Reba McEntire joins ‘The Voice’ Season 23 as ‘Mega Mentor’
Reba McEntire is bringing her many years of music savvy again to “The Voice.”
The NBC singing competitors introduced Wednesday that the “Reba” star and “I’m a Survivor” singer will function the “Mega Mentor” on Season 23. The multi-hyphenate will be part of new “Voice” coaches Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan , and returning coaches Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton.
According to a press launch, McEntire will assist the coaches mentor singers who make it to the later stage of the competitors.
Previous Mega Mentors on “The Voice” have included Ed Sheeran, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift and Usher.
The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee will return to “The Voice” stage greater than a decade after first showing as an adviser within the inaugural 2011 season. Fellow Season 1 advisers had been Monica, Sia and Adam Blackstone.
NBC’s announcement comes after Shelton shared in October that he’ll depart the collection after Season 23. Shelton, the present’s longest-serving coach, has been with the competitors collection since 2011.
“I’ve been wrestling with this for a while and I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step away from ‘The Voice’ after next season,” he mentioned on Instagram. “This show has changed my life in every way for the better and it will always feel like home to me.”
“The Voice” Season 23 premieres at 8 p.m. March 6 on NBC.