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 click here!
Ever since season one of The Voice, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton have had a very special bromance. Since then Shelton got divorced and started dating Gwen Stefani, while Levine got married to Behati Prinsloo and had two daughters. Through all of that, their bromance remained strong. Maybe too strong? Because look at the way the Maroon 5 singer is looking at his Honey Bee. Girls like you and me are loving it. Girls like the No Doubt singer and the model are not. Unless they are like me and like seeing two men go at it!
I like Maroon 5 and their songs, but I hated their Super Bowl half time performance. It is not their fault as much as they never should have been considered for it. They are just not the right band for that atmosphere. They need musicians who can get the people in nosebleed seats dancing. Bands like Rolling Stones and Bon Jovi or people who put on a spectacular show like Beyonce, Janet Jackson, P!nk and Bruno Mars. Maroon 5 is neither of those and that is not a bad thing. Thus why they were ripped a new one by almost everyone.
After the show, Adam Levine addressed being part of the show. He wrote, “When we accepted the responsibility to perform at the SBHTS, I took out my pen and just wrote. Some of the words that came to me in that moment eventually made their way onto the incredible lanterns that flew high and low tonight. We thank the universe for this historic opportunity to play on the world’s biggest stage. We thank our fans for making our dreams possible. And we thank our critics for always pushing us to do better. One Love. ❤️ And the list of words is…
“Forgive, Laugh, Cry, Smile, Share, Live, Endure, Embrace, Remember, Enlighten, Preserve, Inspire, Sweat, Fight, Express, Give, Receive, Elevate, Climb, Unify, Fortify, Soften, Dance, Scream, Dream, Educate, Provide, Inhale, Exhale, Persevere, Stand, Kneel, Overcome, Love and Listen.”
Thankfully, he is trying to make the experience as positive as possible. I mean, it is the greatest gig an American singer can get. We can never take that away from him or the band. It takes big balls to do that show, and People’s Sexiest Man Alive has them.
On a positive note, I really loved the pyrotechnics and the light show. See I can something nice.
John Legend made women’s ovaries swoon when he sang Stinky Booty to his daughter Luna for Pampers. Well, she is growing out of them and now his son Miles is spending 24 hours in them. Therefore, the proud pop changed up the tune and brought in some friends to make it even better. One of those friends is Adam Levine and too bad he did not sing that at the Super Bowl half time show. I think we would have liked him better if he did.
On Sunday, Maroon 5 is going to take the Super Bowl half time stage. In honor of the occasion, Anthem Lights recorded a medley of the band’s greatest hits.
As much as I love it and have had the song on repeat for the last hour, it proves to me why Adam Levine should not be doing the coveted spot. They are a chick band. Girls love them, men not as much. The Super Bowl is a man’s thing and they want more macho music. Why Bon Jovi has never done it is beyond me. They could bring the crowd to their feet like the deciding play in the final seconds of a the game.
Bands like Maroon 5 and Coldplay are just not going to do that. Then again, they can surprise us like Bruno Mars did. However, Levine says he has moves like Jagger, but, let’s be honest, he doesn’t have them.
Having said of all this I do like the band. I just think you have to know your audience and this is not their audience. You need a band that can blow the roof of an arena. They cannot do that. How do you feel about Maroon 5 landing the biggest gig of the year?
Back to Anthem Lights, want to see what songs are part of the medley, then click here!
