Coaches Discuss Why The Voice Doesn’t Need to Produce a Star and More (VIDEO)

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Producer, Mark Burnett, Coaches Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton, plus host Carson Daily talk about the upcoming season of The Voice at Sunday’s press conference, where changes to the format were revealed.

Behind the Changes for Season 3

The producers reveal how the new knockout format will bring out the best from the artists and their coaches. I didn’t know that Carson Daly was one of the producers? They talk about how compelling this new round is going to be, but honestly, Idol has shown, when the singers are under that much pressure in a do or die situation, there’s a lot of BAD singing. I hope Idol lengthens the middle rounds a little next season.

Coaches’ Motivation

The coaches talk about why they do the show and their ultimate dreams for what will come from their efforts. It’s especially funny when Adam Levine becomes defensive over the issue of The Voice producing no stars. He’s CERTAIN it will happen at some point, but he thinks it’s RIDICULOUS criteria on which to base the validity of the show.

 
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  • Latin2

    Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguliera’s careers maybe.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Li-Wright/100001622678180 Li Wright

    Lexie and all, What’s the point in saying you’re trying to find a star, if you’re not?  These shows should be upfront — this is an entertainment venue…it’s a venue for judges to make more money and profit from the show…to hell with the singers….it’s a tough world, if they don’t make it. So what?

    I just read that Paris Bennet is going to be on the voice Season 3. So it looks like the ex-AIs to keep the money and recognitiion going are recycling to the Voice.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Li-Wright/100001622678180 Li Wright

    Whoisthatwoman — to me, when AI stops going on tour, that’s when it has really hit a big bump and it’s time to close it down.  The tour is “everything” to these kids…they make money and the producers/writers see their real potential.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Li-Wright/100001622678180 Li Wright

    jlscott — you forgot Jennifer Hudson, who is doing it all — movies, TV, records, endorsements.  She’s rich Beotch!

  • http://twitter.com/LexieONeill Lexie O’Neill

    My name caught my eye.:)  I guess I did go a little wild with those likes…watching SYTYCD and wasn’t paying attention on how many I clicked.

    Bottom line is…if I’m a singer, I’m picking the show that gives me at least a shot at stardom.  How do you know which show that is?  The one that has produced stars of some kind recently.  And, as far as Idol’s sales, other than S9, every season has had at least one something go platinum…and that’s so far.  

    Then, over a period of just a few seasons, if a show doesn’t produce any stars or sales at all, who is going to audition for that show?  

  • Anonymous

    I don’t even know the name of the Voice’s last winner. What good is a show about finding the next singing sensation if they flop right out of the gate. The X-factor at least had a couple of contestants who did ok. I agree with you Lexie, if you are going to go on a show that you will at least get some exposure the Voice so far has not done that

    David Cook, David Archuleta, Jordin Sparks and Kris Allen had platinum selling songs.  That is still better than totally fumbling out of the gate. Some past idols have turned appearing on idol into acting careers like Kat McPhee and Jordin Sparks.

  • tomr

    People grow tired of “stars” being discovered the same old way.  Thus, the most that those that have success through reality shows can hope for long-term is a solid music career.  Superstardom is fleeting and few sustain that level for more than 5 years.  What percentage of the top ten from the first five seasons of Idol have been able to reach that level and maintain it today? 

  • Anonymous

    Adam just gets mad when people tell him his star power isn’t enough to carry a show’s longevity.

  • pj

    I have to wonder if the problem is with a)reality singing show fatigue/saturation b)lack of label support for the voice winners and c) not getting to know the contestants.

    As for point A… of course Idol has produced a lot of working entertainers.  But look how long it took for J-Hud to get where she’s at now.  The Voice is new.  Yes, Kelly was a success out of the box, but the recording industry was much different then.  I think that some of these kids from the Voice will be able to make a living in the entertainment industry, but perhaps not become the next superstar.  It doesn’t bill the show that way, either.

    As for point B… it seems as if the coaches can only do so much.  Adam has Javier opening for him and Blake had Dia.  How much can they do beyond that? They aren’t the label.  I think Adam had a good point.

    As for point C… it seems as if they are trying to fix this by having the top 20 sing each week so we don’t forget about them.  I’m willing to give it a chance.

    Either way, I find it entertaining so I will watch this next season. I didn’t find X-factor at all entertaining in it’s first season. Perhaps that will change with new judges.  I will try it out, too.

  • Anonymous

    I can see the producers’ logic. The main point is to make good television, prestige from other fields isn’t mandatory. They probably handle the contestants like any other reality tv contestants; it’s up to the individual contestants to go and cash in their 15 minutes of fame, the same as in with coming from Survivor or Biggest Looser or what have you. 

