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2 TV ENCORE On the Cover Mixing it up: Shakira and Usher join ���The Voice��� as coaches HARDWOOD FLOORS starting at $ 3.99 sq.ft. Graybeals Oak, Hickory, Carpet & Exotics onCherry sale 2 x 3��� 5th & Broadway, Logansport (574)722-2215 ��� 1-800-886-2215 Mon-Thurs. 9AM-6PM; Fri. 9AM-7PM; Sat. 9AM-5PM Professional Installation www.thegraymill.com Alex���s Apparel 2 x 2��� Young���s Culligan 3 x 3��� By Kyla Brewer TV Media B efore the days of reality TV, a solid cast could make a show a hit. But, introducing new characters and bidding farewell to old ones could be the kiss of death, even for the most beloved series. Not so with the reality television genre -- sometimes, it seems, injecting a little fresh blood can be a good thing. Fans of NBC���s ���The Voice��� are in for some new faces when the hit series returns Monday, March 25. Coaches CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera, who���ve both been with the series since the beginning, are taking a break from the show, and Grammy winners Shakira and Usher are ready to sit in the big red chairs alongside veteran coaches Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. Inspired by the series ���The Voice of Holland,��� NBC���s hit assembles a roster of up-andcoming singers and gives them the opportunity to perform a ���blind audition��� for celebrity coaches who can only hear them, not see them. The stars then choose teams and guide the would-be vocalists through a competition that includes battle rounds and live performance shows. The March debut marks the beginning of Season 4, which airs on the heels of this fall���s edition. Previously, the show only ran one cycle during the regular fall to spring TV season, but ���The Voice��� has proved to be such a ratings winner for NBC, it���s no surprise it���s back so soon. Therein lies the problem, however, for Green and Aguilera. NBC exec Robert Greenblatt and executive producer Mark Burnett explained that doubling up the seasons means a tremendous time commitment from the artists and that they had no problem allowing them to focus on other facets of their careers. Aguilera is taking time to tour and focus on promoting her new album, ���Lotus,��� which was released in November. ���I am a singer and performer first and I am so excited to get back to that love,��� said Aguilera. ���Since this year NBC and ���The Voice��� have decided to tape backto-back seasons, requiring a fullyear commitment, it is important for me to take Season 4 off, allowing me to support my music that my fans have been waiting for.��� With a Las Vegas show, new albums, a memoir and a new comedy in the works, Green also expressed gratitude for being able to take the time to focus on some of his other endeavors, promising ���I will return for Season 5 and will be watching Season 4.��� Green���s fans are likely heartened by his assurances he���ll return. In the meantime, fans of Shakira and Usher can tune in for a look at how they will handle their new jobs as coaches. Oliver Softs 750 ml. $5.99 ���The Voice��� coach Blake Shelton The dynamic will change, of an established reality TV show course, with Usher and Shakira, this season. Over on Fox���s but the new coaches will no ���American Idol,��� Keith Urban, doubt bring their own brand of Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey excitement to the show. They have stepped in for outgoing offer chart-topping expertise to judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer help the struggling vocalists not Lopez. The onscreen ���rivalry��� only perform at their peak, but between Minaj and Carey has find their true voices as artists. had the Twitterverse in a tizzy on Colombian singer-songwriter more than one occasion, but it Shakira may be a big star in remains to be seen whether North America, but she is a bona Usher and Shakira���s tenure on fide mega-star internationally. ���The Voice��� will cause such a Her worldwide record sales top commotion. 60 million, and she remains the This season���s coaches have only artist from South America to some killer backup in the form of have a No. 1 song in the U.S. Her mentors. Shelton welcomes 2006 tune ���Hips Don���t Lie��� Sheryl Crow to his team, Lady reached No. 1 in 55 countries, Antebellum���s Hillary Scott works making it the biggest-selling sinwith Levine, Pharrell Williams gle of the 21st century so far. lends Usher a hand with his proSeven-time Grammy winner teges, and Shakira is joined by Usher is no slouch, either. His Joel Madden from Good seventh studio album, ���Looking Charlotte. 4 Myself,��� debuted at No. 1 on Still, the exposure the show Billboard���s album chart, and he provides to up-and-comers is has been ranked as one of the invaluable, not to mention the best-selling artists in American experience working with such history. successful artists. Watch Season Shakira and Usher aren���t the 4 unfold, beginning Monday, first recording artists to step into March 25. NOW PART OF THE LARGEST BUYING GROUP IN INDIANA That means for our customers s LOWER PRICES AND D&J Liquors GREATER SELECTION!! Hamm���s and Hamm���s Light 30 pack (warm) $12.29 3 Convenient locations for all your party needs! Sale Ever Prices yday ! 3 x 2��� D&J Liquors EAST - 3800 E. Market | WEST - U.S. 24 West | DOWNTOWN - 509 North St.

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