Blake Shelton; Ariana Grande.Photo: getty images (2)
Ariana Grandemay have just arrived atThe Voicethis season, but she and fellow judgeBlake Sheltonare joking she may oust him from his big red chair.
Grande, 28, included a screenshot of an exchange between herself and Shelton, 45, in her latestInstagrampost, showing a text message in which Shelton sent her an article titled, in part, “Producers atThe VoiceMay ReplaceBlake SheltonAfterAriana GrandeBrings Fresh Energy.”
Shelton followed up his text with the message, “Thanks a lot, Ari… Thanks a f—ing lot…”
EvenKaty Perryjoined in, simply commenting, “Last slide,” while Grande’s brotherFrankiewrote, “YOURE SO FUNNY!!!!”
Grande replacedNick JonasandjoinedThe Voiceas a coach for season 21. When Grande was announced as the newest judge on the singing competition series, joining Shelton,Kelly ClarksonandJohn Legend, Sheltonjokedthat he was excited “because it’s somebody new for me to beat.”
“I’m tired of beating John every season — and Nick,” he said, who “is the easiest coach I have ever beat in 20 seasons of doing this show.”
Shelton, who has won the show seven times, continued, “The easiest defeat of my career wasNick Jonas. So I’m looking for a challenge. I think Ariana could be a challenge. I’m looking forward to beating her though.”
“I released the album, and I had some momentum going at that point musically,” Shelton said. “I was excited thinking that this might be my chance to have the No. 1 album in the country.”
But when his record label called, they told him it was “looking good” that he could lock in the No. 1 country album, before admitting he had no chance at topping the overall chart because “Ariana Grandehas got her album,” Shelton explained.
“Literally, I may as well have released a coaster of a CD,” he said. “You trashed my album!”
The Voiceairs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
