The Voice‘s new block button allows coaches to prevent a rival from adding a new artist to their team.  Blake Shelton used it to block Adam Levine from Britton Buchanan.  He performed “Trouble.” Buchanan has a bold voice and chose Alicia Keys.

Alicia Keys Blocks Blake Shelton

Alicia Keys used her block on Blake Shelton and the other judges loved it.  Shelton was unable to add Justin Kilgore to his team.  Kilgore was the last performer of the first night’s Blind Auditions.

Kilgore sang “Tomorrow” and shared an emotional story about being gay and living in a small town in Texas.  Kilgore chooses Kelly Clarkson.

Save Button

The block button isn’t the only new feature The Voice introduced for season 14.  The reality competition series also added a save button which enables coaches to save an artist that they eliminated in the knockout round.

There’s a catch: If a rival coach presses their steal button, the artist can decide if they want to go to a new team or return to their original coach.

The new features are receiving mixed reviews.  The following tweet explains that the show needs to stick to the script.  If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.

The block button adds a defensive layer to the series and stirs more of the drama that we love to witness.  I like how the blocked coach only discovers that they’re blocked if they press their button.

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