Blake Shelton The Voice

The Voice continued its live playoff rounds Tuesday night with performances by the four surviving members each from Team Blake and Team Shakira.

On Monday, Teams Usher and Adam showed their stuff. Tonight, it was on to their competitors' rosters, with elimination on the line Wednesday night.

America will choose two of the four members of each team to advance, and the coaches will each pick one more, cutting the field down to 12 tonight.

Let's get down to the performances!

Sasha Allen - Oh! Darling (The Voice)

Team Shakira's Sasha Allen took on The Beatles’ “Oh! Darling” and showed why this Season 4 hopeful has undeniable vocal ability. A clear contender.

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The blind auditions are over. The battle rounds long gone. Knockouts have been delivered, and 16 singers have found a way to survive all of it.

Now for the hard part!

Adam Levine and Usher watched their singers compete with stripped down performances Monday night (Shakira and Blake Shelton will do the same tonight).

Who was the best? Let's take a look ...

Amber Carrington - Stay (The Voice)

Taking on a Rihanna song that’s well beyond the country genre, Team Adam's Amber Carrington put her pipes to the test with “Stay,” showing off her alto range.

Sarah Simmons - Angel (The Voice)

Team Adam's Sarah Simmons attempted a rendition of “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan, complete with the signature falsetto switches that the musician is known for. 

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Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton are on the rocks again, according to a new report, and Sheryl Crow's guest role on The Voice may be to blame.

“Despite being married, Miranda and Blake are like ships passing in the night,” a National Enquirer source says of the problems they're having.

“Between their touring schedules and public appearances, they’re actually together only about 50 days a year. That’s no way to run a marriage."

"Suspicions and jealousies creep up between them.”

Speaking of jealousies, Blake's decision to have Sheryl Crow come on The Voice as his team's guest mentor has further caused a rift with Miranda.

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The Knockout Round on The Voice is always brutal, as the remaining crop of vocal gladiators duel to the vocal death, with instant elimination on the line again.

Monday, Adam and Shakira pared their teams down to four each.

Tuesday, it was Usher and Blake's turn. Who lived to sing another day, and whose dreams were shattered when the coaches made their invariably touch decisions?

THG breaks down the night's performances for you below ...

Holly Tucker vs. Luke Edgemon - The Voice Knockout Round

Team Blake received major pushback from Adam Levine for choosing country singer and marching band member Holly Tucker over Luke Edgemon.

"Let me explain why you're an idiot," Adam told Blake after his friend sent Luke home. "He's got a whole unique thing. He's original, he's different."

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The Knockout Round has begun on Season 4 The Voice, as 2013's crop of vocal gladiators dueled with instant elimination on the line once again.

Who lived to sing another day, and whose dreams were shattered when Adam and Shakira were forced to make some very, very tough decisions?

THG breaks down Monday's performances for you below ...

Amber Carrington vs. Midas Whale - The Voice Knockout Round

Amber Carrington beat out quirky duo Midas Whale with Avril Lavigne's hit "I'm With You." Levine called her the "biggest surprise on my team."

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The Battle Rounds are complete, as The Voice's coaches finalized their teams for the knockout rounds on Tuesday with some terrific final duets.

The coaches how have eight singers apiece headed into next week's Knockout Round. Kicking things off last night? Cathia and Mary Miranda ...

Cathia vs. Mary Miranda - The Voice Battle Round

In a bold move, Shakira pitted Bronx native Cathia, an aspiring Latina pop star, against Cuban-born Mary using her own song, "Antes Des Las Seis."

Usher, the only coach who had an available steal, used it to nab Cathia after Mary emerged triumphant. Elsewhere on the final night of Battles ...

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Making it past The Voice blind auditions is one thing.

Making it past a battle round is another entirely.

Orlando Dixon vs. Ryan Innes - The Voice Battle Round

Season 4's contestants learned this the hard way against Monday night, as the show's sudden death duets continued to separate contenders from pretenders.

Except when the steal was employed of course.

Who lived to sing another week? Let's find out!

The night's soulful finale, pitting Team Usher's Orlando Dixon against Ryan Innes (above), left no doubt that Season 4 may be the best season yet.

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After getting underway Monday, The Voice battle round continued last night with an epic vocal throwdown - and steal showdown involving the loser.

Blake Shelton paired Caroline Glaser, 18, and Danielle Bradbery, 16, together for a rendition of "Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae.

In doing so, he virtually assured neither would go home.

Caroline Glaser vs. Danielle Bradbery - The Voice Battle Round

Blake ultimately picked Bradbery, telling the youngster as only he can, "I don't know what your parents are feeding you, but I want a big loaf of that."

"Your natural singing ability really blows my mind."

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The teams are set. Now the battles are set to begin.

The Voice began its head-to-head competition Monday night, in which contestants duet on songs and the stronger performer (in the coach's eyes) moves on.

Who squared off and who survived? Let's find out!

Judith Hill vs. Karina Iglesias - The Voice Battle Round

Power vocalists Karina Iglesias and Judith Hill threw down on James Brown's classic, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," proving that it's really a woman's.

Adam Levine, who had coaching help from Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, decided to take Hill, who once sang backup for the late Michael Jackson.

But not all was lost for Iglesias. Shakira hit the "steal" button to snap her up, thrilling the crowd and even more so Iglesias, who remains in the hunt!

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The Voice blind auditions are in the books, a week earlier than we saw last season. The timing feels right, as each coach has chosen 12 singers to move on.

Who filled the final spots on night six of the blinds? Let's find out!

Blake Shelton completed his team first with ballerina-turned rocker Jacqui Sandell from Oakland, N.J., after her take on "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac:

Jacqui Sandell - The Voice Blind Audition

Adam Levine was the next to round out his team, looking triumphant when he was the only judge to turn around for country girl Amber Carrington.

Blake had no spots left for her, which he regretted:

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