Coldplay’s Chris Martin To Join ‘The Voice’ For New Sudden Death Rounds

The Voice is a show that’s unafraid to change things up as it goes along, and after adding mid-season tweaks like the steal and the save, the show has thrown another new wrinkle into the format. Coldplay front man Chris Martin will join this season as a “universal advisor” to all four teams as part of a revamped version of the Knockout Round (so we guess that means Coldplay’s forthcoming album Ghost Stories must be pretty much done).

Martin will appear on the March 31, April 1 and April 7 episodes, advising the remaining contestants for a sudden death round which will find two singers performing the same song individually. This contrasts with the old Knockouts, where singers could perform a song of their choice. Shakira, Usher, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will still have the ability to use one steal in the new elimination round.

Check out Coldplay’s tweet with the news below.

Chris is to work with @adamlevine @blakeshelton @usher & @shakira as a Key Adviser on this season's US #TheVoice. A pic.twitter.com/18vHNXheg8

— Coldplay (@coldplay) March 19, 2014

[via Billboard]

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