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'The Voice' Season 2 Premiere Will Be Epic

If "epic" television is what you crave then you will have to tune into NBC on February 5, after the Super Bowl, for the season 2 premiere of The Voice. Executive producer Mark Burnett promises this season will be bigger, better, and in a word - epic. Coaches (never call them judges!) Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine, along with host Carson Daly and executive producer Mark Burnett sat down today to give us the goods on what to expect in the sophomore season of one of the biggest shows of 2011. "We're starting fresh after the Super Bowl with brand new, quick reset, straight into blind auditions," says Burnett about what to expect during that season 2 premiere episode.

If you liked the blind audition process of last year, then you will be happy to know that this season they have been extended. "The audience really responded well to the [blind auditions] in the first season," says Burnett, so that is why they decided on the extension. They couldn't tell us just how many weeks the blind auditions will air because the exact number of episodes ordered by NBC has yet to be finalized but Christina announced that each coach will be building a team of 12 this year as opposed to last years teams of 8 making the competition tougher not just for the aspiring artists, but for the coaches as well.

Games have to be stepped up on both ends. "The second you push your button, if more than one person pushes it, we have to be in the position to sell ourselves to that person," Levine said some of the challenges he faces as a coach in the blind auditions, "All of the sudden we're auditioning for them, it's kinda cool." Shelton shares Levine's sentiments and talked about how it was a little harder this year because people know what they are getting into, and know what to expect.

While most would compare The Voice to shows like American Idol and The X-Factor, if you ask the coaches they would disagree with the comparison. "No other show is like ours" was said several times by each of the coaches. One of the distinct differences, Burnett pointed out, is they will never send a singer they know to be bad into the blind auditions. "The 'worst' singer we get will still be really good, and the best will be unbelievable," Burnett says, also stating that the panel of coaches is unlike any other show (which is true). The range of talent the contestants bring this year will be even more diverse than last year. Christina mentioned having an opera singer as well as some great power-house voices.

While the winner of The Voice walks away with some pretty great prizes, it's pretty clear that there are no real losers on the show. "That's the great thing about this show, even if you don't win the end title you're still out there on such a massive scale where anything is possible for your career," said Christina. Blake Shelton confirmed that both of his first season final two girls Dia [Frampton] and Xenia are signed to Universal, have albums that will come out soon and are both doing really well. Dia is preparing to go on tour with Shelton. Christina mentioned her team member Beverly has an album coming out soon called "Fear Nothing," Adam just recorded a song with last years victor Javier, and Cee Lo is in talks with Vicci [Martinez] about doing a single with her.

Christina teased us with a tidbit about a "kicka**" opening performance by none other than herself alongside her fellow coaches; she was not allowed to elaborate. Levine also declined to give any hints about what they "had up their sleeves" but added "It all came together so effortlessly this year. We are like the weirdest, coolest band ever. Its such a strange combo of people. I love that. We figure out a way to make it work--cross genre--it's amazing stuff."

I am excited to see how they plan to top their incredibly successful first season. Will you be tuning in?

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ALL FOUR MUSICIAN COACHES OF NBC’S ‘THE VOICE’ TO RETURN FOR NEW SEASON OF HIT VOCAL COMPETITION SERIES
Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton Set to Resume Series in Mid-season


UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – June 30, 2011 – All four musician coaches of NBC’s “The Voice” – Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton – will return next season when the vocal competition series resumes in mid-season on Mondays (8-10 p.m. ET). The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, NBC and Universal Media Studios.

“Our fantastic coaches were integral to the tremendous success of ‘The Voice’ this year and we are thrilled that they are all returning,” said Telegdy. “We look forward to building season two and making ‘The Voice’ an even greater experience for fans.”

“The Voice” is an innovative vocal competition series modeled after Holland's top-rated vocal talent discovery show, “The Voice of Holland.” The series is hosted by Carson Daly and features the musician coaches working through the various phases of the competition with only the most talented vocalists.

Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and actress Aguilera (“Back to Basics,” “Burlesque”) first achieved prominence as a singer after the release of her album “Christina Aguilera” in 1999, which sold over 17 million copies worldwide and yielded such hits as “Genie in a Bottle,” “What a Girl Wants” and “Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You).” As a result, she won her first Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her rendition of “Genie in a Bottle.” Aguilera’s second album, “Mi Reflejo,” earned her a Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.

