'The Voice' Sneak Peek: Blake Shelton Faces a 'Soul-Crushing' Decision in the Knockout Rounds (Exclusive)

coaches are loving every moment of season 21 — even when things get emotional!Blake Shelton, Ariana Grande, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson sat down with ET following Monday's first live shows to dish on their talented teams and the ups and downs of this season of the singing competition, which has already had its share of tear-jerking moments.«The artists are connecting with the music and putting themselves out there and making us really feel it,» John said. «We get to know them, we get to know

kicked off the season 21 live shows on Monday, with incredible performances from the top 20 singers. However, they may have saved the best for last with Team Blake Shelton's Wendy Moten, who brought the house down with her rendition of «I Will Always Love You,» earning a standing ovation from all four coaches. «I'm gonna say this, and I'm probably gonna catch a lot of heat for it, but I don't care,» Blake raved of the performance.

Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Ariana Grande are able to offer critiques during the live shows, but the final competitors will be determined by the viewers. Fans can vote for their favorite artist, starting Monday night at 8 p.m. ET, by using 'sofficial app, or voting online at NBC.com/VoiceVote.

Ariana Grande's love for is well known.

Ariana Grande is ensuring that people realize how devoted she is to her position as a coach on The Voice with her latest social media post.MORE: The Voice's Ariana Grande as you've never seen her beforeThe singer shared a candid picture on her Instagram as she paid a heartwarming tribute to her team of contestants ahead of the live shows.The shot consisted of participants Jim & Sasha Allen, Bella DeNapoli, Holly Forbes, Raquel Trinidad, and Ryleigh Plank.WATCH: Blake Shelton and Ariana Grande

Blake Shelton is no stranger to singing about heartbreak, and he’s also had his share of inspiration in that area.

season 21 heads to the live shows next week, one eliminated singer is getting a chance to return to the competition!In a surprise announcement on Monday, the NBC singing competition announced an exciting new twist — and a departure from recent seasons' 4-Way Knockout.

Blake Shelton is no stranger to singing about heartbreak, and he's also had his share of inspiration in that area.On Monday's , the country star and Knockout Rounds Mega Mentor Ed Sheeran were working with Team Blake singer Lana Scott as she prepared for her performance of Taylor Swift's «Wildest Dreams,» which led to a candid discussion about how sometimes love doesn't work out the way you thought it would.Lana confessed to Blake and Ed that she felt connected to the song as she's «newly

is celebrating 500 episodes on Tuesday, and Blake Shelton has been there for every single one!The country superstar is the only coach who's been around for all 21 seasons, having spent 10 years in his spinning red chair.

After 20 seasons on “The Voice”, is Blake Shelton turning into a softie?

season 21 Knockouts are underway and the coaches are here to win!Following the Blind Auditions and Battle Rounds, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton, and new coach Ariana Grande are taking their teams to the Knockouts, pairing up their powerful performers for individual performances this time — artist's choice — and making the tough decisions about who gets to move on to the live shows and who's going home. During the Knockouts, each coach has one steal that they can use to their

Blake Shelton turning into a softie?Monday marked the start of the season 21 Knockouts, and Blake was faced with an incredibly tough decision right out of the gate. The country star paired up Wendy Moten and Jonathan Mouton for his first Knockout of the season, and the pair both wowed the coaches with their performances. John Legend praised Jonathan's «heart and joy» following his rendition of Johnny Nash's «I Can See Clearly Now,» and his coach agreed. «When I paired you with Wendy, part of it

The Knockout Rounds are next on season 21 of “The Voice” — and Blake Shelton is already facing a “soul-crushing” decision!

Still a team! Blake Shelton is still in Cassadee Pope‘s corner nearly 10 years after she left The Voice as a historic winner.

Blake Shelton evidently missed out on a part of pop culture in the early ’00s.

Blake Shelton is a country boy at heart — but on Tuesday's his fellow coaches just had to roast him for not knowing a major pop hit!New season 21 coach Ariana Grande impressed John Legend and Kelly Clarkson with her unique song selection in the Battle Round — assigning Vaughn Mugol and Katherine Ann Mohler a melodic arrangement of Nelly and Kelly Rowland's iconic 2002 duet, «Dilemma.» However, when it came time for Blake to give his critiques on the performance, it turns out he had never heard

season 21 on Monday, and the coaches are already blown away by the vocal talent from this season's contestants!The final battle of the night was a Team Kelly showdown between Jeremy Rosado and Jershika Maple, who teamed up for a soaring rendition of Justin Bieber's «Hold On» that had the coaches out of their seats. «I don't know that we've ever had battles this good before,» Blake Shelton raved.

There was a touching moment between Blake Shelton and Ariana Grande during Monday’s episode of The Voice. During the Oct.