John Legend Fuels Rumors of Carrie Underwood Replacing Blake Shelton As ‘The Voice’ Judge
Blake Shelton is leaving The Voice. This we know. The moving piece and big question that remains is “who’s going to take his place?” Enter Carrie Underwood?
Voice coach John Legend fueled rumors of Carrie becoming a judge in an interview with EXTRA saying “We have never had another country coach before; it has always been Blake… I could see Carrie doing it… She could be good. Just an idea, Carrie. We’ll see, we’ll see.” Since that sound bite the rumor mill has been swirling.
Carrie famously won Voice-rival American Idol way back in 2005. Would you love to see Coach Carrie on The Voice?
Let’s look at some other Country-coach possibilities…
Blake Shelton: What Country Star Could Replace Him on 'The Voice?'
Dolly Parton: She would be hilarious in the role.
Most people already know that Dolly is quick-witted, very funny, and would be a great chair turner on The Voice. However, she is also very lovely and would have a problem criticizing anyone or hurting the feelings of someone who dares to dream of music stardom. Plus, she is already so busy it’s doubtful she would be able to handle a two-night-a-week TV schedule. Parton does say “yes” to a lot lately, and who knows, maybe she would take The Voice plunge if asked just right by NBC, whom she already has a TV movie deal with.
Brad Paisley: A natural comedian and music expert.
A little-known fact is that Brad was in the running for Luke Bryan’s spot on American Idol before Idol chose Bryan. Brad has always been a funny guy and has even filled in as a host on Jimmy Kimmel’s show on ABC.
Carrie Underwood: She is so loyal to "American Idol."
Carrie is quite faithful to American Idol, which made her the superstar she is today, so not sure if she would take an offer from The Voice as Kelly Clarkson did. However, if she did take a turn in the big red chair, no doubt she would be fabulous at it.
Tim McGraw: Tim's knowledge would be an asset.
Tim would be great in the big red chair if he took over Shelton’s spot on The Voice. With his budding acting career, he does spend a reasonable amount of time in California, so maybe a fit into The Voice would work for McGraw.
Keith Urban: Would Keith swap the Australian 'Voice' for America?
Keith did appear in The Voice Australia for several seasons before he bowed out recently to spend more time with his family. While he is well qualified, we are not sure he would swap one Voice in his native Australia to do the same in America. Urban was also an American Idol judge from 2013-2016.