Later, Aguilera teamed with Mya, Lil’ Kim and Pink to perform their version of “Lady Marmalade” as a single from the feature film “Moulin Rouge” that soared to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts for five weeks. Each performer received a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song. Aguilera’s next album, “Stripped,” gave the world the hit singles “Dirty,” “Beautiful” (which won her another Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), “Fighter” and “The Voice Within.” She also toured with Justin Timberlake in 2003 on the Justified/Stripped tour.

Among Aguilera’s other albums are “Back to Basics,” “My Kind of Christmas” and “Bionic.” Also included in her many hit singles are “Hurt,” “Candyman” and “Ain’t No Other Man” (which earned her another Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocalist), “Not Myself Tonight” and “You Lost Me.” She has performed numerous times on the Grammy Awards and has hosted NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Aguilera was also the only artist under 30 years of age to make Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2010, Aguilera added a new role to her list of accomplishments as an actress. Last November, she starred in her first feature film, “Burlesque,” opposite Cher and Stanley Tucci. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for her Original Song, “Bound to You,” which she co wrote and performed.

Green -- who is better known to his fans as Cee Lo -- won a Grammy this year for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for “Forget You” (a/k/a “F—k You”). Green, a rap singer, songwriter and record producer, first became recognized as a member of the hip-hop group Goodie Mob (which released the album “World Party”), and later launched a critically hailed solo career. He also formed the group Gnarls Barkley with deejay-producer Danger Mouse. Among Green’s best-known hits are the singles “Closet Freak,” “I’ll Be Around,” “Crazy (by Gnarls Barkley) and “Forget You” (a/k/a “F--k You”).

Green’s albums include “Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections,” “Cee Lo Green…Is the Soul Machine,” “Closet Freak: The Best of Cee Lo Green the Soul Machine,” “Forget You,” and his most recent, “The Lady Killer.” He also collaborated with Danger Mouse for the album “St. Elsewhere” (his greatest-selling album). Green currently is working on a new project with Jazze Pha as well as an upcoming new album with Goodie Mod.

As the front man of Maroon 5, Levine is the primary songwriter of the band and a guitar player, whose talents give Maroon 5 their signature sound. Capturing their first of three Grammy Awards as “Best New Artist” of 2005 and going on to sell more than 15 million albums worldwide, Maroon 5 won over fans and critics alike with the hybrid rock/R&B sound they introduced on their debut album ”Songs About Jane.” They followed up with the double platinum album, “It Won't Be Soon Before Long,” which included hits like "Makes Me Wonder" and "If I Never See Your Face Again."

In September 2010, the band released their third studio album, “Hands All Over,” which was produced by studio legend Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Most recently, Maroon 5 received a Grammy nomination for "Misery," the debut single off “Hands All Over” in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The nod marks the group’s seventh Grammy nomination overall and fourth in that category. Maroon 5’s releases have gone gold and platinum in over 35 countries around the world, including “Hands All Over,” which was certified gold by the RIAA in December 2010.

Shelton, the reigning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, is currently #1 on the Billboard Country chart for the third week in a row with his smash hit “Honey Bee” off “Red River Blue,” coming out July 12. “Honey Bee” is off his eighth studio album and tops the chart with nearly one million in digital single sales, holding the record for the fastest-selling digital single to be certified gold by the R.I.A.A. by a country male. “Honey Bee” marks Shelton’s fourth consecutive #1 hit following "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking," "All About Tonight" and "Hillbilly Bone." His CD, “LOADED: The Best of Blake Shelton,” debuted in the Top 10 on the country charts, adding Shelton into an elite group of artists who have charted three records in one year. Shelton has nine #1 hits and has not had a single peak outside the Top Ten since 2007.

Shelton made his debut with the single "Austin," released from his self-titled first album that later became gold-certified. The song occupied the top spot on Billboard's Hot Country Songs charts for five weeks. Shelton's second album, "The Dreamer," and his third, "Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill," also were certified gold.

