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Kelsea Ballerini joins Blake Shelton, John Legend and Nick Jonas for The Voice battle round. (NBC Photo)

The Voice has revealed the pairings and song selections for the first week of the battles.

And Avery Roberson of Team Blake will be the only four-chair turn artist taking the stage this week.

He’ll be paired with fellow country singer Ethan Lively.

Battle advisors this season are Dan + Shay for Team Blake, Luis Fonsi for Team Kelly, Brandy for Team Legend, and Darren Criss for Team Nick.

And, of course, in true Voice kiss-the-celebrity’s-butt fashion, the first Team Legend matchup will be a performance of a Brandy song.

Oh, and don’t forget to add Kelsea Ballerini to the list of battle round helpers. She’ll take Kelly’s seat in a big red chair since the original American Idol was “under the weather” when the battles were filmed.

The links in the pairings below take you to a profile of each singer.

See also …
How the teams stack up and why The Voice battle and knockout rounds are so unfair

TEAM BLAKE

Aaron Konzelman vs. Connor Christian, “I Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This” by Waylon Jennings

Avery Roberson vs. Ethan Lively, “Just Got Started Lovin’ You” by James Otto

TEAM LEGEND

Christine Cain and Pia Renee, “Baby” by Brandy

TEAM NICK

Awari vs. Jose Figueroa Jr., “You Say” by Lauren Daigle

Dana Monique vs. Devan Blake Jones, “Stuck With You” by Ariana Grande

TEAM KELLY

Gene Garcia vs. Ryleigh Modig, “pov” by Ariana Grande