{"id":1229,"date":"2025-02-13T08:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:02:42","slug":"ill-admit-it-when-adam-levine-said-the-voice-isnt-just-a-competition-show-i-scoffed-it-seemed-like-the-typical-celebrity-spin-to-make-the-show-sound-deeper-than-it-really-is-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1229","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll Admit It: When Adam Levine Said The Voice Isn\u2019T Just A Competition Show, I Scoffed. It Seemed Like The Typical Celebrity Spin To Make The Show Sound Deeper Than It Really Is. But Then Michael Bubl\u00e9 Stepped Onto That Stage And Totally Changed My Perspective."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\" data-widget-type=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header>\n<aside id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" class=\"mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\">\n<p class=\"text-700 mb-2 text-[12px] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-gray-700 [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; overflow-wrap: break-word; line-height: 18px; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ .5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;\">When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.\u00a0Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-content widget-contentparsed-content widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-content_document \" data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\">\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<section class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"box less-space hero-image-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hero-image-padding-wrap padding-on\">\n<div class=\"hero-image-padding\"><picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-1280-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 600px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"block-image-ads hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-1200-80.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 600px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-1280-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f-320-80.jpg 320w\" alt=\"The Voice Season 27 coaches Adam Levine, Michael Buble, Kelsea Ballerini and John Legend.\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/y7pbnR4gy5hXLhDBzLqc7f.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Trae Patton\/NBC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"left-rail-area\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"text-copy bodyCopy auto\">\n<p><strong>Spoiler alert! This story contains minor spoilers about Night 2 of\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>The Voice<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0Season 27 Blind Auditions from February 10. The episode can be streamed with a\u00a0<\/strong><u><strong>Peacock subscription<\/strong><\/u><strong>\u00a0if you need to catch up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"CWVYOPxf\"><ins id=\"982a9496-733d0d7a5349af1642f5d89cba38f186-4-2334\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"733d0d7a5349af1642f5d89cba38f186\"><ins id=\"982a9496-733d0d7a5349af1642f5d89cba38f186-4-2334-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1734607063772-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CLKvqbmXwIsDFcjyEQgdp0w2IA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21715635079\/zmedia_MB_Inread_litanews.com_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<div id=\"ad-unit-1\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<p><em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0has gotten quite intense at some points over the years, and nobody should know that better than\u00a0Adam Levine. The OG coach returned for Season 27 \u2014 currently airing on the\u00a0<u>2025 TV schedule<\/u>\u00a0\u2014 and given the fact that he\u2019s been involved in some of the\u00a0<u>show\u2019s most controversial moments<\/u>, I found it absolutely hilarious when he said in an interview that he doesn\u2019t see\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0as a competition. Well, here we are, just two episodes into the season, and it seems Michael Bubl\u00e9 may have just proved him right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"QS6rJy1Y\"><ins id=\"982a9496-3c2e0ff3563a7481442b14ff9329d9c4-5-2202\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"3c2e0ff3563a7481442b14ff9329d9c4\"><ins id=\"982a9496-3c2e0ff3563a7481442b14ff9329d9c4-5-2202-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"sp_passback-mobileinpage_908\" data-id=\"sp_passback-mobileinpage_908\">\n<div class=\"sp-mobileinpage-google-adx sp-demand-div\" data-demand=\"google-adx\">\n<div class=\"nl-scroll-div\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"what-adam-levine-said-about-the-voice-not-being-a-competition-show-3\">What Adam Levine Said About The Voice Not Being A Competition Show<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" data-widget-id=\"2c4aa205-cb3a-49b8-869f-aef879bd096c\" data-result=\"missing\">\n<div class=\"hawk-master-widget-hawk-base-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><u>Fans were happy to see Adam Levine<\/u>\u00a0return to join veteran\u00a0John Legend, defending champion Michael Bubl\u00e9 and rookie Kelsea Ballerini on\u00a0<u><em>The