Shelton's other popular albums include "Pure BS," "Startin' Fires," "Hillbilly Bone," "All About Tonight" and "Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton" (his first compilation album). The albums yielded such hit singles as "Ol' Red" (considered Shelton's signature song), "All Over Me," "The Baby," "Some Beach," "Goodbye Time," "Nobody But Me" (which appeared on the television movie "The Christmas Blessing"), "Home," "The More I Drink," "Don't Make Me," "She Wouldn't Be Gone," "I'll Just Hold On," "Hillbilly Bone," "All About Tonight," and more recently, "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking." In addition, Shelton's duet with Trace Adkins, "Hillbilly Bone," reached #1 last year and won every country collaboration award from the CMA Awards, ACM Awards, CMT Awards and ACA Award shows. He also collaborated with his Grammy-winning wife, Miranda Lambert, for their #1 hit single "Home." This year he scored the most CMT Award wins with “Male Video of the Year” and “Best Web Video of the Year.”

Last fall, Shelton won six awards, one of which was the prestigious Male Vocalist of the Year at the “44th Annual CMA Awards.” He also won awards for Vocal Event of the Year from the ACM Awards, Musical Event of the Year from the CMA Awards, Collaborative Video of the Year (with Adkins) from the CMT Awards, Music Video of the Year from the ACA Awards and Music Video: Male from the ACA Awards. He also is a Grammy nominee and was inducted into the prestigious Grand Ole Opry.

“The Voice” is a presentation of Mark Burnett’s One Three Inc., Talpa Content USA, Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey and Stijn Bakkers.

For contestant blogs, embeddable clips and full episodes of “The Voice,” please visit NBC.com's official show site: http://www.nbc.com/TheVoice.

For artwork and a complete press kit from the show please visit the NBC Universal Media village website at http://www.nbcumv.com.

Please follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NBCTheVoice and on twitter at @NBCTheVoice and #TheVoice.

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The Voice 2 Promo
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The Voice 2 Second Promo
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“The Voice” Coaches’ Teams Revealed for Season 2

EIGHT AWARD-WINNING MUSICIANS JOIN COACHES CHRISTINA AGUILERA, CEE LO GREEN, ADAM LEVINE AND BLAKE SHELTON AS ADVISERS TO THEIR TEAMS ON NBC’S ‘THE VOICE’
Music Legend Lionel Richie and Multi-Platinum Artists Kelly Clarkson, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Alanis Morissette, Ne-Yo and Robin Thicke Are Set to Lend Their Expertise During the Battle Rounds Stage of Competition on Season Two of the Hit Series

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — January 6, 2012– NBC’s “The Voice” coaches have enlisted multi-platinum singer-songwriters Kelly Clarkson, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds,” Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Alanis Morissette, Ne-Yo, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke to lend their knowledge and skills as advisers to six separate artists on Teams Adam (Levine), Blake (Shelton), Cee Lo (Green) and Christina (Aguilera), respectively, during the “battle rounds” phase of competition on the upcoming season.

“The Voice” premieres on a special night and time, Sunday, February 5, (10-11 p.m. ET; time approximate) following Super Bowl XLVI on NBC before settling into its regular time slot of Mondays (8-10 p.m. ET) beginning Monday, February 6. The adviser and team pairings are as follows:

Team Adam: Alanis Morissette (@morissette) and Robin Thicke (@robinthicke)

Team Blake: Kelly Clarkson (@Kelly_Clarkson) and Miranda Lambert (@Miranda_Lambert)

Team Cee Lo: Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds (@KennyEdmonds) and Ne-Yo (@NeYoCompound)

Team Christina: Jewel (@jeweljk) and Lionel Richie (@LionelRichie)

The announcement was made today by Paul Telegdy, President, Late Night and Alternative Programming, NBC.

“These renowned musicians will bring their unique and recognizable musical styles to the teams,” said Telegdy. “They are well-respected singers whose invaluable experience will be a tremendous asset to Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton’s artists.”

The battle rounds will pit two artists from each team against each other to sing a duet. At the end of each battle round performance, the artists’ respective coach will decide who among their team will move on to the live shows, and who will be eliminated from the competition.

Aguilera (@TheRealXtina), Green (@CeeLoGreen), Levine (@adamlevine) and Shelton (@blakeshelton) each recruited two music industry giants as advisers to help mentor and prepare six separate artists on their respective teams of 12 for the battle rounds. The artists will receive personal one-on-one training with their coach and adviser as they break down their song selection and stage performance. Each artist will also join their coach and adviser for an intimate conversation whereby they will have the opportunity to ask questions of the superstars before them.

