In a new promo clip for The Voice's Season 24, which debuts Sept. 25-26 on NBC, Reba McEntire pokes fun at herself over being crowned a country queen by host Carson Daly.
Clips from what's presumably the two-part season premiere shows McEntire clowning around while wearing a crown and holding a scepter —when the latter's not being swiped by fellow coach and close friend Niall Horan. There's also audience appreciation of her red hair and jokes galore about her fixation on tater tots. It should assure viewers that the silliness will not be toned down during the first The Voice season with original coach Blake Shelton.
Better yet, the clip features a light-hearted sendup of "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)."
Hear ye, hear ye! ? I've taken the throne as the newest coach for Season 24 of #TheVoice! Don’t miss the premiere September 25th & 26th on @nbc and streaming on @peacock to catch all the magic. @NBCTheVoice #QueenReba pic.twitter.com/uzarrYygEE
— Reba McEntire (@reba) August 29, 2023
On May 15, McEntire's team confirmed that the pop culture icon will become a first-time coach for Season 24. The brief press release added that McEntire "will draw from her iconic career as she shares her expertise with hopeful up-and-comers."
McEntire replacing Shelton fulfills one of the singing competition show's original plans for its 2011 debut. During a 2020 appearance on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, she confirmed the rumor that NBC's The Voice could've had Team Reba in Season 1 instead of Team Blake.
"It is very true," McEntire confirmed, as quoted byET Canada. "It was a very popular show in Holland, I'm pretty sure, and I watched the tape, and I said, 'No, I'm going to pass on that,' because I don't think I could ever be able to tell somebody that they're terrible or go find another job or hope you like your nighttime job. I couldn't do that day in and day out. I just couldn't do it. So I did pass on it."
