Who Are Dan + Shay, The Voice’s New Coaches?

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For the new season of reality talent show The Voice, Country music duo Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, togetherly known by the name Dan + Shay, are gearing up to put their music expertise to use.

The Grammy winners are set to take a seat in a “double red chair” on NBC’s The Voice as the first-ever cochin duo to appear on the music competition show’s panel, the network announced on Thursday. 

“The Voice” is a singing reality show in which aspiring singers compete to join famous coaches’ teams going on to be mentored by that coach to move on to the final round. 

As per the reports, Dan + Shay will begin their two-for-one coaching role starting in spring 2024 for The Voice Season 25. They previously appeared on the show in 2021 as former longtime coach Balcke Shelton’s battle advisors.

EGOT winner John Legend, along with Reba McEntire and Chance the Rapper, who is returning after he made his coaching debut last season, round out the Season 25 coaching panel. 

Further, Legend and McEntire were previously announced as coaches for Season 24 premiering this fall alongside Swen Stefani and One Direction alum Niall Horan.   

Dan + Shay have been popular voices in the country and pop music genres throughout their 10-year history as a group. They’ve won three consecutive Grammy awards for ebay country duo/group performance, and garnered a fourth nomination in the category for their 2022 track “Glad You Exist”.

The country music duo celebrated 10 years since they first met with a post on Instagram, shared on December 7, 2022. Shay attended a party at Dan’s place, where the latter had a giant tent set up in his living room. The duo jammed all night, beginning their journey as a group together. 

The musicians included several photos of them through the years to pay homage to their career and friendship in the post. Moreover, The Voice coaches thanked fans for their constant support.

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