Dan + Shayare accustomed to being an award-winning duo, so PEOPLE decided to put the two friends to the real test.Instead of the usual DanandShay, meet Dan vs. Shay, as the country singers go head-to-head in PEOPLE’s newVs. series, where your favorite stars compete against each other in a trivia contest.With the beloved duo joiningseason 25 of NBC’sThe Voiceas the first double-chair coaching team,SmyersandMooneywere tasked with answering questions about their fellow coaches, the long-running series and even each other.NBCUniversalThe Grammy-winners start off strong — correctly naming all four originalVoicecoaches — before the question about who has appeared in every single season of show trips them up.Hint: he often uses a microphone for his duties on bothThe Voiceand NBC’sTodayshow.“That was a trick question!” says Smyers.His bandmate agrees. “We gotgot, dude,” admits Mooney.In the next round, the guys zero in on their fellow coaches from the current season:Reba McEntire,John Legend, andChance the Rapper.Chance the Rapper, Shay Mooney, Reba McEntire, Dan Smyers and John Legend.Art Streiber/NBCFor Mooney, the“queen of country music” herself, miss McEntire, poses the biggest threat to winning.Smyers doesn’t disagree, but he does point out that Chance is “sneaky,” and might be a stealthier rival.Legend rounds out the duo’s rankings as the most competitive coach overall, and, when asked who they’d most like to collaborate with, Smyers even teases that a massive “coaches performance” might be in store.In the last round ofVs., the concept wasn’t about Dan + Shay as a duo, or even DanversusShay in knowledge, but rather, Dan OR Shay.Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney.Art Streiber/NBCWhile Mooney nominated himself as the lover of the spotlight — “Oh man, I’m going to have to say me. It’s because I talk a lot. I talk a whole bunch!” he admits — Smyers unanimously took home the title of the tougher coach.In the end, though, both guys agree that they’re better off as a sum of their parts.“I think both of us together is [the] better stage performer,” says Smyers.“That’s right,” echoes Mooney. “Together? [We’re] great.”The Voiceairs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Dan + Shayare accustomed to being an award-winning duo, so PEOPLE decided to put the two friends to the real test.
Instead of the usual DanandShay, meet Dan vs. Shay, as the country singers go head-to-head in PEOPLE’s newVs. series, where your favorite stars compete against each other in a trivia contest.
With the beloved duo joiningseason 25 of NBC’sThe Voiceas the first double-chair coaching team,SmyersandMooneywere tasked with answering questions about their fellow coaches, the long-running series and even each other.
NBCUniversal
The Grammy-winners start off strong — correctly naming all four originalVoicecoaches — before the question about who has appeared in every single season of show trips them up.
Hint: he often uses a microphone for his duties on bothThe Voiceand NBC’sTodayshow.
“That was a trick question!” says Smyers.
His bandmate agrees. “We gotgot, dude,” admits Mooney.
In the next round, the guys zero in on their fellow coaches from the current season:Reba McEntire,John Legend, andChance the Rapper.
Chance the Rapper, Shay Mooney, Reba McEntire, Dan Smyers and John Legend.Art Streiber/NBC
Art Streiber/NBC
For Mooney, the“queen of country music” herself, miss McEntire, poses the biggest threat to winning.
Smyers doesn’t disagree, but he does point out that Chance is “sneaky,” and might be a stealthier rival.
Legend rounds out the duo’s rankings as the most competitive coach overall, and, when asked who they’d most like to collaborate with, Smyers even teases that a massive “coaches performance” might be in store.
In the last round ofVs., the concept wasn’t about Dan + Shay as a duo, or even DanversusShay in knowledge, but rather, Dan OR Shay.
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney.Art Streiber/NBC
While Mooney nominated himself as the lover of the spotlight — “Oh man, I’m going to have to say me. It’s because I talk a lot. I talk a whole bunch!” he admits — Smyers unanimously took home the title of the tougher coach.
In the end, though, both guys agree that they’re better off as a sum of their parts.
“I think both of us together is [the] better stage performer,” says Smyers.
“That’s right,” echoes Mooney. “Together? [We’re] great.”
The Voiceairs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
