‘Mom and Dad are fighting!’ Gwen and Blake battle it out on ‘The Voice’ – Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo.com

One might have assumed when Blake Shelton’s onscreen nemesis Adam Levine leftThe Voiceand was replaced by Blake’s real-life girlfriend Gwen Stefani, there’d be nothing but love on the set this season. But Gwen, who is apparently just as competitive as Adam used to be, isnotcoming into Season 17 like a LAMB It turns out sheisa hollaback girl, and she was doing a lot of hollering back Tuesday when she and Blake attempted to court the same contestants.

“Mom and Dad are fighting!” Fellow coach Kelly Clarkson even exclaimed at one point, as she surveyed the cutthroat (if still kind of cute) scene.

What made all this so bizarre was that it was extremely obvious that Gwen and Blake’s fights were futile. Take 30 – year-old Royce Lovett, for example. When the charismatic, Lauryn Hill-obsessed rock ‘n’ reggae troubadour strummed a raw, passionate, altogether awesome rendition of Mary J. Blige and Wyclef Jean’s “911, ”it was clear as the bindhi on Gwen’s face circa 1995 or the vodka in Blake’s thermos that Royce was Team Gwen material.

Sowhydid Blake eventryto buzz in? Was he trolling? He must have known he had no chance … especially when a fired-up Gwen jumped out of her red chair and started busting out her sexiest hella-good dance moves to Royce’s performance.

Gold Derby article& nbsp; filled with “staggering” stats about his manyVoicewins and near-wins – never had a chance. ” data-reactid=”31 “type=” text “>“ This is not his lane. This ismylane! ”Gwen protested. “Itriedto introduce [Blake] to, like, Steel Pulse and UB 40. ”Eventually Blake had to admit that his“ lake playlist ”of reggae began and ended with Bob Marley (and, um , Jimmy Buffett?), So he quickly forfeited: “All right, screw it. Just pick her, ”he shrugged. Royce later emphatically stated that Blake – despite him reading off aGold Derby articlefilled with “staggering” stats about his manyVoicewins and near-wins – never had a chance.

And yet, later in the episode, it was Gwen who refused to stay inherlane. Twenty-four-year-old country crooner Cory Jackson, who auditioned with Glen Campbell’s “Galveston,” was so Blake-baiting I wouldn’t have been surprised to find out he’s related to Gyth Rigdon… and yet, Gwen still turned her chair . (So ​​did Kelly, which made a bit more sense, but that was still a longshot.) And Gwen, sitting there in herI Dream of Jeannieponytail and sculptural, Thierry Mugler-esque, bedazzled bustier, somehow thought she had a chance, explaining that she appreciated Cory’s “theatrical” performance of the old-school rhinestone cowboy classic and pleading, “If you wanted to take a risk, I really could help you with being really unique, because that song, for me, is like a crossover song.” But once Cory made it obvious that he had zero desire to cross over and wanted to stick to his country lane, it was Gwen’s time to back off and accept defeat.

Hopefully by the time Season 17 ends, “Mom and Dad” will still be together. But really, their little lovers’ spats are fun, and after all of Blake’s gloating and bragging and statistics-quoting about beingThe Voice‘s winningest (and only original) coach, it’s nice to see Gwen building a formidable team so far this season. Royce was a particularly strong recruit. So remember, all is fair in love and (The Voice) **********************.

These were the other successful Blind Auditions of the night. (Sid e note: We’re two episodes into this season, and no montages or Comeback Stage rejects yet. Huzzzah!)

Shane Q, 28 : “Tennessee Whiskey”

This guy possessed some mighty pipes, a sweet backstory (by day, he’s a shuttle driver for special-needs patients), and a “gospel flavor” that appealed to coach John Legend. But he was shrill in parts and his delivery was old-fashioned. Kelly called Shane one of the best singers she’s ever heard on the show, but come on, that was the type of hyperbole that’d make even Adam Levine blanch.

Who turned?All four coaches.

Result:Team Kelly. I guess all that hyperbole paid off!

Max Boyle, 23: “Wayfaring Stranger”

Singing most of his not-extremely-well-known song a cappella was a risk, but it paid off. The arrangement showcased Max’s raw talent and actually gave meAmerican Idolaudition-room vibes, in a good way.I actually felt the performance took an unfortunate downturn once the band kicked in, as Max started shimmying like a cheeseball lounge singer and coming across like a poor man’s Charlie Puth. I hope his future performances have minimal accompaniment.