NBC’s ‘The Voice’ review: Cierra Mickens, Emily B., Sam Behymer, and more battles

The fourth day of “The Voice” battle rounds are here! So far, this round has been occasionally flat, with only a few artists really standing out and making a name for themselves. That’s sort of a bummer, given that we have seen some artists really come into their own during this. (Amanda Brown is one of the best examples of that.)

Cary Laine vs. Sam Behymer, “Give Me Love” (Adam Levine) – This was really all about style vs. substance. Sam had a much more unique style than Cary, and that is probably why we saw her coach choose her to the next round over a stronger overall voice. Adam has shown with Melanie Martinez and others that he really loves the unique voices. Adam picks Sam.

Kaleigh Glanton vs. Noah Lis, “Everything” (Blake Shelton) – Wasn’t this sweet? The problem is that there wasn’t a lot of substance to really back up either one of these two artists. They were good but not great singers, and while Kaleigh was the pretty obvious winner, that’s not saying that she is a threat to go really deep in this competition. Blake picks Kaleigh.

Cierra Mickens vs. Emily B., “Brave” (Shakira) – There wasn’t too much drama; we knew that someone in Usher still had a steal left, and had to use it. But for this battle? This isn’t the way that we would have closed the show with. We’d rather see a longer segment on Christina Grimmie, who performed in a montage in advanced. The were both solid and we love the song, but nothing in here rang as “special.” Usher picks up Cierra after Shakira chooses Emily. Episode Grade: C.

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