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It’s Monday night, so you know what that means! It’s time for another episode of The Voice: Battle of Champions.
While the time change over the weekend may have left us feeling a little sleepy, the latest season of the beloved NBC singing competition aired tonight, ready to wake viewers with more exciting “Blind Auditions” as the champion-tier coaches—Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and John Legend—continued to build their dream teams.
Still, things remain a little different this season, as the illustrious coaches aren’t merely competing to win—they’re fighting to prove who’s the true champion.
Building win-worthy teams, introducing new rules
Last week’s episode saw the second round of Blind Auditions with 12 more singers entering the fray, following the 11 singers introduced in the premiere episode. Things definitely got heated as the coaches carved out their favorites for their 10-person teams, with three more triple-turn moments.
In case you missed it, part of the Battle of Champions layout this season involves new rules, one of which introduced a “Triple Turn competition” during the Blind Audition episodes. According to NBC, the coaches would “attempt to score the most 3-Chair Turns, with the winner gaining a special advantage in the next round.”
To start tonight’s episode, Levine was in the lead, scoring three points for winning three triple turns across the two previous episodes. Meanwhile, Clarkson was right on his tail in second place with two points, and Legend earned his first triple turn point last week. With that said, it’s a tight race and still early in the game, so—just like the rotating chairs they sit in—it wasn’t too late for someone to turn this thing around for the win!
You can read our full live recap of last week’s episode here.Breaking down the current teams
With all of this in mind, the below was where each team stood going into tonight’s episode (and we’ve also included which coaches hit their button for which singer, and who earned those coveted triple turn points!):
Team KellyJulia Golden (Clarkson and Legend)Abigayle Oakley (Triple turn: first point for Clarkson)Jonah Mayor (Clarkson and Levine)Liv Ciara (Clarkson and Levine)Aaron LaVigne (Clarkson and Legend)J.W. Griffin (Triple turn: second point for Clarkson)Tia Durant (Clarkson and Levine)Blaire Elbert (Clarkson)
8 total team members, 2 open spots remaining.
Team LevineAlexia Jayy (Triple turn: first point for Levine)Bay Simpson (Levine)Jeremy Keith (Triple turn: second point for Levine)Bijou Belle (Levine)Jaali Boyd (Levine and Clarkson)Moses G. (Levine)Hunter Jordan (Triple turn: third point for Levine)
7 total team members, 3 open spots remaining.
Team LegendLucas West (Legend and Levine)AJ Robinson (Legend)Kendra Remedios (Legend)Mike Steele (Triple turn: first point for Legend)Adi Arora (Legend and Clarkson)
5 total team members, 5 open spots remaining.
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