Why did Gwen Stefani leave The Voice? Gwen is also reportedly taking time off to focus on her music, just as fellow coaches have done in the past. It is not unusual for the fourth coach to rotate seasons every few years, with Gwen Stefani being a coach for seasons 7, 9, 12, 17, and 19.
“Last Sunday November 29 my client Ryan Gallagher, who was a leading contender as part of Kelly Clarkson's team on the current season of NBC-TV'S 'The Voice,' was dismissed by NBC and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios for an alleged violation of the show's COVID-19 protocol,” said Michael Catalano, Gallagher's personal
The Voice judging panel is getting another shake-up as No Doubt frontwoman (and fiancée of fellow Voice judge Blake Shelton) Gwen Stefani is leaving the show again for Season 20. Taking her place will be Nick Jonas, who also took the "Hollaback Girl" singer's place the last time she left the NBC show.
How old is Gwen Stefani?
51 years (October 3, 1969)
NBC's The Voice is back for season 20! Five-time coach Gwen Stefani is taking a break from the show, making it possible for Nick Jonas to return as a coach. Gwen and Nick have been rotating coaching roles for the last few seasons, while Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, and John Legend have stayed put.
Celebrated singer, songwriter and multi-award-winner James Taylor will make his grand debut on The Voice on Monday as Season 18's Mega Mentor. During the Knockouts, Taylor will advise all the teams as they prepare to sing against each other over the next few episodes of the show.
The winner of The Voice receives a cash prize of $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group.
The singers are not only friends, but former colleagues, with Blake and Adam having worked together on The Voice as rival coaches. It was on the set of the hit singing show that Gwen and Blake are understood to have met after she joined as a coach the series after Adam left.
Stefani became a Voice coach in season 7 and was paid $10 million a season at the time, according to CinemaBlend. However, the No Doubt singer received a $5 raise in season 12 after she and Shelton signed a deal to play up their romance for the cameras, which made her salary $13 million a season.
The artists from each team who received the least amount of viewer votes were eliminated: Team Kelly's Zae Romeo, Team Shelton's Anna Grace, Team Jonas' Andrew Marshall and Devan Blake Jones and Team Legend's Zania Alaké. Mroz, Figueroa Jr. and Modig were eliminated after failing to clinch the instant save.
“It's always hard to make these decisions, but the winner of this knockout is Emma.” Although Warren had to exit “The Voice” on Monday, she made the most of her time on the show, impressing Shelton with her vocal talent and working with celebrities such as Snoop and Dan + Shay.
And the winner, moving on to the Top 9, is Corey Ward!
According to Kotb, there have been many reports that he won't be back for Season 11. “I've read many many times that I've been fired,” Shelton jokes. “I don't plan on going anywhere,” he continues. Shelton and fellow coach Adam Levine have been the two constants during the ten season of the singing competition show.
Given that NBC always airs two seasons of The Voice per year, Blake Shelton makes $26 million a year to appear on the show. With such a large paycheck coming from The Voice alone, it isn't very surprising that Blake Shelton is one of the richest country stars in the world.
The eighteenth season of the American reality television series The Voice ran from February 24 to May 19, 2020, on NBC.
