The Voice (American season 14)
The fourteenth season of the American reality The Voice premiered on February 26, 2018, on NBC. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned for their fourteenth season as coaches. Meanwhile, Alicia Keys returned for her third season after a one-season hiatus, alongside new coach Kelly Clarkson replacing Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson.
This season featured two new elements: the Block, added during the Blind Auditions, allows the coaches to block one coach from getting an artist the coach turned around for. The Save, added during the Knockouts, allowed a coach to save an artist from elimination; However, if another coach also pressed his or her Steal button, the contestant could then decide whether they wanted to go to a new team or stay with their coach.
On May 22, 2018, Brynn Cartelli was crowned the winner of The Voice. At age 15, Cartelli became the became the youngest winner in the show's history surpassing Sawyer Fredericks and Danielle Bradbery at 16; Clarkson became the first new coach to win on her first attempt, and the third female winning coach to win a season. Additionally, runner-up Britton Buchanan became the highest-placing artist who advanced via an Instant Save, following Joshua Davis of season eight and Chris Jamison of season seven, who both placed third.
Coaches and hosts
The coaching lineup changed once again for the fourteenth season. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton returned as coaches, making them the only members of the coaching panel to be part of all fourteen seasons. Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson were replaced by new coaches Kelly Clarkson, who was Team Blake's battle advisor in the second season and key advisor for the Knockout Rounds in the thirteenth season, and Alicia Keys who returned to the panel, Carson Daly returned for his fourteenth season as host.This season's advisors for the Battle Rounds were Julia Michaels for Team Adam, Shawn Mendes for Team Alicia, Hailee Steinfeld for Team Kelly, and Trace Adkins for Team Blake.
The coaches perform a medley set in vintage Las Vegas in the promo. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton duet on "Fly Me to the Moon", Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys perform an amazing version of "Feeling Good".
· Notes: At 19, Shawn Mendes became the youngest advisor on the American version of this show's history.
Teams
Color keyBlind auditions
A new feature within the Blind Auditions this season is the Block, which each coach can use once to prevent one of the other coaches from getting a contestant.;Color key
| ' | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist defaulted to a coach's team | |
| Artist elected a coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button | |
| ' | Coach pressed the "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by Adam from getting the artist |
| ' | Coach pressed the "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by Alicia from getting the artist |
| ' | Coach pressed the "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by Kelly from getting the artist |
| Coach pressed the "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by Blake from getting the artist |
Episode 1 (Feb. 26)
Episode 2 (Feb. 27)
Episode 3 (March 5)
Episode 4 (March 6)
Episode 5 (March 12)
Episode 6 (March 13)
The Battles
The Battle Rounds started on March 19. Season fourteen's advisors include: Julia Michaels for Team Adam, Shawn Mendes for Team Alicia, Hailee Steinfeld for Team Kelly, and Trace Adkins for Team Blake. The coaches can steal two losing artists from other coaches.Color key:
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts | |
| Artist lost the Battle but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts | |
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated | |
| Artist voluntarily left the competition |
- Alexa Cappelli was paired with Hannah Goebel for the battles, but due to personal reasons, Goebel withdrew. Therefore, Cappelli performed alone and moved on by default.
The Knockouts
For the first time ever in The Voice history, past winners of the show returned as Key Advisors — Jordan Smith for Team Adam, Chris Blue for Team Alicia, Cassadee Pope for Team Kelly, and Chloe Kohanski for Team Blake.
