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NBC announced today that all four of The Voice ’s coaches—Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton—will return for season two. The announcement comes the day after the finale, and seems designed to end endless speculation about whether Christina would return. And since the second season doesn’t debut until 2012, it’s good to know now and avoid all that nonsense like The X Factor ’s parade of judge rumors. In the release, NBC reality exec Paul Teledgy said, “Our fantastic coaches were integral to the tremendous success of The Voice this year and we are thrilled that they are all returning.” View the original article here

The Voice »     by Andy Dehnart / June 8, 2011, 12:41 PM The Voice aired its first live performance episode last night, and after losing a lot of its momentum on the duel/battle rounds, it came back strong, with a striking, high-energy set that hosted strong performances, including group numbers with teams performing alongside their coaches. The episode only had eight performances, so it could have been more tightly packed, and we can do without Alison Haislip telling us about Twitter, though that the show had five of 10 trending topics in the US during the two hours is impressive. But it was a mostly fun performance show, and thanks to the age and talent level of the performers, felt noticeably different than American Idol. However, like American Idol’s new panel of judges, the coaches seemed to be incapable of doing anything but praising contestants; at worst, they are simply warm and supportive. That’s not to say that they need to all be Simon Cowell, but Dia Frampton’s awesome ve...