e zy , ▁Ed w ina ▁Douglas , ▁and ▁Lor raine ▁Law son ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁jud ges ▁on ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁For ▁season ▁ 3 , ▁radio ▁person ality ▁Rob yn ▁G erson ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁judge , ▁leaving ▁only ▁ 3 ▁jud ges ▁at ▁the ▁panel ▁with ▁Lor raine ▁Law son ▁qu itting ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁Ed w ina ▁Douglas ▁not ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁return . ▁In ▁season ▁ 4 , ▁Mich elle ▁Bla de , ▁a ▁singer ▁who ▁aim ed ▁to ▁expand ▁strict ▁musical ▁borders , ▁replaced ▁Jazz fe e zy ▁while ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁year ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁show ▁working ▁on ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁winning ▁recording ▁artist ▁T . I .' s ▁new est ▁single ▁" I ▁ain ' t ▁go in ". ▁Rob yn ▁G erson ▁left ▁the ▁show ▁after ▁season ▁ 3 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁dance ▁veter an , ▁Mar j ▁Mal col m ▁just ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁season ▁ 4 . ▁Drop ▁Daniel s , ▁a ▁fourth ▁judge ▁was ▁re - int rodu ced ▁to ▁the ▁panel ▁for ▁season ▁ 4 . ▁Season ▁ 5 ▁marked ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Jazz fe e zy ▁rec laim ing ▁his ▁judge ▁seat ▁back ▁from ▁Bla de ▁while ▁Mar j ▁Mal com ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁international ▁super model ▁Am anda ▁Stra chan . ▁ ▁Host s ▁ ▁Local ▁Live ' s ▁first ▁season ▁was ▁co - host ed ▁by ▁on ▁air ▁radio ▁personal ities ▁T ara ▁Da wn ▁W inst one , ▁Rob yn ▁G erson