00:00I want to say I'm just really excited because this is a vintage battle.
00:05Adam Levine is leaving The Voice's judges chair behind,
00:09along with a nearly $30 million two-year payday.
00:12So why did the Maroon 5 frontman pull a move like Jagger
00:16and exit the singing competition after NBC just announced he was staying two weeks ago?
00:25Adam has been a mainstay on The Voice since his debut in 2011.
00:28In fact, despite the revolving door of judges that has included Christina Aguilera,
00:33Jennifer Hudson, and John Legend,
00:35only Adam, Blake Shelton, and host Carson Daly have remained with the show since its premiere.
00:40Hey, Blake. What? Still hate you.
00:42Adam apparently had grown increasingly anxious since signing his new nearly $30 million deal for seasons 17 and 18.
00:50Potential reason for his abrupt exit? The time commitment of The Voice.
00:55The show's audition rounds can be very long filming days,
00:57while the live shows can stretch out over weeks.
01:00Now, this limits an artist's time for lucrative opportunities like touring.
01:11Adding more fuel to the fire, just a few weeks back at the NBC upfronts,
01:16this is where executives promote their fall lineup for advertisers,
01:19reportedly Adam gave a noticeably unenthusiastic appearance.
01:24But the reports of the upfront performance, angering his NBC bosses, are said to be overblown.
01:31Every artist is looking for one thing, that next great song.
01:34Adam is not fully out of business with NBC.
01:37This singer is the executive producer of the new music competition series Songland,
01:42which just premiered this week to solid ratings.
01:44For more on Adam Levine's voice vanishment, head on over to THR.com.
01:49For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Adam Havner.
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