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Gwen Stefani Single Handedly Saves Ben Allen During ‘The Voice’ Results Show

After Monday night’s live rounds, The Voice contestants learned their fate during Tuesday night’s results show and country singer Ben…

Lauren Jo Black

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December 1, 2020

Gwen Stefani, Ben Allen; Photos Courtesy NBC

After Monday night’s live rounds, The Voice contestants learned their fate during Tuesday night’s results show and country singer Ben Allen remains safe thanks to his coach, Gwen Stefani.

Team Gwen’s Carter Rubin received the most votes from America, so he was deemed safe. Stefani was then given the opportunity to choose a contestant to move forward to next week’s live rounds. Stefani ultimately chose Ben Allen to advance over Payge Turner and Joseph Soul.

Stefani, who stole Allen stole Allen from Blake Shelton during the Knockouts. called the opportunity to work with him “a dream come true.”

Allen, who has covered songs from artists such as Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs and Brooks & Dunn will return to The Voice stage to perform on Monday, December 7.

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Lauren Jo Black

Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.