This May 5, 2014, photo released by NBC shows, from left, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Blake Shelton on the set of “The Voice,” premiering on Sept. 22 . (Trae Patton/NBC via AP)
Let the seventh season premiere of “The Voice” be the day we stopped pretending that the contestants are the stars of reality singing competitions.
Over the years — once the novelty of discovering a phenomenal singer on television wore off — the spotlight increasingly turned to the judges, especially as so many famous singers realized that appearing on such a show was a huge career boost. That fact was never more obvious than on Monday night’s episode of “The Voice,” as new coaches Gwen Stefani (of No Doubt) and producer Pharrell (“Happy,” “Blurred Lines”) proceeded to steal the two-hour premiere.
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