{"id":198609,"date":"2025-12-23T21:04:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T21:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/198609\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T21:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T21:04:14","slug":"the-voice-fans-we-may-know-why-reba-mcentire-wont-be-a-coach-for-season-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/198609\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Voice&#8217; Fans, We May Know Why Reba McEntire Won&#8217;t Be a Coach for Season 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Voice just wrapped season 28, where Reba McEntire was one of four coaches mentoring artists. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans learned Reba is leaving The Voice for season 29, which airs in February 2026. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reba also spoke out about why she won&#8217;t return to The Voice for season 29. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/the-voice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Voice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Voice<\/a> just came to a close, and everyone is thrilled about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/tv-shows\/a69722064\/who-won-the-voice-2025-season-28-aiden-ross\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:who won season 28;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">who won season 28<\/a>. But with the end of a season comes major changes, and fans won&#8217;t be happy with the twist the show dropped about one particular coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Throughout this season, viewers of the NBC series were thrilled to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/reba-mcentire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reba McEntire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reba McEntire<\/a>, Michael Bubl\u00e9, Niall Horan, and Snoop Dogg serve as coaches for aspiring artists. But in July 2025, the show revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/tv-shows\/a65489847\/the-voice-2025-season-29-coaches-new-format\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:season 29;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">season 29<\/a> would arrive in the winter of 2026, with a new format and new mentors, including returning coaches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/kelly-clarkson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kelly Clarkson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kelly Clarkson<\/a>, Adam Levine, and John Legend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, what does this mean for Reba&#8217;s future on The Voice? Well, we hate to break it to you, but Reba McEntire is leaving The Voice for season 29. And while there&#8217;s always a chance to see her come back in the future, it seems there&#8217;s a good reason behind her decision to exit.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"is reba mcentire leaving the voice 2026 season 29\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fea55b58e36f713280a3e5ca5a128a3c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>NBC<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As many fans know, The Voice isn&#8217;t the only TV show Reba is working on for NBC. She is also the star of <a href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com?id=74968X1596630&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fwatch-online%2Ftv%2Fhappys-place%2F5571697868434107112&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodhousekeeping.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-shows%2Fa69811469%2Freba-mcentire-leaving-the-voice-2026-season-29%2F\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Happy&#039;s Place;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Happy&#8217;s Place<\/a>, which is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/tv-shows\/a65550887\/reba-mcentire-happys-place-season-2-release-date\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:airing season 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">airing season 2<\/a> episodes. On Happy&#8217;s Place, she works alongside her Reba co-star Melissa Peterman and fianc\u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a62669319\/reba-mcentire-boyfriend-rex-linn-relationship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rex Linn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rex Linn<\/a>\u2014and her decision to leave The Voice might just be a matter of prioritization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reba adores working alongside her loved ones (particularly Rex), and she opened up about it during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UVPT8H3eOQA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:appearance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">appearance<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UVPT8H3eOQA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on the Today show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> on the Today show<\/a> on December 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We have a blast,&#8221; she explained while live on the air. &#8220;We&#8217;re so grateful and thankful that we get to go to work together, work together, and then go home together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the happiness we get when we see Reba on Happy&#8217;s Place, we know we&#8217;re going to miss her when The Voice season 29 rolls around this winter!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reba first appeared as an advisor for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/tv-shows\/a69509245\/is-blake-shelton-coming-back-to-the-voice-2026-season-29\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blake Shelton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Blake Shelton<\/a> during the season 1 battle rounds, and was also an advisor for the Knockouts in seasons 8 and 23. And let&#8217;s not forget\u2014Reba&#8217;s been a coach on the show four times, mentoring in seasons 24 through 26, before going on hiatus and then returning for season 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No matter the case, we can&#8217;t wait for the day we (hopefully) get to see Reba on The Voice once again!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You Might Also Like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.&#8221; The Voice just&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[122330,156,21834,6763,111,139,30595,69,122329,30596,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-198609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-adam-levine","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-john-legend","11":"tag-kelly-clarkson","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-niall-horan","15":"tag-nz","16":"tag-reba","17":"tag-the-voice","18":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}