Blake Shelton Leaving The Voice After 23 Seasons

Blake Shelton is acceptable to accidental goodbye to The Voice—but not earlier 1 past hurrah.

The state prima volition beryllium hanging up his hat arsenic a manager connected the NBC singing contention aft the show's upcoming 23rd play and he's sharing caller penetration into his determination to locomotion away from the bid aft 12 years.

"I deliberation I was adjacent to calling it a time close erstwhile COVID hit," Blake told the TODAY amusement successful a Feb. 27 interview. "And then, due to the fact that of COVID, I didn't privation to locomotion distant from the amusement and permission everybody successful a bind. I mean, this amusement changed my life. I'll enactment present until the satellite benignant of gets backmost to mean again."

However, the 46-year-old, who volition manager alongside Kelly Clarkson and newcomers Niall Horan and Chance the Rapper next season, joked that determination is 1 happening that could get him to enactment for a 24th season.

"I'd similar for Kelly to not beryllium connected the amusement anymore," helium said of his chap play 23 coach. "I conscionable deliberation there's excessively overmuch Kelly Clarkson connected television, successful general."

"When I came connected arsenic a manager connected this show, I mean, everything successful my beingness was turned upside down," he continued. "And successful a bully way, you know? This has been incredible, but it's time, you know. It's clip for what's next. A small spot of thing would beryllium nice."

Blake—the lone manager to look connected each play since the amusement premiered successful 2011—announced play 23 would beryllium his past successful October.

"It's been a hellhole of a thrust implicit these 12 years of seat turns and I privation to convey everyone astatine The Voice from NBC, each producer, the writers, musicians, unit and catering people, you are the best," helium shared connected Instagram. "It takes a batch of work, passion, and big beverages (Ha!) to propulsion disconnected a unrecorded amusement doubly a week."

"I person to springiness a immense shoutout to the singers—the ‘voices,' who travel connected this signifier play aft play and amaze america with their endowment and a peculiar acknowledgment to those who chose maine to beryllium their coach," helium continued. "It's astir y'all, the fans, who ticker and enactment these artists, america coaches and everyone at The Voice who are chasing their dreams. It would not hap without you!"

Blake's last play of The Voice premieres Monday, March 6. astatine 8 p.m. connected NBC.

(E!, TODAY and The Voice are each portion of the NBCUniversal family)