If you’re not already watching The Voice, you’re missing some of the most genuine moments currently on reality TV. Not from the judges (though newbies Shakira and Usher seem to be holding their own), but from backstage. With an encouraging Carson Daly always alongside (his candor seemingly makes up for years of wooden late-late-late-night television hosting), the contestants’ friends and families cycle through practically every emotion as they watch their loved ones wait for the magic “I CHOOSE YOU” to appear below a turned chair. Here are some of our favorite bite-size moments of joy:
