As hard as it is to believe, The Voice Season 23 — and Blake Shelton’s final run on the show — is quickly wrapping up. We’re only three weeks away from a winner being crowned, which seems impossible, as 20 artists remained when the Playoffs kicked off on May 1. This is typically the round of the singing competition where voting starts, allowing America to weigh in on who moves forward. However, The Voice made a big change this season, doing away with the live aspect of the Playoffs and having the coaches eliminate more than half of their team members. Fans were dismayed, to say the least, and they didn’t hold back with their complaints.
OG coach Blake Shelton and rookie Chance the Rapper were the first two to put their artists on the chopping block, with Kelly Clarkson and Niall Horan's teams performing next week. Both coaches' five remaining members took the stage on Monday night to perform, before Shelton and Chance each chose two players to move on to the Semifinals, sending three home apiece. With no Saves or Steals in this round, it was brutal, with only four of the 10 artists surviving the two-hour affair. One fan tweeted (all tweets edited for capitalization and punctuation):
