NBC’s The Voice returned for Season 27 on Monday, bringing aboard new judge Kelsea Ballerini to replace Gwen Stefani.

The 31-year-old singer had previously served as a coach in Season 15 during a new round called The Comeback Stage and she also filled in for Kelly Clarkson as well.

Now she’s a full-time judge on the hit reality show, though she made a rather big self-admitted ‘mistake’ pretty early on.

Thankfully, though, she was able to rectify that mistake by using the Coach Replay, which was introduced in Season 26.

However, she used it in a way that no other coach had in the Coach Replay’s brief history… essentially using it to steal.

The historic moment came after Dan Kiernan, a 33-year-old wedding singer from New York City took the stage.

NBC’s The Voice returned for Season 27 on Monday, bringing aboard new judge Kelsea Ballerini to replace Gwen Stefani

The historic moment came after Dan Kiernan, a 33-year-old wedding singer from New York City took the stage

Kiernan sang High Hopes by Panic! At the Disco, getting Michael Buble and John Legend to turn their chairs, though Ballerini and returning coach Adam Levine did not.
Both Buble and Legend admitted that the song was ‘nearly impossible’ to sing and they applauded him for going big in his audition.

While Kelsea didn’t turn her chair for Dan, she was interested in what he wanted to become as an artist.

‘I’m really interested in songwriting. I have so much to say and represent for my community,’ Dan told her.

Kelsea admitted she was ‘not sure’ why she didn’t turn her chair, before she realized that she had made a mistake.

‘I’m gonna do something. I’m gonna do something crazy. There’s this thing. I only get one. It’s called the Replay,’ she said, as the other coaches were stunned, as Legend admitted the Replay, ‘has never been used in this way.’

‘I made a mistake. I think you are fantastic,’ Ballerini said as she hit her button for the Coach’s Replay, adding, ‘I would really like to put my name in the running.’

‘I don’t know how to do this, but I think I did it right,’ Ballerini said, as Legend pointed out, ‘Kelsea is the first coach to use the Coach Replay to try to steal,’ before joking that it’s, ‘very dirty and underhanded.’

The gamble by Ballerini paid off as Kiernan picked her, as she explained, ‘The Coach Replay is basically our whoopsie.’

Kelsea Ballerini shares behind the scenes moments on The Voice

Kiernan sang High Hopes by Panic! At the Disco, getting Michael Buble and John Legend to turn their chairs, though Ballerini and returning coach Adam Levine did not

Both Buble and Legend admitted that the song was ‘nearly impossible’ to sing and they applauded him for going big in his audition

Many fans agreed with her move like @CrazyBoothSocks who said, ‘I wouldn’t pick someone who was like “I’ll use my replay on you”‘
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes embrace at 2024 CMA Awards

‘I love that our Coach Replay button can be used on any artist, and it can be an artist that no coach turns for or one or multi coaches turn for,’ she said, adding, ‘When I turned and I saw Dan, I realized that I messed up. I whoopsied hard.’

Many fans agreed with her move like @CrazyBoothSocks who said, ‘I wouldn’t pick someone who was like “I’ll use my replay on you.”‘

Adam Baker (@abaker20) added, ‘Kelsea for the win. Smart to use coach replay,’ while gaby (@jonahsdove) said, ‘kelsea used her coach reply for dan. So deserved.’

Michelle Kelley (@jeremygamer29) added, ‘Wow!!! Kelsea use her coach replay on Dan!!!’

Country star Jelly Roll is known for wearing his heart on his sleeve, sometimes moved to tears when fans say he’s inspired them to better their lives. That was the case when the newly-appointed artist-in-residence at “American Idol” discovered a meaningful note left on his truck four years ago, he told John Cena on his new Roku show, “What Drives You,” in late January 2025.

Pointing out the Post-It note that still sits on the dashboard of his Ram 1500 Laramie, Jelly Roll asked Cena to read the note aloud.

“Your music saved my best friend’s life,” Cena read. “Thank you for being unapologetically you and doing what you do. -A.”

When Cena asked who the note was from, Jelly Roll told him, “You know, the cool thing is I don’t know. They left this note on my window four years ago and I sobbed in the parking lot reading this note.”

