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After that, this story is SPOILER FREE The voice‘s November 19 episode, but you can still stream season 26 with a Peacock subscription if you are not overtaken.

The voice Season 26 has officially entered the Playoff portion of the TV program 2024where all four coaches will have to choose just two of their remaining five team members to represent them in the live shows. On Tuesday, however, the focus was solely on Gwen Stefani’s team, as all of her artists performed before she had to make her painful decision. Machine Gun Kelly helped out a bit, acting as a mentor for her team’s playoff rehearsals, and while I was pleasantly surprised at how involved he was, it was another twist — learning who Snoop Dogg’s advisor will be — that really caught me off guard.

MGK makes his voice debut to help team Gwen

It was a busy month for Machine Gun Kelly, as he made his debut on The voice just days later Megan Fox announced it in a tacky photo that they are having a baby. While serving as a Playoff advisor for Gwen Stefani’s team probably pales in comparison to becoming a father again, MGK seemed to really embrace his role.

With all due respect to the rapper, maybe I didn’t expect the man known to climb up to him dangerous heights during his shows And smash his face with a champagne glass to provide such sound advice to the No Doubt singer’s team members. But I loved how MGK made himself relatable to the participants, pointing out that he had also worked many fast food jobs and – like Team Gwen’s Jan Dan – had been on stage when his child was born.

He wasn’t shy about sharing his opinions and helping the singers connect with the emotion of the lyrics they were singing. He encouraged them to make unexpected choices because “for some people, strange is the way.”

I actually would have welcomed the opportunity to see Machine Gun Kelly serve as an advisor to the other teams, but that’s apparently not the plan, and I’m actually a little confused as to what that plan is.

Team Snoop is advised by… Simone Biles?

If The voice teased the continuation of the Playoffs next Monday, it was revealed that Simone Biles was Snoop Dogg’s Playoff advisor, and that left me confused. The West Coast rapper is undoubtedly trying channel that GOAT energyand no one wonders how great and inspiring the Olympic gymnast is, but how well can she advise singing? Apparently I wasn’t the only one confused by this, as fans on X (Twitter) chimed in:

• SIMONE??? That’s so random to me… so that’s a trail for sniffing 😭😭 – McEnFancy

• Simone Biles????? – house of warwick

• I’m a big fan of Simone Biles, but what does she have to do with singing? Very strange – Luke Everhart1

Now Simone Biles has performed on the biggest stage in the world, so perhaps she’ll focus her advice on calming nerves and performing under pressure. That honestly sounds like it’s right up Snoop’s alley.

I also won’t make the mistake of underestimating the gold medalist as I might have underestimated MGK. This also wasn’t the first time in season 26 that I was confused by this show I’ve been watching for the past 13 years. Her first introduced a new rule that seemed to undermine the whole point of it The voiceand then one Gwen Stefani contestant made history by doing something that I honestly didn’t know was allowed.

The voice keeps me on my toes, and believe me, I’m not nearly as graceful as Simone Biles on that balance beam. I’m looking forward to seeing what she brings to the singing competition when the Playoffs resume Monday, November 25 at 8pm ET on NBC.