The Voice (American TV series) season 15

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The Voice
Season 15
The voice season 15.jpg
Promotional poster
Hosted by Carson Daly
Coaches
No. of contestants54 artists
Winner Chevel Shepherd
Winning coachKelly Clarkson
Runner-up Chris Kroeze
No. of episodes26
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 24 (2018-09-24) 
December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)
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The fifteenth season of the American reality television show, The Voice premiered on September 24, 2018, on NBC. [1] Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, and Blake Shelton returned as coaches (fifteenth, second, and fifteenth seasons respectively) from the previous season. Jennifer Hudson, who last coached in season 13, returned for her second season replacing Alicia Keys. For the first time in its history, the show featured a fifth coach, Kelsea Ballerini, who selected contestants to participate in The Comeback Stage. [2]

Contents

While the Block made a return from the last season, this season introduced "The Comeback Stage", a digital companion series where six artists eliminated from the Blind Auditions coached by Kelsea Ballerini pitted in a series of Battles for a place in the Top 13. [3]

Chevel Shepherd was named winner of this season, marking Kelly Clarkson's second win as a coach, and making her the first female coach to win multiple seasons (and the third overall coach, after Shelton and Levine). Clarkson also became the second coach in the show's history to win multiple consecutive seasons of The Voice, after Shelton who won from seasons two to four of the show.

Coaches and Hosts

On May 11, 2018, Kelly Clarkson confirmed she would return alongside coach veterans, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton with Jennifer Hudson who returns after a one-season hiatus. Carson Daly returned for his fifteenth season as host. It was announced on September 10 that Kelsea Ballerini would become a fifth coach, mentoring unsuccessful auditioners on an online version in a new round called The Comeback Stage. [3]

This season's advisors for the Battle Rounds were CeeLo Green for Team Adam, Thomas Rhett for Team Kelly, Halsey for Team Jennifer, and Keith Urban for Team Blake. [4] Mariah Carey was assigned as a mentor for all teams during the knockouts.

Teams

Color key

CoachesTop 54 artists
Adam Levine
Reagan Strange DeAndre NicoTyke James Kameron Marlowe Steve MemmoloRADHA
Keith PalusoDelaney SilvernellJake WellsFunshoAnthony AryaNatalie Brady
Fousheé Emily HoughJarred Matthew
Kelly Clarkson
Chevel Shepherd Sarah GraceKymberli JoyeLynnea MoorerAbby CatesKeith Paluso
ZaxaiNatasia GreyCloudClaire DeJeanCody Ray RaymondDelaney SilvernellSandyRedd
Josh DavisErika ZadeMikele BuckOneUp
Jennifer Hudson
Kennedy HolmesMaKenzie ThomasSandyReddPatrique FortsonColton SmithFranc West
Anthony AryaTyshawn ColquittMike ParkerZaxaiNatasia GreyCloudColton Smith
LelaAudri BartholomewMatt Johnson
Blake Shelton
Chris Kroeze Kirk JayDave FenleyFunshoNatasia GreyCloudMichael Lee
Colton SmithKameron MarloweKatrina CainKeith PalusoCaeland GarnerKayley Hill
Rachel MesserMercedes Ferreira-DiasJoey Green
Kelsea Ballerini
Lynnea MoorerAyanna JoniWyatt RiversEle IvorySam RobbinsMadison Cain
Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams). Underlined names are artists who were saved by their coach in the Knockouts and advanced to the Live Playoffs. The Bold name is the artist who won The Comeback Stage and joined another team of their choosing (name struck through within former team).

Blind auditions

Color key
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
    Artist defaulted to a coach's team
    Artist selected a coach's team
    Artist was eliminated and was not invited back for "The Comeback Stage"
    Artist was eliminated, but got a second chance to compete in "The Comeback Stage"
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist
  •   Blocked by Adam
  •   Blocked by Kelly
  •   Blocked by JHud
  •   Blocked by Blake

Episode 1 (Sept. 24)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
AdamKellyJHudBlake
1Sarah Grace15 Houston, Texas "Ball and Chain"
2Tyshawn Colquitt23 Cincinnati, Ohio "Like I Can"
3Tyke James17 Laie, Hawaii "Perfect"
4Ayanna Joni29 Yonkers, New York "Sorry Not Sorry"
5Mercedes Ferreira-Dias17 Miami, Florida "She Used to Be Mine"
6RADHA19 Jersey City, New Jersey "Mamma Knows Best"
7 Kameron Marlowe 21 Kannapolis, North Carolina "One Number Away"
8Mikele Buck39 Big Chimney, West Virginia "She Used to Be Mine"
9Sam Hastings23 Portland, Maine "Angela"
10Patrique Fortson38 Atlanta, Georgia "Get Here"
11Kennedy Holmes13 St. Louis, Missouri "Turning Tables"

