The Voice Season 30 has officially completed its Blind Auditions, and the competition is about to become much more difficult.
Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah and Riley Green have each filled all 12 spots on their teams, leaving 48 singers still chasing the Season 30 title as the show moves into the Battle Rounds.
And even before the teams begin eliminating their own artists, one lineup has already earned an unusually big compliment from a rival coach.
Queen Latifah’s team may be the one everyone needs to watch.
Queen became the first coach to completely fill her 12-person roster, assembling a group that includes Alt Bloom, BigCountry, Brandon Diaz, Bryan Jaymes, Chari, Kayleigh Matthews, Lillie Kolich, Luke Cope, Marcus Ladden Jr., Mia Knight, Morgan Lett and Sophia Liano.
One of her biggest victories came with Chari, whose performance of Oleta Adams’ “Get Here” earned a four-chair turn.
Adam Levine fought hard to recruit Chari, but after losing her to Queen, he admitted that the first-time coach had already built something impressive.
“Queen Latifah’s team is stacked,” Adam said, adding that she had “come to play” and saying he believed she had the best team at that point.
Queen’s roster only grew stronger afterward.
She landed another four-chair country singer in Kayleigh Matthews, who surprised Riley Green and the other coaches by choosing Queen after her performance of Vince Gill’s “When I Call Your Name.”
Brandon Diaz also joined Team Queen after returning to The Voice 15 years after his first audition, while Luke Cope picked her following his emotional performance of Cam’s “Burning House.”
Kelly Clarkson finished the Blind Auditions with a particularly diverse team.
Team Kelly includes Anna McElroy, Brianna Cameron, Brooklyn Marie, Hazel Gerson, Johnnie Kapua, Kavi Nyx, Koumba Diallo, Kyle Davis, Lance Tenazas, Matthew Chiu, Nina Howland and Saade.
Kelly landed several major four-chair singers during the auditions, including Koumba, Kyle and Nina.
Nina’s performance of Bonnie Raitt’s “Love Me Like a Man” became especially memorable after all four coaches turned and Kelly reacted so enthusiastically that part of her response had to be bleeped.
Adam Levine also enters the Battles with a strong 12-person lineup.
Team Adam includes Amanda Mikkel, Cal Cook, Connor Closs, Dakota Cohen, Destinee Monroe, Evan James, Julia Clark, Lexi Stephens, Luke Curran, Marilyn Hucek, Owen Uffens and Wade Turner.
Adam has already made several aggressive recruiting moves this season.
He used his First In advantage to secure Amanda Mikkel after her four-chair performance of “Moon River,” while Lexi Stephens became another major addition after all four coaches turned for her.
Adam enters Season 30 with momentum as well, having coached the previous season’s champion, Alexia Jayy.
Then there is Team Riley.
The first-time country coach completed his lineup with Allie Rae, Brandy Neelly, Brayden Howell, Brandon Coulter, Cade Mower, Caroline Alexis, Everett Bounds, Ferryn & Brinkley, Harmony McKee, Joe Henley, Keiyana Osmond and Kenna Elpers.
Several of Riley’s artists became major talking points during the Blind Auditions.
Ferryn & Brinkley earned the season’s first four-chair turn, Cade Mower impressed all four coaches with “Something in the Orange,” and Joe Henley became an early fan favorite after performing Travis Tritt’s “Anymore.”
Kelly even told Riley that Joe could potentially win The Voice for him.
But filling the teams was only the easy part.
The Battles now force the coaches to put members of their own teams against each other, meaning singers they worked so hard to recruit will begin going home.
Each coach also has a Battle advisor this season: Carly Pearce is helping Riley, Patti LaBelle is working with Queen, Ariana DeBose joins Kelly and Alex Warren assists Adam.
The first Battle has already shown how painful those decisions can become.
Riley chose Ferryn & Brinkley over Brandy Neelly, immediately sending one of his own singers home and triggering debate among viewers over the matchup.
And with all four teams now filled with 12 singers, those difficult decisions are only beginning.
Adam may currently believe Queen Latifah has assembled the strongest roster, but the Battles will reveal whether Team Queen can live up to that early praise — or whether Kelly, Riley or Adam has quietly built the team that ultimately produces the Season 30 champion.