Jelly Roll Says He Hopes to Be a Voice for Those Who’ve Never Had Anyone

During his episode of “What Drives You,” Jelly Roll and Cena had a heartfelt discussion about his passions and the sense of purpose he’s gained since transforming his life. Once drowning in a shadow world of drugs and crime, Jelly Roll was in and out of prison from ages 14 to 24, he told CBS Sunday Morning.

Now 40, and with two 2025 Grammy nominations under his belt, Jelly Roll told Cena that messages like the anonymous one he found stuck to his truck in 2020 — the same year his song “Save Me” became his first huge hit — tell him his messages of hope are getting through.

“Knowing that I am able to be a voice for a group of people that have not had a voice for them, probably ever,” he told Cena, “I just want to make sure that I’m giving these people exactly what they need.”

Jelly Roll took Cena on a ride in his “dream truck,” a Father’s Day gift from his daughter Bailee and his wife Alyssa “BunnieXO” DeFord in 2019. When they first met, he told Cena, he had a truck he’d put 200,000 miles on, so it was incredibly meaningful to receive — and for their family to afford — the fully-customized Ram 1500 Laramie.

“So this was my daily driver forever,” he told Cena, recalling how his wife and daughter surprised him at the recording studio with it. “She customized every piece on this, blacked it out, jacked it up. Dude, she made it my dream truck.”

Jelly Roll Says He Doesn’t the Time People Spend Listening to His Songs for Granted

In a clip shared on Roku’s Instagram page, as Jelly Roll and Cena drove around Nashville in his truck, he said that he views his songs as messages that have the potential to reach people at just the right moment.

“Here’s how I look at a song, John,” he said. “I have been blessed to have three minutes with you in what could be the absolute darkest moment of your life. I have been blessed to have three minutes with you in what could be the greatest moment of your life. I could have three minutes with you on just a day you need to not think about nothing.”

“But I get to share those three minutes with you,” Jelly Roll continued, “and I take that job serious, you know what I mean? ‘Cause I know three minutes can change people.”

Moved by Jelly Roll’s words, Cena replied, “Dude, yes. A lot of the stuff you say, I need a second. I need to take a breath. It’s powerful. It is.”

Serena Williams’ cameo during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl 2025 halftime show turned heads and raised eyebrows for a number of reasons.

The tennis superstar appeared during Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us,” displaying her dance moves while Lamar rapped the hit Drake diss track.

Williams’ appearance during this particular song is no coincidence as she dated Drake in 2011, which wound up with the Canadian rapper releasing the song “Too Good” about Williams five years later in which he repeats the lyric, “I’m too good to you.”

Serena Williams performs during the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime ShowKevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation

This raised questions about Williams’ rationale for partaking in the diss track performance and its petty jabs toward her romantic fling from nearly 15 years ago, when she now has a family of her own.

Enter, Stephen A. Smith.

“If I’m married and my wife is going to join trolling her ex, go back to his ass, ’cause clearly you don’t belong with me,” Smith said Monday on ESPN’s “First Take.”

“What you worried about him for and you’re with me? Bye. Bye.”

“If you were with Serena Williams, you’re going to be a kept man anyways,” co-host Ryan Clark responded. “Don’t start that.”

Shannon Sharpe also came to Ohanian’s defense, noting that he did well enough for himself financially.

Joining Lamar and Williams in the onslaught of trolling was yet another partner from his past: SZA.

Drake raps, “I used to date SZA back in ‘08,” in his feature on, “Mr. Right Now,” by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin. SZA later confirmed this, though added that it was actually 2009.

Stephen A. Smith was no fan of Serena Williams getting in on Kendrick Lamar’s Drake trolling.

While SZA featured mainly in other portions of the performance and did not add any particular trolling, it may have been a tough watch for Drake as Lamar performed the Song of the Year Grammy-winning diss track with two of Drake’s exes at an event he would naturally like to headline himself.

There’s been no public reaction from Drake, though, while onlookers continue to either applaud Williams’ trolling or, like Stephen A. Smith, question if the rapper is staying rent-free in her mind 14 years later.

Entertaining audiences for more than a decade, The Voice Season 27 is set to be a spectacle.

