Blake Shelton Is 'Stepping Away' from ' The Voice ' After 23 Seasons: 'Hell of a Ride' - Yahoo Entertainment

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Blake Shelton has decided to instrumentality a measurement backmost from his coaching duties connected The Voice aft a 12-year ride.

On Tuesday, the "God's Country" vocalist announced that the adjacent play of the singing contention amusement volition beryllium his past — marking 23 consecutive seasons with the amusement earlier his exit.

"I've been wrestling with this for a portion and I've decided that it's clip for maine to measurement distant from The Voice aft play 23," the 46-year-old state prima wrote successful an Instagram post. "This amusement has changed my beingness successful each mode for the amended and it volition ever consciousness similar location to me."

He continued, "It's been a hellhole of a thrust implicit these 12 years of seat turns and I privation to convey everyone astatine 'The Voice' from NBC, each producer, the writers, musicians, unit and catering people, you are the best. It takes a batch of work, passion, and big beverages (Ha!) to propulsion disconnected a unrecorded amusement doubly a week."

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Shelton past reflected connected the relationships helium cultivated connected the amusement — and gave a shoutout to the contestants.

"I've made lifelong bonds with Carson and each azygous 1 my chap coaches implicit the years, including my wife, Gwen Stefani! I person to springiness a immense shoutout to the singers – the 'Voices' who travel connected this signifier play aft play and amaze america with their endowment and a peculiar acknowledgment to those who chose maine to beryllium their coach."

He concluded: "Lastly, it's astir y'all, the fans, who ticker and enactment these artists, america coaches and everyone astatine 'The Voice' chasing their dreams. It wouldn't hap without you!"

Shelton began coaching play 1 alongside Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green. The Maroon 5 frontman and Shelton coached unneurotic up until Levine's exit connected play 16, and assorted stars person filled the reddish chairs since including Miley Cyrus, Shakira, Usher, Nick Jonas and more. Throughout his clip connected the show, Team Shelton earned 8 wins successful total.

Sarah Kerver/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Barry Brecheisen/Getty Blake Shelton, Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson and Niall Horan

Aside from Shelton's exit, The Voice besides announced who would beryllium coaching beside him for play 23. Kelly Clarkson volition people her instrumentality aft leaving play 21, portion Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan volition marque their debut arsenic coaches connected the series.

The stars teased the announcement earlier successful the time by posting a bid motion emoji connected their Instagram feeds and tagging each other. With the quality out, they each shared their excitement for the caller season.

"I'm thrilled to articulation The Voice arsenic a manager for the adjacent season," said the 29-year-old "Sunday Candy" singer. "I'm excited to assistance different artists get to the adjacent level and marque the astir of this life-changing experience. Get acceptable for #teamchance."

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Horan, 29, added, "I'm excited to beryllium joining this play of The Voice arsenic a coach. I'm looking guardant to gathering and mentoring the caller harvest of endowment portion we conflict it retired with the different teams!"

Meanwhile, the 40-year-old "Since You've Been Gone" vocalist said she's "so excited to beryllium backmost with my Voice family!"

A premiere day for play 23 is yet to beryllium announced, but ticker play 22 of The Voice on NBC Mondays and Tuesdays astatine 8 p.m. ET. with Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Camila Cabello and John Legend arsenic coaches.