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\n\tOne of the OG coaches is returning to The Voice<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tNBC announced on Wednesday (June 5) that Adam Levine will be returning to the big red chairs for season 27 in spring 2025, six years after he departed the show in 2019. Additionally, Kelsea Ballerini will be coaching for the first time.<\/p>\n \n\tLevine and Ballerini will be joining Michael Bubl\u00e9 and John Legend. Season 27\u2019s coaching panel will follow season 26, which will include Bubl\u00e9, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani.<\/p>\n \n\tIn May 2019, the Maroon 5 frontman shared a heartfelt essay announcing that he\u2019ll be leaving The Voice after 16 seasons. Levine first took his seat in a giant red chair on April 26, 2011, and led three singers to the winner\u2019s circle over eight years.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAbout 8 years ago, [executive producer] Mark Burnett convinced us to sign up for this show where you sit in a big red chair with your back turned away from the singers on the stage,\u201d wrote Levine on Facebook at the time. \u201cFirst thank you must go to Mark.\u00a0We had no idea what we were doing or where it was going. After the first day of shooting, I sat there, stunned. I said to myself \u2018theres some magic here. Something is definitely happening.\u2019\u00a0It went on to be a life shaping experience that will be close to my heart forever.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tLevine briefly returned to The Voice<\/em> in 2023 to perform after Maroon 5 announced \u201cMiddle Ground\u201d \u2014 the band\u2019s first release since 2021.<\/p>\n