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'The Voice' Live Round Recap: The Top 10 Perform

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:22 +0000

On tonight's (May 20) live rounds of Season 4 of 'The Voice,' the Top 10 performed for America's votes, singing tunes selected by their coaches, who no longer have any say in who stays and who goes. Although if they choose the wrong song, they could be the indirect force which sends their contestants home. Here's how things shook out.

Shakira Confirms That She's Leaving 'The Voice'

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:05 +0000

With Christina Aguilera set to reclaim her spinning chair on 'The Voice,' current female judge Shakira and her truthful hips are planning an exit, saying the constant travel is wearing out her newborn baby.

'The Voice' Live Show Recap: The Top 12 Perform

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:35:39 +0000

On tonight’s (May 13) live edition of ‘The Voice,’ the Top 12 performed for America’s votes. There are no more coach’s saves. It’s all up to the voting viewers. The show tapes in L.A., which is in the grip of a heat wave that knocked out the air conditioning at the studio. So the coaches [...]

Christina Aguilera Will Return to 'The Voice' Season 5

Jessica Sager — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:27:09 +0000

Christina Aguilera took a break from 'The Voice' season 4 to focus on other things, though promoting 'Lotus' wasn't one of them. In any case, the diva will be back in her big red chair for season 5 of the NBC hit this fall -- for a price.

'The Voice' Playoff Round Recap: Top 12 of Season 4 Revealed

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:25:28 +0000

On the third episode of ‘The Voice‘ this week (May 8), the Top 12 of Season 4 was revealed. Two members of each of the four teams were saved by America and its votes. Then the corresponding coach had to chose between the bottom two, sending one member home. Each coach will have three members [...]

'The Voice' Live Playoffs Recap: Team Adam Levine + Team Usher Perform for Your Votes

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:41:38 +0000

On tonight's (May 6) episode of 'The Voice,' only the members of Team Adam Levine and Team Usher performed for the first of the Playoff Rounds. No saves. No steals. It's up to America to choose who stays and who goes for two contestants of the four contestants, while the coach gets to pick the third, meaning one person from each team gets sent home, shrinking the individual teams from four to three. That means the total Top 12 will be revealed soon.

Here's how Team A. Lev and Team Usher Raymond did tonight.

Which Coaches Will Appear on Season 5 of 'The Voice?'

Jessica Sager — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:00:34 +0000

When Shakira and Usher first joined the judging panel, filling the big shoes and big red chairs of Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green, it was because Aguilera and Green were going on tour and working on their own projects. But are Aguilera and Green actually coming back this fall?

Maybe not!

'The Voice' Knockout Round Recap: Team Adam Levine + Team Shakira Cut Their Teams in Half

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:48:24 +0000

The blind auditions and battle rounds are behind us on Season 4 of 'The Voice' and we're now entering a new phase: the knockout rounds. TKO time, baby! Each coach has eight contestants and they will go up against each other, as the coaches chose the pairings while the contestants pick the song, so at least they get some input. At the end of the knockout phase, only four contestants will remain on each team.

Christina Aguilera Is Ready For 'The Voice' and She Looks Great

Mark Richards — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:39:32 +0000

Christina Aguilera showed up for the Season 4 premiere of ‘The Voice,’ she looks fantastic! You can’t help but wonder, is she finally wearing things that fit her newly-voluptuous body, or did she shed some pounds? According to Starcrush; Turns out it’s a glorious combination of both, which you can see from her bangin’ bod [...]

'The Voice' Battle Round Recap: Steals Galore As Ryan Innes, Luke Edgemon + More Advance

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:57:04 +0000

On tonight’s (April 22) Battle Round episode of ‘The Voice,’ the teams cannibalized themselves and each other, so to speak. As is customary, the coaches had to send singers up against one another and there were several steals. Find out how things shook out. TEAM ADAM LEVINE: Midas Whale vs. Patrick Dodd: The cleverly named [...]