Episode 2 (Sept. 25)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
AdamKellyJHudBlake
1Keith Paluso30 Memphis, Tennessee "Way Down We Go"
2Claire DeJean17 Dallas, Texas "Hurt Somebody"
3Franc West38 Cleveland, Ohio "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
4Michael Lee30 Fort Worth, Texas "The Thrill Is Gone"
5Ele Ivory20 Nashville, Tennessee "Jump"
6DeAndre Nico22 Port Arthur, Texas "When I Was Your Man"

Episode 3 (Oct. 1)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
AdamKellyJHudBlake
1Dave Fenley39 Nashville, Tennessee "Help Me Hold On"
2Steve Memmolo35 Boston, Massachusetts "Spooky"
3Audri Bartholomew19 St. Louis, Missouri "Never Enough"
4Rachel Messer19 Fort Gay, West Virginia "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
5Brent Morgan30 Madison, Alabama "Feel It Still"
6 Chevel Shepherd 16 Farmington, New Mexico "If I Die Young"
7Bryan Cherry28 Woodbridge, Virginia "Nothing Can Change This Love"
8Delaney Silvernell21 Los Angeles, California "In My Blood"
9Anthony Arya15 Santa Cruz, California "Danny's Song"
10Natasia GreyCloud29 Nashville, Tennessee "I'm Not the Only One"
11Lynnea Moorer18 Monterey, California "Location"
12Kymberli Joye26 Windsor, Connecticut "Run to You"

Episode 4 (Oct. 2)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
AdamKellyJHudBlake
1 Reagan Strange 13 Memphis, Tennessee "Meant to Be"
2 Fousheé 29 Harlem, New York "Redbone"
3Wyatt Rivers22 Durham, North Carolina "River"
4 Chris Kroeze 27 Barron, Wisconsin "Pride and Joy"
5MaKenzie Thomas20 Wallingford, Kentucky "Big White Room"
6SandyRedd35 Chicago, Illinois "River"

Episode 5 (Oct. 8)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
AdamKellyJHudBlake
1OneUp
(Adam Bastien & Jerome Bell)
35–36 New York City, New York "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"
2Natalie Brady33 Nashville, Tennessee "Barracuda"
3Hannah Blaylock31 Nimmons, Arkansas "Baby, Now That I've Found You"
4Mike Parker23 Warrenton, Virginia "So Sick"
5Joey Green35 Crowley, Texas "Baba O'Riley"
6Zaxai29 Brooklyn, New York "Come and Get Your Love"
7Erika Zade20 Miami, Florida "New Rules"
8Jarred Matthew31 Riverside, California "Tired of Being Alone"
9Sam Robbins21 Portsmouth, New Hampshire "Time in a Bottle"
10Colton Smith21 Albertville, Alabama "Alive"
11Kayley Hill28 Nashville, Tennessee "Gold Dust Woman"
12Kirk Jay22 Bay Minette, Alabama "Bless the Broken Road"

Episode 6 (Oct. 9)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
AdamKellyJHudBlake
1Caeland Garner31 Coleridge, North Carolina "Dancing in the Moonlight"
2Madison Cain24 Sausalito, California "You Oughta Know"
3Lela15 Miami, Florida "Havana"
4Cody Ray Raymond27 Seattle, Washington "Born Under a Bad Sign"
5Jake Wells23 Kansas City, Missouri "When the Stars Go Blue"
6Abby Cates17 Cincinnati, Ohio "Scars to Your Beautiful"
7Funsho29 Lagos, Nigeria / Los Angeles, California "Finesse"

Episode 7 (Oct. 15)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
AdamKellyJHudBlake
1Emily Hough16 Petersburg, Illinois "Big Yellow Taxi"
2Josh Davis20 Cleveland, Tennessee "Too Good At Goodbyes"Team full
3Lisa Ramey33 New York City, New York "Beautiful Trauma"Team full
4Katrina Cain29 Denton, Texas "Rhiannon"
5Matt Johnson26 Staunton, Virginia "Never Too Much"Team full

    The Battles

    The second half of the Battle Rounds started on October 15. [5] Season fifteen's advisors include: CeeLo Green for Team Adam, Thomas Rhett for Team Kelly, Halsey for Team Jennifer, and Keith Urban for Team Blake. [4] The coaches can steal two losing artists from other coaches. Contestants who win their battle or are stolen by another coach will advance to the Knockout rounds.

