Even though it was announced that Adam Levine would be a judge again on The Voice in the fall, Carson Daly revealed on Today today that he will not be back. Instead, Blake Shelton’s girlfriend Gwen Stefani will fill his rotating red chair.
No reason was given, but he did have a disastrous season and spent the last few weeks without a contestant to mentor. That could be one reason why the judge, who has done every season until now, is leaving. Another reason is TMZ reported he just sold a house to Ellen DeGeneres, the woman who named his older daughter Dusty Rose, for $45 million. He can take some time off with all of that dough. Then again, his song Girls Like You has been on the Billboard’s Top 100 chart for a year, and he might just want to hit the road with his band. I have another theory, maybe Stefani was jealous of the Maroon 5’s singer’s bromance with her boyfriend and she did not want them being together as much anymore. Since I love gossip, that is the one I am going to go with.
Why do you think he left? Will you miss him as much Shelton will?
UPDATE: Adam Levine released a statement about leaving the show. To see what he said, then
About 8 years ago, Mark Burnett convinced us to sign up for this show where you sit in a big red chair with your back turned away from the singers on the stage. First thank you must go to Mark. ❤️ We had no idea what we were doing or where it was going. After the first day of shooting, I sat there, stunned. I said to myself “theres some magic here. Something is definitely happening.” It went on to be a life shaping experience that will be close to my heart forever. Thank you NBC for signing me up. I am truly honored to have been a part of something I’ll always cherish for the rest of my life. Thank you to every single coach I ever sat in those chairs with. That is shared experience that is singularly ours. We have that for life. Thank you to everyone who supported this long strange and amazing left turn into a place I never thought I’d go. Thank you Carson Daly for babysitting the musicians and making sure our shoes were tied and we had our lunch boxes. You are the backbone of this thing and we appreciate you more than you know. Audrey, thank you for being perhaps the most patient person in all the free world. 4 musicians all at once is a lot. Sainthood is imminent. Thank you to Paul Mirkovich and the band for their ridiculously hard work and learning more songs than maybe any band ever. 😂 Thank you to the people behind the scenes who do the real work and make this machine hum. To the amazingly talented vocalists who competed on the show and blew my mind on a daily basis. And, BLAKE FUCKIN’ SHELTON. I couldn’t hide my love for you if I tried. Seriously. I tried. Can’t do it. Our friendship is and always will be one for the books. Whatever this whole surreal experience was, Im just happy I got to experience it with you. You’re my brother for life. Kelly and John, take care of the cowboy and I’m sure I’ll be back to say hi very very soon. So much love to you both. And lastly, to all of the loyal voice fans, there’s literally no show without you guys. For me, it was time to move on. Your support has meant EVERYTHING. And Lastly, I’d like to thank my manager Jordan for convincing me to take that meeting. 😊 What an amazing ride. Thank you all so much. ❤️ Adam