Advisers to Team Christina:

Jewel — Jewel is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter. From the remote ranch of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, the four-time Grammy nominee, hailed by the New York Times as a “songwriter bursting with talents,” has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists. Whether alone with her guitar or fronting a band of ace musicians, Jewel has always been a charismatic live performer, earning the respect of other singer-songwriters such as Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, who, not only invited her to open their shows, but mentored her in the early phases of her career. Her singular style and beauty continuously land her on the covers of such diverse magazines as Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, In Style, Glamour and Seventeen. The London Times called her “the most sparkling singer songwriter since Joni Mitchell” while Blender crowned her “rock’s sexiest poet.”

Lionel Richie — Richie is an award-winning International singer-songwriter, producer and humanitarian. His touchingly soulful lyrical prowess and crisp, soothing vocals have earned him recognition as one of the most successful and talented balladeers of all time, and he is behind such #1 hits as “Endless Love,” (the iconic duet with Diana Ross) “Truly,” “All Night Long (All Night),” “Hello” and “Say You, Say Me.”

Richie has attained long-standing success and international acclaim and has sailed beyond genre to carve out his mark among the best singer-songwriters of all time. A music legend, he has received numerous awards and sold over 100 million albums worldwide. After gaining international fame and widespread recognition as a notable figure in both music history and music present, Richie is now working on his 10th studio album, “Tuskegee,” due out in March 2012.

Advisers to Team Cee Lo:

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds – A 10-time Grammy winner with 11 solo albums of his own, Edmonds’ impeccably crafted explorations of love, romance and relationships have made an indelible imprint on the evolution of contemporary pop music throughout the world. These include over 125 Top-10 R&B and pop hits, 42 #1 R&B hits, and 51 Top-10 pop hits (including 16 #1’s), which have produced single and album sales in excess of over 500 million units worldwide. Just a few of the vocalists from which his music can be heard include Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson, TLC, Toni Braxton, Celine Dion, John Mellencamp, Brandy, Aretha Franklin, Fall Out Boy, Pink, Charlie Wilson, Chrisette Michele and Anthony Hamilton.

Edmonds is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Soul Train Music Awards, BMI Awards, NAACP Image Awards and American Music Awards, and was the recipient of the third BET Walk of Fame Award (previous honorees were Jackson and Houston), and was named BET’s “Entertainer of the Year” at the first Annual BET Awards Ceremony.

Ne-Yo — This Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, composer, and producer is one of music’s most talented and prolific artists and a man who needs only one name: Ne-Yo. In less than five years, he’s produced three #1 albums, sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and collaborated with everyone from Michael Jackson to Tim McGraw.

After taking a few years off to work on several films, Ne-Yo’s back with his fourth project, “Libra Scale,” a stellar effort that’s sure to race up the charts and catapult the R&B superstar to even greater heights.

Advisers to Team Adam:

Alanis Morissette — Since 1995, Morissette has been one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music. Her deeply expressive music and performances have earned vast critical praise, 12 Canadian Juno Awards, seven Grammy Awards (with an additional 14 nominations), and sales of over 60 million albums worldwide. Morissette’s 1995 debut, “Jagged Little Pill,” was followed by such eclectic and acclaimed albums as “Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie” (1998), “MTV Unplugged” (1999), “Under Rug Swept” (2002), “So-Called Chaos” (2004), “Jagged Little Pill Acoustic” (2005), her greatest hits album, “The Collection” (2005), “Flavors of Entanglement”(2008), as well as musical contributions to theatrical releases. Morissette is currently in the recording studio working on her sixth studio album which is due out this spring. For more information, see www.alanis.com.

Robin Thicke – Thicke’s breakthrough release, 2006’s “The Evolution of Robin Thicke,” produced the mega-hit “Lost Without U,” which became the #1 most played song in Urban Adult Contemporary BDS and topped four Billboard charts simultaneously as he established himself as one of the most-respected singer-songwriters in soul and R&B music today. By 2007, his awards included the VH1 Soul/Vibe award for Best Breakthrough Artist and nominations from BET (Best Male R&B and Viewer’s Choice), Soul Train (Best R&B Soul Album, Male), MTV VMA (Male Artist of the Year), MOBO (Best Song, “Lost Without U”), the American Music Awards (Favorite Breakthrough Artist) and the ASCAP Song of the Year for “Lost Without You.”