Color key:
| Artist won the Knockout and advanced to the Live Playoffs | |
| Artist lost the Knockout but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Live Playoffs | |
| Artist lost the Knockout but was saved by their coach and advanced to the Live Playoffs | |
| Artist lost the Knockout and was Eliminated |
Live Shows
Color key:| Artist was saved by the Public's votes | |
| Artist was placed in the bottom two, bottom three, or middle three or was saved by the coach | |
| Artist was saved by the Instant Save | |
| Artist's iTunes vote multiplied by 5 after his/her studio version of the song reached iTunes top 10 | |
| Artist was eliminated |
Week 1: Live Playoffs (April 16, 17, and 18)
For the first time, the Live Playoffs were split into two rounds and introduced immunity to the highest vote-getters to advance to the Top 12 in Round 1.Round 1
During the first round of the Live Playoffs, the Top 24 performed for the votes of the public. The artist with the highest number of votes on each team directly advanced to the Top 12, exempting from performing round 2.Color key:
| Artist received the highest number of votes on his/her team and directly advanced to the Top 12 | |
| Artist was not chosen by the public and was left to perform again in Round 2 |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 16 | Kelly Clarkson | 1 | Alexa Cappelli | "It Hurt So Bad" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Kelly Clarkson | 2 | Kaleb Lee | "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Kelly Clarkson | 3 | Tish Haynes Keys | "Nothing Left For You" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Kelly Clarkson | 4 | Brynn Cartelli | "Unstoppable" | Public's vote |
| Episode 16 | Kelly Clarkson | 5 | Dylan Hartigan | "Come Pick Me Up" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Kelly Clarkson | 6 | D.R. King | "Home" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Adam Levine | 7 | Drew Cole | "Man In the Mirror" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Adam Levine | 8 | Mia Boostrom | "Baby I Love You" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Adam Levine | 9 | Jackie Verna | "Tim McGraw" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Adam Levine | 10 | Rayshun LaMarr | "Overjoyed" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Adam Levine | 11 | Sharane Calister | "Never Enough" | Public's vote |
| Episode 16 | Adam Levine | 12 | Reid Umstattd | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Blake Shelton | 13 | Austin Giorgio | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Blake Shelton | 14 | Pryor Baird | "I Was Wrong" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Blake Shelton | 15 | Kyla Jade | "How Great Thou Art" | Public's vote |
| Episode 16 | Blake Shelton | 16 | Gary Edwards | "Finesse" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Blake Shelton | 17 | Spensha Baker | "I Still Believe in You" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Blake Shelton | 18 | WILKES | "Brother" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Alicia Keys | 19 | Johnny Bliss | "América América" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Alicia Keys | 20 | Kelsea Johnson | "You Know I'm No Good" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Alicia Keys | 21 | Terrence Cunningham | "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Alicia Keys | 22 | Jackie Foster | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Alicia Keys | 23 | Christiana Danielle | "Hey Ya!" | Not Chosen |
| Episode 16 | Alicia Keys | 24 | Britton Buchanan | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | Public's vote |
| Episode 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Episode 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Episode 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
Round 2
For Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the 20 remaining artists performed a second time for the votes of the public. The artist with the highest number of votes on each team advances, and a third decided by the coach itself.Color key:
| Artist received the Public's vote and advanced to the Top 12 | |
| Artist was selected by their coach to advance to the Top 12 | |
| Artist was eliminated |
Week 2: Top 12 (April 23 & 24)
This week's theme was “Story Behind The Song”. The two artists with the fewest votes competed for an Instant Save, with one artist eliminated from the competition. No artists received the iTunes vote multiplier this week as none of the singles reached the Top 10 iTunes.| Order | Performers | Song |
| 20.1 | Kelly Clarkson and her team | "Don't Take the Money" |
| 20.2 | Maroon 5 | "Wait" |
| 20.3 | The cast of Rise | "Scars to Your Beautiful" |
| 20.4 | Blake Shelton and his team | "I Thank You" |
Week 3: Top 11 (April 30 & May 1)
The theme for this week was "Fan Night", meaning that the artists performed songs chosen by the fans.iTunes bonuses were awarded to Pryor Baird and Britton Buchanan.
| Order | Performers | Song |
| 22.1 | Janelle Monáe | "Make Me Feel" |
| 22.2 | Adam Levine and his team | "The Scientist" |
| 22.3 | Alicia Keys and her team | "Gimme Shelter" |
Week 4: Top 10 (May 7 & 8)
The theme for this week was “Overcoming Struggles”. This week featured double elimination and a bottom three facing Instant Save.iTunes bonuses were awarded to Kyla Jade, Brynn Cartelli,Buchanan and Baird.
