The week of October 4th serves as the very last week of the Blind Auditions for Season 21 of The Voice.
Y’all better get ready cause it’s the last week of the blind auditions! @nbcthevoice #TeamBlake pic.twitter.com/7uuKOOqHWO
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) October 4, 2021
The next step of the process is the Battle rounds, where each of the artists will perform a duet with a singer from their own team. They will work with the coach and a guest mentor and after the performance, their coach will have to decide who continues on in the competition.
This year’s Battle Round Advisors are Camila Cabello (Team Legend), Jason Aldean (Team Kelly), Dierks Bentley (Team Blake), and Kristen Chenoweth (Team Ariana).
Following the Battle Rounds come the Knockout Round, which is quite similar except that the artists perform their songs solo. Again, they will be mentored by their coach and a special guest, this time it will be the same “Mega Mentor” for all four teams.
On October 4, The Voice‘s social media pages teased who the Mega Mentor would be by sharing four photos of them with each coach with emojis covering the mentor.
#VoiceKnockouts are on the way and so is one of the most epic Mega Mentors of all time. 😱 Give us your guesses below. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/NuMD1PjRaP
— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) October 4, 2021
Some guesses on Twitter were Shania Twain, Post Malone, Adele, and Elton John, just to name a few. But, those guesses would all turn out to be wrong! The Voice revealed later in the day that this season’s Mega Mentor is….Ed Sheeran!
Drum roll please… 🥁
Introducing this season's #VoiceKnockouts Mega Mentor: @edsheeran! 🤩❤️ pic.twitter.com/chFoqaqvif
— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) October 5, 2021
He joins the ranks of Mega Mentors of the past including Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Snoop Dogg.
.@edsheeran has officially joined the ranks of these ICONIC Mega Mentors! 🙌🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/mtiURjEEVY
— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) October 5, 2021
Check out some highlights from Season 20’s Mega mentor, Snoop Dogg!