“The Voice” is back and the red chairs are turning.
Season 30 of the NBC singing competition show kicked off on Monday, Sept. 21 with a two-hour premiere. Returning coaches Adam Levine, who won the previous season, and Kelly Clarkson welcomed Queen Latifah and Riley Green to the show as the Blind Auditions began.
Queen Latifah called being a part of “The Voice” a “pinch-me moment,” while the country star made his presence known by using a duck call.
During the first episode, the “First In Button” was introduced, which means that whichever coach turns first in a multi-chair turn has the chance to claim an artist before the artist’s final decision. They can only use this button once. Additionally, there are no blocks this season.
Host Carson Daly also shared that this season they will be tracking which contestants get the most likes and views on “The Voice”s TikTok and the “finalist with the most overall likes and shares will be named the TikTok artist of the season.”
Here are some of “The Voice” Season 30 Day One highlights and which coaches nabbed the first artists.
What Happened During ‘The Voice’ Season 30 Premiere?
During the Sept. 21 premiere, Queen Latifah was the first coach to land an artist on her team after a three-chair turn. Riley had a special moment singing his song “My Way” with a contestant, while Kelly offered up her hair extension to an artist so she could join her team.
A country-singing sister duo got the first four-chair turn of the night, and Queen Latifah used her “First In Button” to steal a singer from Kelly and Riley.
The “Worst Way” crooner also used his adorable pup Carl to convince a young star to join his team, but unfortunately it did not work.
The banter between the coaches kept the show feeling fun and flowing, as they poked fun at new coach Riley, his good looks and how he would win over the country singers.
Here is where each team stands at the end of “The Voice” Season 30 premiere, Day One.
Team Adam
- Destinee Monroe, 32, from Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Owen Uffens, 18, Rigby, Idaho
Team Kelly
- Hazel Gerson, 21, from San Jose, California
- Brianna Cameron, 13, from Union, New Jersey
Team Queen
- BigCountry, 37, from Tacoma, Washington
- Marcus Ladden Jr., 19, from Atlanta, Georgia
- Mia Knight, 16, from Holmdel, New Jersey
Team Riley
- Joe Henley, 19, from Grand Bay, Alabama
- Brinkley Wright, 17, and Ferryn Wright, 20, from Sevierville, Tennessee
- Caroline Alexis, 25, from Alabama
