In season 23, “The Voice” will welcome some new contestants while bidding farewell to its longest-serving coach.
According to a statement released by NBC on Tuesday, the upcoming season will mark Blake Shelton’s final appearance on the program. Chance the Rapper and former member of One Direction Niall Horan will serve as new coaches.
In the new season, which will begin in the spring of 2019, Kelly Clarkson will complete the coaching staff.
In season 23, “The Voice” will welcome some new contestants while bidding farewell to its longest-serving coach.
According to a statement released by NBC on Tuesday, the upcoming season will mark Blake Shelton’s final appearance on the program. Chance the Rapper and former member of One Direction Niall Horan will serve as new coaches.
In the new season, which will begin in the spring of 2019, Kelly Clarkson will complete the coaching staff.
Shelton has won eight times since the show’s start in 2011 and has been a mainstay. Additionally, he has taught 15 musicians whose songs have peaked at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart.
Meanwhile, Chance the Rapper expressed his excitement to be a part of the NBC competition series and said he is “thrilled” to assist other artists in progressing and making the most of this transformative opportunity.
Shelton is presently a judge on Season 22 of “The Voice,” alongside fellow judges Camila Cabello, John Legend, and Gwen Stefani.
Influence Media Partners officials revealed on Tuesday that they had purchased the Ol’ Red singer’s whole master recording archive, which includes all of his commercial releases from 2001 through 2019. Influence Media representatives described the partnership as a “groundbreaking contract” that was struck “to promote his works and entitling Blake to partake in a share of the profit earned.” Even though Warner Music Group now owns the masters for Blake’s songs, Influence Media Partners will still be in charge of managing their distribution.