‘The Voice’ Adds ‘American Idol’ Legend as Season 26 Mega Mentor

November 4, 2024 3:25 pm

Season 26 of The Voice has already given us plenty of watchable moments, including a rare triple steal and some incredible Battle performances. Tonight’s episode (Monday, Nov. 4) closes out the Battle Rounds as coaches Michael Bublé, Snoop Dogg,Gwen Stefani and Reba McEntire whittle their teams down to the top nine artists. Next Monday (Nov. 11) kicks off the Knockout Rounds, and The Voice is bringing in some heavy hitters as this season’s Mega Mentors.

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Jennifer Hudson, Sting Join ‘The Voice’

American Idol legend Jennifer Hudson will return to The Voice during season 26 as a Mega Mentor. The Dreamgirls star became the first female coach to win the show’s UK version in 2017. She also served as a coach during seasons 13 and 15 of the U.S. show.

Multi Grammy-winning artist Sting is season 26’s other Mega Mentor. The former Police frontman will mentor Snoop Dogg’s and Gwen Stefani’s teams, while Hudson will assist Michael Bublé’s and Reba McEntire.

Our Mega Mentors are so nice, we did it twice. ✌️❤️🔥 Don't miss @OfficialSting and @IAMJHUD on #TheVoice Knockouts MONDAY November 11 8/7c on @nbc and streaming on @peacock. pic.twitter.com/GeH5npi5fe
— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) November 4, 2024

The Knockout Rounds will pair each artists against two other teammates. This time, they will select their own songs to perform individually while their competitors watch and wait.

Sting and Hudson are there to help guide the artists into their strongest performances yet. However, coaches alone choose the winner from their team to advance to the Playoffs. As this is the final round before the Live Shows, the stakes are high. Each coach has one Save and one Steal in this round.

An Important Schedule Change IS Coming

While The Voice typically airs at 8 p.m. Eastern Monday and Tuesday on NBC, this week’s schedule will look a bit different.

Monday’s (Nov. 4) episode wraps up the Battle Rounds for season 26. However, the show will skip Tuesday’s (Nov. 5) episode to make room for the U.S. presidential election results.

The Voice will return Monday (Nov. 11) to kick off the Knockout Rounds.

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