The thirtieth season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on September 21, 2026, on NBC. The season will be hosted by Carson Daly, who will return for his thirtieth consecutive season as host before departing in the next season. The coaching panel will consist of Adam Levine, who returns for his nineteenth season; Kelly Clarkson, who returns for her eleventh season; and debuting coaches Riley Green and Queen Latifah.
The knockout rounds were removed this season being replaced by the new "Cut Week" round, where the coaches send two artists directly to the live shows, and the remaining artists will compete for the last spot, being the biggest elimination round in The Voice history.
Overview
Coaches and host
Of the coaches from the previous season, Adam Levine and Kelly Clarkson both returned, marking their nineteenth and eleventh seasons as coaches, respectively. Coach John Legend left the panel for this season. Levine's return was announced immediately after the season 29 finale on April 14, 2026 and Clarkson's return was announced on May 7, 2026. Days later, the show announced that country singer Riley Green and rapper-songwriter Queen Latifah would debut on the show as new coaches, joining Levine and Clarkson. This season marks the first time since the twenty-sixth season that two coaches debuted on the panel.
Carson Daly returns for his thirtieth consecutive season as host, before Keke Palmer replaces him in the next season.
Battle advisors The battle advisors for this season are Ariana DeBose for Team Kelly, Carly Pearce for Team Riley, Patti LaBelle for Team Queen, and Alex Warren for Team Adam.
Marketing and promotion On September 9, 2026, the official trailer for the show was released online. On September 17, 2026, the show released the coaches' cover of The Band's 1968 single "The Weight" via its online platforms. The following day, the blind audition of Hazel Gerson performing Alex Clare's "Too Close" was released online.
Shortly prior to the premiere, BigCountry's blind audition performing Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell On You" was released online. Later episodes saw the auditions of Cade Mower, Chari, Nina Howland, and Kayleigh Matthews released online as a sneak peek for their respective episode.
Additions and changes The new "First-In" button was added in the blind auditions, where, if turned first, a coach can use it to secure an artist on their team. In celebration of the thirtieth season, in the finale the artist with the most amount of TikTok likes and shares will be named the TikTok artist of the season.
Teams + Teams color key Winner Eliminated in the Live shows Runner-up Eliminated in the Cut Week Third place Stolen in the Battles Fourth place Eliminated in the Battles Fifth place Sixth place + Coaches' teams Coach Top 48 Artists Kelly Clarkson Brianna Cameron Matthew Chiu Kyle Davis Koumba Diallo Hazel Gerson Nina Howland Johnnie Kapua Brooklyn Marie Anna McElroy Kavi Nyx Saade Lance Tenazas TBA in Battles Riley Green Caroline Alexis Everett Bounds Brendan Coulter Kenna Elpers Ferryn & Brinkley Joe Henley Brayden Howell Harmony McKee Cade Mower Keiyana Osmond Allie Rae TBA in Battles Brandy Neelly Queen Latifah Alt Bloom BigCountry Chari Luke Cope Brandon Diaz Bryan Jaymes Mia Knight Lillie Kolich Marcus Ladden Jr. Morgan Lett Sophia Liano Kayleigh Matthews TBA in Battles Adam Levine Julia Clark Connor Closs Cal Cook Luke Curran Dakota Cohen Marilyn Hucek Evan James Amanda Mikkel Destinee Monroe Lexi Stephens Wade Turner Owen Uffens TBA in Battles
Blind auditions The show began with the Blind Auditions on September 21, 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 compete for the artist, who will decide which team they want to join. This season, each coach ends up with 12 artists by the end of the blind auditions, creating a total of 48 artists advancing to the battles.
This season, a new feature was introduced, dubbed the "First-In Button." This addition allows each coach to claim an artist for their team if they were the first one to press their button. Each coach is allowed to utilize the feature once in the span of the round.
This is the sixth in The Voice history where at least one coach (Queen Latifah in this instance) had no one-chair turns on their teams. The others were Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams in season 7, John Legend in season 17, Clarkson in season 23, Legend and Niall Horan in season 24, and Horan in season 28.
