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What does the winner of NBC’s The Voice<\/em><\/a>\u00a0get?<\/p>\n The winning singer at the end of each season of The Voice<\/em> takes home a cash prize and a recording contract, but that’s no guarantee of professional success after the show is over.<\/p>\n During Tuesday’s finale of NBC\u2019s The Voice<\/em><\/a>, host Carson Daly announced that Aiden Ross \u2014 a Texas A&M University student and member of Team Niall Horan \u2014 earned the most votes from America, securing the Season 28 win.<\/p>\n Fellow coaches Reba McEntire<\/a>, Michael Bubl\u00e9, and Snoop Dogg gave Ross a standing ovation as he celebrated the victory.<\/p>\n The rising star will walk away with a $100,000 cash prize and a recording contract with Universal Music Group.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2018The Voice\u2019 Blind Audition That Moved Reba McEntire to Tears [Watch]<\/a><\/p>\n As for coach Niall Horan, the win marks a major milestone<\/a>: he now holds a perfect record, with the winning contestant in every season he\u2019s coached<\/p>\n The $100,000 prize does come with a few strings attached. The\u00a0New York Daily News<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>reports that\u00a0if a contestant violates their contract with NBC, they will not <\/em>keep the prize.<\/p>\n Any contestant who reveals the details of the contract can be subject to a lawsuit between $100,000\u00a0and $1 million.<\/p>\n Previous winners of The Voice<\/em> have been open about the fact that signing a label deal is not necessarily a ticket to fame and fortune<\/a>; in fact, far more Voice<\/em> winners have experienced lukewarm marketplace results at best than have gone on to major commercial success.<\/p>\n Sundance Head and Craig Wayne Boyd are two The Voice<\/em> winners who expressed disappointment with how their record labels treated them immediately after winning. Season 13 winner Chloe Kohanski had all but disappeared professionally before she showed up to say goodbye to Blake Shelton<\/a>\u00a0during the Season 23 finale.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Reba McEntire Admits She Was \u2018Dreading\u2019 Coaching \u2018The Voice\u2019 at First<\/a><\/p>\n Along with the cash prize, trophy, and record deal, for the most part, contestants still have the mentorship and support of their celebrity coaches after the show. Season 14 champion Brynn Cartelli opened mentor\/coach\u00a0Kelly Clarkson<\/a>‘s Meaning of Life<\/em> Tour along with Kelsea Ballerini<\/a>.<\/p>\n Contestants are often seen appearing on The Voice<\/em> with\u00a0new music or collaborations after their season is done, so the association can pay off in future exposure for new products. Cartelli also says the show’s wardrobe department <\/a>let her take “anything she wanted” home with her.<\/p>\n According to the\u00a0New York Daily News,<\/em> contestants are paid a small stipend<\/a> to cover expenses during the filming of the show, but they give up some basic legal protections in agreeing to take their shot at riches and fame.<\/p>\n The contract stipulates that The Voice<\/em> can change<\/a> the rules at any time, eliminate contestants even if they are winning via public votes, and completely ignore the show’s voting system altogether, including the sales for the contestants’ iTunes songs.<\/p>\n We read the fine print! Here are 12 things NBC’s The Voice<\/em> doesn’t want you to know about the contracts, the judges, the auditions and what’s become of the winners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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