A massive group of artists will be cut on “The Voice” tonight. The Top 24 of Season 16 performed on Monday evening’s episode, but now half of them will be going home in the matter of 60 minutes of results. And we’re not guaranteed that any of the coaches — Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton — will have an even amount of competitors remaining, as in other seasons. Here’s how this results program works. Eight artists regardless of team affiliation will advance straight into the Top 12 based on the audience votes of the past 24 hours. After that, each coach will get to save one of their own, rounding out the Top 12 and ensuring that each coach has at least one artist advancing. Also on Tuesday, the winner of “The Comeback Stage,” Kanard Thomas will perform live in a head to head against one of the yet-to-be-determined artists that was eliminated during the Cross Battles. One of the two will earn the live Twitter Save based on that performance and be named the 13th artist to remain in the competition. This is a full list of contenders who performed on Monday night, all awaiting their fates tonight on the one-hour episode hosted by Carson Daly: Team Blake (8): Oliv Blu, Kendra Checketts, Kim Cherry, Carter Lloyd Horne, Gyth Rigdon, Dexter Roberts, Selkii, Andrew Sevener Team John (6): Celia Babini, Maelyn Jarmon, Jacob Maxwell, Jimmy Mowery, Lisa Ramey, Shawn Sounds Team Kelly (6): Rebecca Howell, Matthew Johnson, Abby Kasch, Rod Stokes, Presley Tennant, Jej Vinson Team Adam (4): Betsy Ade, Domenic Haynes, Kalvin Jarvis, Mari And now follow along and refresh our live updating blog below with a full recap for the Season 16 Top 24 results show on Tuesday, April 30: 9:03 p.m. – While checking in with the coaches before the results, John called out Celia Babini as his standout performance of the night. Could that bode well for her earning his save if she doesn’t advance based on the audience vote? Carson also let us know that Gyth Rigdon was the most streamed artist of the voting period. 9:05 p.m. – In the first set of results, Carson named the first three artists that advanced based on America’s vote: Gyth (Team Blake), Shawn Sounds (Team Legend) and Carter Lloyd Horne (Team Blake)! 9:09 p.m. – Adam joined his team for the first coach-team performance of the season in a sleek and cool rendition of “Is This Love” by Bob Marley & The Wailers. He’s only got four on his team as of this point in the night, but all of them performed really well Monday night and certainly vibed in a nice way with each other here. As I thought on Monday, Mari and Domenic Haynes were the standouts from the team. 9:14 p.m. – In the second set of results, Carson named the next two artists to advance to the Top 13: Rod Stokes (Team Kelly) and Kim Cherry (Team Blake)! That’s three for Blake, one for Kelly and one for John. Adam has yet to pull an artist through based on the audience vote. 9:20 p.m. – Blake introduced Kelly for a performance of her new song “Broken and Beautiful” from the film “Uglydolls” which they both voiced characters in. The song is anthemic, empowering and of course features the booming chorus typical of Kelly tracks. It never ceases to amaze me how pure her voice still sounds after almost 20 years since she won “American Idol.” 9:25 p.m. – In the third set of results, Carson named the final three artists to advance to the Top 13 based on the audience vote: Dexter Roberts (Team Blake), Maelyn Jarmon (Team Legend) and Andrew Sevener (Team Blake). So with that, we’re looking at a group of finalists that includes only one (!!) Team Adam artist and only two (!!) from Team Kelly? ! 9:33 p.m. – Fifth coach Bebe Rexha was in the house to announce Kanard as the official “winner” of “The Comeback Stage”–he was last seen on air in the Blind Auditions where he got no chair turns. She then asked LB Crew who was eliminated in the Cross Battles as a member of Team Adam. 9:36 p.m. – Kanard was the first of the two to sing, choosing “Call Out My Name” by The Weeknd. His voice was smooth and full of texture. As someone who is one step behind the others, given that this is his first time performing live on the show, he actually did a great job–seeming confident and comfortable in front of the studio audience. In a critique, John said he did a great job and showed off a ton of skill especially with his falsetto. 9:39 p.m. – LB followed up with a rendition of “Electric Feel” by MGMT. The song was just as cool of a choice as Kanard’s, but LB managed to make it much bigger and brighter with a passionate and lived-in performance. His former coach Adam called the performance a “perfect 10” and thinks it was the best one of the entire show so far this season. (I agree!) 