The twenty-ninth season of the American reality television series The Voice (subtitled as The Voice: Battle of Champions) premiered on February 23, 2026, on NBC. This season features a panel, for the first time, of three coaches, all having previously been a winning coach. The season is hosted by Carson Daly, who has hosted every season of the show. The coaching panel consists of John Legend, who returns for his eleventh season after a one-season hiatus; Kelly Clarkson, who returns for her tenth season after last coaching in the twenty-third season; and Adam Levine, who returns for his eighteenth season, also after a one-season hiatus.
Alexia Jayy was named the winner of the season by the studio audience composed of super-fans and past Voice artists, marking Adam Levine's fourth win as a coach. With Jayy's win, she became the first African-American female to win in the show's history. Additionally, Jayy's win marks Levine's first win as a coach since the ninth season and ties him with Clarkson for the second-most winning coach on The Voice, behind Blake Shelton.
This was the first season in the show's history without a live episode at any point, and only the final episode aired on a Tuesday. This continued the schedule changes from season 28, all resulting from the NBA on NBC package taking over Tuesday nights when episodes had aired in the past.
Overview
Coaches and host
On July 22, 2025, during the filming of the blind auditions, it was announced that the twenty-ninth season would feature only three coaches for the first time in the show's history. Branded as the "Battle of Champions", all coaches are previous winning coaches. Season 16 winning coach John Legend returned for his eleventh season after a one-season hiatus, four-time winning coach Kelly Clarkson returned for her tenth season after last coaching in the twenty-third season, and three-time winning coach Adam Levine returned for his eighteenth season also after a one-season hiatus. The lineup of coaches was revealed on the show's website. Coaches Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, and Snoop Dogg all left the panel for this season.
Carson Daly returns for his twenty-ninth consecutive season as host. Druski joined The Voice as the show's first ever commentator.
Battle and knockout advisors The teams' battle advisors and knockouts mega mentors were revealed simultaneously on March 9, 2026, shortly prior to the end of the blind auditions. The battle advisors for this season are Muni Long for Team Legend, former coach Jennifer Hudson for Team Kelly, and Benji Madden for Team Adam. Hudson served as a guest coach to Team Kelly due to Clarkson missing rehearsals following the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, to melanoma. The knockouts mega mentors are former coach and In-Season All Star Competition judge CeeLo Green, who mentored Teams Adam and Legend, and previous season's coach Michael Bublé, who was paired with Team Kelly.
Marketing and promotion Shortly prior to the season premiere, the blind auditions of Alexia Jayy, performing Carole King's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"; and Lucas West, performing Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets", were released online. Later episodes saw the auditions of Mike Steele, JW Griffin, Hunter Jordan, Houston Kelly, and Syd Millevoi released online as a sneak peek for their respective episode. Citations for the previewed auditions.
Teams + Teams color key Winner Eliminated in the Semifinals Runner-up Eliminated in the Knockouts Third place Stolen in the Battles Fourth place Eliminated in the Battles + Coaches' teams Coach Top 30 Artists John Legend Lucas West Syd Millevoi KJ Willis Natasha Blaine Moses G. Grace Humphries Mike Steele Adi Arora Ashley Marina Kendra Remedios AJ Robinson Kelly Clarkson Liv Ciara Mikenley Brown JW Griffin Houston Kelly Jonah Mayor Abigayle Oakley Tia DuRant Blaire Elbert Julia Golden Aaron LaVigne Adam Levine Alexia Jayy Jeremy Keith Jared Shoemaker Jaali Boyd Bay Simpson Mike Steele Moses G. Bijou Belle Aziz Guerra Hunter Jordan Drew Russell
Blind auditions The show began with the Blind Auditions on February 23, 2026. In each audition, an artist sings their piece in front of the coaches, whose chairs face the audience. If a coach is interested in working with the artist, they may press their button to face the artist. If only one coach presses the button, the artist automatically becomes part of their team. If multiple coaches turn, they will compete for the artist, who will decide which team they will join. For the first time since the feature was introduced, the "block" buttons were removed this season. This season, each coach ended up with 10 artists by the end of the blind auditions, creating a total of 30 artists advancing to the battles.
