Just a few days after ending his run on NBC’s singing competition “The Voice,” Memphis native Jeremy Beloate is back home, having returned to the Mid-South to spend the holidays with his family. But, for Beloate, life has suddenly become very different following his 10-week run in the national spotlight, and it’s about to change even more.
On Sunday, Beloate will perform a special show at the Halloran Centre in Downtown Memphis, a homecoming concert to celebrate his recent success. After that, he will head West to perform as part of the festivities surrounding the Arizona Bowl football game, sponsored Beloate’s “The Voice” coach and new pal Snoop Dogg and his Gin & Juice cocktail brand. Beloate will then cross the country to go to New York City on New Year’s Eve where he will perform at a private event, before packing up and moving his life to Los Angeles in January. After that, he’ll head off to London to workshop a musical he has been cast in.
“I’m just kind of like running around like a chicken with my head cut off,” Beloate said. “But it’s all very exciting.”
Jeremy Beloate’s road to ‘The Voice’
Raised in Bartlett and Germantown, Beloate attended Briarcrest, where he was part of the school’s OneVoice singing group, which competed on season 11 of the TV series “America’s Got Talent.” Beloate went on to perform locally in productions at Theatre Memphis and Playhouse on the Square, as well as appeared at the Mid-South Fair. After attending college, Beloate moved to New York City in 2022 where he has spent the last few years beating the pavement trying to crack Broadway, with little success.
“Before ‘The Voice,’ I was at place in my life where I was at a point of giving up,” Beloate said. “I’d been in New York for almost 3⅟₂ years auditioning and had not gotten a single yes. I was like, I’m going to give myself one more year. And I decided if nothing happens, then I’m going to move on.”
After getting some advice from Todrick Hall — the “American Idol” alum and songwriter/playwright — Beloate raised his social media profile and out of the blue, he heard from “The Voice.” He had already auditioned for the program several times before unsuccessfully.
“So it was a surprise when they ended up reaching out to me, saying we would love to have you audition for the upcoming season. And it was just this crazy aligned moment where I’m turning 26 years old and it was season 26 of ‘The Voice.’”
Getting on “The Voice” proved a much-needed boost, both personally and professionally, for Beloate, who had lost his father and two brothers to addiction in recent years, and then lost a pair of grandparents as well.
Snoop Dogg and Jeremy Beloate: ‘a match made in heaven’
Beloate started his run on the show on pop singer Michael Bublé’s team, but soon was stolen in the Knockout round by another judge, rap legend Snoop Dogg. “What was funny is I told Mom the only way I’m looking at this show strategically and the only way I will make it to the live rounds is if I get stolen by Snoop Dogg — and that’s what happened,” Beloate recalled.
Despite the seeming contrasts between the hip-hop legend and the aspiring Broadway singer, the two immediately formed a kinship.
“You know, what’s so funny about Snoop is that people have expectations of what he’s like and what he’s into. But Snoop literally knows every song ever written. And he was like, I think you should do ‘The Impossible Dream.’ And I was like, are you joking? That’s what I’ve been waiting for.”
His performance of the song moved Snoop to tears, wowed the other judges, and helped Beloate secure a spot in the live rounds. He ultimately made it all the way to the finals — where he duetted with Snoop on Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of The Bay” — before placing fifth overall in the national fan voting.
More importantly, Beloate and Snoop Dogg made a lasting bond. “He and I have become really connected,” said Beloate. “We realized we stand for a lot of the same things. And throughout our lives, we’ve each gone through a lot of the same struggles and used them to become better. It’s a match made in heaven. And him and I are going to continue working together in the future.”
2025 looks to be breakout year for Jeremy Beloate
In the meantime, Beloate will perform a thank you concert in his hometown this weekend, headlining a show at the Halloran on Sunday “The love and support I got from Memphis was just amazing,” noted Beloate, “so I just wanted to come home and sing for everyone.”
Though Beloate can’t yet confirm details, 2025 looks to be his breakout year, as he’s already got a management company and a label lined up to help him pursue both a recording and acting career. “I’ve always wanted to do everything. I’ve always wanted to be a singer and an actor and an all-around entertainer. And maybe I minimized [my ambition] because I just didn’t believe in myself fully. But after ‘The Voice,’ I feel like I’ve really grown and I’m ready to do all of that — like Lady Gaga does, like Jennifer Hudson does, like John Legend does. That’s my goal.”
More than anything “The Voice” experience has offered some much-needed hope and positivity for Beloate’s family. “For my mom and my sister this has brought us so much joy and hope after a lot of loss,” he said. “That’s really the whole reason why I wanted to keep making it on the show and go all the way to the end, was because it’s been a source of indescribable hope and joy for my family.”
“And so we did it — we made it to the finale, and we’re all just so happy. And now we’re transitioning to being even more happy for what’s to come. And I really believe what’s to come is already written in the stars.”
