Blind audition: Aaron Gibson, 25, of Atlanta, Ga., auditioned with a slowed-down version of REM’s “Losing My Religion,” showing off nice raspy vocals. Midway through the song, Blake Shelton, Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys turn in rapid succession. Alicia called his voice “such a special, powerful tone” and liked the way Aaron made the song…
Blind audition: Preston James, 16, of Nashville, Tenn., auditioned with Chris Stapleton’s “Nobody to Blame.” Blake Shelton turned around, but no one else, meaning Preston automatically became a member of Team Blake. His auditioned was montaged, so we saw only a tiny snippet of it. His background: The Voice website tells us Preston grew up…
Blind audition: Khaliya Kimberlie, 16, of Mescalero, N.M., auditioned with “Dibs” by Kelsea Ballerini. Her performance prompted chair turns from Miley Cyrus and Blake Shelton at the midway mark. At Blake’s prompting, Khaliya said she loves singing country music, but would like to give it an indie / alternative twist. Miley said Khaliya’s too young…
Blind audition: Austin Allsup, 32, of Fort Worth, Texas, sang “Wild Horses,” putting a bit of a country spin on the Rolling Stones’ tune. Blake Shelton turned early in the performance. But despite turning in one of the night’s best vocals, Austin couldn’t entice any of the other coaches to turn. Still, he earned a…
