Report: Christina Aguilera Returning for "The Voice" Season 5, Shakira Leaves
by Kimberly Roots
5/13/13


"The Voice" is getting a little of its vibrato back.

Christina Aguilera will return as a coach in Season 5, according to The Wrap.

In turn, Shakira is vacating her swivel chair after one well-received spin on NBC’s hit talent competition, our sister site Deadline reports.



Aguilera coached hopeful singers in Seasons 1-3 but stepped away for the fourth cycle in order to promote her album 'Lotus'. (Similarly, new mom Shakira is in the midst of producing her own next album.)

NBC made no mention of any "Voice" coaching changes at its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York Monday.

http://tvline.com/2013/05/13/christina-aguilera-the-voice-season-5-coach/

"The Voice": Shakira, Usher, Cee Lo ALL Coming Back -- EXCLUSIVE
by James Hibberd
May 16 2013


Shakira isn’t going anywhere.

NBC has locked down judges for the next two cycles of "The Voice".

Speculation has run rampant as to who will sit in the red swivel chairs this fall and spring, with major media outlets declaring Shakira will exit the series for good after the singer said told reporters she wasn’t planning to return. There have also been rumors that Usher was finished with the show, too.

And it was all partly true. Shakira and Usher won’t be back … in the fall.





According to sources close to the negotiations, this fall’s edition will reunite the original lineup: Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and, yes, Cee Lo Green.

In addition, Carson Daly will return as host for both cycles.





For next spring, cycle 6, "The Voice" will then switch back to its current lineup, which has made for a surprisingly successful shakeup this season.

NBC is finalizing deals with Shakira and Usher, who will take the stage along with Levine and Shelton.

The addition of Shakira and Usher were so popular with fans that some even urged NBC to add the duo full time. But this strategy will help maintain both variety and continuity next season — the judges are all familiar faces, yet not the same faces all season.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/16/the-voice-judges-shakira/