The Voice: One of Your Top Picks Is Replacing Blake Shelton
The Voice has named Blake Shelton‘s successor.
Country music superstar Reba McEntire — one of TVLine readers’ top picks to succeed Shelton — will serve as a coach during Season 24. She’ll be joined by Niall Horan (returning for his second consecutive season as coach), John Legend (returning after a one-season break) and Gwen Stefani (who last served as a coach during Season 22).
That means that neither Kelly Clarkson (who has coached Seasons 14-21 and 23) nor Chance the Rapper (who made his debut alongside Horan for Season 23) are returning to the NBC reality competition this fall.
McEntire has a long history with The Voice, having served as Shelton’s first-ever team advisor back in Season 1, briefly coached contestants during Season 8, and served as Mega Mentor during Season 23 — but this will be the first time she stakes claim to a red chair.
Shelton announced last October that he’d be leaving The Voice after its current cycle (which wraps with a two-night finale airing Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23). He was one of the four original coaches when the series premiered on NBC in 2011, along with Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green and Adam Levine. Green left after Season 5, and Aguilera left after Season 10. Levine stuck around until Season 16, exiting the show in 2019.
Shelton has coached every season of The Voice so far, with eight of his vocalists winning the grand prize.
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I have watched The Voice since the beginning, it’s time for Blake to leave. I’m really sorry to hear that Chance will not be returning, he has become my favorite coach ever!
I left the show when Adam Levine left. I always thought that he and Blake made the show great. I find John Legend and Gwen Stefani boring on the show. Reba should be great.
Just curious….how do you know the other coaches are boring if by your own words you say you left when Adam did…🤔🤷♀️😜
Because Levine was on for 16 seasons with 3 other coaches each season.. including John Legend and Gwen Stefani.
Ah yes, that’s true! Got ya😊
Gwen and John were there before and after I left the show, Just Curious Person. Look it up. Blake and Adam used to be the only two mainstays of the show for years. The other judges would appear in and out during some of the seasons.
I agree!
Adam is literally the worst, after he pleaded with voters to throw his Black finalist under the bus for a white girl.
I knew Niall would be back. Had a feeling that Chance wouldn’t return primarily only because he’s based out of Chicago and has young children. Then I knew that Kelly wouldn’t be back at least for the fall since she’s relocating her show to New York. I think Gwen is only returning because at this point she’s like an on-call coach. If they’re unable to find any other coach to fill in that fourth spot they just call on her.
Anyone think that Kelly also didn’t want to do this season because of Reba and the connection to her ex husband?
I don’t know and have absolutely NO inside information was just asking.
Kelly already said it was hard having Reba as a guest mentor. I don’t foresee Kelly coaching while Reba is there.
Can you please tell me where you heard Kelly say that? I’m a big fan of hers, but I don’t recall hearing her talk about that. I’d be interested in hearing it from her.
No. She and Reba get along. Reba was the mentor this season. Also, Reba divorced her Blackstock husband, too. Kelly and Reba have that in common.
Maybe but Reba is the kids Grandma, so she has to see her some times!
Kelly is moving her talk show to New York City this fall and so won’t be in CA. Doubt she can fly back and forth to do both shows.
Reba is going to be great! ❤️💚
I thought Blake was leaving to spend more time with his family. But now Gwen is going to be a coach? Interesting.
My thoughts exactly !
I do like Niall. Surprised that they got Reba to do this
In the beginning, Reba was their first choice to coach. She turned it down, so they then offered it to a lesser-known country singer named Blake Shelton.
I like both Niall and Chance. I’d like to see a season with both of them+Nick Jonas. I the artist-picking and coaching styles of those three.
That was my first thought too! 🤔
This is in the fall so Blake will be hunting anyways!
I knew Reba was going to be his replacement. I hope Chance comes back eventually, he really has a good sense of what he’s doing and how best to serve his team.
Reba should be great but cannot watch when Gwen is a coach.. I know this is very superficial but her clothes make me crazy and I can’t even look at her..
It will be sad not to have Kelly and Blake.
