Shakira

It's official: All four of the original Voice coaches will return for Season 5!NBC confirmed the news on Friday that Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will both return to their red spinny chairs alongside current coaches Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. Meanwhile, Shakira and Usher, who stepped in for Aguilera and Green during Season 4, are also confirmed to return for the singing competition's sixth season, which will premiere after the Winter Olympics.“We locked in a plan several months ago...Read Full Story

(Getty Images)When Shakira confirmed that she would not return for the fifth season of The Voice earlier this week, she was telling the truth — just not the whole truth. According to Entertainment Weekly, the singer is in negotiations to return to the show with fellow new judge Usher, just for a different season.The powers that be at NBC have not failed to notice the surge in ratings this season, and are reportedly hoping to give viewers both familiar faces and fresher perspectives season...Read Full Story

This week, America determined the final 10 contestants on the fourth season of The Voice, aka the Season of Shakira's Face. Given the caliber of the previous evening's performances — including powerhouse vocals from Holly Tucker, Danielle Bradbery, Sarah Simmons, and Amber Carrington that earned nothing but praise from the celebrity coaches — it could've gone pretty much anywhere.Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and T.I. kick things off with a performance of Thicke's current single "Blurred...Read Full Story

(NBC)According to The Wrap, Christina Aguilera has signed on for a very lucrative return to NBC's The Voice, with a payday somewhere between $12 and 17 million. The singer had taken a hiatus from the show's fourth season to promote her album Lotus, leaving a space quickly filled by international pop star Shakira. Apparently Aguilera's colleague Cee-Lo is also planning a return to his big red chair, which means that his replacement Usher might have to find a new place to casually sling his leg...Read Full Story

Shakira has proved herself a lovable, if uncritical coach on her debut season of The Voice, providing an interesting foil to Christina Aguilera's more discriminating persona. But the Colombian singer has just confirmed that her stint in the big red chair is just temporary — she's not coming back next season."It was a hard decision for me to make, because I’m really fond of the coaches, the people in production and everybody around me," the performer told E! News. "And I really enjoyed ‘The...Read Full Story