    During a commercial break before the Battles Part 1's last pairing, four coaches give the waiting audience an impromptu performance with an acapella version of The Golden Girls' theme song - "Thank You for Being a Friend". [6]

    Color key:

          Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
          Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts
          Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
    EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
    AdamKellyJHudBlake
    Episode 7
    (Monday, Oct. 15, 2018)
    Kelly Clarkson1Cody Ray Raymond"Cry to Me"SandyRedd
    Blake Shelton2Michael Lee"Thing Called Love"Joey Green
    Jennifer Hudson3Patrique Fortson"God Gave Me You"Colton Smith
    Episode 8
    (Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018)
    Kelly Clarkson1Kymberli Joye"Mercy"OneUp
    Adam Levine2Steve Memmolo"Amie"Anthony Arya
    3Tyke James"She's Always a Woman"Jarred MatthewTeam full
    Blake Shelton4 Chris Kroeze "Back in the High Life Again"Mercedes Ferreira-Dias
    5Katrina Cain"Angel"Rachel Messer
    Jennifer Hudson6Mike Parker"Gravity"Natasia GreyCloud
    Episode 9
    (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018)
    Blake Shelton1Dave Fenley"I'm a One-Woman Man"Keith PalusoTeam full
    Adam Levine2 Reagan Strange "Photograph"Emily Hough
    Jennifer Hudson3Franc West"Too Close"Matt Johnson
    Kelly Clarkson4Abby Cates"Love Me like You Do"Delaney Silvernell
    Adam Levine5RADHA"Growing Pains" Fousheé Team full
    Kelly Clarkson6 Chevel Shepherd "You Look So Good in Love"Mikele Buck
    Jennifer Hudson7MaKenzie Thomas"Always Be My Baby"Audri Bartholomew
    Adam Levine8Jake Wells"Closing Time"Natalie Brady
    Jennifer Hudson9Tyshawn Colquitt"Love Lies"Zaxai
    Episode 10
    (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018)
    Kelly Clarkson1Sarah Grace"No Roots"Erika ZadeTeam fullTeam fullTeam full
    Blake Shelton2 Kameron Marlowe "Only Wanna Be With You"Kayley Hill
    Kelly Clarkson3Claire DeJean"All This Love"Josh Davis
    Blake Shelton4Kirk Jay"Let It Rain"Caeland Garner
    Jennifer Hudson5Kennedy Holmes"Battlefield"Lela
    Adam Levine6DeAndre Nico"Can You Stand the Rain"Funsho

    The Knockouts

    The Knockouts round started on October 29. [7] The coaches can each steal one losing artist from another team and save one artist who lost their Knockout on their own team. The top 24 contestants then moved on to the Live Playoffs. Mariah Carey served as the advisor to contestants from all teams in this round. [8] Cody Ray Raymond from Team Kelly dropped out from the competition for personal reasons; [9] Clarkson grouped three of her members into one knockout, with two contestants from the trio advancing, with the third being declared the loser, just like on the eighth season. This episode on October 30 is in memory of a finalist of season 1, Beverly McClellan who died on stage 3c endometrial cancer.

    Color key:

          Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Playoffs
          Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Playoffs
          Artist lost the Knockout but was saved by their coach and advanced to the Live Playoffs
          Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
    EpisodesCoachOrderSongArtistsSong'Steal'/'Save' result
    Winner(s)LoserAdamKellyJHudBlake
    Episode 11
    (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018)
    Adam Levine1"Ring of Fire"Tyke JamesKeith Paluso"You Are the Best Thing"
    Kelly Clarkson2"The Middle"Kymberli JoyeNatasia GreyCloud"Tennessee Whiskey"
    "Cruisin'"Zaxai
    Jennifer Hudson3"How Deep Is Your Love"MaKenzie ThomasMike Parker"Breakeven"Steal usedSteal used
    Adam Levine4"Dancing On My Own" Reagan Strange RADHA"I'll Be There"
    Blake Shelton5"Earned It"FunshoKatrina Cain"Don't Let Me Down"
    Jennifer Hudson6"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Patrique FortsonSandyRedd"Dangerous Woman"Steal used
    Episode 12
    (Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018)
    Jennifer Hudson1"Call Out My Name"Franc WestTyshawn Colquitt"Pillowtalk"Steal usedSave usedSteal used
    Kelly Clarkson2"Because of You"Abby CatesClaire DeJean"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
    Blake Shelton3"Stuck on You"Dave Fenley Kameron Marlowe "I Shot the Sheriff"Steal used
    Episode 13
    (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018)
    Kelly Clarkson1"Travelin' Soldier" Chevel Shepherd Sarah Grace"I'd Rather Go Blind"Team fullSteal used
    Adam Levine2"Wanted"DeAndre NicoJake Wells"Yellow"Team full
    Jennifer Hudson3"What About Us"Kennedy HolmesAnthony Arya"Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)"Save used
    Blake Shelton4"In Case You Didn't Know"Kirk JayColton Smith"Lady Marmalade"
    Adam Levine5"Unaware"Steve MemmoloDelaney Silvernell"Praying"Team fullSteal used
    Blake Shelton6"Whipping Post"Michael Lee Chris Kroeze "Burning House"
    Episode 14
    (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018)
    The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage.

