THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 1705 — Pictured: Musical guest Blake Shelton performs on Thursday, September 8, 2022 — (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)

 

Blake Shelton has plans to leave NBC’s ‘The Voice’ after his X season run.

 

Blake made the announcement last October that he would be leaving in May. Blake is the longest-running judge of the show- and one of the original 4 coaches of The Voice when it premiered in in 2011. He will be leaving his fellow judges Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan, and Chance the Rapper, after this current season number 23.

 

Since Shelton is leaving, the hopes are that he will be replaced by another country legend. Blake’s team has had 9 wins in total, almost all of them being singers in the country genre. It’s clear country is a favoured genre among the show’s audience.

 

Now, to Reba. She is the ‘mega mentor’ for this season of the show. They released a clip to the show’s YouTube sharing some special moments shared between Reba, contestants, and coaches.

 

 

Reba seems like a natural fit to take Blake’s place. In the past, Kelly Clarkson made the same transition from ‘mega mentor’ to coach. Reba also conveniently has no fall tour dates, so she may be available!

 

Regardless, we will be expecting an announcement of Blake’s replacement soon!