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Amanda Zurawski endured 18 months of “grueling” fertility treatment before she and her husband were able to conceive their daughter, Willow. She was in the middle of her second trimester, putting the finishing touches on the guest list for her baby shower, when she started experiencing what she thought of at the time as “curious” symptoms. Her cervix had dilated prematurely, and not long after, her water broke. Without amniotic fluid to protect her, Zurawski and her husband were informed Willow would not survive.

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Of the eight artists to be eliminated during Week 2 of “The Voice” Knockouts, fans are most furious over Zoe Upkins. This 16-year-old student from Nashville, Tennessee wowed the coaches with her cover of “Angel of Mine” during the blind auditions, where she joined up with Team John Legend. Unfortunately, John kicked her to the curb during Monday’s episode when he favored Will Breman‘s cover of “I Don’t Care” more than Zoe’s rendition of “Like I’m Gonna Lose You.” In our recent poll, 34% of “The Voice” fans say Zoe was “robbed” of a spot in the live Playoffs. Do you agree or disagree with those poll results? Sound off down in the comments section.

See Kelly Clarkson’s final Knockout of ‘The Voice’ Season 17 results in shocking steal for country teen Gracee Shriver [Watch]

“You showed so much polish for your age,” John declared after Zoe’s...

During Week 2 of “The Voice” Knockouts, a whopping eight artists were kicked to curb by their coaches on NBC’s reality TV show: Kiara Brown of Team Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Hall and Zach Bridges of Team Blake Shelton, Zoe Upkins and Preston C. Howell of Team John Legend and Destiny Rayne, Royce Lovett and Calvin Lockett of Team Gwen Stefani. Of this unlucky group, which singer do You think was most robbed? Cast your vote in our poll below.

See‘The Voice’ Knockouts Night 4: Final night to make the Top 20 for live shows next week [Updating Live Blog]

Here’s a quick reminder of all of the eliminated artists’ song choices throughout their journeys on “The Voice”:

Kiara (22) from Las Vegas, Nevada took on “Free Fallin'” for her blind audition where she joined Team Gwen. She lost her Battle of “Turn Your Lights Down Low” to Royce, at which point Kelly...

Blake Shelton‘s latest Knockout pairing during Monday’s episode of “The Voice” was Kat Hammock, the 18-year-old who’s been on his team since day one, and Lauren Hall, the 25-year-old that he stole from Team Kelly Clarkson in the Battles. Following Kat’s haunting performance of “Kiss Me” and Lauren’s personal rendition of “Breakaway,” Blake made the agonizing decision to keep Kat and eliminate Lauren. Do you think Blake made the right choice? Watch “The Voice” video above and then sound off down in the comments section.

SEEShane Q (‘In Case You Didn’t Know’) wins ‘The Voice’ Knockout for Team Kelly Clarkson, as Kiara Brown heads home [Watch]

When it was Blake’s turn to critique the performances, he stated, “I’m really happy for both of you. This is a big stage and you both have handled this thing really well. Lauren, you know, one of...

As The Voice’s Season 17 Knockouts continued Monday, five more acts were sent packing ahead of the Live Playoffs. Interestingly, only 20 singers will be competing in the Playoffs instead of the usual 24. Overnight voting will then put eight of them through to the Top 13; coaches Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend will each get to save one contender; and of the remaining vocalists, the highest vote-getter from each team will vie to be the season’s one and only Wild Card. But I’m getting us ahead of ourselves. We still have Monday’s (and, for that matter,...

Are you enjoying Taylor Swift as the Season 17 advisor on “The Voice”? Unlike some other mentors over the years, she can provide advice to the contestants on both song improvements and stage performance. She has returned to the NBC reality program assisting six-time coaching champ Blake Shelton, two-time winner Kelly Clarkson, reigning coaching winner John Legend and returning coach Gwen Stefani during the current knockout round.

If you’ve missed any blind auditions, battles or knockout episodes or want to read our Gold Derby analysis, visit the links below to catch up on our coverage:

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Night 7 blinds / Night 1 battles on October 14

Night 2 battles on October 15

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Taylor Swift has been keeping busy mentoring all of the remaining artists on “The Voice,” but one act stands apart for the emotional impact they’ll give the pop superstar. During this week’s final Knockout episodes (airing Monday and Tuesday on NBC), Taylor meets Hello Sunday of Team Kelly Clarkson, the remaining duo of Season 17. Comprised of Myla Finks and Chelsea Grover, ages 13 and 14, this talented twosome brings Swift to tears during their rehearsal. “I’m totally crying,” Swift tells Clarkson as she wipes tears from her eyes. “I don’t know why. This is really really great.” Watch the preview video above.

See‘The Voice’ outrage: Marina Chello of Team Blake Shelton was ‘robbed’ of a slot in the Playoffs [Poll Results]

When Swift was introduced at the beginning of the Knockouts, she fully embraced her status as the show’s first ever “mega mentor.” She joked, “That’s really...

If going into Tuesday’s Knockouts on The Voice, you felt like you’d been smacked upside the head, you weren’t alone. I, too, was seeing stars — and not entirely in a good way.

During the Battles, Blake Shelton had let go Cory Jackson, a contestant who was all but laminated in star quality, in favor of the just-pleasant-enough Zach Bridges. And in Monday’s Knockouts, he’d dumped Marina Chello after she’d practically sung a lung out in favor of Cali Wilson, whose performance had been mostly pretty but somewhat uneven. I was so flummoxed, I started to think,...

