Kelly Clarkson is rocking a brand new look as she returns to The Voice for the primary time since 2023 for the upcoming twenty ninth season.
In an Instagram promo for the spring 2026 season, Clarkson is seen again within the well-known pink chair and sporting a wispy bob haircut. That is fairly a change from her ordinary lengthy, blond locks. “This time, we’ve acquired some methods up our sleeves. Y’all prepare,” the singer says within the video.
Clarkson is returning to the NBC competitors collection alongside Adam Levine and John Legend for The Voice: Battle of Champions. She beforehand stepped away from this system after transferring her daytime speak present, The Kelly Clarkson Present, to New York Metropolis. Clarkson will movie each The Voice Season 29 and her speak present concurrently.
Battle of Champions marks the primary time that each one competing coaches are former winners of The Voice. The particular version will even characteristic some format adjustments, together with new powers and the return of all-star contestants.
Every coach will start the competitors with 10 new artists per workforce, fairly than the standard 14 artists. The Blind Auditions will characteristic a “Triple Flip Competitors,” the place the coaches compete to earn probably the most triple flip artists on their workforce. The coach with probably the most triple turns positive aspects a “Tremendous Steal” for the Battle Spherical, which can be utilized as soon as and trumps some other coach’s try and steal.
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The Knockout Spherical will enable every coach to convey again two fan-favorite artists from their groups in earlier seasons. The returning contestants will compete in an “In-Season All-Star Competitors,” the place the artists will signify their former coaches in a head-to-head sing-off. Authentic Voice coach CeeLo Inexperienced will assist decide the sing-offs winner, who will be a part of their coach as a second finalist within the finale.
The Prime 9 artists will transfer on to the semi-finals earlier than being whittled right down to the Prime 4 for the season finale. As well as, for the primary time ever, a voting bloc comprised of tremendous followers and previous Voice artists will vote on their favorites in actual time through the semis and finale.
“I’m so excited to be again teaching on the Voice!” Clarkson shared in a earlier assertion.
The Voice, Season 28, September 2025, 8/7c, NBC