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. Nonetheless, we just lately realized the struggles her household has been dealing with, which triggered absences from her discuss present and live performance cancellations. Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, died after a years-long battle with most cancers and, now, it seems 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, not less than briefly, within the aftermath of the dying of her two kids’s father. An insider advised The Sun:
Kelly won’t be on the tapings scheduled subsequent week for Thursday and Friday. Manufacturing is engaged on a alternative 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 of to fill in, however proper now, it is all nonetheless a piece in progress.
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 she or he too will miss some tapings of her upcoming season as a result of dying of her stepson, who she paid tribute to in a candy submit. The insider stated The Voice is doing no matter it may possibly 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 could be throughout a time like this. Kelly, particularly, although wants loads of 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, however 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 could be streamed the subsequent day with a Hulu subscription.