    Only that music realities don’t work with the same logic, so they either need a success using the old “Idol logic” of stars bringing credibility, or they’ll need for the accepted logic to be changed. 

  • http://twitter.com/KariannHart Kariann Hart

    Yes, I was also surprised to see Paris Bennett auditioning for the show.  What’s with that?  I thought one o0f the contestants looked like Tim Durbin?  Yes or no?

  • Anonymous

    ITA. One issue is the show isn’t partnered up with a reputable management company, there isn’t a system in place for the alumni like Idol’s 19E.

  • Anonymous

    They are only ‘honest ‘because they haven’t had a success yet. If they don’t I don’t see this show being viable in 2014. Idol had a crapload of folk who still have very lucrative careers. They may not be household names but they could at least say they’ve had a hit record or more and I am not talking the big two or daughtry. Adam and crew are fronting. Cant blame them though, what else can they say. Truth be told they aren’t producing stars or good Tv past the spinning chairs.

  • hcpoirot

    I agree. Why bother for people to audition for The VOICE? When after the show end, the finalist didnot get any tour (mean zero money), the winner album did not get any promotion etc etc

    Though the producers and judges said that The VOICE is not a show looking for a superstar, they even ashamed to mention Javier name when season 2 begin or put his pic in the promo. Why? Because his album tank.

    If I want to enter singing competition, better to enter Idol. (even if you dont win, top 10 guarantee a tour and that mean money) X Factor winner got 5 million dollar even if your album tank. Even America Got Talent winner get 1 million dollar. (And let face it the competition much easier in AGT and singer always win there)

    Why bother entering The Voice. As viewers, I am hoping this new format cause make The Voice better. Cause after the audition, the show really getting weaker. Specially in live round where the judges will 100% had one singer in final 4 even if the singer cannot sing, cannot entertain and boring.

  • Anonymous

     I agree. If people don’t believe that entering the competition will enhance their career, the show is going to run out of talented contestants and become uninteresting, how good the format may be.

  • http://twitter.com/LindsayKempFan Not fit to print

    I think the most important point that Adam Levine made was that “it is extraordinarily hard” to achieve major celebrity-status success in the business; that it is difficult to have all the elements fall in to place. Therefore….

    This is true but Idol does give it’s winners a better shot at it, which is why they will get the better contestants after everything is sized up.

    This whole press conference is about positioning The Voice against the competition, especially Idol. I love the suggestion that offering stardom is unrealistic (insincerity on Idol’s part?) Also, the statement that the judges are “for life” in contrast to Idol, which is a revolving door at the moment. Can the producers really promise that the judges will always want to come back? And how easy will it be to get a new judge if they know it’s only until the orginal seat-warmer wants it back? And what happens if two of the biggest stars want to tour in the same year?

    Also, the Voice is “young America” ie. Idol is Old America. This is a good positioning. Xtina is an amazing draw. Good luck to Idol putting Joe Jonas up against her and Britney on X Factor, especially when Jonas Brothers fans actually have to split their time watching the brothers between 3 reality shows.

  • Kirsten

    That’s fine if they see their show as pure entertainment and that intent of the show is not to launch the contestants careers.

    But then the judges need to stop pontificating about how they are doing this for the right reasons (they are doing it for their “right reasons” (self-promotion) but not the “right reasons” they seem to be implying) and nattering about giving the contestants a chance. The guy playing three-card-monty gives his contestants about as much chance as the Voice.

  • http://twitter.com/Girltalkbf AlesheaDominique

    At least Cee Lo Green had enough sense to keep his mouth shut.

  • Anonymous

    Superstardom is fleeting and few sustain that level for more than 5 years.  What percentage of the top ten from the first five seasons of Idol have been able to reach that level and maintain it today?

    Twenty percent.  Kelly and Carrie.  (If we limit it to the Top 2.  If we were to allow the Top 5, we could add Daughtry.  If we drop to the Top 7, we get Jennifer Hudson as well.) 

    I’d say that, with the exception of Bo Bice, and maybe Diana DeGarmo (just because she’s on the other side of the child-star gap and having to make her name as an adult), any of the top two finishers from Season 1-5 has enough name recognition to open a show on Broadway or Vegas or pull in viewers to something like The Celebrity Apprentice or Dancing with the Stars, which means something in terms of stardom.  What, I’m not exactly sure.  

  • Max

    You AI fanatics kill me with your ‘no stars are made on The Voice’, a show which has been airing all of 2 YEARS….S2 winner Jermaine Paul hasn’t even finished recording his album but (according to you folks) should automatically be entered into top 10 of the billboard charts not to mention have a wall full of platinum plaques!!!…all it will take for Jermaine to shut you folks up is a track good enough for NBC to play as their theme for Monday Night Football, and he will ;)

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