Keke Palmer Takes Over The Voice as NBC Launches Celebrity Edition for Season 31

NBC is giving The Voice one of its biggest format changes yet. The network confirmed on August 4 that Keke Palmer will host Season 31, which will be presented as The Voice: Celebrity and replace the competition’s usual pool of undiscovered singers with established public figures when it airs in 2027.

The new edition will also introduce Joe Jonas as a coach alongside returning coaches Queen Latifah and Riley Green. NBC’s official announcement of Palmer’s hosting role confirms that she will take over the position held by Carson Daly since the series launched in 2011.

Keke Palmer becomes the new host of The Voice

Palmer enters the franchise with extensive experience in television hosting, performance and live entertainment. She has previously hosted NBC’s Password and has worked across film, television and music during a career that began when she was a child performer.

Her arrival marks the first time The Voice will move forward with a regular host other than Daly. NBC has not indicated that Daly is leaving the franchise entirely, and independent reports say he will remain involved as a producer.

That distinction is important because Season 31 is not simply another conventional cycle of the competition. NBC is using Palmer’s arrival as part of a larger structural overhaul designed around celebrity contestants.

The Voice: Celebrity changes who gets to audition

Instead of aspiring singers trying to launch music careers, The Voice: Celebrity will feature recognizable figures from entertainment, sports and digital culture.

NBC says the contestant pool will include actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, comedians and reality television personalities. The goal remains a singing competition, but the premise shifts from discovering an unknown voice to testing how familiar personalities perform when music becomes the central measure of the competition.

The network’s Season 31 overview describes additional format elements that will accompany the celebrity concept.

Among them is a Voice Boot Camp designed to show contestants preparing for their Blind Auditions. A VIP Room will allow participants to watch other celebrity performances together, while a Workroom later in the season will provide another behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals and strategy.

Joe Jonas joins Queen Latifah and Riley Green as coaches

The coaching panel will also look different.

Joe Jonas will make his coaching debut on the U.S. version of The Voice, joining Queen Latifah and Riley Green. NBC confirmed the three-person lineup in a separate announcement detailing the Season 31 coaches.

Jonas has prior experience with the franchise internationally after serving as a coach on The Voice Australia in 2018. His younger brother Nick Jonas previously coached multiple seasons of the American edition.

Queen Latifah and Green, meanwhile, are already part of the franchise’s next phase. Both are scheduled to coach Season 30 alongside Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine before returning for the celebrity edition.

Variety independently reported that the celebrity edition is being positioned as Season 31 and is expected to air in 2027.

The format gives NBC a new way to extend the franchise

The change is notable because The Voice has spent most of its run adhering to the same central premise: established music stars coach unknown singers through Blind Auditions, Battles and later competitive rounds.

Season 31 keeps recognizable elements of that system while changing the identity of the performers.

That approach gives NBC an opportunity to refresh a long-running franchise without abandoning its most identifiable mechanics. It also moves The Voice closer to a broader television trend in which celebrities compete in skills audiences may not primarily associate with them.

Rolling Stone reported that Jonas, Palmer, Queen Latifah and Green are all part of the new iteration, corroborating NBC’s announcement.

Season 30 comes first

Before the celebrity edition arrives, NBC will air Season 30 of The Voice. The network has announced a September 21 premiere with Clarkson, Levine, Queen Latifah and Green serving as coaches.

That means viewers will see Queen Latifah and Green complete one traditional cycle before participating in the new celebrity version.

NBC has not yet announced the celebrity contestants who will compete in Season 31, which leaves the eventual cast as the most important unresolved part of the format.

For now, the network has confirmed the core structure: Palmer will host, Jonas will join Queen Latifah and Green as coaches, and the performers turning the red chairs will already be known for something other than competing on The Voice.