Blake Sheltonhas had a longstanding bone to pick with his fellowVoicecoachAriana Grande.
“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.”
Ariana Grande and Blake Shelton.NBC
Shelton’s dreams were soon crushed when he got a call from his record label. Though they told him it was “looking good” that he’d have the No. 1 country album, they said he had no shot at the overall chart since “Ariana Grandehas got her album.”
“Literally, I may as well have released a coaster of a CD,” said Shelton, who ended up debuting at No. 3 on the U.S.Billboard200 chart with the album. “You trashed my album!”
Added coachKelly Clarkson: “I think I’m smart enough to steer clear of her releases.”
Though Grande has certainly been engaging in some friendly competition with Shelton, she said that it was actually coachJohn Legendwhom she found herself battling with the most during the blind auditions.
“John and I have the most chair turns in common,” she said. “But now at this point in the game, it’s even. Everyone has such a great array of talent.”
The new season ofThe Voicepremieres Monday at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.
source: people.com