    The Comeback Stage

    For this season, the show added a brand new phase of competition called The Comeback Stage, exclusive to The Voice mobile app, The Voice YouTube channel, Instagram TV, Facebook, Twitter, and NBC.com. [10] After failing to turn a chair in the blind auditions, artists had the chance to be selected by fifth coach Kelsea Ballerini to become a member of her six-person team. The Comeback Stage consists of three rounds. In the first, it is the Battle round. Artists would be paired up and given a solo song to perform for Kelsea's favor (similar to the Knockouts). In the second, it is the Comeback's Knockout round. The three remaining artists would be given another song to sing, with two of them advancing to the final stage. The third and final stage is run in conjunction with the Live Playoffs. The two remaining artists perform live for America's votes in the first Twitter Instant Save of the season, with the winner officially joining one of the four main teams of their choosing as a part of the Top 13.

    The Battles

          Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
          Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
    Episode (Digital)CoachSongArtistsSong
    WinnerLoser
    Episode 7
    (Monday, Oct. 15, 2018)
    Kelsea Ballerini"Dangerous Woman"Ayanna JoniMadison Cain"Yoü and I"
    Episode 9
    (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018)
    "One Call Away"Wyatt RiversSam Robbins"Ain't Too Proud To Beg"
    Episode 11
    (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018)
    "My My My!"Lynnea MoorerEle Ivory"Back to You"

    The Knockouts

          Artists won the Knockout and advanced for a chance to enter the Top 13
          Artist lost the Knockout and was eliminated
    Episode (Digital)CoachSongArtistsSong
    WinnersLoser
    Episode 13
    (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018)
    Kelsea Ballerini"In My Blood"Lynnea MoorerWyatt Rivers"How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You"
    "I Put a Spell on You"Ayanna Joni

    Live Playoffs

          Artist received majority of America's votes and got a spot into the Top 13
          Artist was eliminated
    EpisodeCoachSongArtistsSong
    WinnerLoser
    Episode 16
    (Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018)
    Kelsea Ballerini"Boo'd Up"Lynnea MoorerAyanna Joni"No Tears Left to Cry"

    Live shows

    Color key:

          Artist was saved by the Public's votes
          Artist was saved by his/her coach or was placed in the bottom two, bottom three, or middle three
          Artist won the Comeback Stage and joined another team
          Artist was saved by the Instant Save
          Artist's Apple Music vote multiplied by 5 (except The Finals) after his/her studio version of the song had the most streams of the night
          Artist was eliminated

    Week 1: Live Playoffs (Nov. 12 & 13)

    The Live Playoffs comprised episodes 15 and 16. The 24 artists perform, with two artists from each team advancing based on the viewers' vote, and each coach completing their respective teams with their own choice. The Monday night broadcast featured all teams and the Tuesday night broadcast featured the results, along with the final Comeback Stage matchup.[ citation needed ]

    Ballerini was added as the fifth coach and has coached six artists who did not turn a chair in the Blind Auditions to help them get a second chance to return to the competition for the live shows. They had their own battles and knockouts, and only two, Ayanna Joni and Lynnea Moorer, competed via America's vote (similar to the Instant Save) for a place in the Top 13.[ citation needed ] Moorer was revealed the winner of "The Comeback Stage", and joined Team Kelly on the Top 13.

    With the elimination of Kameron Marlowe, this marked the first time since the 7th season that Levine did not include the artist that he stole in the Knockouts in his top three, as Brian Johnson, Amy Vachal, Shalyah Fearing, Josh Gallagher, Lilli Passero, Adam Cunningham, and Sharane Calister were all either chosen by him or voted into his top three by the public in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th seasons, respectively.

    EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
    Episode 15
    (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018)
    Blake Shelton1Michael Lee"Everytime I Roll the Dice"Eliminated
    2Dave Fenley"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground"Blake's choice
    3Natasia GreyCloud"God Is a Woman"Eliminated
    4 Chris Kroeze "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"Public's vote
    5Funsho"How Long"Eliminated
    6Kirk Jay"One More Day"Public's vote
    Kelly Clarkson7Abby Cates"Next to Me"Eliminated
    8Keith Paluso"Someone Like You"Eliminated
    9Sarah Grace"When Something Is Wrong With My Baby"Public's vote
    10Zaxai"When I Need You"Eliminated
    11 Chevel Shepherd "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)"Public's vote
    12Kymberli Joye"Radioactive"Kelly's choice
    Adam Levine13Steve Memmolo"More Today Than Yesterday"Eliminated
    14DeAndre Nico"Ordinary People"Public's vote
    15RADHA"Dusk Till Dawn"Eliminated
    16Kameron Marlowe"I Ain't Living Long Like This"Eliminated
    17Tyke James"Use Somebody"Adam's choice
    18 Reagan Strange "Worth It"Public's vote
    Jennifer Hudson19Patrique Fortson"Ain't Nobody"Eliminated
    20MaKenzie Thomas"I Believe in You and Me"Public's vote
    21Franc West"Apologize"Eliminated
    22SandyRedd"No More Drama"Jennifer's choice
    23Colton Smith"Scared to Be Lonely"Eliminated
    24Kennedy Holmes"Halo"Public's vote
    Comeback Stage Performances
    Episode 16
    (Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018)
    Kelsea Ballerini1Ayanna Joni"No Tears Left to Cry"Eliminated
    2Lynnea Moorer"Boo'd Up"Comeback Stage Artist
    Non-competition performances
    OrderPerformer(s)Song
    16.1 Kane Brown "Lose It"
    16.2 Backstreet Boys "Chances"

    Week 2: Top 13 (Nov. 19 & 20)

    This week's theme was “Dedications”. The three artists with the fewest votes competed for an Instant Save, with two leaving the competition.

