Adam Levine Breaks Silence About Surprise Decision to Leave 'The Voice' : 'It Was Time to Move On'

Adam Levineopened up abouthis decision to leaveThe Voicein a lengthy note posted to Instagram on Friday, hours after the news shocked fans and fellow coaches. The Maroon 5 frontman posted a 2012Rolling Stonecover featuring himself with then-coachesChristina Aguilera,CeeLo Green, andBlake Shelton. The foursome were the original coach panel for the first three seasons. In the caption, Levine, 40, recalled how he first landed the gig, which lasted over eight years and 16 seasons.

Adam Levine Calls 'The Voice' the 'Wild West' After Announcing New Live Cross Battle Rounds

The Voiceis shaking things up. The long-running NBC musical competition series will debut a game-changing new round called the Live Cross Battles which will kick off on Monday, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. For the first time inVoicehistory, the coaches —Kelly Clarkson,John Legend,Adam LevineandBlake Shelton— will go head to head, each selecting one artist from their team to compete against an artist from an opposing team during the Live Cross Battles performance.

Adam Levine Debuts New Face Tattoo on Red Carpet with Wife Behati Prinsloo

Photo: Movi Inc Adam Levinegot some new ink! The rocker appeared to get a single black rose tattooed down his left temple, which could be seen as he wrapped his arms around his wife’s waist on the red carpet. It’s unclear if Levine’s new tat is a nod to the new rose-hued tequila he and Prinsloo launched earlier this year —Calirosa Tequila. While tequila is typically aged in whiskey barrels, pink tequila is aged in red wine barrels, which gives it its rose-colored hue.

Adam Levine Dedicates Halftime Performance to Jordan Feldstein Over a Year After Manager's Death

Adam Levinededicated hisPepsi Super Bowl halftime showperformance to his late manager,Jordan Feldstein, on Sunday. While on stage with the band in Atlanta for Super Bowl 53, theMaroon 5frontman said, “This one’s for you, Jordy,” as a tribute to Feldstein, whodied suddenlyin December 2017 at the age of 40. Feldstein, the brother ofactor Jonah Hilland actressBeanie Feldstein, died as a result of a blood clot that originated in his leg. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office’s online records, hedied of a pulmonary thromboembolism and deep leg vein thrombosis.

Adam Levine Dyes Hair Blue, Debuts New Butterfly Neck Tattoo

Photo: Backgrid(2) Adam Levinejust added to his tattoo collection — and debuted a major hair change! On Monday, the Maroon 5 lead singer, 42, took to Instagram to show off a tattoo of a butterfly landing on a spiderweb right in the center of his neck. The fresh ink sits right above his “Family” tattoo. “Had to,” Levine wrote in his Instagram Story along with images of his new ink.