If you want reach fans on-line definitely pay attention to things like hashtags and to what's trending at the moment. Try to connect to what's hot and to reach out to and to follow the right people. You never know who might re-tweet you and help you get some more followers.

Even if I don't have the money to take vocal lessons, I'll practice in the house by myself singing out loud.

When we were doing the cheerleading for this, I was excited about doing it because I always wanted to be a cheerleader. I always wanted to but I didn't get to because I was working.

I enjoy being happy every day, and hopefully you can hear my happiness in my music. Life is beautiful.

I guess NBC must have noticed that one of my main staples is social media. So, when they approached me for The Voice, I thought "Why not be the first one to do it?"

You have to be a strong person to be in music, especially

Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home.