Adam Levine walked away from $30 million in his surprising exit from The Voice after 16 seasons on NBC staple
Adam Levine walked away from around $30 million in his surprising exit from The Voice last week, after 16 seasons on NBC staple.
Sources told The Hollywood Reporter Thursday that his contract was for two additional seasons for around $30 million, as he had made around $14 million for his last season on the series.
Insiders told the publication Levine had been ‘increasingly anxious’ to leave the series in the past few weeks, noting that The Voice’s shooting schedule is a grinding one between shoots and live shows.
The latest: Adam Levine, 40, walked away from around $30 million in his surprising exit from The Voice last week, after 16 seasons on NBC staple
Levine’s chilly demeanor at the show’s exhibition for NBC’s Upfronts May 13 did not play a role in his departure, sources told THR, adding that his exit from the series was said to be ‘amicable,’ with an eye toward potential future projects.
The Girls Like You artist’s pending departure was announced Friday on the Today show, as Carson Daly announced that Gwen Stefani would be taking Levine’s seat on the show’s upcoming season.
The She Will Be Loved singer, 40, said in an Instagram post that his time on the show was ‘a life shaping experience that will be close to [his] heart forever’ after his departure was announced Friday, adding that ‘it was time to move on.’
The Maroon 5 lead singer had appeared on the show since its 2011 debut, as he was a member of the original quartet of artists on the NBC competition alongside Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and CeeLo Green.
Gone: The Girls Like You artist’s pending departure was announced Friday on the Today show
Shocker: The Girls Like You artist’s pending departure was announced Friday on the Today show. He was snapped in Atlanta performing at the Super Bowl in February
Unrelated: Levine’s chilly demeanor at the show’s exhibition for NBC’s Upfronts in NYC May 13 (alongside Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend) did not play a role in his departure, sources told THR
The show has rotated talent with coaches, with Stefani, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Pharrell appearing in stints.
The Moves Like Jagger singer, who shares daughters Dusty Rose, two, and Grace, one, with wife Behati Prinsloo, 31, had previously been advertised as being one of the show’s season 17 judges in addition to Clarkson, Legend and Shelton.
