‘The Voice’ Scores Celebrity Edition At NBC; Joe Jonas Joins Queen Latifah & Riley Green As Coach With Keke Palmer Hosting
Deadline
•Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000
📰 What Happened
NBC is producing 'The Voice: Celebrity,' which for the first time has celebrities — actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, comedians and reality TV stars — competing instead of undiscovered talent. Joe Jonas is making his coaching debut alongside Queen Latifah and Riley Green, who coach Season 30 of the show, and Keke Palmer will host in place of Carson Daly, who has hosted since 2011. The celebrity edition, essentially Season 31 of the franchise, will air next spring.
🔍 The Backstory
'The Voice' has been a cornerstone of NBC's schedule since 2011, driven by the rotating coach panel and the discovery-of-unknown-singers format under host Carson Daly. NBC has increasingly leaned on celebrity-driven formats and spinoffs to refresh long-running franchises. Queen Latifah and Riley Green joined as coaches for the fall Season 30.
🎯 Why It Matters
Replacing undiscovered talent with celebrities is one of the biggest format changes in the show's history, a bet that name recognition can reinvigorate a franchise competing in a crowded reality-TV and streaming landscape. Keke Palmer's takeover from Carson Daly marks a notable hosting transition for a long-running NBC staple. The move signals how legacy unscripted franchises are adapting to attract new audiences and talent-derived interest.
NBC is producing 'The Voice: Celebrity,' which for the first time has celebrities — actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, comedians and reality TV stars — competing instead of undiscovered talent. Joe Jonas is making his coaching debut alongside Queen Latifah and Riley Green, who coach Season 30 of the show, and Keke Palmer will host in place of Carson Daly, who has hosted since 2011. The celebrity edition, essentially Season 31 of the franchise, will air next spring.
'The Voice' has been a cornerstone of NBC's schedule since 2011, driven by the rotating coach panel and the discovery-of-unknown-singers format under host Carson Daly. NBC has increasingly leaned on celebrity-driven formats and spinoffs to refresh long-running franchises. Queen Latifah and Riley Green joined as coaches for the fall Season 30.
Replacing undiscovered talent with celebrities is one of the biggest format changes in the show's history, a bet that name recognition can reinvigorate a franchise competing in a crowded reality-TV and streaming landscape. Keke Palmer's takeover from Carson Daly marks a notable hosting transition for a long-running NBC staple. The move signals how legacy unscripted franchises are adapting to attract new audiences and talent-derived interest.