Monday night’s Season 30 Blind Auditions on“The Voice”delivered one of those moments that reminds you why the show still hits. Twenty-five-year-old Dakota Cohen took on Black Sabbath’s 1972 ballad“Changes,”a song that carries extra weight since Ozzy Osbourne passed away in July 2025 and the track re-entered the charts. By the final note, both Adam Levine and Riley Green had turned their chairs, with Queen Latifah calling the performance“astounding.”
Levine made his pitch count, telling Cohen that her song choice alone earned her a spot before he even heard her sing. He compared her voice to Miley Cyrus and called the moment“your home.”Cohen ultimately chose Team Adam, and her reasoning was the emotional gut-punch of the night: years ago, she was singing Maroon 5’s“Sunday Morning”at a restaurant when Levine happened to be there and gave her a thumbs-up. That small gesture stayed with her, and Monday night she returned the favor by joining his team.
The cover also taps into renewed interest in Ozzy Osbourne’s catalog, with“Changes”climbing charts again after his death. Between the nostalgia, the comeback story, and Levine’s full-court press, this audition had everything. What’s your favorite Blind Audition moment from this season so far?
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