Today, NBC announced that The Voice is going to be back for season 29 at the beginning of 2026, who will be coaching, and the changes they are making to make it more thrilling.
The Voice: Battle of Champions sees the return of three Champions: Kelly Clarkson (four times), Adam Levine (three times), and John Legend (once). The first time that all the Coaches are winners.
Since it is a battle of three competitive Coaches, be prepared for it to be a fast-paced competition.
Four rounds, each featuring a distinct “Voice” first:
Blinds: Coaches compete against each other in the “Triple Turn Competition” (vying for the most three-chair turns) with the winner gaining a special advantage in the next round.
Battles: The coach with the most three-chair turns automatically earns a “Super Steal” for the Battles. This coveted prize can only be used once and trumps any other coach’s attempt to steal, guaranteeing a win.
Knockouts: Each coach brings back two fan-favorite artists from their teams in previous seasons to compete in an “In-Season All-Star Competition.” All-stars represent their former coaches as they battle in head-to-head sing-offs. The coach with the most sing-off wins is guaranteed a second finalist in the finale. For this special episode, coaches call upon original Voice coach CeeLo Green to sit in on the competition and determine the winner of each All-Star Showdown.
Semi-Final and Finale Week: Kicks off with a Top 9 Semi-final and culminates in the Top 4 Finale. For the first time in show history, a new voting block comprised of super fans and past “Voice” artists will have the opportunity to get in on the fun firsthand, experiencing the competition as part of the in-studio audience voting for their favorites in real time during the semi-finals and finale.
After the Blinds, each coach with have ten artists. How long they get to keep those artists, we will have to tune in to see.
Season 28 returns in the Fall with Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Niall Horan, and Reba McEntire.
It is the first time that Michael Bublé, John Legend, returning coach Adam Levine, and new coach Kelsea Ballerini worked together on The Voice. They might be new to each other, but when they sing, they sound like they have known each other forever.
Case in point. The Crooner, the R&B artist, the Popstar, and the Country singer sang Elton John’s classic Tiny Dancer, and the four totally different musicians sounded like one when they harmonized to the chorus.
So, if they can sing that well together, imagine what they are going to accomplish when they are sitting in the red chairs. It is going to be music to our ears.
How much music to our ears? We will have to tune in starting Monday when The Voice returns to NBC.
We are three months away from The Voice’s 26th season. And today, NBC announced who will be coaching the 27th one in the Spring.
Adam Levine, who was a coach from the first season to the 16th one, is back! He will be joined by returning coaches Michael Bublé (2) and John Legend (10), and new coach Kelsea Ballerini.
I wonder how much money they threw at the Maroon 5 singer to get him to come back. However, I think he needs the singing competition more than the other way aaround.
In 2010, Maroon 5 had a huge hit with Moves Like Jagger. It was so huge that people are still dancing to it today. One of those people is Mick Jagger. And the other week, the Rolling Stones singer shared a video of himself moving like Jagger to the catchy tune.
Yesterday, when Adam Levine was on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon wanted to know what he thought of Jagger moving like Jagger to Moves Like Jagger. “It’s really surreal,” Levine said. “How is this possible? What is happening? It’s bizarre.”
It is definitely an unforgettable full-circle moment for Levine. And believe it or not, only his mom and a friend shared that video with him. You would think more people would be like, “Dude, Jaggers is dancing to your song, Moves Like Jagger.”
The singer also revealed to the host that originally, the songwriters wanted a woman to sing, “He got moves like Jagger.” But Levine was like, “What if I say, ‘I have the moves like Jagger.'”
And the rest is music history that brings us back to today!
Maroon 5 had a massive hit with Moves Like Jagger. It was so huge that cover bands will do their own version of the single at bars on small islands in the Caribbean like Mustique.
So what happens when the patrons hear it at Basil’s bar? They dance. What happens if that patron is Mick Jagger? He shows off his moves like himself!
And that is why, even at 80 years old, he is the hippest person in the place!
And I bet somewhere, someone will show Adam Levine this video, and he will be kvelling.
