“American Idol” has been the most popular show on American airwaves for almost a decade now, but vocal performance shows are only now exploding on air. All the shows need is a twist to keep them relevant. NBC’s “The Sing-Off” accomplished this by focusing only on a cappella groups, and “CMT’s Next Superstar” is constrained to the country genre. “The Voice,” NBC’s newest singing show that premiers Tuesday night at 8 p.m. CST, has an interesting twist that may prove to be just as gimmicky as it is unique—the blind audition.

Based on the Dutch show “The Voice of Holland,” NBC’s new show stars Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 as judges. During audition rounds, the judges will sit in rotating chairs with their backs toward the contestants, who will attempt to sing their hearts out. If a judge likes “the voice,” he or she will press a button that will rotate them towards the singer, allowing the judge to see what he or she has just signed up for. If a judge likes a singer, that judge will then become his or her coach until the contestant loses a round. But if two or more judges like a contestant, the contestant will get to choose who will guide them.

The judges will make the show interesting; Aguilera has the chance to redeem herself after her disastrous turn at the Super Bowl, and Levine is taking some time off from Maroon 5 to do this show, so hopefully it’s worth it. Carson Daly is the host, hopefully bringing back the talent that we haven’t seen from him since TRL left the air. (Yes, he has a late night show, but I’m normally asleep by then. Or I should be, at least.)

Despite all-star judging, “The Voice” loses all that makes it unique after the initial auditions. Once a judge sees his or her contestants, it becomes similar to all the other singing shows on air.

Still, “The Voice” has a few redeeming features that will probably make it worth watching. After the audition, the contestants are narrowed down through “battle rounds,” in which two singers backed by the same coach face off and the judge picks between the two of them. These rounds promise to be tense and exciting. After that, it becomes a live show in which the television audience gets to vote.

Is “The Voice” any different from the other singing shows on television? Probably not substantially, but I’m excited to tune in and find out.