Welcome to The Voice, Trace Adkins! The country star will be advising his good friend Blake Shelton‘s team during Season 14 of the TV singing competition.
E! first reported the news of Adkins’ new The Voice role on Wednesday (Jan. 24); Adkins also shared the news on his social media platforms.
Adkins and Shelton have become good friends since collaborating on the song “Hillbilly Bone” in 2009. Released as a single in October of that year, the song — written by Luke Laird and Craig Wiseman — appears on Shelton’s Hillbilly Bone EP. “Hillbilly Bone” hit No. 1 on the country charts and has been certified platinum; it also won Vocal Event of the Year at the 2010 ACM Awards.
Additionally, Adkins helped induct Shelton into the Grand Ole Opry in 2010: He tweeted Shelton’s invitation to the country star and, a few months later, officially inducted Shelton into the hallowed institution.
Shelton and Adkins will be on the road together this spring as well: Adkins, Brett Eldredge and Carly Pearce are all booked as special guests on Shelton’s Country Music Freaks Tour. The trek will run from mid-February through mid-March.
The Voice Season 14 is scheduled to premiere on Feb. 26 on NBC. A number of country artists have appeared as team mentors throughout The Voice‘s 13-season run, including Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert and the Band Perry. Others have offered up their expertise as advisers during various weeks.
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