C. Perkins competed against Kris Thomas with the song “It Will Rain” by Bruno Mars. Though Shakira ended up selecting Kris Thomas as the winner, Usher saw the talent in C. Perkins and stole him for his team – but, being Usher, he sure made C. Perkins sweat it out a bit first! After the battle round, we caught up with the New Orleans native via conference call to talk about the steal, the battle, and his first Twitter trend. Follow...

Nia joined this season of ‘The Real World’ during episode four, after cast-mate Joi left. She’s full of life, and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, or cause a little chaos! Read our interview with Nia below, and be sure to follow her on Twitter. What was the first thing you did after finding out you’d be joining ‘The Real World: Portland’? “I was actually at work. I was a concierge at Mandarin...

The Projecting Change Film Festival starts on Wednesday, so what better way to kickstart PCFF by interviewing the executive director and curator of the event! Tell me about PCFF. Katie: Projecting Change is a documentary film festival that was started six years ago by Brady Dahmer and Lindsay Nahmiache as a way to really focus on environmental and social issues in documentaries. What it’s turned into in the last few years is a way to...

Warren Stone, firefighter and country singer out of South Carolina, competed against Michael Austin in the Battle Rounds competition last week. Viewers and judges alike had a great time watching Warren and Michael perform “My Kinda Party” – and it was certainly a tough decision for Adam. In the end, Adam went with Warren because of his unique voice, and we spoke with him about that via conference call. Check out our interview below,...

Nevada-born, alternative/pop artist Audrey Karrasch competed against Jamila Thompson in the Battle Rounds last week. Though their Battle Round was montaged, we did get to see that Audrey Karrasch pulled through. We spoke with her in a conference call to talk about her thoughts on being montaged and future competitions. Read the interview below, and follow her on Twitter @audreykarrasch. We didn’t get to see a lot of your battle. Can...

Josiah Hawley and Jeff Lewis competed against each other in the Batttle Rounds on Tuesday. Though the judges weren’t too impressed with their rendition of “Roxanne,” Josiah won the round and is moving on in the competition. We spoke with Josiah via conference call to ask him some questions about working with Usher, his thoughts on the Battle Rounds, and moving forward. Follow him on Twitter @josiahhawley.  With Usher as your mentor,...