of all trades. From hosting ‘Survivor’, to his therapeutic tribal council sessions, and having his own talk show, he’s done it all! Recently, I had the honor of reading Jeff’s new book, “Stranded”, which is a children’s book about four kids stranded on an island. To read my full review of the book click here. I also had the opportunity to interview Jeff Probst, read the interview below as...