As the countdown to a new season begins, fans of The Voice have every reason to get excited for the show’s highly anticipated Season 27.

The Emmy-winning singing competition is set to return with a revamped Coach lineup, thrilling Blind Auditions, and a fresh slate of talent ready to make a splash. We also have an O.G. returning to the red chair this season, so you won’t want to miss it. And who will make their way to Season 27 as The Voice‘s Mega Mentor? Only time will tell, but viewers can’t wait to meet the new Artist lineup.

Find everything about how and when to watch Season 27 of The Voice — returning in 2025 — below.

When does The Voice Season 27 premiere?

The Voice Season 27 premieres Monday, February 3, 2025, at 8/7c on NBC.

“People thought [The Voice] was never gonna work, and not only did it work, but it’s lasted for 25 seasons,” host Carson Daly told Awards Radar ahead of Season 26. “So I think that’s really the crazy part is that it’s staying power that we’ve been able to keep an audience interested, and tweak the show and let the format evolve by adding steals and those little features that kind of make it exciting again. Every time it’s on, it feels fresh.”

Adam Levine arrives at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024; Kelsea Ballerini attends the ASCAP GRAMMY Brunch in the Garden at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on February 2, 2024; Michael Bublé on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Season 12 Episode 27 on Thursday, November 14, 2024; John Legend attends The Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 19, 2024. Photo: Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images; Todd Owyoung/NBC; Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty Images

Who are the Coaches for The Voice Season 27?

The Season 27 Coaches panel of The Voice will feature a star-studded lineup of powerhouse veterans and newcomer industry titans. Coaches John Legend and Michael Bublé will reprise their Coach roles, with Voice O.G. Adam Levine returning to the red chair for the first time since his departure in 2019. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, country superstar Kelsea Ballerini will also celebrate her Coach debut in Season 27 after serving as a substitute Coach for Kelly Clarkson in Season 20.

Nathan Chester and John Legend perform on stage during The Voice Finale Part 2 Episode 2517B. Photo: Tyler Golden/NBC

Where can you watch The Voice Season 27?

Fans of The Voice can tune in weekly Mondays at 8/7c on NBC to catch new Season 27 episodes once the new season premieres, or stream episodes the next day on Peacock, the perfect place for a Voice rewatch.

Adam Levine talks his return to The Voice in Season 27

Adam Levine on The Voice

Photo: NBC

Levine took to Instagram in June 2024 with the exciting news of his return to The Voice.

“Season 27, yes, I’m coming back; I’m so excited. I cannot wait. I’m well rested. I’m ready to go. I’m a little nervous — I’m not nervous — but I’m so excited,” Levine told fans in an Instagram video. “It’s going to be great, and I can’t wait. It’s going to be awesome, let’s go! Team Adam is back!”

Rest assured, Levine’s cheeky competitiveness remains his hallmark. “I feel bad for other teams,” Levine teased. Season 27 filming is underway, and Levine couldn’t be happier back in the red chair after his five-year hiatus.

“First week of taping Season 27 of @nbcthevoice with these three is done, love them, it’s great to be back! #S27 #Spring2025,” Levine captioned an Instagram post in July 2024.

Adam Levine is happy to be back on The Voice Season 27 — but he misses his old chair.

From the outside, the four spinning red chairs of The Voice might look identical, save for the Coaches’ names. But to longtime and now returning Coach Adam Levine, they couldn’t be more different. In the Season 27 premiere, Levine openly pined for his old chair, and had some choice words to describe his new one.

Adam Levine threw playful shade at Blake Shelton via his old Voice chair

Adam Levine, one of the original four Coaches on The Voice, stayed through Season 16, which means he spent years sitting on the far right hand side of the lineup, in the seat now occupied by John Legend. Returning for Season 27, he admitted that he started walking over to it from muscle memory before realizing he had to make a detour to the opposite end. He now sits far left, in the space where his friendly rival Blake Shelton sat for season after season.

“I miss Blake,” Levine admitted, before throwing a little shade at his pal, joking, “I’m in his mangy, musty chair.”

Between Acts, Levine even visited his old chair and asked Legend if he could have a moment in the seat. Legend politely declined, and for the rest of the episode, Levine made do with what he had.

