The Voice (American season 7)  The seventh season of the American reality talent show "The Voice" premiered on September 22, 2014 on NBC. Carson Daly returns as the show's host. Adam Levine & Blake Shelton returned as coaches for their seventh season. Gwen Stefani & Pharrell Williams joined as two new coaches replacing Shakira & Usher. Craig Wayne Boyd was announced the winner of this season, making him the first artist to win after being stolen twice in the Battle and Knockout rounds (and the second consecutive artist stolen), and also marking Blake Shelton's 4th win as a coach. There were two changes to the coaching panel from season six. Veteran coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton were joined by Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani, who replaced Shakira and Usher. The team advisors in this season include Stevie Nicks for Team Adam, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale for Team Gwen, Little Big Town for Team Blake and Alicia Keys for Team Pharrell, along with Taylor Swift serving as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts. The Blind Auditions were taped on June 7–8, 2014. The first episode of the Blind Auditions premiered on September 22, 2014. The four coaches performed "Hella Good" at the start of the show. The Battles (episodes 7 to 12) consisted of two two-hour episodes and two one-hour episodes each on October 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2014. Season seven's advisors are Stevie Nicks for Team Adam, Alicia Keys for Team Pharrell, Gavin Rossdale for Team Gwen and Little Big Town members Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman-Roads, Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild for Team Blake. Color key:  The knockouts returned as a stage after being absent on the previous season. For the knockouts, Taylor Swift was assigned as a mentor for contestants on all four teams for this round. Color key:  Color key: The Live Playoffs consisted of three episodes, where 20 artists perform for 12 places in the live shows. The two artists per each team advances via public vote, while the bottom three artists compete for the coaches' save in the results show. The iTunes bonus multiplier returns for the live rounds, restored to its original factor of 10, though with the continuing iTunes voting limitations were established in season six. Teams Adam and Blake performed on Monday night, followed by Teams Gwen and Pharell on Tuesday. The Top 12 performed on Monday, November 17, 2014, with the results following on Tuesday, November 18, 2014.