Nick Jonas, Meghan Trainor, Ellie Goulding & Lionel Richie Heading To ‘The Voice’ For Mentor Duties

Robbie Daw | January 21, 2015 8:19 am
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Wait — The Voice is back for Season 8 on February 28? Quick: Name the winner of Season 7! Come on — the finale was only one month ago. Alright, alright…we’ll let you off the hook, only because we can’t remember the name of the winner, either.

Anyway, with the eighth season of NBC’s singing competition ratings winner on the horizon, the inevitable guest mentor announcement has finally been made. See who all is joining the coaches for a little extra guidance below!

First up is “Jealous” hit-maker Nick Jonas, who will help out Christina Aguilera‘s team. Xtina, a Voice veteran, was absent from the past two seasons, leaving Shakira and then Gwen Stefani to fill in for her.

R&B-pop legend Lionel Richie will lend his sage advice to Pharrell Williams‘ band of hopefuls in Season 8. This will be Williams’ second stint on The Voice. He took over for Usher, who in turn was originally filling in for original coach Cee Lo Green. It remains to be seen if Green will ever return to The Voice, given his controversial tweets about rape last year.

That leaves frequently victorious Voice mainstays Blake Shelton and Adam Levine: “All About That Bass” diva Meghan Trainor will mentor the team under the former, while English “Love Me Like You Do” songbird Ellie Goulding will aid the latter.

We’d have tuned in anyway, but let’s face it — the pairing of Xtina and Nick Jonas is truly going to make NBC that much more #Bionic this spring!

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