‘The Voice’: Reba McEntire Announced As Season 23 Mega Mentor

etcanada.com:

It’s Blake Shelton’s final season on “The Voice” — so it’s only fitting that the Mega Mentor is a country music legend! NBC announced on Wednesday that Reba McEntire will serve as the Mega Mentor for the upcoming season 23, advising Shelton and his fellow coaches — Kelly Clarkson and newcomers Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan — and their team members ahead of the Knockout Rounds.

It’s a full-circle moment for McEntire, who served as Shelton’s Battle Round Advisor during the singing competition’s very first season back in 2011.

Of course, Shelton isn’t the only coach McEntire has a connection with — she’s also very close with Clarkson, her former daughter-in-law and frequent duet partner.

Season 23 will also see some changes to the Voice competition, with the addition of a “Playoff Pass” in the Battle Rounds, which allows both artists to advance — and the winner to skip the Knockout Round and head straight to the Playoffs.