    This season, the live show voting mechanism has changed. iTunes purchases of the singles released by the top 13 artists were instead replaced with Apple Music streams which now count as votes. This also affected the iTunes multiplier bonus from past seasons. This time, the artist (and only one) with the most streams after the closing of the voting window would receive a fivefold multiplier.

    The Apple Music multiplier was awarded to Reagan Strange. [11] The singles charted in the top 10 this week was Kirk Jay (#10). [12]

    EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
    Episode 17
    (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018)
    Blake Shelton1 Chris Kroeze "Let It Be"Public's vote
    Adam Levine2Tyke James"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"Bottom three
    3DeAndre Nico"I Can Only Imagine"Public's vote
    Kelly Clarkson4Kymberli Joye"Diamonds"Public's vote
    Jennifer Hudson5Kennedy Holmes"Wind Beneath My Wings"Public's vote
    6SandyRedd"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"Bottom three
    Kelly Clarkson7 Chevel Shepherd "Little White Church"Public's vote
    Jennifer Hudson8MaKenzie Thomas"I Am Changing"Public's vote
    Kelly Clarkson9Sarah Grace"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"Public's vote
    Blake Shelton10Dave Fenley"Hard to Love"Public's vote
    Kelly Clarkson11Lynnea Moorer"Wolves"Bottom three
    Blake Shelton12Kirk Jay"I'm Already There"Public's vote
    Adam Levine13 Reagan Strange "You Say"Public's vote
    Instant Save Performances
    Episode 18
    (Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018)
    Jennifer Hudson1SandyRedd"Believer"Eliminated
    Adam Levine2Tyke James"Home"Eliminated
    Kelly Clarkson3Lynnea Moorer"If I Ain't Got You"Instant Save
    Non-competition performances
    OrderPerformerSong
    18.1Adam Levine and his team
    (Tyke James, DeAndre Nico, and Reagan Strange)
    "Rhiannon"
    18.2Kelly Clarkson and her team
    (Sarah Grace, Kymberli Joye, Lynnea Moorer, and Chevel Shepherd)
    "I Will Always Love You"

    Week 3: Top 11 (Nov. 26 & 27)

    The theme for this week was "Fan Night", meaning that the artists performed songs chosen by the fans. The two artists with the fewest votes will compete for an Instant Save, with one leaving the competition. The Apple Music multiplier was awarded to Strange, while two artists had singles reached Top 10 on iTunes (Kennedy Holmes (#7) and Kymberli Joye (#8). [13]

    EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
    Episode 19
    (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018)
    Blake Shelton1Dave Fenley"Use Me"Public's vote
    Kelly Clarkson2 Chevel Shepherd "Space Cowboy"Public's vote
    Adam Levine3 Reagan Strange "Complicated"Public's vote
    Kelly Clarkson4Kymberli Joye"Break Every Chain"Public's vote
    Blake Shelton5Kirk Jay"Body Like a Back Road"Public's vote
    6 Chris Kroeze "Long Train Runnin'"Public's vote
    Kelly Clarkson7Lynnea Moorer"Consequences"Bottom two
    Jennifer Hudson8MaKenzie Thomas"Emotion"Public's vote
    Kelly Clarkson9Sarah Grace"Dog Days Are Over"Public's vote
    Adam Levine10DeAndre Nico"Cry for You"Bottom two
    Jennifer Hudson11Kennedy Holmes"Greatest Love of All"Public's vote
    Instant Save Performances
    Episode 20
    (Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018)
    Kelly Clarkson1Lynnea Moorer"Tattooed Heart"Eliminated
    Adam Levine2DeAndre Nico"Take Me to the King"Instant Save
    Non-competition performances
    OrderPerformersSong
    20.1Blake Shelton and his team
    (Dave Fenley, Kirk Jay, and Chris Kroeze)
    "Dixieland Delight"
    20.2Kelsea Ballerini"Miss Me More"
    20.3Jennifer Hudson and her team
    (Kennedy Holmes and MaKenzie Thomas)
    "The Rose"

    Week 4: Top 10 (Dec. 3 & 4)

    The Apple Music multiplier bonus was awarded to Chris Kroeze, while Sarah Grace (#3) and Kirk Jay (#4) had singles reached Top 10 on iTunes. [14]

    With the advancement of Chevel Shepherd, Kymberli Joye, and Sarah Grace, Clarkson became the first female coach to get more than two artists on her team to the semifinals. With the elimination of Dave Fenley, this marked the first time since the 11th season that Shelton lost any members of his team prior to the semifinals, and the second time out of the past seven seasons in which such an event occurred, having kept his entire team intact up until that point in the competition in the 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th seasons.

    EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
    Episode 21
    (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018)
    Jennifer Hudson1Kennedy Holmes"Me Too"Public's vote
    Adam Levine2 Reagan Strange "Cry"Bottom three
    Kelly Clarkson3Sarah Grace"Amazing Grace" [lower-alpha 1] Public's vote
    4Kymberli Joye"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"Public's vote
    Blake Shelton5 Chris Kroeze "Callin' Baton Rouge"Public's vote
    6Dave Fenley"When You Say Nothing At All"Bottom three
    Adam Levine7DeAndre Nico"That's What I Like"Bottom three
    Kelly Clarkson8 Chevel Shepherd "You're Lookin' At Country"Public's vote
    Blake Shelton9Kirk Jay"Tomorrow"Public's vote
    Jennifer Hudson10MaKenzie Thomas"Because You Loved Me"Public's vote
    Instant Save Performances
    Episode 22
    (Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018)
    Adam LevineN/A [lower-alpha 2] Reagan Strange Instant Save
    Blake Shelton1Dave Fenley"Amazed"Eliminated
    Adam Levine2DeAndre Nico"All of Me"Eliminated
    1. Sarah Grace sang the lyrics of "Amazing Grace" to the melody and background music of "The House of the Rising Sun".
    2. Reagan Strange was "under the weather" and unable to perform her Instant Save song. However, she still participated in the Instant Save.
    Non-competition performances
    OrderPerformersSong
    21.1 Blake Shelton "Turnin' Me On"
    22.1 Anne-Marie & James Arthur "Rewrite the Stars"
    22.2 Kelly Clarkson "Heat"
    22.3 Gwen Stefani feat. Mon Laferte "Feliz Navidad"

    Week 5: Semifinals (Dec. 10 & 11)

    The Top 8 performed on Monday, December 10, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The top three artists immediately advanced on to the finale, while the bottom two artists with the fewest votes were immediately eliminated and the middle three contended for the remaining spot in the next finale via the Instant Save. Clarkson brought in Brynn Cartelli to help her team in the rehearsals. In addition to their individual songs, each artist performed a duet mashup with another artist in the competition, but unlike the past two seasons, these duets were not available for purchase on iTunes.

    The Apple Music multiplier bonus was awarded to Kroeze, while singles for Shepherd (#4) and Jay (#6) charting in at Top 10 on iTunes. [15]

    With the elimination of Strange, Levine no longer had any artists left on his team. This was the second season in a row (and the fourth time overall) in which none of his artists represented him in the finale. With the advancements of Shepherd and Holmes, this season also marked the second consecutive season in which two female coaches were represented in the finale, with Shepherd representing Clarkson and Holmes representing Hudson. Holmes's advancement also marked Hudson's first American season to have a finalist, after not being represented in the 13th season. With the advancement of Kroeze, this season marks the first time that an artist who was defeated in Knockout round but was saved by his coach went on to compete in the finale.

    EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSolo SongDuet MashupResults
    Episode 23
    (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018)
    Kelly Clarkson1 (10)Sarah Grace"Sign of the Times""Jumpin' Jack Flash"/"Chain of Fools"Eliminated
    Jennifer Hudson3 (7)MaKenzie Thomas"Vision of Love""Best of My Love"/"Got to Be Real"Middle Three
    Kelly Clarkson5 (7)Kymberli Joye"Never Alone"Eliminated
    Blake Shelton6 (10) Chris Kroeze "Can't You See""Jumpin' Jack Flash"/"Chain of Fools"Public's vote
    Jennifer Hudson8 (2)Kennedy Holmes"This Is Me""Happy"/"Tightrope"Middle Three
    Adam Levine9 (2) Reagan Strange "You Are the Reason"Middle Three
    Kelly Clarkson11 (4) Chevel Shepherd "Blue""She's Country"/"Country Must Be Country Wide"Public's vote
    Blake Shelton12 (4)Kirk Jay"I Swear"Public's vote
    Instant Save Performances
    Episode 24
    (Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018)
    Jennifer Hudson1MaKenzie Thomas"Up to the Mountain"Eliminated
    Adam Levine2 Reagan Strange "Wherever You Will Go"Eliminated
    Jennifer Hudson3Kennedy Holmes"How Do I Live"Instant Save
    Non-competition performances
    OrderPerformerSong
    23.1 Jennifer Hudson "Round and Round"
    24.1 Michael Bublé "Where or When"
    24.2 Hailee Steinfeld "Back to Life"
    24.3 Jennifer Hudson "I'll Fight"