+ Blind auditions color key Coach hit their "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist selected to join this coach's team Coach hit their "First-In" button and artist defaulted to their team Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button
Episode 1 (September 21) + First blind auditions results Order Artist Age(s) Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly Riley Queen Adam 1 BigCountry 37 Tacoma, Washington "I Put a Spell on You" — 2 Joe Henley 19 Grand Bay, Alabama "Anymore" — — 3 Hazel Gerson 21 San Jose, California "Too Close" — — 4 Marcus Ladden Jr. 19 Atlanta, Georgia "Cry Me a River" — — 5 Destinee Monroe 32 Atlantic City, New Jersey "Home Sweet Home" — 6 Ferryn & Brinkley 20 & 17 Sevierville, Tennessee "When Will I Be Loved" 7 Forté 31 Emporia, Virginia "Before I Let Go" — — — — 8 Caroline Alexis 25 Ozark, Alabama "Take Me There" — — — 9 Mia Knight 16Holmdel, New Jersey "You Stole the Show" — 10 Owen Uffens 18 Rigby, Idaho "Everybody's Talkin'" — — 11 Brianna Cameron 13 Union, New Jersey "River Deep – Mountain High" — —
Episode 2 (September 22) + Second blind auditions results Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly Riley Queen Adam 1 Koumba Diallo 15 Delano, California "Stone Cold" 2 Alt Bloom 36 Whitefish, Montana "The Bones" — — 3 Johnnie Kapua 32 Herriman, Utah / Wellington, New Zealand "Die with a Smile" — — 4 Harmony McKee 19 Medina, Tennessee "Gunpowder & Lead" — — 5 Ethan Shobert 19 Charlotte, North Carolina "The Great Divide" — — — — 6 Jenie 32 Far Rockaway, New York "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" — — — — 7 Saniah Jewel 20 Englewood, New Jersey "Pink Pony Club" — — — — 8 Lexi Stephens 23 Albany, New York "Die on This Hill"
Episode 3 (September 23) + Third blind auditions results Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly Riley Queen Adam 1 Kyle Davis 61 Prince George, Virginia "In Your Eyes" 2 Kenna Elpers 23 Cynthiana, Indiana "White Horse" — — 3 Morgan Lett 27 Akron, Ohio "I'm Goin' Down" — — 4 Brooklyn Marie 14 Alexandria, Minnesota "Traitor" — — 5 Conor Pederson 26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Mercy" — — — — 6 Amanda Mikkel 31 Dayton, Ohio "Moon River"
Episode 4 (September 28) + Fourth blind auditions results Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly Riley Queen Adam 1 Cade Mower 35 Bluffdale, Utah "Something in the Orange" 2 Bryan Jaymes 39 Baton Rouge, Louisiana "Everytime You Go Away" — 3 Allie Rae 15 Santa Fe, Texas "Black Velvet" — 4 Connor Closs 23 Middletown, New Jersey "Too Sweet" — — 5 Serrin Joy 24 Akron, Ohio "Be Without You" — — — — 6 Saade 24 San Francisco, California / Tehran, Iran "Oscar Winning Tears" — 7 Everett Bounds 23 Hesperia, California "Drivin' My Life Away" — — — 8 Sophia Liano 18 Stuart, Florida "I Surrender" — — 9 Anna McElroy 26 Mobile, Alabama "80s Mercedes" — 10 Julia Clark 24 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina "Bellyache" — — 11 Cal Cook 28 Salt Lake City, Utah "The Dress" — — — 12 Brett Tomberlin 29 Locust, North Carolina "Your Man" — — — — 13 Chari 31 Atlanta, Georgia "Get Here"
Episode 5 (October 5) Among this episode's auditionees was Brandon Diaz, the husband of season 14 semifinalist Jackie Foster, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 4, and later competed on the sixteenth season of American Idol; and Brandy Neelly, who previously competed on the thirteenth season of American Idol. + Fifth blind auditions results Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly Riley Queen Adam 1 Brandon Diaz 29 Ashburn, Virginia "Drink You Away" — — 2 Marilyn Hucek 34 Washington, D.C. "La Tortura" — — 3 Keiyana Osmond 32 Salt Lake City, Utah "Kiss Me" — — — 4 Dakota Cohen 25 Los Angeles, California "Changes" — — 5 Luke Cope 33 Kernersville, North Carolina "Burning House" — — 6 Nina Howland 24 New York City, New York "Love Me Like a Man" 7 Luke Curran 31 Sarasota, Florida "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" — — 8 Matthew Chiu 25 Brooklyn, New York "Home" — — — 9 Raymn 26 Los Angeles, California "Yukon" — — — — 10 Brandy Neelly 31 Louisville, Kentucky "A Lesson in Leavin'" — — 11 Phinley McKee 16 Lancaster, Ohio "Way Down We Go" — — — — 12 Kayleigh Mathews 31 Tucson, Arizona "When I Call Your Name"
Episode 6 (October 6) The sixth episode included the last auditions as well as the first battle.
+ Sixth blind auditions results Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Kelly Riley Queen Adam 1 Lillie Kolich 25 Albuquerque, New Mexico "Back to Friends" 2 Brendan Coulter 27 Toledo, Ohio "Liar" Team full — 3 Zalissa 26 Memphis, Tennessee "Sweet Thing" — — — 4 Kavi Nyx 17 Atlanta, Georgia "Wildflower" 5 Isabella Juliet 17 Gilbert, Arizona "Things a Man Oughta Know" — — — 6 Evan James 22 Highland, Michigan "Wasted on You" 7 Lance Tenazas 22 Mission Viejo, California "Risk It All" — 8 Bela Pierce 29 Lakeland, Florida "Just a Girl" Team full — — 9 Wade Turner 18 Georgetown, Massachusetts "This Town" 10 Brayden Howell 19 Marshville, North Carolina "Friends in Low Places" Team full
Battles
The second stage of the show, the battles, began airing on October 6, 2026, immediately after the conclusion of blind auditions. The advisors for this round were Ariana DeBose for Team Kelly, Carly Pearce for Team Riley, Patti LaBelle for Team Queen, and Alex Warren for Team Adam.
Losing artists may be "stolen" by another coach, becoming new members of that coach's team. Multiple coaches can attempt to steal an artist, resulting in a competition for the artist, who will then decide which team to join. Each coach has one steal to use this round. At the end of this round, seven artists will remain on each team; six will be the battle winners, while the other is stolen from another coach. In total, 28 artists advanced to Cut Week.
+ Battles color key Artist won the Battle and advanced to Cut Week Artist lost the Battle, but was stolen by another coach, and advanced to Cut Week Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
+ Battles results Episode Coach Order Winner Song Loser 'Steal' result Kelly Riley Queen Adam Episode 6 Riley 1 Ferryn & Brinkley "Mama's Broken Heart" Brandy Neelly – – –
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