Last week, my “The Day After” cohost Jeffery Austin prioritized Thanksgiving family activities and completely flaked on me. But after I sufficiently shame him this week and threaten to replace him with Mary Sarah, all is forgiven and we get to talking about all the stuff that truly matters: recently deceased celebrity cats, the Pussycat Dolls reunion, AGT scandals, Van Halen vs. Billie Eilish, Bret Michaels, Bauhaus, Beychella, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, Sam Smith, The Masked Singer… and, oh yeah, The Voice.

Special thanks to our Season 6 American Idol pals (and recent The Big Stage musical guests!) Blake Lewis and Brandon Rogers for our funky theme song. And, if you prefer the written word, check out my Voice, Drag Race, Amercian Idol, Songland, and  Masked Singer articles on Yahoo Entertainment here.