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June 23 - 29, 2019 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media 'Voice' silenced: One of the pillars of NBC's long-running musical competition series has sung his swan song — for now, at least. Adam Levine recently an- nounced that he's stepping down from his role as one of "The Voice's" coaches to work on other projects, leaving a job that he's held for eight years and 16 seasons. The Maroon 5 frontman was one of the four original coaches, competing with Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green to land the most talented amateur singers onto his team so that he could coach them to vic- tory in the competition. With Levine's departure, country singer Shelton becomes the sole torchbearer from the original four, and the only one left who has appeared in every season. Of course, while the comfort- ing stability of Levine and Shel- ton's presence has been a big part of "The Voice's" massive success, the way the show is set up makes it easy for other big- name artists to pop in for a sea- son or two. Both Aguilera and Green have returned on numer- ous occasions when their busy schedules permitted, and there's no reason to think that this is truly the end of the line for Levine's relationship with the series. The first Levine-less season is scheduled to premiere this fall, and even though it's still months out, the new lineup of coaches has already been revealed. Al- though Levine's absence will be felt by the fans, the coaching lineup is still a familiar one. Shelton will be there in one of the show's iconic rotating red chairs alongside Kelly Clarkson, who coached the previous three seasons, and John Legend, who took home a win for his chosen singer in his first season as coach this past spring. Don't worry, Levine's seat won't be left empty — in fact, it's already been filled. Gwen Ste- fani, who has previously coached three seasons, will re- turn for the new season this fall on NBC. With Carson Daly also returning as host and the coach- ing chairs filled with series vet- erans, "The Voice" remains in good hands. Day by day: Man oh man, the pace of change in the world just feels like it's speed- ing up all the time, doesn't it? With innovative new technol- ogies and political turmoil seemingly the norm these days, I guess the only thing you can do is take things day by day. That's the premise behind HBO's new drama "Years and Years," premiering Monday, June 24. The British miniseries aired in the United Kingdom this past spring and was met with rave reviews. Now audi- ences on this side of the pond get a chance to see what the near future might look like. Springing from the mind of Russell T Davies, who created "Queer as Folk" and revived "Doctor Who," "Years and Years" follows several genera- tions of the Lyons family through 15 years of their lives, beginning with a crucial event in 2019. In this version of the not-so-distant future, the U.K. leaves the European Union, President Trump wins re-elec- tion and a new political figure, played to the hilt by two-time Oscar winning actress Emma Thompson ("Love Actually," 2003), further divides an al- ready fractured nation. Rory Kinnear ("Penny Dreadful") stars as Lyons fam- ily patriarch Stephen. He has a wife (T'Nia Miller, "Witless") and two young daughters and is the eldest of four siblings, played by Russell Tovey ("Quantico"), Jessica Hynes ("Paddington 2," 2017) and Ruth Madeley ("Cold Feet"). Over the span of 15 years, the world changes in dramatic ways, but something stay the same, and the Lyons family just tries to navigate life as well as they can, much like the rest of us. Tune in for the ac- claimed British miniseries "Years and Years," premiering Monday, June 24, on HBO. Across America: Miss America is on the move. Not the current title holder, New York's Nia Franklin, who was crowned last September and who has spent the months since her coronation advocat- ing for the arts. It's the compe- tition itself that's moving, shifting from one network to another. The annual contest has aired on ABC since 2011, but the 2019 event is making a new home at NBC. It's a bit of a homecoming for the event as NBC aired the proceedings for more than two decades before the alphabet network snatched it up. A host city and venue have not yet been an- nounced. Last year's Miss America saw some massive changes to the event, which has been held annually (with a few skipped years during the Great De- pression) since 1921. All beau- ty-based criteria were dropped, and the event be- came focused on empowering women to make powerful changes in the world, bringing it into the modern age. Those changes are expected to remain for this year's com- petition, as it settles back into its old home on NBC. Watch for more details about Miss America, including a date and a host city, later this summer. ALLERGIES AUGUST BACK- PACKING BBQ BEACH BERRIES BIKINI BOATING CANOE COOL OFF CORN ON THE COB FANS FLOWERS GRASS HAMMOCK HEAT HIKING HUMIDITY ICE POP INSECTS JULY JUNE KITE LEMONADE MUGGY PICNIC ROASTING SAILING SANDALS SHADE SHORTS SUN HAT SUNNY SUNSCREEN SWEAT TAN Summer Adam Levine as seen in "The Voice" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23