{"id":24252,"date":"2026-05-13T10:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=24252"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:14:20","slug":"the-voice-season-30-reveals-its-final-coach-as-a-legendary-actress-and-rapper-joins-the-star-lineup-alongside-kelly-adam-and-riley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=24252","title":{"rendered":"The Voice Season 30 reveals its final coach as a legendary actress and rapper joins the star lineup alongside Kelly, Adam and Riley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEGENDARY actress and rapper has joined The Voice as the fourth coach for Season 30.<\/p>\n<p>Grammy Award winner Queen Latifah is bringing her expertise to the competition show for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>NBC announced on Tuesday that the iconic musician had been added to the panel, alongside two returning coaches and a newcomer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/2026_TIME_Women_of_the_Year_11667-24360jpg-JS1065680108.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"Queen Latifah smiling.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine will return to their red chairs for the milestone season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>Country singer Riley Green is also making his debut on the show as a first-time coach.<\/p>\n<p>This will also be the first time that Queen Latifah serves as a coach on The Voice.<\/p>\n<p>The rap star previously appeared as a guest judge on other competition series, like America\u2019s Got Talent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/NINTCHDBPICT001080080836.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"Carson Daly, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Adam Levine pose on the set of The Voice Finale Top 4.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Season 30 premieres this fall and will also feature special appearances from past coaches and mentors.<\/p>\n<p>Riley\u2019s addition is a drastic shakeup to the panel, which previously had Reba McEntire, Kelsea Ballerini, and Blake Shelton as the show\u2019s country music experts.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly seemed very pleased with the selection as she gushed about the ACM Award winner in an Instagram video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was stoked when I heard you were gonna be a coach because actually I\u2019m a superfan of your music, you\u2019re so good.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/photo-john-shearer-getty-images-1055869819.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Queen Latifah on the red carpet at the 68th GRAMMY Awards.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou probably know because I\u2019ve covered your songs, anyway big fan but needless to say, fan and all it\u2019s a competition\u2026team Kelly\u2019s going to whoop that a**,\u201d she joked in the clip.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly will be tough competition as she currently holds the record for the most wins by a female coach.<\/p>\n<p>She is also devoting more focus to The Voice, as she officially leaves her daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, around the same time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/www-instagram-com-p-dyk-1079881092.jpg?w=535\" alt=\"NINTCHDBPICT001079881092\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Adam has nabbed four wins in his 18 seasons on the show, including the recently concluded Season 29, which he coached with Kelly and John Legend.<\/p>\n<p>While many fans are excited to see Riley and Queen Latifah on the upcoming season, this wasn\u2019t the cast that the network initially hoped for.<\/p>\n<p>A production source exclusively told The U.S. Sun that NBC ideally wanted Blake and Gwen to return as coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Blake left The Voice in May 2023 after 12 years and 23 seasons as a coach on the show.<\/p>\n<p>He met his wife, Gwen, while they both were coaches on Season 7, which taped in April 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Gwen went on to coach seven more seasons and won the show once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEGENDARY actress and rapper has joined The Voice as the fourth coach for Season 30. 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