{"id":15119,"date":"2024-11-26T22:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T22:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15119"},"modified":"2024-11-26T22:19:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T22:19:55","slug":"reba-mcentire-cuts-the-voice-contestant-who-sang-jelly-rolls-i-am-not-okay-leaving-fans-shocked-and-regretting-the-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15119","title":{"rendered":"Reba McEntire cuts The Voice contestant who sang Jelly Roll\u2019s \u201cI Am Not Okay\u201d, leaving fans shocked and regretting the decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Night two of the Playoffs on The Voice Season 26 brought Team Snoop and Team Reba to the stage in a high-stakes one-night performance for a spot in the Live Quarterfinals. For each team\u2019s Playoff Mentors, Team Snoop was supported by Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, while Team Reba was supported by Grammy Award-winning country singer Lainey Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Night two of the Playoffs on The Voice Season 26 brought Team Snoop and Team Reba to the stage in a high-stakes one-night performance for a spot in the Live Quarterfinals. For each team\u2019s Playoff Mentors, Team Snoop was supported by Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, while Team Reba was supported by Grammy Award-winning country singer Lainey Wilson.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lauren-michael-sellers-jelly-roll-im-not-okay-playoffs-team-reba-mcentire-live.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lauren-michael-sellers-jelly-roll-im-not-okay-playoffs-team-reba-mcentire-live.jpg 894w, https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lauren-michael-sellers-jelly-roll-im-not-okay-playoffs-team-reba-mcentire-live-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lauren-michael-sellers-jelly-roll-im-not-okay-playoffs-team-reba-mcentire-live-768x415.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"483\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sellers chose \u201cI\u2019m Not Okay\u201d by Jelly Roll for her Playoff performance, in large part because she identifies with the song and the experiences of the artist. By her own account, Sellers came from a hard background and struggles with mental health. Growing up in a broken home, she was \u201chungry for music,\u201d and even now it\u2019s \u201clike therapy,\u201d Sellers said. That emotional connection came through during rehearsals. \u201cI\u2019m going to have to borrow your Kleenex, Reba,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cShe\u2019s very dynamic, her story, you can feel it oozing out of her body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch her performance of \u201cI\u2019m Not Okay\u201d below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lauren-Michael Sellers Brings the Feels with Her Cover of &quot;I Am Not Okay&quot; | The Voice Playoffs | NBC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mx0ad6X90GM\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Lauren-Michael Sellers Sings \u201cI\u2019m Not Okay\u201d by Jelly Roll during The Voice Season 26 Playoffs<\/h3>\n<p>Sellers was lit softly from behind as the song began, her hair glowing at the fringes like an auburn halo. Her version of \u201cI\u2019m Not Okay\u201d was full, rich, and commanding; Sellers connected with the audience from the very first notes and held that connection throughout, simultaneously selling the pain and hope of the song\u2019s lyrics. You believed her when she sang, \u201cI\u2019m not okay,\u201d but you believed her even more when she sang, \u201cWe\u2019re all gonna be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/sites\/nbcblog\/files\/styles\/scale_862\/public\/2024\/11\/the-voice-2616-lauren-michael-sellers.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren-Michael Sellers sings on stage on The Voice Season 26 Episode 16\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLauren-Michael you sound amazing, and it just seems like you keep growing. You stepped to that mic stand, you looked at Reba, and you told her, \u2018You better pick me\u2019,\u201d Snoop Dogg said in his characteristically relaxed vibe. \u201cYou\u2019ve become a real superstar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fashion conscious as ever, Gwen Stefani started her feedback with a compliment on Sellers\u2019 look. \u201cLauren-Michael, you look beautiful tonight. I\u2019m telling you the dress, the hair,\u201d Stefani said, before transitioning to commenting on the song. \u201cYour nuances in your voice, I feel like you wrote this song and you\u2019re telling your story. Incredible job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou did so, so good. I\u2019m proud of you. You have chosen songs that touch my heart because you can deliver a message so well, not only with your beautiful voice but with your eyes and your expressions,\u201d Coach Reba McEntire said. \u201cThese songs help you tell the story that I think God put you on this Earth to tell. You\u2019re a treasure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lauren-michael-sellers-jelly-roll-reba-mcentire-live.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lauren-michael-sellers-jelly-roll-reba-mcentire-live.jpg 894w, https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lauren-michael-sellers-jelly-roll-reba-mcentire-live-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lauren-michael-sellers-jelly-roll-reba-mcentire-live-768x415.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"483\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not satisfied to leave it at that, McEntire went on to say, \u201cLauren-Michael is one that I could see in the Live Shows, she\u2019s just that good. She\u2019s always consistent and she gives her heart and soul to the song. I was very proud of her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Sellers was up against a slate of four other Artists, all of whom are equally talented, and Queen Reba could only pick two. When the time came for a decision, McEntire went with gravelly rockers Adam Bohanan and Danny Joseph, bringing Lauren-Michael Sellers\u2019 journey on The Voice to an end. It\u2019s probably not the outcome she was hoping for, but at least she got to go out on a powerful note.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Audience\u2019s Comments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>I am not okay!!!\u00a0\ud83d\ude24. She deserved to go to the LIVE shows!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If it was up to me, she would\u2019ve made the lives because that was another amazing performance by Lauren-Michael!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How was she eliminated???? I\u2019m so confused. She sang perfectly. She is aligned with her voice and her talent. What a let down. She was this season\u2019s winner!!!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><em>I am not OK that she is eliminated!! Lauren is so beautiful inside and outside. So sad that she\u2019s out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This girl is incredible! Hope she becomes bigger than this show and goes viral and get signed!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I cannot believe sge did not go through !!!! What an extraordinary talent l. She brings me to tears every single time. I just love her voice and her abillity to express emotions we all can connect to. She should have been in the lives !!! I hope she keeps going.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How was she eliminated ?? She was the BEST in Reba\u2019s team.Never thought Reba would let this STAR go.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Holy cow she is so powerful!! I wish she was still on\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u00a0one of my favorites<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Night two of the Playoffs on The Voice Season 26 brought Team Snoop and Team Reba to the stage in a high-stakes one-night performance for a spot in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15121,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15119\/revisions\/15121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}