It’s not straightforward to think about another person filling Blake Shelton‘s well-worn seat on The Voice. However the present does have to discover a alternative for him later this 12 months — and TVLine readers have some recommendations.
Earlier this month, we asked who you’d like 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 idea, 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 honest, it wasn’t solely the nation style represented by your picks: Rock band frontmen like Jon Bon Jovi and Billie Joe Armstrong had been proposed, as had been pop icons like Lizzo and Woman Gaga. However it ought to come as no shock that the names of nation music legends stuffed our feedback part, and we’ve collected the ten commonest recommendations within the listing under.
Plus, throughout its 23 seasons on the air, The Voice has already recruited a number of of those hypothetical picks to function Crew Blake’s Battle Spherical advisor — so we all know they’d get Shelton’s endorsement! Maintain scrolling to see who you most need as Shelton’s Voice alternative, then drop a remark together with your ideas!
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Maren Morris
Picture Credit score: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Photos for iHeartRadio Although Morris doesn’t at the moment have a lot expertise judging singing competitions, she actually is aware of what it’s prefer 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 harm 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
Picture Credit score: Wealthy Polk/Getty Photos for On Location Brown is slightly newer to the music trade than most others on this listing, having solely damaged out within the final decade — however that would truly work to his benefit when attempting to recruit singers to his crew. Plus, Season 24 wouldn’t be Brown’s first Voice rodeo: He beforehand served as Crew Blake’s advisor through the Season 19 Battles.
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Tim McGraw
Picture Credit score: Kevin Winter/Getty Photos for iHeartMedia McGraw additionally has some Voice expertise on his résumé, having served as a key advisor alongside spouse Religion Hill again in Season 11. Plus, few nation singers are extra embellished than McGraw, who’s received trophies from nearly each music awards present below the solar (together with three Grammy wins).
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Kacey Musgraves
Picture Credit score: Kevin Winter/Getty Photos for The Recording Academy Ought to she be a part of The Voice, Musgraves could be totally new to the world of judging actuality competitions. However her likable persona and humorousness ought to suit nicely with the present’s lighthearted tone, and her accomplishments within the trade — together with a whopping six Grammy wins at simply 34 years outdated — would make her a worthy, succesful addition to the bench.
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Darius Rucker
Picture Credit score: Terry Wyatt/Getty Photos 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 listing, Rucker has beforehand appeared on The Voice by means of advising Crew Blake (in Season 17).
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Carrie Underwood
Picture Credit score: Erika Goldring/Getty Photos 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 period within the close to future. And will Kelly Clarkson keep on board for Season 24, it’d be a visit to observe two of American Idol‘s greatest success tales be a part of forces — for a rival sequence, no much less.
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Garth Brooks
Picture Credit score: Terry Wyatt/Getty Photos for Nation Music Corridor of Fame and Museum One of many greatest nation superstars on our readers’ want listing, Brooks has 16 (!) studio albums, 13 Grammy nominations and thousands and thousands of offered data to his identify… so, yeah, we are able to see The Voice‘s starry-eyed singers wanting a coach with that degree of expertise. And Brooks wouldn’t be a complete beginner to the present, both: He suggested contestants throughout Season 11, the identical 12 months that Tim McGraw and Religion Hill provided their experience.
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Reba McEntire
Picture Credit score: Jason Kempin/Getty Photos We suspect many a Voice hopeful would leap on the probability to study from the Queen of Nation Music. And in the case of Voice expertise, McEntire’s received fairly a bit: She was Shelton’s first-ever crew advisor again in Season 1 (aw!), briefly coached contestants throughout Season 8, and can quickly function Mega Mentor on the present twenty third season. Would possibly The Voice be readying McEntire to turn into a full-time a part of the present? Hm…
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Brad Paisley
Picture Credit score: Jason Davis/Getty Photos for ACM One other former advisor to Crew Blake (throughout Season 9), Paisley has been within the nation music recreation for greater than 20 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 listing) a number of instances, showcasing the identical type of up-for-anything humor that has made Shelton’s Voice tenure so memorable. If the present is in search of a brand new sparring companion for Kelly Clarkson as a lot as it’s a respected coach, Paisley may be the right decide.
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Keith City
Picture Credit score: Jason Kempin/Getty Photos City was far and away TVLine readers’ best choice to fill Shelton’s cowboy boots — and his résumé, it is smart. Along with his three-plus many years within the biz (together with 4 Grammy wins), City has 1) beforehand suggested Shelton’s crew 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 nearly too certified! Put him in that swivel seat!
