Reba McEntire will be joined by Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé for the upcoming Season 26 of The Voice, marking the first time both Snoop Dogg and Bublé serve as coaches on the reality TV talent show. The four combined their talents for the first time on the song “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” a cover of the Four Tops’ 1966 hit.
McEntire won Season 25 of The Voice with her teammate, Asher HaVon. Entering her third season as a coach, the Country Music Hall of Fame member is confident in the abilities of her fellow coaches, even the two newcomers.
“I don’t think I could give them any advice that they wouldn’t already know,” McEntire tells Access Hollywood. “They’re going to have a blast. They’re going to love doing the show because it’s fun and you get to listen to so many talented people get up there and sing. We’ll have a fun time.”
McEntire might see her fellow coaches this fall more than just on The Voice. The 69-year-old is also starring in the NBC sitcom, Happy’s Place, where she hints the two shows could possibly overlap.
“Snoop wants to be on the show,” McEntire tells TV Insider. “Michael Bublé wants to be on the show. Gwen will just come visit, she didn’t say she wanted to be on the show.
The Oklahoma native is a seasoned pro at being in front of the camera, but she admits being on The Voice was something new for her, something she quickly fell in love with and adapted to seamlessly.
“It is a different part of me coming out because it’s non-scripted,” McEntire shared with Everything Nash and other outlets. “It is. You just go have fun, which I like to do that… It is just hysterical. And they come up with some of the funniest skits for us to get to do. So it just brought out my personality that a lot of people haven’t seen. If you see a concert, you’ll see a little bit of it. It’s just me being a me.”
In addition to appearing in two TV shows, McEntire is also working on new music. She just released the theatrical video for her current single, “I Can’t,” from a forthcoming new album.
“I love the lyrics of this song,” McEntire says of the song. “I love the melody. I really am drawn to minor chords in a song, and that’s what this one has. A lot of people tell me they can relate to it … Recording this song was a lot of fun ‘cause I got to work with Dave Cobb and his musicians.
“We stripped it down, and then we recorded it and then started adding more things to the track. It was a lot of fun,” she adds. “We had a great time in the studio.”
After the upcoming season, McEntire will take a break from The Voice. The coaches for Season 27 will be Kelsea Ballerini, Adam Levine, Snoop Dogg and Bublé. Season 26 of The Voice will premiere on September 23. Happy’s Place will premiere on October 18.
Find “I Can’t” and all of McEntire’s music at Reba.com.