As a longtime fan of The Voice, I used to be over the moon with pleasure on the announcement that Kelly Clarkson was returning to the revamped singing competitors for Season 29. Nevertheless, we lately discovered the struggles her household has been dealing with, which triggered absences from her speak present and live performance cancellations. Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, died after a years-long battle with most cancers and, now, it appears just like the singer will miss some tapings of The Voice. So who’re they to fill her spot?
Seasons 28 and 29 of The Voice are filming concurrently, with the previous set to premiere on the 2025 TV schedule on September 22 and the latter coming in spring 2026. Kelly Clarkson will reportedly step away, at the least quickly, within the aftermath of the dying of her two kids’s father. An insider advised The Solar:
Kelly won’t be on the tapings scheduled subsequent week for Thursday and Friday. Manufacturing is engaged on a substitute coach for her now.
The Voice’s twenty ninth season will premiere throughout NBC’s “Legendary February,” throughout which the community will air Tremendous Bowl LX, the Winter Olympics and the NBA All-Star Recreation. In step with that theme, the upcoming cycle has been dubbed the “Season of Champions”; nevertheless, the 2 music superstars who’re being checked out to step in for Kelly Clarkson don’t fairly fulfill that standards. The supply continued:
Kelsea Ballerini and Miley Cyrus have been thought-about to fill in, however proper now, it is all nonetheless a piece in progress.
John Legend and Adam Levine are the opposite Voice coaches for Season 29, and whereas they’ve every beforehand introduced a staff member to victory on The Voice, neither Kelsea Ballerini (Season 27) nor Miley Cyrus (Seasons 11 and 13) can say the identical. Nevertheless, Ballerini did beforehand change Kelly Clarkson when she was ailing throughout Season 20.
Kelly Clarkson isn’t the one mentor affected by the present circumstances. Season 28 coach Reba McEntire was married to Brandon’s father Narvel from 1989 to 2015, and he or she too will miss some tapings of her upcoming season because of the dying of her stepson, who she paid tribute to in a candy put up. The insider mentioned The Voice is doing no matter it might probably to accommodate McEntire and Clarkson, saying:
No matter they need, the present will give them. They do not owe the present something proper now. However they’re being extremely skilled all through this. As a lot as one may be throughout a time like this. Kelly, particularly, although wants numerous time to heal. They perceive that. To not point out her children are beginning their new faculty 12 months. It is horrible timing however is there ever good timing for such a tragedy?
It’s unknown if one other coach will fill in for Reba McEntire or if The Voice might doubtlessly movie round her absence. It is going to be fascinating to see how the singing competitors handles shedding a coach for every of the subsequent two seasons, nevertheless it sounds just like the precedence is ensuring McEntire and Kelly Clarkson get the time they want throughout this horrible time for his or her household.
The Voice Season 28 premieres at 8 p.m. ET Monday, September 22, on NBC and may be streamed the subsequent day with a Hulu subscription.