9:48 p.m. – And just like that the Twitter voting window closed and Carson announced the winner of the Save: LB Crew! He didn’t remain a member of Team Bebe though–instead he got the choice of which team he’d join. He apologized to John, saying that he’s wanted to work with him, but because Adam’s team was struggling he felt it was right to go back “home” to Team Adam. So that means we’ll now finish out the Top 13 with 6 for Team Blake, 3 for Team Legend and 2 each for Teams Kelly and Adam. 9:54 p.m. – In the last set of results, each coach got to pick one artist to save and push through straight into the Top 13. In order, Blake saved Oliv Blu, Kelly saved Jej Vinson, John saved Celia and Adam saved Mari! THE TOP 13: From Team Blake (6): Gyth Rigdon, Carter Lloyd Horne, Kim Cherry, Dexter Roberts, Andrew Sevener, Oliv Blu<doc-sep>While 24 contestants from four teams sang on the previous episode of “The Voice,” only 12 of them would be moving on after the latest episode of the singing contest. And as an added twist, new contestants - with guidance from fifth judge Bebe Rexha - have received a second chance to take part in the competition. After a head-to-head sing-off between Kanard Thomas and LB Crew, LB won the votes to re-join the contest, choosing to return to his old team with coach Adam Levine. After each of the contestants who earned the top eight votes from viewers, each of the coaches had an opportunity to save one of those singers remaining on their team. Between LB and the remaining singers who made the cut, that brings the total to 13 - and sadly, Altoona native Jimmy Mowery was not among them. On the previous episode, Mowery sang “Youngblood” by 5 Seconds of Summer. Here’s a look at his performance: With each coach able to save one person from their team beyond who the voters selected, coach John Legend was faced with a rough choice. “You guys really made me so proud yesterday," Legend said to his remaining singers. "I think each and every one of you gave your best performance of the competition” Sadly, it wasn’t enough to save him, as Legend selected Celia Babini. Her rendition of “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac was enough for her to stand out in Legend’s mind as a keeper. Give it a listen here: Congrats to Jimmy for making it this far on “The Voice”! He certainly did Altoona proud.<doc-sep>Eleven artists were eliminated on The Voice after the Top 24 performances. Fans are not happy about the remaining Top 13. Some think the competition is rigged to favor Blake Shelton and country singers. There has been no shortage of controversy on this season of The Voice, but Tuesday's episode of the reality show was the most dramatic one yet. After the shocking introduction of the Cross Battles, the competition moved on to the Live Playoffs on Monday night. The Top 24 contestants performed individually over the course of the two-hour episode, each competing to earn the votes of America and secure their spot in the Top 13. Though fans were disappointed by some of the singers' performances (people actually said that a commercial was the best part of the show), there were still a lot of talented artists left in the competition. But that all changed when a whopping 11 artists were eliminated on Tuesday. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Let's take a look at the results, shall we? These contestants earned the most votes from viewers at home and automatically advanced: Gyth Rigdon (Team Blake) (Team Blake) Shawn Sounds (Team Legend) (Team Legend) Carter Lloyd Horne (Team Blake) (Team Blake) Rod Stokes (Team Kelly) (Team Kelly) Kim Cherry (Team Blake) (Team Blake) Dexter Roberts (Team Blake) (Team Blake) Maelyn Jarmon (Team Legend) (Team Legend) Andrew Sevener (Team Blake) And these singers were saved by their coaches: Oliv Blu (Team Blake) (Team Blake) Jej Vinson (Team Kelly) (Team Kelly) Celia Babini (Team Legend) (Team Legend) Mari (Team Adam) The final singer to make it into the Top 13 was LB Crew, a Comeback Stage artist who joined Team Adam after winning the Instant Save. NBC So, what's the problem with all of this? If you take a look at who was saved by America's vote, you'll notice something: almost ALL of the contestants are from Blake Shelton's team. John Legend only had two artists make it through, Kelly Clarkson secured just one, and Adam Levine's entire team was initially eliminated. It's important to note that every contestant on Blake's team who escaped elimination is a country artist. Olivia Blu—a self-proclaimed soul singer—was the only one who would have been sent home, had the coach not saved her. This clear favoritism of Blake and the country singers in the competition did not go unnoticed by fans—and they are not happy. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I guess the should change the name of #TheVoice to “The Country Voice” or “Team Blake’s Voice” — Mark Lewis (@marklewie) May 1, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I have no desire to watch Blake's team compete amongst themselves when 4 of them sound exactly the same. What a boring finish to the season we have in store. There is only one artist left who should win. And she isn't Blake's team. #TheVoice — My Name is Fate (@Destini41) May 1, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This was completely ridiculous this season. The Cross Battles left teams way uneven. Then basically all of Team Blake is in the top 13. It's clear people just vote for Team Blake and not for the best singers out of every team. #TheVoice — 🍊 ~{Kiki} ~ 🍊 (@purpleice5454) May 1, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. #TheVoice has become Blake’s country western show. This has become predictable, disheartening and boring. I lost some interest last year & watched only peripherally this year but after the eliminations last night, I am disgusted & out. There are many