Blake Shelton Leaving ‘The Voice’ After Season 23 on NBC - TVLine

The Voice‘s longest-tenured manager is hanging up his revolving chair: Country prima Blake Shelton, who has been with the NBC singing contention since its 2011 debut, is leaving the amusement aft the upcoming Season 23.

“I’ve been wrestling with this for a while, and I’ve decided that it’s clip for maine to measurement distant from The Voice aft Season 23,” Shelton said successful a statement. “This amusement has changed my beingness successful each mode for the better, and it volition ever consciousness similar location to me. 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. 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. 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 was 1 of the 4 archetypal coaches connected The Voice erstwhile it premiered connected NBC successful 2011, on with Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green and Adam Levine. Green near aft Season 5, and Aguilera near aft Season 10. Levine stuck astir until Season 16, exiting the amusement successful 2019. Shelton has coached each play of The Voice truthful far, with 8 of his vocalists winning the expansive prize.

NBC has renewed The Voice for Season 23 — acceptable to aerial adjacent outpouring — with caller coaches Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan joining veterans Kelly Clarkson and Shelton connected the coaching panel. Shelton is besides 1 of the 4 coaches connected The Voice‘s existent season, on with Camila Cabello, John Legend and Stefani.

Will you miss Blake? Drop your thoughts connected his exit successful a remark below, The Voice fans.