Voice<\/em><\/u><u>\u00a0coaching panel<\/u>\u00a0this season, and maybe it\u2019s the fact that his old rival Blake Shelton has long since retired his Big Red Chair, but the Maroon 5 singer seemed to have a more brotherly approach to coaching, as he told\u00a0<u>People<\/u>\u00a0ahead of Season 27:<\/p>\n<div id=\"desktop-in-article\" class=\"in-article ad-unit\">\n<div id=\"desktop-taboola-mid-article\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-a-mid\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_626454256\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-a-mid syndicatedItemUB\">\n<div id=\"trc_header_626454256\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"outer_626454256\" class=\"trc_rbox_outer\">\n<div id=\"rbox-t2m\" class=\"trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div id=\"internal_trc_626454256\">\n<div class=\"videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-undefined textItem thumbnail_top videoCube_1_child syndicatedItem trc-first-recommendation trc-spotlight-first-recommendation trc_excludable\" data-item-id=\"~~V1~~-2689610642935050385~~5oztuIb3PiPczpgGbXoxRd33lrT7WOXlwNdwMvEIJLbpZyC7dGVdvKnSHsaHrNsFr6KHfhMNDc_prPncQ7T8QJoTzNGcxv2FGi93wm-fDS1XJMrUb-w992yBCn3Y4YLE9yja5eU-IL36gz4CX15pitgirwDokZYjI6yJIgpn1iNChQ57bZjEMLkAxm52B6rLcTT6_hj376TVBRNYSpuD0BhEDragprWhv4XokWx2erIU-tx5qW5hIfcB0sEmbRgN\" data-item-title=\"Why Melbourne is the Best Place to Study and Experience Culture\" data-item-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.taboola.com\/libtrc\/static\/thumbnails\/c6e39ceafab4bc894eff482c89aa632e.jpg\" data-item-syndicated=\"true\">\n<div class=\"thumbBlock_holder\">\n<div class=\"videoCube_aspect\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"video-label-box trc-main-label video-label-box-cta video-label-box-cta-non-ie\"><span class=\"video-label video-title video-label-flex-cta-item trc_ellipsis\" role=\"link\">Why Melbourne is the Best Place to Study and Experience Culture<\/span><span class=\"branding video-branding-flex-cta-item\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Deakin University, Australia in Taboola advertising section\">Deakin University, Australia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-cta-href\"><button class=\"video-cta-button video-cta-style\" type=\"button\">Learn More<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_user_exclude_btn\" title=\"Remove this item\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_exclude_overlay trc_fade\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_exclude_undo_btn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trc_clearer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mobile-in-article\" class=\"in-article ad-unit\">\n<div id=\"mobile-taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\"><p>I don\u2019t really see it as a competition anymore, and I know they\u2019re not going to like that, but that\u2019s not what it is. It\u2019s an opportunity for us to share our experiences with the people on the show. And it always has been that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>I have to say, I kind of love the new attitude, where it\u2019s less about winning and more about making the most of the artists\u2019 experience. (That\u2019s the reason I\u2019ve always thought\u00a0<u><em>The Voice<\/em><\/u><u>\u00a0should get rid of Blocks<\/u>.) Levine continued:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\"><p>I mean, you definitely get competitive that those juices flow for sure. But I don\u2019t see it as a competition and I don\u2019t think that I can bring anything other than what I have just from life and a career. And I think that\u2019s really valuable for the people on the show that are needing that experience, or that push that help. And that\u2019s what I think we\u2019re there for.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m definitely all for that, because it\u2019s true that it\u2019s not just the\u00a0artist who wins the money\u00a0at the end that has the chance to capitalize on this experience. Excuse my skepticism, though, but this kinder, gentler Adam Levine was something I had to see to believe. It didn\u2019t take long, either, thanks to the panel\u2019s Canadian crooner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-unit-2\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"how-michael-buble-helped-to-prove-adam-levine-right-3\">How Michael Bubl\u00e9 Helped To Prove Adam Levine Right<\/h2>\n<p>On Night 2 of the Blind Auditions, which aired February 10,\u00a0<strong>Hayden Grove<\/strong>\u00a0took the stage for a rendition of \u201cMack the Knife\u201d \u2014 a song clearly in Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s wheelhouse. It turns out Bubl\u00e9 has even crossed paths with Grove in real life and followed him on social media, but by the end of the audition, only Adam Levine had turned around.<\/p>\n<p>The winning Season 26 coach explained that Hayden Grove\u2019s vibrato had given him pause, and Michael Bubl\u00e9 even got on stage to demonstrate how standards are traditionally sung. Even though Grove was joining an opposing team, Bubl\u00e9 expressed interest in bettering the artist, telling Adam Levine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.\u00a0Here\u2019s how it works. (Image credit: Trae Patton\/NBC) Spoiler alert! 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