The coach got his mentoring start on the NBC series, but he’s taking his skills to a brand-new competition show for CBS.

The Voice season 28 is set to premiere on September 22 on NBC.
The Voice also revealed the upcoming coaches for the show’s season 29 in spring 2026.
Fans may be curious to know why Blake Shelton won’t be on The Voice amid his exit after season 23.

It’s official: The Voice season 28 is almost here.

The latest installment of the NBC series is set to return on Monday, September 22, 2025, and fans are ecstatic to see which new artists get their chance to compete on TV. With Reba McEntire, Michael Bublé, Niall Horan and Snoop Dogg all coaching the latest batch of musicians, it’ll be hard to root for just one team this season!

But with the news of The Voice coming back, let’s not forget how folks are already pumped about the fact season 29 has also been confirmed for the spring of 2026. Set to be called The Voice: Battle of Champions, viewers will see returning coaches Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend all try to prove that they are the mentors to beat. But with all these famous faces back on our screens, how come we haven’t talked about Blake Shelton? After all, he was part of the original program since day one, but he famously left The Voice after 23 seasons back in May 2023.

So, is there a chance that Blake Shelton is returning to The Voice as well? Well, we hate to break it to you, but it may be a while before we see him pop back up on the competition series.

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As for the reason behind why Blake won’t be returning to The Voice, that’s due to him co-executive producing and starring in another singing competition series on CBS.

Titled The Road, the project will follow Blake, Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson as they search to find the next big music superstar. And if that’s not enough, the show is also from the minds of Taylor Sheridan, Lee Metzger and David Glasser. And for those wondering when they can see Blake back be their TV screens, CBS revealed The Road‘s official release date will be Sunday, October 19, 2025.

“#TheRoad to music stardom begins Sunday, Oct 19 on @CBS and @ParamountPlus,” the caption read alongside the Instagram announcement on July 11.

But that’s not all. At the time of Blake’s exit from The Voice, he mentioned how he wanted to be more present as a husband to wife Gwen Stefani (who he married back in 2021) and stepfather to sons Kingston, Zuma and Apollo (Gwen shares her sons with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale).

“I think the only way for me to really [parent] right is to step away from being committed to something like The Voice that demands a lot of your time,” he shared back then to Access Hollywood. “There’s no way around it. If you’re going to do it and do it right, you have to be 10 percent in. And I just feel like those days are behind me for now. I got a more important job.”

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Well, even with The Road coming to TV this fall, here’s to hoping Blake will make an appearance on The Voice at some point soon!