Right? She is in her 50s & dresses & acts like she is 10! I have never understood what Blake sees in her!
I don’t think she’s going to be a permanent replacement for Blake. She has a lot of TV and film projects that she works on so I don’t see her just putting all of that on pause just to be an endless coach on The voice like Blake was
Is there going to be two seasons in the 2023-2024 season?
This lineup sounds a little too… nice. The judges should be encouraging to the contestants, but they’re also competing against each other. Blake being kind of a jerk (and Adam or Kelly often reacting in kind) added a bit of a welcome edge to this otherwise super-friendly show. From what I’ve seen of Reba, she has a strong personality, but won’t cause much conflict. (And she won’t have much competition for country-oriented singers, unless Gwen wants to keep claiming she’s actually some kind of country-music expert.)
Reba will be a great addition. Too bad they are bringing Gwen back to subtract from the overall mix.
Good call on Reba McIntyre… but I’m surprised that no one mentioned that she’s also Kelly’s ex (step)mother-in-law, thus potentially giving another reason why she’s not coming back this season.
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That said, hopefully with all the TV work Reba’s been doing (Young Sheldon and The Voice), maybe a reboot of Reba is on the horizon…?
Missed opportunity. Keith Urban would have been a better fit. As long as Reba is there, we likely won’t see Kelly again.
Love Niall. Glad he is coming back. Excited for Reba, she will be a great coach. Sad about Kelley. She is my favourite.
I will miss Blake , love him!! So happy Gwen will be back.. John Legend , Reba will be fantastic…
Kelly’s ex was only Reba’s stepson. And Kelly and Reba worked together just fine this season when Reba returned to mentor. Trying to create a Kelly/Reba feud is really jumping the gun here.
Exactly! Reba and Kelly love one another. I believe that both Reba’s and Kelly’s ex-husbands cheated. So, I guess #LikeFatherLikeSon. At the time, Kelly’s ex-husband was managing both and Blake…he lost both gigs when they split, What a dum dum.
IMO, the bigger full-circle story is that Reba turned down the offer to be a Voice coach before Blake took the job (reported on People,com after she said it on Watch What Happens Live)
I’m surprised Gwen is going to be in. I thought she was part of the reason Blake was leaving. 🤷♀️
Very happy Niall is coming back and I thnk Reba will be great. But sighs about Gwen.
Haven’t watched the Voice in years. I barely watch Idol all the way through. Has anyone been successful from their time on The Voice? Anyone I should definitely look into? Not so much into Country but anything else. And no I don’t hate country but it’s more of a song or two from people as opposed to a whole album.
I still follow Melanie Martinez. I think she was on season 3. She’s has 3 really good albums. Her song Carousel was on an episode of AHS. I’ve seen her in concert. I don’t like country either but I know several have been successful in that genre, such as Morgan Wallen and Danielle Bradbury. A Girl Named Tom has been touring.
Thanks I’ll look them up.
Please No John Legend !
I had a feeling Gwen might be back next season. It would allow for something of a soft landing for the audience, in a post Blake series. I imagine he’ll even pop in for some of the comedy bits.
Will Reba bring her blonde friend into the VOICE. Every show, including Reba as a traveling judge..floped .
Then her ex-husband wife. Then on young Sheldon, which canceled when Reba came on. Neither one can act
well that seals it — i won’t be watching which is totally find — i know reba has a lot of fans and i’m sure the show will do fine.
Blake has had 9 winners which is pretty incredible but more than that his humor, compassion for his singers & hard work is irreplaceable.. I feel badly for anyone trying to “replace” him even Reba who is awesome
So wait, Blake primary reason for leaving was to spend more time with Gwen… no she’s coming back?
Makes no sense esp since I’ve seen Gwen say in numerous articles that being a judge on the voice wasn’t her fave job.
Is Kelly not returning since they’re moving her talk show to NY? I mean, she’s good friends with Reba so that would have been cool.
I hate Chance is not coming back next year! He quickly became one of my all time favorite judges! Glad to hear Niall is coming back!