Reba McEntire cuts The Voice contestant who sang Jelly Roll’s “I Am Not Okay”, leaving fans shocked and regretting the decision
Night two of the Playoffs on The Voice Season 26 brought Team Snoop and Team Reba to the stage in a high-stakes one-night performance for a spot in the Live Quarterfinals. For each team’s Playoff Mentors, Team Snoop was supported by Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, while Team Reba was supported by Grammy Award-winning country singer Lainey Wilson.
Night two of the Playoffs on The Voice Season 26 brought Team Snoop and Team Reba to the stage in a high-stakes one-night performance for a spot in the Live Quarterfinals. For each team’s Playoff Mentors, Team Snoop was supported by Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, while Team Reba was supported by Grammy Award-winning country singer Lainey Wilson.
Sellers chose “I’m Not Okay” by Jelly Roll for her Playoff performance, in large part because she identifies with the song and the experiences of the artist. By her own account, Sellers came from a hard background and struggles with mental health. Growing up in a broken home, she was “hungry for music,” and even now it’s “like therapy,” Sellers said. That emotional connection came through during rehearsals. “I’m going to have to borrow your Kleenex, Reba,” Wilson said. “She’s very dynamic, her story, you can feel it oozing out of her body.”
Watch her performance of “I’m Not Okay” below
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Lauren-Michael Sellers Sings “I’m Not Okay” by Jelly Roll during The Voice Season 26 Playoffs
Sellers was lit softly from behind as the song began, her hair glowing at the fringes like an auburn halo. Her version of “I’m Not Okay” was full, rich, and commanding; Sellers connected with the audience from the very first notes and held that connection throughout, simultaneously selling the pain and hope of the song’s lyrics. You believed her when she sang, “I’m not okay,” but you believed her even more when she sang, “We’re all gonna be alright.”
“Lauren-Michael you sound amazing, and it just seems like you keep growing. You stepped to that mic stand, you looked at Reba, and you told her, ‘You better pick me’,” Snoop Dogg said in his characteristically relaxed vibe. “You’ve become a real superstar.”
Fashion conscious as ever, Gwen Stefani started her feedback with a compliment on Sellers’ look. “Lauren-Michael, you look beautiful tonight. I’m telling you the dress, the hair,” Stefani said, before transitioning to commenting on the song. “Your nuances in your voice, I feel like you wrote this song and you’re telling your story. Incredible job.”
“You did so, so good. I’m proud of you. You have chosen songs that touch my heart because you can deliver a message so well, not only with your beautiful voice but with your eyes and your expressions,” Coach Reba McEntire said. “These songs help you tell the story that I think God put you on this Earth to tell. You’re a treasure.”
Not satisfied to leave it at that, McEntire went on to say, “Lauren-Michael is one that I could see in the Live Shows, she’s just that good. She’s always consistent and she gives her heart and soul to the song. I was very proud of her.”
Of course, Sellers was up against a slate of four other Artists, all of whom are equally talented, and Queen Reba could only pick two. When the time came for a decision, McEntire went with gravelly rockers Adam Bohanan and Danny Joseph, bringing Lauren-Michael Sellers’ journey on The Voice to an end. It’s probably not the outcome she was hoping for, but at least she got to go out on a powerful note.
Audience’s Comments
I am not okay!!! 😤. She deserved to go to the LIVE shows!!
If it was up to me, she would’ve made the lives because that was another amazing performance by Lauren-Michael!
How was she eliminated???? I’m so confused. She sang perfectly. She is aligned with her voice and her talent. What a let down. She was this season’s winner!!!
I am not OK that she is eliminated!! Lauren is so beautiful inside and outside. So sad that she’s out.
This girl is incredible! Hope she becomes bigger than this show and goes viral and get signed!
I cannot believe sge did not go through !!!! What an extraordinary talent l. She brings me to tears every single time. I just love her voice and her abillity to express emotions we all can connect to. She should have been in the lives !!! I hope she keeps going.
How was she eliminated ?? She was the BEST in Reba’s team.Never thought Reba would let this STAR go.
Holy cow she is so powerful!! I wish she was still on😭😭 one of my favorites
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