First Impressions: The New Voice Judges

The Voice hasn't produced wildly successful singers (so far), but if there's one thing they do best, it's cast judges with great chemistry. I have zero experience in casting, but I can imagine how hard it is to find four big stars and deal with four egos, four entourages, four schedules, and so on. Something that looks good in paper might not translate well onscreen (hello, Nicki and Mariah's silly catfights. Fake or not, it’s silly and I couldn’t care less.).

The Voice had chemistry in spades with their judges in the first three seasons: Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Blake Shelton. So when they announced that Usher and Shakira will replace Cee Lo and Christina for one season, I wondered, how will they fit in?

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