It’s not straightforward to think about another person filling Blake Shelton‘s well-worn seat on The Voice. But the present does must discover a alternative for him later this yr — and TVLine readers have some options.
Earlier this month, we requested who you’d wish to see take Shelton’s place on the NBC singing competitors, now that he plans to exit when Season 23 concludes. And whereas Shelton, in principle, is an irreplaceable staple of the present, it appears there are fairly a number of nation music stars who could be equally welcome on Voice viewers’ TV screens.
To be truthful, it wasn’t solely the nation style represented by your picks: Rock band frontmen like Jon Bon Jovi and Billie Joe Armstrong have been proposed, as have been pop icons like Lizzo and Lady Gaga. But it ought to come as no shock that the names of nation music legends crammed our feedback part, and we’ve collected the ten most typical options within the checklist beneath.
Plus, throughout its 23 seasons on the air, The Voice has already recruited a number of of those hypothetical picks to function Team Blake’s Battle Round advisor — so we all know they’d get Shelton’s endorsement! Keep scrolling to see who you most need as Shelton’s Voice alternative, then drop a remark along with your ideas!
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Maren Morris
Image Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartRadio Though Morris doesn’t at the moment have a lot expertise judging singing competitions, she actually is aware of what it’s wish to audition for them, having been rejected by The Voice, American Idol and others earlier than getting her large break. She’d be an empathetic addition to the teaching lineup, and it wouldn’t damage to get one other feminine mentor on the present; Kelly Clarkson shouldn’t have to carry down the fort alone!
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Kane Brown
Image Credit: Rich Polk/Getty Images for On Location Brown is a little bit newer to the music business than most others on this checklist, having solely damaged out within the final decade — however that might truly work to his benefit when making an attempt to recruit singers to his workforce. Plus, Season 24 wouldn’t be Brown’s first Voice rodeo: He beforehand served as Team Blake’s advisor through the Season 19 Battles.
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Tim McGraw
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia McGraw additionally has some Voice expertise on his résumé, having served as a key advisor alongside spouse Faith Hill again in Season 11. Plus, few nation singers are extra adorned than McGraw, who’s received trophies from nearly each music awards present beneath the solar (together with three Grammy wins).
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Kacey Musgraves
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Should she be part of The Voice, Musgraves could be solely new to the world of judging actuality competitions. But her likable character and humorousness ought to suit nicely with the present’s lighthearted tone, and her accomplishments within the business — together with a whopping six Grammy wins at simply 34 years previous — would make her a worthy, succesful addition to the bench.
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Darius Rucker
Image Credit: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM Few issues are extra interesting to potential Voice contestants than a coach who’s well-versed in a number of genres — and that actually applies to Rucker, who crossed over to nation music after years of fronting the comfortable rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. And like a number of different names on this checklist, Rucker has beforehand appeared on The Voice by means of advising Team Blake (in Season 17).
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Carrie Underwood
Image Credit: Erika Goldring/Getty Images for BMI Underwood is nearly to wrap up her Denim & Rhinestones live performance tour, feasibly making her out there to affix The Voice‘s post-Shelton era in the near future. And should Kelly Clarkson stay on board for Season 24, it’d be a visit to observe two of American Idol‘s greatest success tales be part of forces — for a rival sequence, no much less.
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Garth Brooks
Image Credit: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum One of the most important nation superstars on our readers’ want checklist, Brooks has 16 (!) studio albums, 13 Grammy nominations and hundreds of thousands of offered information to his title… so, yeah, we are able to see The Voice‘s starry-eyed singers wanting a coach with that level of experience. And Brooks wouldn’t be a complete beginner to the present, both: He suggested contestants throughout Season 11, the identical yr that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill provided their experience.
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Reba McEntire
Image Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images We suspect many a Voice hopeful would leap on the likelihood to be taught from the Queen of Country Music. And in terms of Voice expertise, McEntire’s received fairly a bit: She was Shelton’s first-ever workforce advisor again in Season 1 (aw!), briefly coached contestants throughout Season 8, and can quickly function Mega Mentor on the present twenty third season. Might The Voice be readying McEntire to turn into a full-time a part of the present? Hm…
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Brad Paisley
Image Credit: Jason Davis/Getty Images for ACM Another former advisor to Team Blake (throughout Season 9), Paisley has been within the nation music sport for greater than twenty years — but it surely’s not simply musical expertise that he brings to the desk. Paisley has additionally co-hosted the CMA Awards (with Carrie Underwood, one other entry on this checklist) a number of occasions, showcasing the identical sort of up-for-anything humor that has made Shelton’s Voice tenure so memorable. If the present is searching for a brand new sparring associate for Kelly Clarkson as a lot as it’s a respected coach, Paisley could be the right choose.
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Keith Urban
Image Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images Urban was far and away TVLine readers’ best choice to fill Shelton’s cowboy boots — and his résumé, it is sensible. In addition to his three-plus a long time within the biz (together with 4 Grammy wins), Urban has 1) beforehand suggested Shelton’s workforce throughout Season 15, 2) coached a number of seasons of Australia’s Voice iteration and three) put in a number of years as an American Idol decide alongside Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. He’s virtually too certified! Put him in that swivel seat!
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