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Season 23 of “The Voice” will welcome some new faces and say goodbye to the hit present’s longest-tenured coach.
Subsequent season might be Blake Shelton’s final on the present, NBC revealed in an announcement on Tuesday, and Probability the Rapper and former One Route member Niall Horan are set to affix as first-time coaches.
Kelly Clarkson will spherical out the coach lineup within the new season, set to debut subsequent spring,
“I’ve been wrestling with this for some time and I’ve determined that it’s time for me to step away from ‘The Voice,’” Shelton mentioned in an announcement through the community. “This present has modified my life in each means for the higher and it’ll all the time really feel like dwelling to me.”
Shelton gave a particular shoutout to his spouse Gwen Stefani, who he met on the present, additionally mentioning the “lifelong bonds” he shares with host Carson Daly “and each single one my fellow coaches over time.”
Shelton has been a mainstay because the present’s inception in 2011, with eight wins underneath his belt. He has additionally coached 15 artists whose songs have hit #1 on the iTunes High Songs chart.
Probability the Rapper, in the meantime, shared that he’s “thrilled” to affix the NBC competitors sequence and is “excited to assist different artists get to the subsequent stage and profit from this life-changing expertise.”
Shelton can at present be seen on Season 22 of “The Voice,” alongside fellow judges Stefani, Camila Cabello and John Legend.