    Week 6: Finale (Dec. 17 & 18)

    The final 4 performed on Monday, December 17, 2018, with the final results following on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Each finalist performed a solo cover song, a holiday-themed duet with their coach, and an original song. The contestant's performances reached the top 10 on iTunes were Shepherd (#1 & #9), Kroeze (#3) and Jay (#2, #4 & #5). [16]

    CoachArtistOrderSolo SongOrderDuet Song (with Coach)OrderOriginal SongResult
    Blake Shelton Chris Kroeze 1"Sweet Home Alabama"9"Two More Bottles of Wine"7"Human"Runner-up
    Kelly Clarkson Chevel Shepherd 2"It's a Little Too Late"8"Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain"11"Broken Hearts"Winner
    Blake SheltonKirk Jay10"I Won't Let Go"5"You Look So Good in Love"3"Defenseless"Third Place
    Jennifer HudsonKennedy Holmes12"Confident"6"Home"4"Love Is Free"Fourth Place
    Non-competition performances [17]
    OrderPerformersSong
    26.1 Kelly Rowland & Kennedy Holmes"When Love Takes Over"
    26.2 Marshmello & Bastille "Happier"
    26.3 Rascal Flatts & Kirk Jay"Back To Life"
    26.4Patrique Fortson, Kymberli Joye, DeAndre Nico & MaKenzie Thomas"Declaration (This Is It)"
    26.5 Doobie Brothers & Chris Kroeze "Long Train Runnin'"
    26.6 Brynn Cartelli "Last Night's Mascara"
    26.7 Panic! at the Disco "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" & "High Hopes"
    26.8Abby Cates, Sarah Grace & Reagan Strange "Million Reasons"
    26.9 John Legend & Esperanza Spalding "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
    26.10 Jennifer Hudson & Kelly Clarkson "O Holy Night"
    26.11 Dan + Shay & Chevel Shepherd "Speechless"
    26.12 Dierks Bentley "Burning Man"
    26.13 Halsey "Without Me"

    Elimination chart

    Overall

    Color key
    Artist's info
    Result details
    Live Show Results per week
    ArtistsWeek 1 PlayoffsWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6 Finale
    Chevel Shepherd SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
    Chris Kroeze SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
    Kirk JaySafeSafeSafeSafeSafe3rd place
    Kennedy HolmesSafeSafeSafeSafeSafe4th place
    Reagan Strange SafeSafeSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated (Week 5)
    MaKenzie ThomasSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Sarah GraceSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Kymberli JoyeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Dave FenleySafeSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated (Week 4)
    DeAndre NicoSafeSafeSafeEliminated
    Lynnea MoorerSafeSafeEliminatedEliminated (Week 3)
    Tyke JamesSafeEliminatedEliminated (Week 2)
    SandyReddSafeEliminated
    Abby CatesEliminatedEliminated (Week 1)
    Patrique FortsonEliminated
    FunshoEliminated
    Natasia GreyCloudEliminated
    Ayanna JoniEliminated
    Michael LeeEliminated
    Kameron Marlowe Eliminated
    Steve MemmoloEliminated
    Keith PalusoEliminated
    RADHAEliminated
    Colton SmithEliminated
    Franc WestEliminated
    ZaxaiEliminated

    Teams

    Color key
    Artist's info
    Results details
    ArtistWeek 1 PlayoffsWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6 Finale
    Reagan Strange Public's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
    DeAndre NicoPublic's voteAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
    Tyke JamesCoach's choiceEliminated
    Kameron Marlowe Eliminated
    Steve MemmoloEliminated
    RADHAEliminated
    Chevel Shepherd Public's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced .svg Winner .svg .svg
    Sarah GracePublic's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced .svg Eliminated
    Kymberli JoyeCoach's choiceAdvancedAdvanced .svg AdvancedEliminated
    Lynnea MoorerPublic's voteAdvancedEliminated
    Abby CatesEliminated
    Keith PalusoEliminated
    ZaxaiEliminated
    Kennedy HolmesPublic's voteAdvancedAdvanced .svg AdvancedAdvancedFourth place
    MaKenzie ThomasPublic's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
    SandyReddCoach's choiceEliminated
    Patrique FortsonEliminated
    Colton SmithEliminated
    Franc WestEliminated
    Chris Kroeze Public's voteAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvancedRunner-up .svg
    Kirk JayPublic's voteAdvanced .svg AdvancedAdvanced .svg Advanced .svg Third place .svg .svg .svg
    Dave FenleyCoach's choiceAdvancedAdvancedEliminated
    FunshoEliminated
    Natasia GreyCloudEliminated
    Michael LeeEliminated

    Controversies

    Top 10 Elimination

    The "Instant Save" during the Top 10 garnered controversy. The bottom group for that week featured three contestants: Dave Fenley (Team Blake), DeAndre Nico (Team Adam), and Reagan Strange (Team Adam). Adam Levine made controversial comments that some fans felt were unfair to Nico, expressing their concern that Levine was "throwing him under the bus" in favor of Strange, who was unable to perform due to "health reasons." Following Nico's performance, Levine chose to advocate for Strange, telling viewers to vote for her despite her not being able to perform, and only briefly touched upon Nico's performance. After the commercial break, fellow coach Kelly Clarkson came in defense of Levine's speech while applauding Nico to console him and clarified that she was aware of Levine's situation for his team and that he was just disappointed that Strange couldn't sing onstage to save herself as it is what occurred the outcome to this issue. The vote was reported close, with Strange advancing by one percent (38% to Nico's 37%).