'The Voice' Battle Round: Garrett Gardner + J-Sun Give a Rock-Soul Sermon With 'How You Like Me Now?'

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:41:02 +0000

On tonight's (April 15) battle round episode of 'The Voice,' rocker Garrett Gardner was pitted against soul singer J-Sun for Team Shakira's first vocal bout of the night. Actually, it was her first battle round ever, since this is her first season. The twosome turned in an alternatively rock and soul version of the Heavy's 'How You Like Me Now?' It was a hard decision for Shakira, who went back and forth, espousing the virtues of both.

'The Voice' Recap: Coaches Fill Their Teams, Prepare for Battle Rounds

Gina Vespa — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:20:44 +0000

Tonight’s episode of ‘The Voice’ (April 9) brought the final round of blind auditions, and coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher filled the empty spots on their respective teams.

'The Voice' Blind Auditions Recap: The Coaches Continue to Fill Few Remaining Team Slots

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:32:06 +0000

On tonight's (April 8) blind audition episode of 'The Voice' -- the fifth of Season 4 -- the coaches continued to fill their teams. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Usher and Shakira are almost at capacity and we'l

'The Voice' Blind Auditions — Coaches Continue to Fill Their Teams

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:06:05 +0000

The second week of blind auditions on ‘The Voice’ — where the coaches flip their chairs around (or not) after listening to contestants sing — kicked off Monday night. The coaches continued to fill their teams with singers, and they also battle each other to win the, uh, affection of the competitors. Here’s how the [...]

Shawn Smith of the Band Showtime Auditions for NBC's "The Voice" [VIDEO]

Keeler in the Morning — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:34:48 +0000

A local musician has made it through the first round of auditions at NBC’s The Voice. Shawn Smith, otherwise known as ‘Big Sexy,’ will continue to round two of the audition process this Thursday. If he gets through Thursday’s try out, he’ll be added to the show, which starts in June. Shawn was in the [...]

Usher + Shakira Talk 'The Voice' in New Promo Clips

Alexandra Capotorto — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:15:01 +0000

If you're like us here at PopCrush, then you're counting down the days to the March premiere of Season 4 of 'The Voice.' And these new promos that fell into our laps are making us excited -- not like we have it marked in red on our calendars or anything.

'The Voice' Pays Tribute to Connecticut Shooting Victims With 'Hallelujah'

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:10:42 +0000

Last night's (Dec. 17) episode of 'The Voice' opened with each coach and many of the contestants from Season 3 singing 'Hallelujah' while holding cards with the names and ages of the students whose lives were tragically cut short last week during the shooting rampage which took place in Newtown, Ct. Most of the victims were single-digit in age, makin

'The Voice' Recap: Top 3 Artists Revealed

Gina Vespa — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:36:08 +0000

It’s been an exciting season of ‘The Voice’ so far, to say the very least. Tonight’s episode (Dec. 11) was both surprising and bittersweet, as one contestant was sent home while the other three remain. Although Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera no longer have any singers left on the show, they are still passionately involved [...]

'The Voice' Recap: The Final 4 Contestants Vie For the Prize

Alexandra Capotorto — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:38:53 +0000

Welcome to the semi-finals, 'Voice' fans! We're getting down to the wire here, and with only four contestants left, it means there are only four more opportunities for Christina Aguilera to wig shopping. She has to do something with her time now that she has no team members left. Oh, and Adam Levine is in the same boat.

'The Voice' Recap: Christina Aguilera Is "Eliminated," The Remaining Six Sing Two Songs

Alexandra Capotorto — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:15:36 +0000

'The Voice' has been narrowed down to just six competitors, and coach Christina Aguilera has been "eliminated." No, don't you worry your pretty little heads, Aguilera herself is still sitting pretty -- albeit, with a really bad wig on tonight -- in her red chair, she just doesn't have any team members competing on the show anymore!