Spoiler Alert! Recap and Review: THE VOICE Welcomes Back Taylor Swift, Another Terrible Instant Save; Full Results!

You know who I haven't seen on TV lately? That Taylor Swift girl. She used to be a country singer, but she seems to have disappeared from popular culture lately. I wonder what ever happened to her. Well, actually T-Swift is heading back to THE VOICE tonight, this time as a performer. She will reportedly be singing her "crazy ex-girlfriend" hit "Blank Space."

In addition to The Swizinator's performance we will be saying goodbye to two more contestants, and based on last night's performances, there are a lot of options. In my mind, there are two groups of the contestants, The Haves and The Have Nots, in terms of chances of winning.

Below are my updated rankings after last night. Now, these are based on their performance history, and the general history of THE VOICE's voting history. What do you think? Am I completely off base? Am, I wrong about a particular contestant?

The Haves
1) Chris Jamison
2) Craig Wayne Boyd (who was in sixth place on iTunes when voting closed today)
3) DaNica Shirey (who had the best performance last night)
4) Anita Antoinette
5) Damien

The Have Nots
6) Luke Wade
7) Taylor John Williams
8) Ryan Sill

Should Be Eliminated
9) Reagan James
10) Matt McAndrew

It really disappointed me that I had to put Reagan in there. After the Blinds and the Battles, she was one of my favorites; I thought perhaps she could emulate what Jena Irene did on the latest incarnation of AMERICAN IDOL. Unfortunately, as Blake was trying to make her more attractive to the teeny-bopper voting bloc, she has seemed to lose all semblance of authenticity.

I will be live recapping tonight's Results Show, so check in with me throughout the broadcast, and let me know what you think in the comments below or on Twitter @BWWMatt.

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Team Adam Performance
Song: "Only the Good Die Young" by Billy Joel
Three-Word Review: That was FUN!

I love me some Billy Joel, and that was a really nice rendition of this song. Granted, it isn't a tough song vocally, but I have no complaints about that strong performance!

Team Pharrell Performance
Song: "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
Three-Word Review: Stop Singing Pharrell

What a great song! What a terrible song choice! For all of Pharrell's immense musical talents, crooning ain't one of them. Did anyone else think it was interesting that Luke spoke-sang most of his parts, while DaNica handled all of the vocal heavy lifting?

Taylor Swift Performance
Song: "Blank Space" by um.... Taylor Swift
Three-Word Review: Autotuned Lip Synching

I understand that there is a segment of the population that worships everything that Ms. Swift does, but whether it is country or pop, I just don't get it. Even recorded and autotuned, she doesn't sound especially good, and heaven help her if she sings live. Fortunately, she's learned from previous blunders and just doesn't sing live very often anymore. This performance was almost comical at times when her lips weren't moving, yet her "voice" could still be heard.

Safe (in order of announcement)
Craig Wayne Boyd
Matt McAndrew
Luke Wade
Taylor John Williams
DaNica Shirey
Chris Jamison
Damien

In Danger
Reagan James
Anita Antoinette
Ryan Sill

Reagan James Save Performance
Song: "I'm Like a Bird" by Nelly Furtado
Three-Word Review: Is Reagan Sick?

Anita Antoinette Save Performance
Song: "Remedy" by Jason Mraz
Three-Word Review: Why No Reggae?

Ryan Sill Save Performance
Song: "Collide" by Howie Day
Three-Word Review: Damnit, that's good!

My InstantSave Plea: #VoiceSaveAnita. Yes, I didn't like her performance last night, and "Remedy" was pretty horrendous, but she is easily one of the Top-5 or 6 singers in the competition. So tweet already!

Instant Save
Ryan Sill (Again? Seriously?)

Eliminated
Reagan James
Anita Antoinette

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Photo Credit: Trae Patton | NBC

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