    Following Strange's advancement, fans criticized Levine online for his "lack of respect" towards Nico in a pivotal moment, and many blamed him for the elimination. Some fans cited that Strange's advancement over Nico and Fenley was unfair because she did not perform, while Nico expressed frustration with Levine's behavior in a later interview, saying Levine "sold [him] out." Levine briefly addressed the controversy the following week by having Nico and Strange Facetime. However, some fans felt the controversy was not fully addressed, as both Nico and his mother, Johnna, revealed on Twitter and Instagram that Levine had never actually apologized. The following week, Strange was eliminated. Some fans criticized her elimination, expressing they felt her elimination was the result of the controversy and Levine's handling of Nico's elimination, while other fans found her elimination a perfectly fair compensation for Nico's elimination.

    The controversy had lasting effects which rolled over into the following season. By the time the live Cross-Battles arrived, Levine's team was whittled down from eight members to two, with Levine managing to add two more members due to a save and a steal, likely due to angry fans and voters refusing to vote for Team Adam members, and the remaining members would later be voted out over the following two weeks. This controversy might have also factored into Levine's departure the following year.

    Ratings

    EpisodeOriginal airdateProductionTime slot (ET)Viewers
    (in millions)
    Adults (18–49)Source
    RatingShare
    1"The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 1"September 24, 20181501Monday 8:00 p.m.9.662.08 [18]
    2"The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 2"September 25, 20181502Tuesday 8:00 p.m.9.902.210 [19]
    3"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"October 1, 20181503Monday 8:00 p.m.10.062.18 [20]
    4"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"October 2, 20181504Tuesday 8:00 p.m.9.191.88 [21]
    5"The Blind Auditions, Part 5"October 8, 20181505Monday 8:00 p.m.9.561.98 [22]
    6"The Blind Auditions, Part 6"October 9, 20181506Tuesday 8:00 p.m.9.211.88 [23]
    7"The Blinds End and the Battles Begin"October 15, 20181507Monday 8:00 p.m.9.991.98 [24]
    8"The Battles Premiere, Part 2"October 16, 20181508Tuesday 8:00 p.m.8.991.88 [25]
    9"The Battles, Part 3"October 22, 20181509Monday 8:00 p.m.9.381.98 [26]
    10"The Battles, Part 4"October 23, 20181510Tuesday 8:00 p.m.8.441.67 [27]
    11"The Knockouts Premiere, Part 1"October 29, 20181511Monday 8:00 p.m.9.461.88 [28]
    12"The Knockouts Premiere, Part 2"October 30, 20181512Tuesday 8:00 p.m.9.001.67 [29]
    13"The Knockouts, Part 3"November 5, 20181513Monday 8:00 p.m.9.031.88 [30]
    14"The Road To The Lives"November 8, 20181514Thursday 9:00 p.m.3.840.73 [31]
    15"The Live Playoffs, Night 1"November 12, 20181515Monday 8:00 p.m.9.001.78 [32]
    16"The Live Playoffs, Night 2"November 13, 20181516Tuesday 8:00 p.m.8.851.67 [33]
    17"Live Top 13 Performance"November 19, 20181517Monday 8:00 p.m.7.881.46 [34]
    18"Live Top 13 Results"November 20, 20181518Tuesday 8:00 p.m.8.221.46 [35]
    19"Live Top 11 Performance"November 26, 20181519Monday 8:00 p.m.9.381.66 [36]
    20"Live Top 11 Results"November 27, 20181520Tuesday 8:00 p.m.9.571.56 [37]
    21"Live Top 10 Performance"December 3, 20181521Monday 8:00 p.m.8.971.56 [38]
    22"Live Top 10 Results"December 4, 20181522Tuesday 8:00 p.m.8.911.47 [39]
    23"Live Top 8 Semifinals Performance"December 10, 20181523Monday 8:00 p.m.8.431.46 [40]
    24"Live Top 8 Semifinals Results"December 11, 20181524Tuesday 8:00 p.m.8.961.46 [41]
    25"Live Finale Performance"December 17, 20181525Monday 8:00 p.m.9.461.56 [42]
    26"Live Finale Results"December 18, 20181526Tuesday 9:00 p.m.9.891.78 [43]

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