As a longtime fan of The Voice, I was over the moon with excitement at the announcement that Kelly Clarkson was returning to the revamped singing competition for Season 29. However, we recently learned the struggles her family has been facing, which caused absences from her talk show and concert cancellations. Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, died after a years-long battle with cancer and, now, it looks like the singer will miss some tapings of The Voice. So who are they looking at to fill her spot?
Seasons 28 and 29 of The Voice are filming simultaneously, with the former set to premiere on the 2025 TV schedule on September 22 and the latter coming in spring 2026. Kelly Clarkson will reportedly step away, at least temporarily, in the aftermath of the death of her two children's father. An insider told The Sun:
