Reba McEntire to join ‘The Voice’ Season 24

Reba McEntire to join 'The Voice' Season 24

“The Voice” has recruited a “Fancy” new addition to its lineup of all-star coaches.

Reba McEntire, 68, will replace longtime coach Blake Shelton, 46, as the NBC singing competition’s resident country star.

“There’s a new Coach in town! See you all this Fall!” she tweeted on Monday.

But country music icon McEntire is no stranger to the show.

She served as the Mega Mentor for contestants during Season 23, which is currently underway, and was also a Battle Adviser to Team Blake back in Season 1.

“It’s so much fun to be back on ‘The Voice’ again,” McEntire said about being a Mega Mentor last month on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.”

“It’s always a lot of fun to give advice because I study people when they perform and I want to be touched when they’re singing to me,” she added.


Reba McEntire will replace Blake Shelton as the show’s country coach.
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The “Does He Love You” singer claimed she was asked to be a coach on the show when it first started way back in 2011.

“I got [a look at] the Holland version of ‘The Voice.’ They sent it to me and I said, ‘I can’t see me doing that,’” she told “Entertainment Tonight” in February, reasoning that she couldn’t see herself being tied down to one project.


Reba McEntire to join 'The Voice' Season 24
Niall Horan will also return for Season 24.
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Niall Horan, Gwen Stefani and John Legend will also return to their red chairs to round out the upcoming season’s coaches.

“I loved it so much, I’m doing it again,” the former One Direction member, who joined the show for Season 23, tweeted about his return.


Reba McEntire to join 'The Voice' Season 24
John Legend and Gwen Stefani will also return to the show.
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Season 23 coaches Kelly Clarkson and Chance the Rapper will not be returning this time around.

A premiere date for the upcoming season of “The Voice” has yet to be announced.

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