Adam Levine appears on The Voice Season 27, Episode 1. Photo: Trae Patton/NBC

Blake Shelton wanted to keep his old chair

If Shelton had it his way, Levine wouldn’t be sitting in that chair right now. Not because he’d ever keep the Maroon 5 crooner off the show, but because Shelton wanted the seat for himself.

“I don’t know if they’re gonna offer that or not. I feel like they owe me a damn chair, though,” Shelton revealed shortly after announcing his departure. “I mean, who else can sit in my chair? It’s like the three bears—I don’t want anybody else sitting in my chair. I’m gonna try to get that away from them. Maybe I’ll have to buy it or something.”

Adam Levine Reveals the One Song You’ll “Never” Hear Him Sing

You won’t catch the Maroon 5 rocker and Voice Season 27 Coach belting out this well-known tune any time soon.

Many famous singers have been asked to sing the national anthem at large-scale events, be it the Super Bowl, a presidential inauguration, or the World Series. Everyone from Whitney Houston to Garth Brooks and Lady Gaga has memorably lent their vocals to “The Star-Spangled Banner”—but one singer who will “never” attempt the song? Maroon 5 frontman and The Voice Season 27 Coach Adam Levine.

Despite having one of the most impressive voices in all of pop music, Levine is hesitant to attempt the national anthem. The revelation came out in a roundtable discussion for The Voice between Levine and his fellow Season 27 Coaches Kelsea Ballerini, John Legend, and Michael Bublé. Read more details, below.

Adam Levine is terrified to sing the national anthem

During the roundtable chat, Bublé mentioned watching performances of the Canadian national anthem as a child made him want to be a professional singer.

“Have you ever now done it in public? The national anthem, Canadian or American?” Levine asked Bublé.

“Yeah,” Bublé said, to which Levine replied, “See? It scares the s–t out of me. That’s the one thing you’ll never see me do. I’ll never do it.”

Adam Levine on The Voice Season 15 Episode 8. Photo: Trae Patton/NBC

While we wait for Levine to bless us with a national anthem performance, you can watch him as a Coach on The Voice starting February 3. He was an original Coach from Seasons 1-16 of the show, then took a break for a few years. Now, he’s back.

On why he left the show in 2019, he said in an interview, “I miss [The Voice]. I really do miss it. But I wanted to stop at this point and be with my young family. I’m obsessed with them. I adore them in a way I never thought I could adore another person.”

But Levine’s mastered the art of work-family balance. “I don’t know how you can have a better life. I’m lucky enough to do what I love professionally but also have the greatest personal life and family I could ever ask for,” he told People in 2023. “And having kids and a wonderful wife, and just that life that I cling so much to. I love it so much. It means more than my career. But at the same time, having both is just a gift.”

Luke Combs as we all know is on one hell of a redneck roll. With his streak of No. 1 songs, he is well on his way up the country music totem poll of historic figures.

Jeff Hahne, Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Sitting atop the genre is the King, George Strait. We recently has the chance to talk to Combs about Strait, and he dropped a fact on us that we had no clue about.
The “Hurricane” singer told Taste of Country’s Adison Haager that he has something on his bucket list that is frustrating him, because he is seemingly not able to attain it.

“I would like to run into George Strait, I’ve never met George Strait, ever. I feel like everyone in the world has, and I haven’t.”

Then Combs took it to the next level and admitted, “I’m at the point where I’m salty about it.”

How could someone like Combs, who dominates country music currently, not ever even run into King George?

Not that we don’t take his word for it, but we had to Google it and search around, and indeed, these two country music powerhouses have never met in the flesh.

The “Even Though I’m Leaving” singer admitted that if he got to knock that off of his bucket list, “That would be cool, yeah!”

With artists like George Birge, Scotty McCreery and Parker McCollum all recently telling us here at Taste of Country about their experience meeting the “Check Yes or No” legend, we can see why Combs is salty that he hasn’t gotten his turn yet.

Duke’s Mayo Bowl trolled Hellmann’s Super Bowl ad with 1 perfect tweet

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in the classic deli scene from 1989’s ‘When Harry Met Sally.’

Super Bowl Sunday is obviously all about the NFL, but of course, college football couldn’t help but creep in with a joke — this one at the expense of Hellmann’s When Harry Met Sally-inspired ad for the 2025 Super Bowl.

