<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - 'The Voice:' Blake Shelton gives a contestant some tough love"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Welcome to the playoffs. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The top 17 contestants on <a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/tv/2021/04/26/the-voice-kelly-clarkson-pounces-after-nick-jonas-messed-up/7391902002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">"The Voice" </a>laid it all on the line Monday during the first live show of the season, but not without some drama. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">It started even before the first live performances of the evening, when host Carson Daly revealed the winner of the four-way knockout that between Team Blake Shelton's Emma Caroline, Team John Legend's Carolina Rial, Team Nick Jonas' Devan Blake Jones and Team Kelly Clarkson's Savanna Woods.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">After the votes were tallied, Daly revealed America voted to save Blake Jones, who was overcome with emotion. "You can hear a thousand 'no's' but that one 'yes' can change everything," he said to Jonas, the only coach to turn for him in the Blind Auditions. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>'The Voice':</strong> <a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/tv/2021/04/26/the-voice-kelly-clarkson-pounces-after-nick-jonas-messed-up/7391902002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Kelly Clarkson pounces after Nick Jonas 'really messed up' his pairings, again</a></p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:441px" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/c206c2e7-d301-43fb-af18-513ca42e76fb-NUP_194095_0352.JPG?crop=1000,667,x0,y0&width=660&height=441&format=pjpg&auto=webp" decoding="async" alt="The winner of the four-way knockout was decided by America: (l-r) Team Blake Shelton's Emma Caroline, Team Nick Jonas' Devan Blake Jones, Team John Legend's Carolina Rial and Team Kelly Clarkson's Savanna Woods."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">With Blake Jones' win, Jonas had an immediate leg up in the competition. He entered the playoffs with five artists compared with the other coaches' teams of four. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Here's what happened in the first live show of the season: </p><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_tw" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-method="loadTwitter" data-v-id="1391907343428849664" aria-label="Twitter Embed"/><h3 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">Team Clarkson</h3><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Clarkson entered the live shows with "one of the most unique teams I’ve ever had." She said her team is composed of "people I not only want to listen to, but I want to hang with."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/entertainment/tv/2021/04/19/the-voice-kelly-clarkson-cries-after-singer-killed-my-song/7294033002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Corey Ward</a> kicked off the performances with an emotional rendition of Lewis Capaldi’s "Bruises," which literally brought him to his knees in the middle of the stage.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Jonas said his passion is both a blessing and a curse: "Sometimes that passion sacrifices...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/05/10/the-voice-ryleigh-modig-nails-drivers-license-top-17/5028409001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
