'Voice' fans claim Blake Shelton is 'rigging' the show as top five are revealed

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The Voice revealed its top five contestants Tuesday night.

Team Kelly's Kenzie Wheeler, Team Legend's Victor Solomon, Team Nick's Rachel Mac, and Team Blake's Cam Anthony immediately moved on to next week's two-night finale following Monday night's top nine performances and America's overnight vote.

The five remaining contestants – Pia Renee, Corey Ward, Dana Monique, Jordan Matthew Young and Gihanna Zoë – then battled it out for The Voice's live instant save.

Following Jordan's performance, Coach Blake Shelton begged and pleaded for America to save his artist. "America, please, keep this guy in the competition. We need this man. I need this man in my life for one more week," said Shelton. Viewers listened because, ultimately, Jordan became the fifth finalist to move onto the season finale, which had social media divided.

While it's obvious the majority loved Jordan the most, hence his win, there were a lot of viewers who were unhappy with the result. Some went as far as to claim that Blake was "rigging" the show. One person tweeted: "Nah there has to be some Blake Shelton bias here because how??? Jordan is talented but really?? It’s not adding up." (@melbrown00) While another person tweeted: "don’t get me wrong they’re all super talented but ain’t no way jordan won that over gihanna or dana or even corey lmao blake be rigging this show" (@sadshanduhh2)

However, next week's finale will have at least one person in attendance who may not be rooting for Blake – the cowboy's former nemesis and Voice coach Adam Levine, who will be returning to his old stomping grounds with his band Maroon 5 for a performance of "Beautiful Mistakes."

Video Transcript

- Cam Anthony! Congratulations, you are in "The Voice" finale.

- Superstar! Come on!

- Jordan, it is not over yet for you, sir.

KYLIE MAR: "The Voice" revealed its top five contestants Tuesday night. Team Kelly's Kenzie Wheeler, Team Legend's Victor Solomon, Team Nick's Rachel Mac, and Team Blake's Cam Anthony immediately moved on to next week's two night finale following America's overnight vote. Which left Pia Renee, Corey Ward, Dana Monique, Jordan Matthew Young, and Gihanna Zoe to battle it out for "The Voice" live instant save.

JORDAN MATTHEW YOUNG: (SINGING) Oh, give me the the beat, boys, and free my soul. I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away.

KYLIE MAR: OG coach, Blake Shelton, begged and pleaded for America to vote for his artist.

- America, please, keep this guy in the comp-- we need this man. I need this man in my life for one more week.

KYLIE MAR: And viewers listened, because ultimately, Jordan became the fifth finalist moving on to the season finale. There were mixed reactions on social media. While it's obvious the majority loved Jordan, hence his win, there were a lot of viewers who were unhappy with the result. Some went as far as to claim that Blake was rigging the show. One person tweeted, "Nah there has to be some Blake Shelton bias here because how???" While a Shelton fan shared, "Don't underestimate the power of Team Blake, the king of The Voice. When the king said he needed Jordan, he got his wish."

- Man, thank you so much for just letting me be myself and for bringing me on and believing in me, man. I've always felt like an underdog out here, and you really let me do my thing, man.