+ Blind auditions color key Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist selected to join this coach's team Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button
Episode 1 (February 23) Among this episode's auditionees was Liv Ciara, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 28. + First blind auditions results Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices John Kelly Adam 1 Lucas West 20 Fairport, New York "Bennie and the Jets" – 2 Alexia Jayy 31 Mobile, Alabama "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" 3 Julia Golden 19 Carthage, North Carolina "Strawberry Wine" – 4 Abigayle Oakley 25 Las Vegas, Nevada "Call Your Girlfriend" 5 Landon Price 17 Jackson, Mississippi "Glory" – – – 6 Jonah Mayor 31 Bronx, New York "Il Mondo" – 7 Bay Simpson 26 Muscle Shoals, Alabama "The Waiting" – – 8 Liv Ciara 16 St. Peters, Missouri "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" – 9 Aaron LaVigne 43 Cincinnati, Ohio "Feels Like the First Time" – 10 AJ Robinson 14 Cataula, Georgia "Watermelon Moonshine" – – 11 Jeremy Keith 40 Washington, D.C. "You Are My Lady"
Episode 2 (March 2) + Second blind auditions results Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices John Kelly Adam 1 JW Griffin 25 Moultrie, Georgia "Long Haired Country Boy" 2 Nicolette Capua 23 Staten Island, New York "You Broke Me First" – – – 3 Tia DuRant 32 Sumter, South Carolina "Midnight Train to Georgia" – 4 Kendra Remedios 31 Arlington, Texas "Girl Crush" – – 5 Mike Steele 28 Tutwiler, Mississippi "For Tonight" 6 Bijou Belle 17 Rapid City, South Dakota "Wildflower" – – 7 Jaali Boyd 25 Baltimore, Maryland "No Air" – 8 Blaire Elbert 28 Lubbock, Texas "Wide Rollin' Plains" – – 9 Adi Arora 21 Short Hills, New Jersey "It Will Rain" – 10 Moses G. 31 Harlem, New York "Forever Young" – – 11 Chezzarai 31 Los Angeles, California "I'm Every Woman" – – – 12 Hunter Jordan 22 Maysville, Kentucky "Let Me Down Easy"
Episode 3 (March 9) Among this episode's auditionees was Ashley Marina, who previously competed on the fifteenth season of America's Got Talent; Jason Farol, who previously competed on Duets; and Mikenley Brown, who previously competed on the twenty-first season of American Idol. + Third blind auditions results Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices John Kelly Adam 1 KJ Willis 35 Memphis, Tennessee "Roni" – 2 Houston Kelly 20 Memphis, Tennessee "Walking in Memphis" – – 3 Ashley Marina 18 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Tonight I Wanna Cry" 4 Aziz Guerra 20 Guadalajara, Mexico / El Paso, Texas "El Triste" – – 5 Mariette Gevorgian 15 Burbank, California "Anyone" – – – 6 Jason Farol 36 Redondo Beach, California "Saturn" – – – 7 Mikenley Brown 19 New Castle, Indiana "Teenage Dream" 8 Grace Humphries 18 Austin, Texas "Both Sides, Now" Team full – 9 Natasha Blaine 27 Seattle, Washington "Kiss of Life" – 10 Drew Russell 32 Los Angeles, California "Blue Bayou" – 11 Syd Millevoi 23 Secaucus, New Jersey "Mamma Knows Best" 12 Daniel Sovich 28 Aurora, Ohio "Just the Way You Are" Team full – 13 Jared Shoemaker 32 Richmond, Kentucky "I Never Lie"
Triple Turn Competition This season, the coach that gained the most three-chair-turn artists on their team received an advantage in the battles: the "Super Steal," allowing the coach to override other steals in the round to acquire the artist. Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine tied for the most triple-turns at 3–3; thus, the number of two-chairs each coach acquired was the deciding factor, with Kelly winning by a score of 5–1.
Coach Artist(s) Total John Legend Ashley Marina, Mike Steele 2 Kelly Clarkson Mikenley Brown, JW Griffin, Abigayle Oakley 3 Adam Levine Alexia Jayy, Hunter Jordan, Jeremy Keith 3 Notes
Battles
The second stage of the show, the battles, aired from March 16, 2026, to March 23, 2026, consisting of episodes 4 and 5. The advisors for this round were Muni Long for Team Legend, Jennifer Hudson for Team Kelly, and Benji Madden for Team Adam. Hudson served as a guest coach to Clarkson's team during rehearsals due to Clarkson's absence following the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, due to melanoma.
In this round, artists were paired in a singing match and then their coach selected one of them to advance to the next round. Losing artists may be "stolen" by another coach, becoming new members of their team. Multiple coaches can attempt to steal an artist, resulting in a competition for the artist, who will ultimately decide which team they will go to. However, Kelly had the "Super Steal" after winning the Triple Turn Competition, allowing her to override other steals or save her own artist in this round to acquire the artist. This season, there were no saves, which marked the first time since the twenty-fifth season that no saves were in the Battles.
+ Battles color key Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts Artist lost the Battle, but advanced to the Knockouts after being stolen by another coach Artist lost the Battle, but advanced to the Knockouts after being stolen/saved by Kelly Clarkson using the "Super Steal" Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
+ Battles results Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result John Kelly Adam Episode 4 Kelly 1 Mikenley Brown "Focus" Liv Ciara Adam 2 Bay Simpson "I'm the Problem" Hunter Jordan – Team full John 3 Lucas West "Wanted" AJ Robinson – Adam 4 Jaali Boyd "Die for You" Bijou Belle – Kelly 5 JW Griffin "Never Again, Again" Blaire Elbert – – John 6 Grace Humphries "Just Give Me a Reason" Adi Arora – Adam 7 Alexia Jayy "Nightshift" Moses G. Episode 5 Adam 1 Jared Shoemaker "Leather and Lace" Drew RussellTeam fullTeam full Kelly 2 Houston Kelly "Either Way" Tia DuRant – Adam 3 Jeremy Keith "My Cherie Amour" Aziz Guerra John 4 Natasha Blaine "Walk On By" Kendra Remedios – Kelly 5 Jonah Mayor "The First Time" Aaron LaVigne – John 6 Syd Millevoi "Love Takes Time" Ashley Marina – Kelly 7 Abigayle Oakley "Rhiannon" Julia Golden – John 8 KJ Willis "Let Me Love You" Mike Steele
Knockouts
The third stage of the show, the knockouts, aired from March 30, 2026, to April 6, 2026, consisting of episodes 6 and 7. Former coach CeeLo Green served as mega mentor for Teams Adam and Legend, while two-time winning coach Michael Bublé served as mega mentor for Team Kelly. In the round, each coach grouped two of their artists in a singing match. The artists themselves selected the song they sang in the round, and then their coach selected one of them to advance to the semifinals. This season, there were neither saves nor steals.
+ Knockouts color key Artist won the knockout and advanced to the semifinals Artist lost the knockout and was eliminated