Reality Check: Does Adam Levine Need a Voice Vacation? Plus: Six Critical Tweaks for Idol's Final Season!

This summer’s gonna hurt like a mother: Worst Maroon 5 lyric ever — or the lament of Idol and Voice fans now that their favorite singing competitions have wrapped their respective seasons?

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In either event, here’s hoping the season finale of Reality Check helps remove some of the sting. My co-host Melinda Doolittle and I are dishing the highs and lows of The Voice‘s Season 8 finale — from Sawyer Fredericks’ righteous win to Kelly Clarkson’s general aura of awesomeness to those terrible, horrible, no good coach-contestant duets. If that’s not enough, we also discuss whether Adam Levine should sit out Season 9 — and which three music superstars could fill his red chair.

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Melinda and I also look ahead to American Idol‘s 15th and final season — discussing six crucial tweaks to the format to make the final season as memorable as possible. (Yes, we’d like to see some strict theme nights — but no, we are not advocating the return of Randy Jackson!)

Press PLAY above for the Reality Check season finale, then hit the comments with your thoughts!

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