The Voice’s twenty seventh season is about to premiere on the 2025 TV schedule in a number of days, and whereas it is going to be enjoyable to see Adam Levine return to the singing competitors, lengthy gone are the times of his rivalry with Blake Shelton — and the cowboy’s rivalry with Kelly Clarkson as properly. The longtime buddies — and winningest coaches on The Voice — are lengthy gone from the present now, however Gwen Stefani revealed she was as soon as jealous of Clarkson, and she or he defined how that jealousy led her to begin writing music once more.
Now let’s not get the incorrect impression: Gwen Stefani was not jealous of Kelly Clarkson’s longtime friendship along with her husband. The American Idol OG champ and the No Doubt frontwoman grew to become buddies as a result of Clarkson and Blake Shelton had been shut, and, in fact from their time on The Voice collectively. And when everybody was attempting to determine the right way to do life in 2020, Stefani didn’t perceive how Clarkson was discovering time to nonetheless be artistic. Stefani stated in an interview on Right now with Hoda and Jenna:
Kelly Clarkson saved texting me all these songs she’s writing, and I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, you could have infants! When are you writing?’ ‘I keep up all night time.’ I’m like, ‘Wait, what? I’m making bread and doing homeschool, I don’t know after I…’ And I kind of acquired jealous! And so they [her songs] had been good, and I used to be like ‘I need to write some songs.’
With hindsight being 20/20 (how’s that for a pandemic pun?), we all know now that Kelly Clarkson was pouring numerous ache into her writing round that point, as she filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock in June of that yr. Additionally, she was sacrificing sleep to be able to write music and nonetheless do all the issues Gwen Stefani was doing, like elevating her children. (The standing of Clarkson’s sourdough starter is unknown.)
However you’ve acquired to take inspiration the place you will get it, and if that was the kick within the pants Gwen Stefani wanted, I’m glad it labored. Whereas the three sons Stefani shares with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale had been at all times her precedence, it made a distinction to recollect to do one thing for herself, she stated:
All of us have a objective. One of many functions of my life is to be a spouse and a mom and all of the issues. However I additionally know that the one time I really feel like I am actually contributing to the world is after I’m writing songs.
Gwen Stefani launched her fifth solo studio album Bouquet in November 2024 — her first since 2017 — and whereas we most assuredly have Blake Shelton to thank for uplifting among the music, it appears like their good friend Kelly Clarkson deserves her flowers too.
These three former coaches received’t be on The Voice this season (or probably ever once more, on the subject of Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson), however you’ll be able to nonetheless tune in for the Season 27 premiere at 8 p.m. ET Monday, February 3, on NBC and streaming the following day with a Peacock subscription.