Back in the blind auditions of “The Voice” Season 17, John Legend cruelly blocked Kelly Clarkson from acquiring pop singer Max Boyle. However, Kelly got her sweet revenge during Monday’s Knockouts episode when she stole Max from John’s team. John paired Max with Katie Kadan, a front-runner to win the entire season, which put him at an obvious disadvantage. After both of their performances (Max sang “When the Party’s Over” and Katie sang “Piece of My Heart”) John advanced Katie to the live shows, essentially eliminating Max. But that’s when both Kelly and Gwen Stefani pressed their “steal” buttons. Did Max make the right decision by joining Team Kelly? Watch the Knockout performance video above.

SEETaylor Swift (‘The Voice’) lets ‘mega mentor’ status go to her head: ‘I would like a latte right now … glass of wine?’

“Every time you come out, Katie, you’re just magical,...

Usually around this time of year, “The Voice” asks a famous face to act as a mentor for all of the artists that made it to the Knockouts. This time around, NBC’s reality TV show stepped things up by hiring a so-called mega mentor in the form of 10-time Grammy winning pop star Taylor Swift. “I didn’t realize that I was now being called a mega mentor,” Swift declared after her introduction during Monday’s episode. “That’s really gonna go straight to my head. I would like a latte right now. No one? Glass of wine?”

SEEKelly Clarkson’s final ‘The Voice’ battle of Hello Sunday vs. Lauren Hall ends in shocking steal from Blake Shelton [Watch]

All joking aside, Swift declared, “I wanted to come on this show because when I was here before [in Season 7] I had a really good time.” She worked with Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani back then,...

And just like that, the battle rounds of “The Voice” Season 17 are a thing of the past. The final battle chronicled during Monday’s episode was the duo of Myla Finks & Chelsea Grover (aka Hello Sunday) vs. Lauren Hall. The girls all took on “Wrecking Ball” and had their coach Kelly Clarkson struggling to make a decision. In the end, after an agonizing commercial break, Kelly announced Hello Sunday was the winner of the battle. But hold on, Lauren’s journey wasn’t over quite yet as Blake Shelton swooped in to steal her for his team. Watch “The Voice” battle video above.

SEEJohn Legend pairs up 4-chair-turn artists in epic ‘The Voice’ battle: Preston C. Howell vs. Mendeleyev [Watch]

Kelly noted that Hello Sunday was one of the “younger” acts in the competition, referring to their 13-14 age range. Because of that, the duo wasn’t as “technically on as [Lauren] the whole time.

Monday’s episode of The Voice brought to an end Season 17’s Battles (as well as four more acts’ hopes of advancing) and kicked off the much-missed Knockouts with Taylor Swift on board as Team Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, John Legend and Gwen Stefani’s “mega mentor.” Of note — aside from my lingering irritation that Blake dumped the awesome Cory Jackson for the eh-some Zach Bridges — is the fact that the coaches have only one steal, as opposed to a steal and a save as in seasons past. Got all that? Then, as Carson Daly would say, the recap starts now.

Mega superstar Taylor Swift finally makes her Season 17 debut on “The Voice” Monday evening. She will be the mentor for all artists during the knockout round, which starts Night 1 midway during this episode. But first the NBC reality TV program must finish up with the battle round Night 5. The only coach who can still maneuver an artist onto his team is Blake Shelton, who has one steal remaining. Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani have already used their steals and saves for this round.

Before Swift takes over in her assistance with all contestants, keep enjoying this round as advisors are Normani (Team Kelly), Will.i.am (Team Gwen), Usher (Team Legend) and Darius Rucker (Team Blake).

If you’ve missed any blind auditions or battle episodes or want to read our Gold Derby analysis, visit the links below to catch up on our coverage:

Night 1 blinds on September...

With only one episode left of “The Voice” Season 17 blind auditions, each coach is thisclose to completing their teams. In fact, thanks to the show’s savvy editing, all four coaches — Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani — currently have exactly 11 out of their 12 required artists. That means the Monday, October 14 episode will showcase the last four artists to join the coaches’ teams before we head right into the exciting battle rounds.

SEEJohn Legend (‘The Voice’) just convinced Khalea Lynee to join his team by singing to her [Watch]

Blake is the only coach to appear in all 17 seasons of “The Voice,” and his efforts have presented him with six wins and more artists in the finales than anyone else. This time around Blake’s artists so far include: Kat Hammock, Marina Chello, Cory Jackson, Josie Jones, Cali Wilson, Jordan Chase, Joana Martinez, Zach Bridges, EllieMae, Ricky Duran and Ricky Braddy.

One of the best fright flicks to hit the big screen last year was co-writer/director John Krasinski's A Quiet Place starring Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe. And today we have word from Krasinski himself over on Twitter that filming has officially kicked off in Western New York on A Quiet Place 2.

On top of that, we hear that the sequel will shoot over 35 days in Erie County with most of the shooting taking place in a small village outside of Buffalo called Akron. From there, production is said to be moving to Chautauqua County for ten days before moving to Dutchess County for two days, and finally wrapping things up with one day of photography in Ulster County.

John Krasinski directs A Quiet Place 2 from a screenplay he wrote himself. His wife, Emily Blunt is all set to return to the role of Evelyn Abbott,...