In the Super Bowl spot, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan are sitting down at the famous Katz’s Deli, as USA TODAY’s Ad Meter noted, recreating the iconic scene from their 1989 romantic comedy where Sally (Ryan) proves to Harry (Crystal) that women fake orgasms by, well, faking one.

In the movie, the scene ends with director Rob Reiner’s mother, Estelle Reiner, saying the famous line: “I’ll have what she’s having.”

For the 2025 Super Bowl ad, Crystal and Ryan are in their same places, and Ryan has the same reaction as in the movie after taking a bite of a sandwich with the advertiser’s brand of mayo.
Unsurprisingly, the Twitter account for the Duke’s Mayo Bowl — a beloved bowl among college football fans — had something to say about that, cracking a joke about Ryan faking it.

The Chiefs did not fare well during Sunday’s 40-22 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, and head coach Andy Reid acknowledged that when speaking with the media after the game.

Andy Reid (Photo via Twitter)

The Kansas City Chiefs wanted to make history with back-to-back-to-back championships, but Super Bowl LIX was dominated by the Philadelphia Eagles, who won the game 40-22.

It was never a contest.

Starting the second half, the Philadelphia Eagles were leading 24-0 and never looked back, as the lead would eventually balloon to 34-0 in the third quarter.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid took responsibility for his team’s 40-22 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

“Today was a rough day,” Reid said Sunday night. “We didn’t really play well in any of the phases. I didn’t coach good enough. They did a nice job.

“I’m proud of our guys, though, for the battle, the fight that they put in throughout the year, and all the games that they played here over the last few years.”

The Chiefs haven’t had many of these rough experiences in the playoffs since Patrick Mahomes took over.

After the club didn’t capitalize on its chance to three-peat, Reid noted that every loss in this situation is hard.

“Listen, they all hurt,” Reid said. “You get this far — you battled your tail off to get this far. Very, very hard to do. And, you know, we spend a lot of time doing this. It’s not a hobby, right? So, we’re in it the whole way. And spend a lot of hours doing it as players, as coaches. So, it’s going to hurt.

“They all hurt when you get to this level, and these things happen — three-peat aside or any of that stuff. You get this far and you don’t play as well as you want to, it hurts.”

The Chiefs may have failed to win another Lombardi Trophy this season, but they did claim its third straight Lamar Hunt Trophy as the AFC Champion.

Their dominance cannot be ignored. Since the 2019 season, the Chiefs have represented the conference in five of the last six Super Bowls.

Andy Reid Passes Bill Belichick for NFL History In Super Bowl LIX

Bill Belichick may have the record for most Super Bowl wins by a head coach, but Andy Reid just took another record away from him.

Super Bowl LIX was Reid’s 45th postseason game as a head coach, an NFL playoff record.

The 2025 NBA All-Star game is right around the corner, and one of the league’s biggest stars, Giannis Antetokounmpo, won’t be participating in the competition this time around.

Antetokounmpo earned the ninth All-Star selection of his NBA career, despite battling through a rocky season in Milwaukee.

It seems like carrying the Bucks throughout the season has finally taken a toll on the Greek Freak’s body as it was confirmed that he is set to miss the 2025 NBA All-Star game due to a mild calf strain.

While the news is a bummer for Antetokounmpo fans, some already started anticipating who will take over Antetokounmpo’s spot at the 2025 All-Star game.

With a plethora of speculation thrown around on social media platforms, senior NBA insider Shams Charania confirmed the name of the Eastern Conference star who will replace Antetokounmpo.
“Atlanta’s Trae Young has replaced Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game,” Charania tweeted.

Young is having a terrific year, albeit struggling to keep the Atlanta Hawks above the .500 mark. He is averaging 23.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game.

So, there is no doubt that Young has the pedigree to be named an All-Star. In fact, many fans caused an uproar when they initially found out about Young getting snubbed from the competition.

Now that Young will play in the fourth All-Star game of his NBA career, there is still some level of disappointment among fans. It’s primarily due to Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball’s absence from the competition.

Ball is having a breakout year with the Hornets and he led the fan-voting among every guard in the East, but the replacements are selected on the basis of coaches’ votes.

