The Voice Recap: Team Blake’s Zach Bridges and Cory Jackson Battle With Toby Keith Song

The fourth night of Battle Rounds on season 17 of The Voice are in the can, leaving just one more night of Battles before the remaining contestants and coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani move into the always exciting Knockout.

The night kicked off with Team Gwen’s James Violet, who competed against Kyndal Inskeep the night before, announcing his team decision after both Gwen and John hit their buttons to steal or save him. And the lucky coach is John Legend. “I don’t have anybody like James on my team,” John said. “He has a really cool tone. He’s a revelation.”

Here’s how the fourth night shook out:

TEAM BLAKE and DARIUS RUCKER

ZACH BRIDGES (29) and CORY JACKSON (24)

Battle track: “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” by Toby Keith

• JOHN: picked Zach
• GWEN: picked Cory
• KELLY: “I’m not picking.”

Winner: ZACH

• BLAKE: “Cory’s definitely got experience, but I feel like Zach’s got that deeper voice that we don’t hear a lot on The Voice. And it provides an opportunity for somebody to try some things that have never been done on this show.”

TEAM LEGEND and USHER

MARYBETH BYRD (18) and DANE & STEPHANIE (21)

Battle track: “Burning House” by Cam

GWEN: couldn’t pick

• KELLY: picked Dane & Stephanie
• BLAKE: picked Marybeth

Winner: MARYBETH

• JOHN: “I had to pick Marybeth. She’s undeniable. She has that control, that versatility and that just raw vocal ability. I think she can go really far.”

TEAM GWEN and WILL.I.AM

Rose Short (34) and Jessie Lawrence (31)

Battle track: “Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weekend

• KELLY: couldn’t pick
• BLAKE: “I’m not picking anybody, I’m sorry.”
• JOHN: picked Rose

Winner: ROSE

• GWEN: “I chose Rose because she’s undeniable. She has a very magnetic personality and that’s a really important thing when you’re going to be a performer and a singer.”

STEAL: Blake – “I’m not going to make a pitch to you because that’s the coach for you, but I wanted to show you how much respect I have for you and how much you deserve to be on this show.” (brought Kelly and Gwen to tears)

SAVE: Gwen – “Jessie, I just think you deserve to be here. You work really hard, but it’s not just about your voice, it’s you and I can’t wait to share you with America.”

JESSIE stayed with TEAM GWEN

Next week welcomes “Mega Mentor” Taylor Swift to help the contestants navigate their way through the Knockout Rounds.