“THE Voice” is rotating in two new judges.
Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys will replace Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams as coaches for season 11 next September, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The news came just days ahead of Cyrus’ “Voice” debut on season 10, during which she will serve as a key advisor mentoring all four groups of contestants. Keys previously served as a mentor for Williams’ group of singers during his season-seven debut. The two will join returning stars Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, who have been with the series since its inception. Cyrus confirmed her new gig late Friday on Twitter.
Levine, Shelton and Williams are also on the current season alongside original coach Christina Aguilera. In recent years, Aguilera has taken every other season off, with another female coach subbing in for her. First, it was Shakira, then it was Stefani. The latter is famously dating Shelton after the two met on “The Voice.” Stefani is currently in the midst of a busy promotional tour for her new album, but will appear this season as a mentor for Shelton’s team.
Thanks to Cyrus and Keys, season 11 will be the first with two female coaches.
“The Voice” usually runs neck-and-neck with “Dancing With the Stars” as television’s most popular competition shows, but crushes the ABC show among younger viewers. “The Voice” has passed by Fox’s “American Idol,” which is airing its last episode next month. (SD-Agencies)
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