The twentieth season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on March 1, 2021, on NBC. Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend returned as coaches for their twentieth, seventh, and fifth seasons, respectively. Nick Jonas rejoined the panel for his second season, after being replaced by Gwen Stefani the previous season. Meanwhile, Carson Daly returned for his twentieth season as host. Kelsea Ballerini returned for her second season as a guest coach, filling in for Clarkson during the battles round.
Cam Anthony was named the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's record-extending eighth win as a coach. With Anthony's win being the fourth African-American male winner and the first winning artist that had a coach blocked in their blind audition (Nick Jonas blocking John Legend).
Coaches and hosts
On November 17, 2020, NBC announced there would be a change in the coaches for this season. Blake Shelton returning for his twentieth season, Kelly Clarkson for her seventh, and John Legend for his fifth. However, Gwen Stefani did not return, allowing the return of Nick Jonas after a one-season hiatus, marking his second season as a coach on the show.
This season's advisors for the Battles are: Dan + Shay for Team Blake, Luis Fonsi for Team Kelly, Brandy for Team Legend, and Darren Criss for Team Nick. However, Clarkson was not present for the battles round; filling in for her during that round was season 15 "Comeback Stage" coach, Kelsea Ballerini.
The Knockouts Mega Mentor for all coaches is Snoop Dogg.
Teams +Teams color key Winner Eliminated in the Live Playoffs Runner-up Stolen in the Knockout rounds Third place Eliminated in the Knockout rounds Fourth place Stolen in the Battle rounds Fifth place Eliminated in the Battle rounds Eliminated in Live Semi-final
+Coaches' Teams Coaches Top 40 artists Kelly Clarkson Kenzie Wheeler Gihanna Zoë Corey Ward Zae Romeo Anna Grace Ryleigh Modig Savanna Woods Avery Roberson Gean Garcia Ainae JD Casper Halley Greg John Legend Victor Solomon Pia Renee Ryleigh Modig Zania Alaké Carolina Rial Rio Doyle Gean Garcia Ciana Pelekai Durell Anthony Christine Cain Denisha Dalton Deion Warren Nick Jonas Rachel Mac Dana Monique Jose Figueroa Jr. Devan Blake Jones Andrew Marshall Zae Romeo Keegan Ferrell Raine Stern Andrew Marshall Awari Lindsay Joan Bradley Sinclair Blake Shelton Cam Anthony Jordan Matthew Young Pete Mroz Anna Grace Andrew Marshall Emma Caroline Connor Christian Ethan Lively Keegan Ferrell Avery Roberson Savanna Chestnut Aaron Konzelman
Blind auditions The blind auditions began on March 1, 2021, and concluded on March 22, 2021. Each coach has one block to stop another coach from getting an artist. Each coach ends up with 10 artists by the end of the blind auditions. This creates for a total of 40 artists advancing to the battles. In this round, 51 artists auditioned.
+Blind auditions color key Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to a coach's team Artist selected to join this coach's team Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button ✘ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist Blocked by Kelly Blocked by John Blocked by Nick Blocked by Blake
Episode 1 (March 1) Among this episode's auditionees was Cam Anthony, who won the 2018 season of Showtime at the Apollo; Devan Blake Jones, who previously competed on the eleventh and twelfth season of American Idol; and Corey Ward, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 19. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly John Nick Blake 1 Kenzie Wheeler 22 Dover, Florida "Don't Close Your Eyes" ✘ 2 Dana Monique 41 Houston, Texas "Freeway of Love" – – 3 Cam Anthony 19 North Philly, Pennsylvania "Lay Me Down" – ✘ 4 Christine Cain 27 Pasadena, California "Watermelon Sugar" – – 5 Madison Curbelo 18 Westfield, Massachusetts "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – – – – 6 Pete Mroz 45 Nashville, Tennessee "Can’t Find My Way Home" – – 7 Devan Blake Jones 35 Denver, Colorado "Hard Place" – – – 8 Raine Stern 22 Madison, Wisconsin "Electric Feel" – 9 Madison Marigold 21 Santa Clarita, California "If the World Was Ending" – – – – 10 Corey Ward 34 Hartsville, South Carolina "Dancing on My Own" – – 11 Victor Solomon 22 Peoria, Illinois "Glory" –
Nick tried to block Blake, but was not possible, since Kelly already blocked him.
