Curtis Grimes

It's been 15 months since Curtis Grimes was eliminated from 'The Voice.' The Team Cee Lo singer has been playing live around Texas and the southeast while honing his songwriting chops. Country music was something of a plan B for the Texan, and while he shows pure talent, his new single 'Smile' proves there is still work to be done.

Curtis Grimes was handed Robert Palmer's 'Addicted to Love' by his coach, Cee Lo Green, and the Texas crooner added some country spice to the rock tune on tonight's episode of 'The Voice.'

We all watched Texas country singer Curtis Grimes sing Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now' with punk-pop L.A. girl Emily Valentine on last night's final battle episode of 'The Voice' -- and win against her. And, we definitely all saw him kiss her at the end of the song, before judge Cee Lo made his decision. Taste of Country caught up with Grimes this morning, and he spilled on whether that kiss was

In the final and perhaps the most intriguing battle on 'The Voice' before the live competition, country crooner Curtis Grimes took on punk rocker Emily Valentine in a rendition of Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now.' But it would soon appear as if the two Cee Lo Green team members were sharing more than just a song.

Curtis Grimes, the 25-year-old Gilmer, Texas boy who was ballsy enough to tackle Blake Shelton's 'Hillbilly Bone' (in front of Shelton himself) during his blind audition on this week's episode of 'The Voice,' lets Taste of Country in on a little secret: The producers asked him to do it.

While Curtis Grimes didn't quite impress Blake Shelton with his rendition of the tune 'Hillbilly Bone' on his first appearance on NBC's singing competition 'The Voice,' the 25-year-old singer from Gilmer, Texas, won a spot on coach Cee Lo Green's team.

What is it with contestants on 'The Voice' trying to impress coach Blake Shelton by going after songs that are incredibly close to his hillbilly heart? First, Angela Wolff tried to win him over by singing 'The House That Built Me' by his fiancée Miranda Lambert. Then, country boy Curtis Grimes tried to impress Shelton by boldly covering Shelton's 'Hillbilly Bone.'