'The Voice' season 9 recap & update: coaches Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are confirmed dating; final teams revealed

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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, two of the coaches for "The Voice" season 9 have confirmed that they are indeed dating. 

"Gwen and Blake are longtime friends who have very recently started dating," said Stefani's representative, as reported by US Magazine.

The rumors of romance were evident during multiple Halloween parties in Los Angeles when the two were spotted being cozy with each other, according to PEOPLE.

"Blake and Gwen have begun dating," an insider told the magazine. "They've been supporting each other through a difficult time and they're really happy together."

The source added that everyone is "thrilled" that they are together because they are "incredibly nice people."

According to USA Today, both stars are separated from their ex-spouses. Stefani filed for a divorce from Gavin Rossdale in August after 13 years of marriage, while Shelton announced his divorce from Miranda Lambert in July after four years of matrimony.

Meanwhile, The Top 20 "The Voice" finalists have already been chosen and this means that the four coaches including Adam Levine and Pharell Williams only have five contestants each for the Live Playoffs.

To recap, Team Adam is made up of Amy Vachal, Blaine Mitchell, Jordan Smith, Keith Semple and Shelby Brown. Team Blake is heading to the Playoffs with Barrett Baber, Emily Ann Roberts, Ivonne Acero, Zach Seabaugh and Morgan Frazier.

In Team Gwen, we have Braiden Sunshine, Korin Bukowski, Victor Kiraly, Jeffery Austin, and Regina Love. As for Team Pharell, we have Darius Scott, Riley Biederer, Evan McKeel, Madi Davis and Mark Hood.

According to Franchise Herald, Brown's rendition of "Jesus Take The Wheel" garnered 25 percent of the votes during the Knockout Round 3. This was followed by Jeffrey Austin's "Turning Tables" at 22 percent. The favorite team is Adam's at 50 percent of the votes with Team Gwen at the second place with 26 percent.

Additionally, the site also listed the favorite artist among the Top 20. Team Adam's Jordan Smith and Amy Vachal garnered 15 percent of total votes and followed by Korin Bukowski of Team Gwen with 13 percent.

"The Voice" Live Playoffs will begin on Nov. 9 on NBC. Which artists do you think will stand out and impress? Put your comment down below.