Producers look to replace Blake Shelton in “The Voice”

After 21 seasons on the hit NBC show, producers have reportedly sought to replace Blake Shelton with a young musician on The voice after the pop superstar Ariana quality signed as judge.

A source revealed to Radar, “After a decade on the show, the producers are quietly looking to replace Blake with someone younger and more current. Blake is great but he’s not in Ariana’s league.”

The “God’s Country” singer, who met his now wife Gwen Stefani while they were both panel judges, first joined the show in its first season in April 2011.

However, with the competition gaining ground with a whole new audience, the creatives are looking to capitalize on the younger audience. “Now she [Ariana] changed everything and opened the doors to the flood for relevant future talent, which is not good news for Blake Shelton. Sure, he’s a star and people love him, but he’s not really burning the charts anymore, “the source continued.

A Hollywood agent commented at the point of sale: “It’s time for a reshuffle. The only way the show stays fresh is to constantly evolve. Huge stars who wouldn’t even have considered joining the show ago. a few months now think again, thanks Ariana. “

If Shelton is on the prime-time show, the 45-year-old may already have another gig planned. As OKAY! exclusively reported, he and his other half, Stefani, plan to launch a joint tour together.

“By touring together their work schedules would be aligned. They want to be a team both off stage,” a source said.

The “Sweet Escape” singer and Shelton are looking to form their tour just like Garth Brooks and Trisha Bois of the Year Where Hill of Faith and Tim mcgraw. The insider continued, “These duets have brought millions of people on the road together, and Shelton and Stefani believe the formula can work for them, too.”