The award-winning multi-platinum superstar returned to center stage in 2008 with “Something Else.” Debuting at #3 on The Billboard 200, “Something Else” is Thicke’s highest-charted album to date. Thicke obtained yet another Top-10 hit single with “Magic” hitting #2 on the urban charts. In December 2009, Thicke released “Sex Therapy,” an album that created a fantasy world of eroticism, while still dealing with the honest struggle a man has with seduction, loneliness and betrayal. The title song, “Sex Therapy,” was hailed by critics as “the sexiest song of the year” and went on to be #1 on the R&B/ Hip Hop charts and also won an ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award. Thicke recently released his fifth studio album, “Love After War.”

Advisers to Team Blake:

Kelly Clarkson — Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Clarkson has released five studio albums (“Thankful,” “Breakaway,” “My December,” “All I Ever Wanted” and “Stronger”), sold over 20 million albums worldwide, 10 million albums in the U.S., and has had nine singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. She is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two MTV Awards and 11 Billboard Awards. Clarkson’s most recent effort, “Stronger,” debuted at #2 on both the Billboard Top 200 and Digital Albums Chart. The album produced the single, “Mr. Know It All,” which marks her ninth Top-10 hit.

Miranda Lambert – Lambert is country’s reigning Female Vocalist of the Year, as bestowed by both the Country Music Association (CMA) and Academy of Country Music (ACM). She’s won the prized Album of the Year trophy from both organizations, as well as from the ACMs, her second record, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” and from the CMAs and ACMs for her third, “Revolution.”

She received the top country female vocal performance honor at the most recent Grammy Awards for “The House That Built Me.” She’s also been named one of People magazine’s Most Beautiful People and one of Maxim’s Hottest Women of Country. Lambert recently released her fourth studio album, “Four the Record,” which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart and established her as the first country artist in the SoundScan era to have each of her first four albums debut at #1.

“The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the blockbuster vocal competition show’s second season. Celebrity musician coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton return along with Carson Daly as host. Christina Milian joins as Social Media Correspondent.

The show’s innovative format features three stages of competition: the first begins with the blind audition, then the competition enters into a battle phase, and finally, the live performance shows.

During the blind auditions, the decisions from the musician coaches are based solely on voice and not on looks. The coaches hear the artists perform, but they don’t get to see them — thanks to rotating chairs. If a coach is impressed by the artist’s voice, he/she pushes a button to select the artist for his/her team. At this point, the coach’s chair will swivel so that he/she can face the artist he/she has selected.

Once the teams are set, the battle is on. Coaches will dedicate themselves to developing their singers, giving them advice, and sharing the secrets of their success. During the battle rounds the coaches will pit two of their own team members against each other to sing the same song together in front of a studio audience.

After the vocal face-off, the coach must choose which of his/her singers will advance.

At the end of the battle episodes, only the strongest members of each coach’s roster remain and proceed to the live stage shows.

In this final performance phase of the competition, the top artists from each team will compete against each other during a live broadcast. The television audience will vote to save their favorite talent, leaving the coach to decide live who they want to save and who will not move on. In the end, each coach will have one star artist left ready to compete against the other teams’ finalists to be named “The Voice” – the winner will receive the grand prize of a recording contract.

“The Voice” is a presentation of Mark Burnett’s One Three Inc., Talpa Content USA, Inc. and Warner Horizon Television. The series is created by John de Mol, who executive-produces along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers and Lee Metzger.

Social Media Correspondent Milian finds out why celebrity advisers Richie, Clarkson, Lambert, Jewel, Morrisette, Edmonds, Ne-Yo and Thicke decided to be a part of the show.

http://tvpressfeed.com/2012/01/the-voice-coaches-teams-revealed-for-season-2/

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I saw the post SuperBowl episode last night. The part which stuck with me the most was the last guy who had been a Mouseketeer with Christina Aguilera. She did not recognize him or his voice, but I believe somebody in Production clued her that he wolud still be in the holding area with family and Carson Daly. They had a reunion. The most outstanding singer, who should win "going away" (as they say in horse races) sang in Italian.
Chris Mann (thanks, Loverocked) has an unbelievable voice.

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