Episode 2 (March 2) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly John Nick Blake 1 Gean Garcia 19 McAllen, Texas "All I Want" – ✘ 2 Aaron Konzelman 39 Waco, Texas "Ordinary World" – – 3 Carolina Rial 17 Ridgefield, New Jersey "Stay With Me" – – 4 Ethan Lively 17 Coalfield, Tennessee "You Look So Good in Love" – – – 5 Yellsmiles 30 Sussex County, New Jersey "Midnight Sky" – – – – 6 Zae Romeo 21 McKinney, Texas "Falling"
Episode 3 (March 8) Among the episode's auditionees was Pia Renee, who previously competed on the seventh season of American Idol under her real name, Pia Easley; and Ciana Pelekai, who previously competed on the eighth season of America's Got Talent. Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly John Nick Blake 1 Ryleigh Modig 18 Spencer, Massachusetts "When the Party's Over" – – 2 Pia Renee 37 Chicago, Illinois "Master Blaster (Jammin')" – – 3 Andrew Marshall 21 Boxford, Massachusetts "Gravity" – – – 4 Emma Caroline 25 Tuscaloosa, Alabama "Slow Burn" – – 5 James Tutson 31 Iowa City, Iowa "Beyond" – – – – 6 Ciana Pelekai 20 Oahu, HI / Las Vegas, NV "Dance Monkey" – ✘ – 7 Jose Figueroa Jr. 34 Kissimmee, Florida "At This Moment" – – 8 Halley Greg 29 Seattle, Washington "I'm Like a Bird" – – – 9 Durell Anthony 34 Kansas / San Diego, CA "What's Going On" – – 10 Jesse Desorcy 29 Burrillville, Rhode Island "Dust on the Bottle" – – – – 11 Avery Roberson 20 Rutherfordton, North Carolina "If You're Reading This"
Episode 4 (March 9) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly John Nick Blake 1 Connor Christian 23 Gallipolis, Ohio "Bright Lights" – 2 Kaitlyn Myers 17 Schwenksville, Pennsylvania "If You Really Love Me" – – – – 3 Bradley Sinclair 22 Nashville, TN / Rockford, MI "Say You Won't Let Go" – – 4 Gihanna Zoë 17 Redlands, California "She Used to Be Mine" – – 5 JD Casper 28 Austin, Texas "How To Save A Life" – – – 6 Deion Warren 28 Conway, North Carolina "Shallow" –
Episode 5 (March 15) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly John Nick Blake 1 Savanna Woods 26 Stanwood, Washington "Zombie" – – 2 Rachel Mac 15 Romeo, Michigan "Let Him Fly" – – – 3 Almond&Olive N/A Chicago, Illinois "Wildflowers" – – – – 4 Lindsay Joan 22 San Diego, California "Nightmare" – – 5 Rio Doyle 16 Adrian, Michigan "When We Were Young" – – – 6 Jordan Matthew Young 34 Austin, Texas "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" – 7 Tyler Kohrs 27 Nashville, Tennessee "More Hearts Than Mine" – – – – 8 Zania Alaké 34 Detroit, Michigan "Sweet Love" – – 9 Savanna Chestnut 25 Americus, Kansas "Hold Me Now" – – – 10 NadiaNicole 20 Fort Lauderdale, Florida "I Wanna Be Down" – – – – 11 Anna Grace 20 Milwaukee, Wisconsin "My Future"
Episode 6 (March 22) Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly John Nick Blake 1 Denisha Dalton 22 Warwick, New York "Pillowtalk" – 2 Awari 35 Virginia Beach, Virginia "Weak" Team full – 3 Charlotte Boyer 17 Rock Island, Illinois "Love Is a Losing Game" – Team full – 4 Keegan Ferrell 21 Fort Wayne, Indiana "She Will Be Loved" 5 Conner Snow 27 Maui, Hawaii "This City" – Team full 6 Ainae 21 Washington, DC "Best Part"
Battles The battles began on March 29, 2021, and concluded on April 12, 2021. The advisors for this round were Luis Fonsi for Team Kelly, Brandy for Team Legend, Darren Criss for Team Nick, and Dan + Shay for Team Blake. In this round, each coach can steal one losing artist from another team and save one losing artist on their own team. However, the team coach may only hit their button to save an artist after it is clear that no other coach is going to steal the artist. Artists who win their battles or are stolen by another coach advance to the Knockouts and saved artists move on to the four-way knockout. Coaches will have five battles each on their team. At the end of this round, only seven artists will remain on each team, five will be from battles that were won, and one from a steal and a save respectively. In total, 28 artists advance to the knockouts.
+ Battles 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, but was saved by their coach, and, advanced to the Four-way Knockout Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
+ Battles results Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal'/'Save' result Kelly John Nick Blake Episode 7 Kelly 1 Ryleigh Modig "pov" Gean Garcia — Blake 2 Connor Christian "I Ain't Living Long Like This" Aaron Konzelman — Steal used — — Nick 3 Dana Monique "Stuck with U" Devan Blake Jones — — John 4 Pia Renee "Baby" Christine Cain — — — — Nick 5 Jose Figueroa Jr. "You Say" Awari — Steal used Save used — Blake 6 Ethan Lively "Just Got Started Lovin' You" Avery Roberson — Episode 8 Blake 1 Cam Anthony "10,000 Hours" Emma Caroline Steal used Steal used — Kelly 2 Gihanna Zoë "Thinking Out Loud" Halley Greg — — — John 3 Zania Alaké "Emotion" Durell Anthony Steal used — — — Blake 4 Jordan Matthew Young "Calling All Angels" Keegan Ferrell Steal used Save used Nick 5 Zae Romeo "Rewrite the Stars" Lindsay Joan Team full — John 6 Ciana Pelekai "You Broke Me First" Denisha Dalton — — Kelly 7 Corey Ward "Dreams" Savanna Woods Steal used — Episode 9 John 1 Victor Solomon "U Got It Bad" Deion Warren Team full — Team full — Kelly 2 Anna Grace "You Know I'm No Good" AinaeSteal used — Nick 3 Raine Stern "Adore You"Andrew Marshall Blake 4 Pete Mroz "Have a Little Faith in Me" Savanna Chestnut Team full Kelly 5 Kenzie Wheeler "Fishin' in the Dark" JD Casper Nick 6 Rachel Mac "Your Song" Bradley Sinclair John 7 Rio Doyle "Somebody That I Used to Know" Carolina Rial
Knockouts The knockouts began on April 19, 2021, and concluded on April 26, 2021. Snoop Dogg served as the mega mentor. In this round, each coach can steal one losing artist from another team. Artists who win their knockouts or are stolen by another coach advance to the live playoffs. In addition, each saved artist from the Battles will go head-to-head in the four-way knockout. Results for the head-to-head are decided by the public, with the winner being announced at the start of the live playoffs (episode 13). Only 17 artists in total will remain for the live playoffs, three on each team that won their respective knockouts, one stolen from another coach, and the artist that wins the four-way knockout, who will be added as a fifth artist on one of the coaches’ teams.
+ Knockouts 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 and was eliminated