‘The Voice’: Wendy Moten’s Incredible Knockout Performance Makes Blake Shelton Emotional

Slaying it solo. Blake Shelton showed off his gritty side at the 2021 Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, November 10.

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

Perhaps the only thing more intimidating than singing one of the coaches’ songs on “The Voice”, is singing one of their wife’s songs!

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 — with her cover of Gwen Stefani's 2006 hit, «The Sweet Escape.»«I'm dying for Gwen to hear this,» Blake raved after the jazzy interpretation of his wife's track. «There's taking a song a making it your own and then there's-- She and Akon are probably gonna have to add you to the copyright.»«That means so much!» Bella said, thanking the country star for his feedback.Her coach, Ariana Grande — who surprised Gwen at the final show of her Las Vegas residency over the weekend — was

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.

Gwen Stefani, 52, and Blake Shelton, 45, looked so in love while singing in front of a large crowd in Las Vegas this weekend! The singer was performing the last show of her Just A Girl residency on the strip on Nov. 6 when the hunk surprised attendees by joining her on stage to sing a song and she didn’t hesitate to express her excitement. After they performed their duet, “Happy Anywhere,” they embraced in a long hug and she playfully put one leg around him to keep him as close as possible.

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

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

Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs and Old Dominion have joined the lineup of performers.MORE: Miranda Lambert shares incredible baby picture to celebrate special occasion"See you on Nov 10," shared Miranda, the all-time female record holder for most-ever CMA Awards nominations.WATCH: Miranda Lambert joins Brothers Osborne and Dierks Bentley at CMA Summer JamCarrie added: "Can’t wait to perform the world TV premiere of If I Didn’t Love You with @jasonaldean on the #CMAawards on

their hit “If I Didn’t Love You.” Other newly announced performers include Entertainer of the Year nominee Chris Stapleton, Single of the Year nominee Chris Young and Old Dominion, who will be going for their fourth consecutive win for Vocal Group of the Year.They join previously announced performers Jimmie Allen, Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton featuring Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde, and “The Voice” judge Blake Shelton.And after singing the

Gwen Stefani took to social media to share that she and her husband, Blake Shelton, were celebrating an absolutely incredible career milestone.MORE: Gwen Stefani makes surprise health confession in emotive speech to her fansThe pop star shared pictures of two matching jars of chocolates for her and her hubby on her Instagram Stories celebrating The Voice.She also posted a note from the showrunners that revealed that the jars of 500 chocolates were sent over to mark 500 episodes of the

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.

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!

— and Blake Shelton is already facing a «soul-crushing» decision!In ET's exclusive sneak peek at the Knockouts, which kick off on Monday, Team Blake's Hailey Green and Libianca take the stage to perform a song of their choosing, in an attempt to make it through to the season 21 live shows.Hailey kicks things off with a rocking rendition of Blake's own song, «God's Country,» earning massive praise from all of the coaches.«That was brave of you to sing the one and only Blake Shelton's song, right

Blake Shelton has confirmed he will be performing at this year's Country Music Awards, along with the likes of Dancing with the Stars' Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton, and Eric Church.MORE: Miranda Lambert shares incredible baby picture to celebrate special occasion"Looking forward to performing at this year’s #CMAawards!" Blake shared with fans on Thursday after he was confirmed by the association.WATCH: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani perform together in NashvilleCMA New Artist of the Year nominee