| Order | Performers | Song |
| 23.1 | Kelly Clarkson | "I Don't Think About You" |
| 24.1 | Charlie Puth | "Done for Me" |
| 24.2 | 5 Seconds of Summer | "Youngblood" |
Week 5: Semifinals (May 14 & 15)
The Top 8 performed on Monday, May 14, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. This week's theme is "Duet Medley Songs". In the semifinals, three artists automatically moved on to next week's finale, the two artists with the fewest votes were immediately eliminated and the middle three contended for the remaining spot in next week's finale via the Instant Save. iTunes bonuses were awarded to Jade, Buchanan, Cartelli, Kaleb Lee, Baird and Spensha Baker. In addition to their individual songs, each artist performed a duet with another artist in the competition, though these duets were not available for purchase on iTunes.With the elimination of Rayshun LaMarr, Levine no longer had any artists remaining on his team, making it the first time since the fourth season none of his artists represented in the finale. With the advancement of Cartelli to the finale, Clarkson became the third new coach to successfully get an artist on their team to the finale on their first attempt as a coach, the second being Alicia Keys, who coached Wé McDonald all the way to the finale of the eleventh season, and the first being Usher, who coached Michelle Chamuel all the way to the finale of the fourth season. This also marked the first time ever that two female coaches were represented in the finale.
| Order | Performer | Song |
| 26.1 | Kane Brown | "Heaven" |
| 26.2 | Panic! at the Disco | "Say Amen " |
| 26.3 | Blake Shelton | "I Lived It" |
Week 6: Finale (May 21 & 22)
The Final 4 performed on Monday, May 21, 2018, with the final results following on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Finalists performed a solo cover song, a duet with their coach, and an original song. iTunes bonuses were awarded to Buchanan, Cartelli, Baker and Jade. Buchanan's "Where You Come From" and Cartelli's "Walk My Way" are the only songs that charted #1 on iTunes.This is the first time that an artist who won the Instant Save in the semifinals did not finish in the bottom two in the finals. With Buchanan and Cartelli making it to the Top 2, this marked the first time in which the final results came down to two artists who have neither represented Shelton nor Levine, but two female coaches.
| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo Song | Order | Duet Song | Order | Original Song | Result |
| Blake Shelton | Kyla Jade | 1 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 9 | "Only Love" | 6 | "The Last Tear" | Third Place |
| Alicia Keys | Britton Buchanan | 10 | "Good Lovin'" | 5 | "Wake Me Up" | 2 | "Where You Come From" | Runner up |
| Kelly Clarkson | Brynn Cartelli | 12 | "Skyfall" | 3 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | 8 | "Walk My Way" | Winner |
| Blake Shelton | Spensha Baker | 4 | "Merry Go 'Round" | 7 | "Tell Me About It" | 11 | "Old Soul" | Fourth Place |
| Order | Performer | Song |
| 28.1 | Britton Buchanan | "In the Air Tonight" |
| 28.2 | Dua Lipa | "IDGAF" |
| 28.3 | Kane Brown and Spensha Baker | "What Ifs" |
| 28.4 | James Bay and Alicia Keys | "Us" |
| 28.5 | Chloe Kohanski | "Come This Far" |
| 28.6 | Julia Michaels and Brynn Cartelli | "Issues"/"Jump" |
| 28.7 | Kyla Jade | "Killer"/"Papa Was A Rolling Stone" |
| 28.8 | Florence and The Machine | "Hunger" |
| 28.9 | Ryan Adams and Britton Buchanan | “To Be Without You” |
| 28.10 | Halsey and Big Sean | "Alone" |
| 28.11 | Jason Aldean | ”Drowns the Whiskey” |
| 28.12 | Jennifer Hudson and Kyla Jade | "I Know Where I've Been" |
Elimination chart
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Ratings
Artists who appeared on other shows or seasons
- Genesis Diaz and Johnny Bliss later appeared in the first season of the American-Spanish version of this show. Bliss also appeared on Univision's Va Por Ti.
- The Winos are hosts of the fourth-hour TODAY show.
- Mia Boostrom appeared on season four of America's Got Talent but lost the judges’ vote and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
- Jorge Eduardo appeared on the 5th season of La Voz...México and placed fourth place.