other talent shows to watch. — Sharon brooks (@sunnydance10) May 1, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I think it’s very unfair this year that Blake has 8 contestants. I have been watching the voice since it started and I do not like the change up you did this season. I adore Blake but it’s just not fair. The voters go by popularity not really the voice!!!! #TheVoice — Lori (@Lori41693700) May 1, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. For #TheVoice your producers should entertain filling your Blake seat with another judge. It's obvious many are voting for "team Blake" instead of each individual talent. Last I looked the title's NOT the BS show. Although BS is what it's turning into. ..pun intended. — ĐJ 🌊🌊🌊 (@JerseyGirlinGa_) May 1, 2019 Not all viewers were bothered by the country domination. Some were angry about this season of the show in general, blaming the new format for unfair results. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Not really feeling the way the Voice has changed up the way they’ve been doing things in prior seasons! Lots of talent sent home w/o America voting. 😒 #TheVoice — fishy_trishy🐠 (@Buttagritz501) May 1, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter.<doc-sep>If you ever wondered if The Voice was really just a popularity contest among the coaches … well, now you know. Thanks to yet another ill-advised Season 16 format twist that allowed the eight contestants with the most votes to advance from the top 24 to the top 13, regardless of team affiliation, Blake Shelton wound up with five contestants automatically in the top 13 this Tuesday. And four of them were male country singers: Gyth Rigdon, Carter Lloyd Horne, Dexter Roberts, and Andrew Sevener. (The other Team Blake contestant to land in the top eight was novelty rapper Kim Cherry, proving that Blake’s very devoted fans will vote for just about anyone.) So done with the show. Multiple artists screwed by dumb Americans voting for Blake and not the singers. Sorry but at least 10 artists better than Kim Cherry. #thevoice — Joe Barbato (@JoeBarbato7) May 1, 2019 Meanwhile, Blake’s nemesis, Adam Levine — The Voice’s most hated coach after the #Bathrobegate scandal of last season and Maroon 5’s critically panned Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year — didn’t have any of his contestants voted through. “I'm shocked at the results. … It didn't reflect what the coaches think should be happening,” Adam grumbled to host Carson Daly. Has Season 16 of 'The Voice' become 'The Blake Shelton Show'? (Photo: Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) Clearly this new Playoffs format didn’t work, just like this season’s new Cross-Battles format didn’t work. Despite being an unpopular — or at least extremely polarizing — public figure, Adam did have one of the strongest teams this season, but it seems his affiliation ultimately sabotaged his talented team members like Domenic Haynes, Mari, and Kalvin Jarvis. But even more likable coaches were thwarted by Blake’s unstoppable popularity. Kelly Clarkson only made it to top eight with one contestant: yet another male country artist, Rod Stokes. (Her two female country singers, Abby Kasch and Rebecca Howell, were cut, reflecting a larger, real-world gender-imbalance problem with the country genre nowadays.) And John Legend only landed two, pop diva Maelyn Jarmon and old-fashioned soulman Shawn Sounds. Story continues Voice viewers, especially viewers who aren’t avid country fans, naturally took to Twitter to protest the show’s alleged Blake bias. Yup, I'm done, I'm sorry, goodBYE to this season of #TheVoice I know America has a country obsession but this is absurd. Yeah let's just have the entirety of the rest of this season be Team Blake battling it out / Blake congratulating himself for it because THAT'S entertaining. — Justine (@justinebean89) May 1, 2019 So can we all just agree that #TheVoice is completely biased and now just the battle of team Blake and the 1 note country tune 🙄. Save someone who actually has a flexible voice. — mocha babbe (@callmeoops_) May 1, 2019 WHAT THE ACTUAL F? I’m convinced the large majority of Voice watchers are country lovers because there is no way half of Blake’s team should be saved #TheVoice — paaaai (@pai_ATTN) May 1, 2019 I hope #TheVoice never does cross-battles again. It completely stacked the results, and I think it's become very clear that America cannot handle voting based on talent, but by judge favoritism #VoiceResults — WEfan45 (@WEfan45) May 1, 2019 Each coach did get to save one contestant, which ensured that Team Adam wouldn’t be entirely out of the running just yet. (To be honest, Adam has been so grumpy during the past couple seasons, I wonder if his heart’s even in it anymore. Fans of his contestants may have been more upset by Tuesday’s lopsided results than he actually was.) Adam chose Mari, who definitely deserved it, though it was disappointing to see Domenic, a stylist that Adam had once declared the best singer in the history of the series, go home so soon. Meanwhile, Blake chose jazz chanteuse Oliv Blu, Kelly went for R&B/pop crooner Jej Vinson (“I'm sorry I have to pick from practically my entire team; that makes it very difficult,” she lamented), and John selected theatrical belter