Idol Chatter & Voice Views

The Voice might call Reba the queen, but she’s having trouble luring artists to her team.

This is her second season as a coach. It’s also the second season in which her team had the fewest total chair turns and the most one-chair turns.

Perhaps the queen should spend less time on her tater tots and chicken tenders and more time on her sales pitch.

The good news, she landed a pair of three-chair turns in Asher HaVon and Elyscia Jefferson. I’m especially eager to see what charismatic young Elyscia does in the coming rounds.

And on a show where fans love male country singers, I’d be willing to bet that either Donny Van Slee or Tae Lewis, and maybe both, will advance to the playoffs.

As for the rest of the team, don’t underestimate this group. They all flashed potential in the blinds. L Rodgers have an impressive music resume. And Zeya Rae is still a bit of a mystery after The Voice montaged her audition.

Matches we’ll see on the opening night of the blinds include Karen Waldrup vs. Ryan Argast from Team Dan + Shay, Asher HaVon vs. Alyssa Crosby and Tae Lewis vs. L. Rodgers from Team Reba, OK3 vs. someone on Team Legend and the already leaked Team Legend battle between Bryan Olesen and Nathan Chester.

Twenty contestants will be in danger of elimination during the battles. But four will be stolen and another four will receive a playoff pass, meaning 12 contestants will be ousted this round.

With 10 members per team and the playoff pass, The Voice seems to be following its Season 23 format. If that’s the case, five singers per team will advance to the playoffs.

One significant change: three will advance to the live shows compared to two in Season 23. Those singers will be hand picked by their coach.

Alyssa Crosby, 32, Binghampton, N.Y., 1 chair

Asher HaVon, 31, Selma, Ala., 3 chairs

Ashley Bryant, 26, Louisville, Ken., 1 chair

Donny Van Slee, 30, Weeki Wachee, Fla., 2 chairs

Elyscia Jefferson, 20, Baltimore, Md., 3 chairs

Josh Sanders, 35, Kannapolis, N.C., 2 chairs

L. Rodgers, 34, Baltimore, Md., 1 chair ** (only 2 coaches had spots remaining when she auditioned)

Tae Lewis, 31, Goldsboro, N.C., 2 chairs

William Alexander, 16, Staten Island, N.Y., 2 chairs

Zeya Rae, 23, Stockton, Calif., 1 chair