Michael Bublé and Blake Shelton could be cousins with their matching mullets!

Did you know Michael Bublé had a hoedown phase? The smooth-as-silk singer revealed his country roots on the first episode of Season 27 of The Voice, showing off an old school picture you have to see to believe.

Michael Bublé brought in an old photo to woo an Artist on The Voice

After Ethan Eckenroad’s no-frills rendition of Noah Kahan’s “Northern Attitude” earned him the coveted 4-Chair Turn, it was up to each Coach to convince the singer to join their Team. Adam Levine resorted to what John Legend jokingly called “emotional blackmail” by saying how sad he’s be if Eckenroad didn’t pick him.

Meanwhile, Kelsea Ballerini was pulling on cowboy boots (her Coach gift for the season), and then touted her connection to Kahan and to country in general. That’s not really Bublé’s style, but he still made a real effort, promising Eckenroad, “Yo Ethan, I love country. I can even prove to you how much I love country. Because there’s a picture I have…”

Michael Bublé on The Voice Season 27, Episode 1. Photo: Trae Patton/NBC

As an old school picture showing a young Bublé with a shoulder-length mullet appeared on screen, Ballerini’s jaw literally dropped. “I mean, I sported that mullet for most of my life,” the Canadian singer explained. Noting his resemblance to another The Voice icon, Legend quipped to Levine, “I told you he was related to Blake [Shelton].”

Ethan Eckenroad stands on stage with a photo of a young Michael Bublé with a mullet on The Voice Season 27 Episode 1 Photo: NBC/WARNER HORIZON

(Reigning champ Bublé does have country bona fides, having collaborated with Artists like Carly Pearce and Shania Twain, and of course, having worked with Reba McEntire.)

Legend’s pitch was both more and less extravagant. “I’m so impressed by your poise, by the soulfulness of your voice, it was just a beautiful experience,” he said, with the caveat, “I do not have a photo of me with a mullet, I will grant you that. I don’t know if that’s the way I would try to convince you to join my team.” Then, he brought out “reinforcements,” in this case a hype man to spin a “Team Legend” sign.

Ultimately, though, it was the no-gimmick approach that worked on Eckenroad, who chose Team Adam.

Adam Levine and Kelsea Ballerini already have a hilarious sibling dynamic going on during The Voice Season 27 Blind Auditions.

The Coaches on The Voice may be super supportive to their Artists, but Coach to Coach, there’s plenty of teasing. And when Adam Levine thought he saw Kelsea Ballerini texting her boyfriend, he couldn’t help but poke and jest. Playfully, of course!

Kelsea Ballerini is the “little sister” of The Voice

As the newest, youngest, and only female Coach, Kelsea Ballerini has naturally slipped into what she calls the “little sister” role on The Voice. And there’s nothing a big brother loves more than prying. As Ballerini sent a text between Blind Auditions, Levine took notice and teased in a funny, high-pitched voice, “You’re texting your boyfriend, oo-ooh.”

“Guys, really?” Ballerini snapped back, prompting John Legend (also in big-brother fashion) to say, “She said, ‘Mind your business!’” These three!

Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes attend the 2024 Costume Institute Benefit for “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesƯ

Who is Kelsea Ballerini’s boyfriend?

Kelsea Ballerini has been seeing Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes for two years. During a chat on Call Her Daddy, Ballerini revealed that she met Stokes by sliding into his Instagram DMs. “I’ve never seen his show, but I just knew of him, and I just swan dove right on in…” Ballerini explained. “I was ready to open back up. I just felt, why not? I’ve never really dated; I don’t know how it works. I’m like, ‘Let’s just put ourselves out there; let’s just vibe.’ And it’s been fun.”

In an April 2024 interview with People, Stokes said of Ballerini, “She is just the most genuine human being you will meet. She has time for everybody, which is such an admirable trait. She’s incredibly present. When you are with that human, you know you are getting her.”

In an October 2024 TODAY interview, Stokes revealed the simple mantra that keeps their relationship (and careers) grounded: “You know, we have a saying in our house, it’s ‘Let’s do the next right thing.’ And that’s served us really well in this time.”

Watch The Voice Mondays at 8/7c on NBC and the next day on Peacock.