All hail queenReba!
In a promo video premiering exclusively with PEOPLE on Tuesday, fans get a sneak peek at McEntire’s work as a first-time coach onThe Voice.
“What I plan on doing is… I’m channelingBlake [Shelton]. I’m gonna win this thing,” the country singer, 68, says in the opening of the clip, while later adding “I am thrilled to be sitting in Blake’s chair, I hope I do it justice.”
Throughout the clip, fellow coachesGwen Stefani,Niall HoranandJohn Legendpraise McEntire for her work on season 24 thus far.
“I was so excited that the queen of country Reba was going to be filling Blake’s seat,” Stefani, 53, says. “It’s super intimidating going head to head with Reba because she’s so experienced and has such a legacy. She’s an icon.”
Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton.Tyler Golden/NBC
Tyler Golden/NBC
Legend, 44, adds, “Reba McEntire is here. She’s had successful sitcoms, she’s had a massively successful recording career, she’s been performing, she’s beloved. She’s got such a magnetic personality. She is a legend, she is a queen and we’re all like, ‘Well, how do we fight and compete against Reba?'”
Horan, 30 — whowon last season as a first-time coach— previously worked with McEntire when she appeared as a mega mentor.
Reba McEntire.Tyler Golden/NBC via Getty Images
“Watching her with the artists is so impressive,” he says. “The way she talked through the singing side, the technical side is priceless.”
Toward the end of the video, where McEntire offers up advice to contestants auditioning, she opens up about her goals as a first-time coach.
Carson Daly, Gwen Stefani, Niall Horan, Reba McEntire and John Legend.Tyler Golden/NBC via Getty
Tyler Golden/NBC via Getty
The video wraps with McEntire’s closing statement: “They keep calling me the queen, as they should.”
The Voiceseason 24 will premiere on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
In May, McEntireopened up to PEOPLEabout joining the hit competition show.
“The country lane — I’mtaking over for Blakeso I’m gonna represent country music. [He’s got] big boots. I don’t know what size those boots are, but they’re big, so I’m gonna really work hard to make him proud,” said McEntire of Shelton, who left the competition show in May after 23 seasons.
source: people.com