Celia Babini. John, like Kelly, struggled with the decision. “I was so excited to be a coach on The Voice. I thought it was going to be all fun and games,” he told his team. “Then we come to this moment, and it's really painful to look at all your faces.” So, if you’re keeping track, that meant Team Adam’s Betsy Ade, Domenic Haynes, and Kalvin Jarvis; Team Kelly’s Abby Kasch, Matthew Johnson, Presley Tennant, and Rebecca Howell; Team Legend’s Jacob Maxwell, Jimmy Mowery, and Lisa Ramey; and Team Blake’s Kendra Checketts and Selkii went home. I was especially sad to see Kendra, Presley, Lisa, and the aforementioned Domenic get cut. They were some of Monday’s biggest risk-takers and most interesting performers, but America frustratingly went for the safe, and often Blake-coached, country contestants instead. #TheVoice you people underestimate the amount of people that aren’t just city folk — Homeboy Alex (@AlexBeOP) May 1, 2019 There was another rule-twist Tuesday, and that too didn’t work out. Kanard Thomas, a Bebe Rexha-coached reject from the digital-only Comeback Stage, returned to battle a Bebe-selected surprise Comeback artist, LB Crew. Aside from the fact that Bebe should’ve brought back the ousted Kayslin Victoria or Beth Griffith-Manley instead, there was no way that Kanard, a singer who’d gotten little airtime, would win over LB, who’d only been off the show for a week — unless Kanard knocked it out of the park. And Kanard did not knock it out of the park with his weak Weeknd cover. That being said, LB’s Quiet Storm remake of MGMT’s “Electric Feel” wasn’t exactly electric either. After LB predictably won that battle, pretty much by default, he got to choose his new team. If he were a smart strategist who’d been paying attention to the voting patterns this week, he would have happily signed up to be Blake’s seventh contestant. (Honestly, why would any Voice contestant willingly join Team Adam ever again?) But either LB, who was originally on Adam’s team, is very loyal, or Adam’s begging and over-the-top praise worked.<doc-sep>
Tonight was the first big results show for The Voice 2019, narrowing down the top 24 and a Comeback Artist to the top 13 contestants. The top 2 contestants from each team were put through, followed by each of the coaches selecting one of their remaining artists to stay in the competition. Then, the two remaining comeback artists from the digital companion series The Comeback Stage perform for America’s Twitter votes. Only one of the comeback artists gets to rejoin the competition and it’s all based on real-time voting. Read on for tonight’s winner results and recap, as the show airs live. Before getting into the results, host Carson Daly got some insight from the judges about the competition. He then brought out the top 24 to deliver some results. First, contestant Gyth Rigdon, from Blake Shelton’s team, was revealed to have had the most streams last night. And, he was the first contestant to be announced as safe. The next singer saved by the votes was then revealed to be Shawn Sounds, from John Legend’s team. And, from Team Blake, Carter Lloyd Horne was revealed to be saved as well. Before getting into more results, Adam Levine took the stage with his team to perform. And then it was time for further reveals … From Team Kelly, Rod Stokes was the next contestant announced to be moving forward. Then, another Team Blake contestant was announced as making it into the competition – Kim Cherry. Kelly Clarkson then took the stage to perform a song from the movie Ugly Dolls called “Broken and Beautiful”. Her performance was announced by her co-star and fellow coach, Shelton. And then, more fates were announced. America chose to save Dexter Roberts from Team Blake, followed by Maelyn Jarmon from Team Legend. Another contestant put through to the top 13 by the voters at home was … Blake Shelton’s contestant, Andrew Sevener. After a short commercial break, Bebe Rexha joined host Carson Daly to talk about being the coach for The Voice Comeback Stage. She dished on singer Kanard Thomas going up against a mystery cast-off from the Live Cross Battles tonight. And, the eliminated artist from the Live Cross Battles, chosen to go up against Thomas was … LB Crew. Only one of them would make it into the top 13. First up was Thomas, singing “Call Out My Name”, followed by LB Crew, who performed for his potential spot, singing a rendition of MGMT’s “Electric Feel”. When the performances finished, Adam Levine exclaimed that LB’s performance was “a perfect 10” and was the best performance of the season. So, which of these two artists was saved by America’s “Instant Save” votes tonight? America chose … LB Crew. This meant that LB Crew then had to choose a coach and he decided to go with Levine, though he admitted to dreaming of working with Legend. And then it was time for the coaches to each save one of their remaining artists. Blake Shelton was first and he went with Oliv Blu. Next, Kelly Clarkson had to choose and she started off apologizing for having to make the decision. She then revealed she was picking someone who blew her away from the get-go. Clarkson went with Jej Vinson. John Legend then had to choose and he picked Celia Babini. And, finally, Adam Levine had to save someone from his team and he chose Mari.