‘The Voice’ Alum Confirms Split From Country Star Wife: ‘I’ve Moved On’

Two-and-a-half years after marrying rising country star Kylie Morgan, “The Voice” alum Jay Allen confirmed on May 27, 2025, that he and Morgan have decided to divorce. The season 22 contestant’s social media announcement came two days after he celebrated one year of sobriety.

“It’s with peace in my heart that I feel it’s time to share this,” he wrote in white text on a black background on Instagram and Facebook. “Kylie and I separated 6 months ago and made the decision to get divorced. I’ve been on a journey of sobriety, healing, growing, leaning into God, and I’ve moved on. I will always care for Kylie & wish her the best … GOD’S PLAN IS GREATER. *Proverbs 3:5-6”

Kylie Morgan Said She ‘Swore’ She Would Never Get Married

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Allen and Morgan married in late November 2022, weeks after he was eliminated from coach Blake Shelton’s team on “The Voice” and two months after the couple’s initial wedding date. Their nuptials were postponed due to Hurricane Ian, which “demolished” their wedding venue, Allen told Fox News. 

Even on their second attempt, they forgot their marriage license, Morgan told People at the time, and had to get remarried the next day with the document in hand. Nevertheless, they seemed over the moon about their union at the time.

“I was the girl who swore she would never get married because I was already married to my dreams,” Morgan told the outet, noting that she took a week off from touring with John Rich to get married. “Being an independent woman pursuing her dreams, I always felt as if I had to apologize or dim my ambition for the sake of my relationships. With Jay, I never had to explain myself, apologize, or pull back from my goals.”

Fans grew curious about the couple’s status, though, when the singers stopped posting about one another in late 2024. Meanwhile, a good friend of Morgan’s, songwriter Sam DeRosa, took issue with Allen’s one-sided divorce announcement.

“Damn, dude,” she wrote in the comment section. “I always try to be neutral and stay out but this ain’t it. You feel it’s ‘time to share this’ because it feels right for YOU, but you post this without her knowledge or consent, so she’ll wake up to the chaos & the drama …but you will ‘always care’ and ‘wish her the best’ ? idk dude this feels a bit selfish to do with no heads up. I wish you peace but this really breaks my heart to see on the internet.”

At the time of publication, Morgan had not publicly commented on Allen’s announcement, but she has been busy on the road in recent weeks, playing the Grand Ole Opry on May 9 and opening for Megan Maroney.

Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Fought Over Jay Allen on Season 22 of ‘The Voice’

When Allen competed on “The Voice,” he was initially on Gwen Stefani’s team before her husband, Shelton, stole the country singer during the season 22 Battle rounds. However, Shelton later let him go during the Knockout rounds and acknowledged at the time fans were quite upset with him for doing so.

Allen was a fan-favorite on the show who shared early on how he lost his mom to early-onset Alzheimer’s when she was 54. Before his mom’s 2018 death, Allen wrote his song “Blank Stares,” which went viral and has helped him raise significant funds for research, per the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

He has also been open about his sobriety journey, including sharing his one-year milestone on May 25, which he celebrated by getting baptized.

“Today I celebrated 1 year of sobriety by publicly rededicating my life to Jesus,” the singer wrote. “It took every second of 365 days, but I can now finally look in the mirror and be proud of the man looking back at me. Thank you to every beautiful person who has had my back along the way, and thank you God for loving me and leading me through my darkest & loneliest days.”