As quickly as information broke that Adam Levine was returning to The Voice for Season 27 on the 2025 TV schedule, followers started to surprise how that might occur with out Blake Shelton. Their rivalry was so robust, it got here to outline NBC’s singing competitors in its first 16 seasons. I actually didn’t predict that Kelsea Ballerini can be the one to step in to test the rock star’s ego, however it seems Levine clocked her “immediately” as his latest frenemy.
The chemistry between The Voice coaches this season is actually satisfying — they also have a group chat! — and similar to Adam Levine and Blake Shelton grew to become quick buddies on Season 1 again in 2011, the Maroon 5 singer shaped a fast bond with Kelsea Ballerini once they met at first of Season 27. He instructed Individuals:
We obtained alongside famously immediately — like a pleasant, pleasant, candy model of after I met Blake.
Nevertheless, it was once they joined John Legend and Michael Bublé to document their first coaches’ efficiency collectively that Adam Levine actually realized who he was coping with. He stated he tends to shut off a bit bit when singing these ensembles — “I am going in my emotions, go inside a bit” — and Kelsea Ballerini apparently wasn’t having it. Levine recalled:
We did a take of this tune for the coaches’ efficiency, after which she appeared up at me, and he or she’d be like, ‘Hey, you going to fake you want us?’ And I believed that was so fucking humorous and on level and nice — and simply prompt friendship, as a result of I all the time love somebody who’s not afraid to present me a bit little bit of shit.
Kelsea Ballerini stated she was stunned at how nicely she and Adam Levine obtained alongside, too, as a result of Blake Shelton had warned her that the Maroon 5 frontman was “ruthless” and “imply.” Quite the opposite, the “Peter Pan” singer stated she discovered Levine to be “pretty,” however that hasn’t stopped her from taking jabs at him.
On the second night time of the Knockouts she joked that she’d by no means heard Maroon 5’s “More durable to Breathe” when Season 27 contestant Divighn coated it. Then on the April 14 episode she made enjoyable of the phrase Adam Levine used to go with Olivia Kuper Harris on her model of “Final Dance,” saying:
As Adam would say, in very caveman phrases, ‘Large-time wow.’
That is very paying homage to the Blake Shelton vs. Adam Levine showdowns we used to see, and I’m sort of stunned that it’s coming from Kelsea Ballerini. It appeared like John Legend is likely to be extra suited to the rivalry, particularly given the rumor that the EGOT winner was accountable for eliminating Levine after The Voice Season 16.
It might be sudden, however it’s not unwelcome. I really love the friendship that’s shaped between Adam Levine and Kelsea Ballerini, and I’m excited to see extra of it because the Season 27 competitors will get even hotter.
Subsequent Monday, April 21, is a recap episode, after which at 8 p.m. ET April 28, the Playoffs start on NBC (and streaming the subsequent day with a Peacock subscription), with every staff of 5 being lowered to solely two. I can’t wait to see who comes out on prime.