Kelly Clarkson Says Taylor Swift ‘Cried a Couple of Times’ as The Voice’s Mega Mentor
News of Taylor Swift coming back to The Voice for season 17 broke on Monday (September 16) and everyone is super excited!
Blake Shelton and John Legend posted the news to their Instagrams, Shelton recalled Swift’s mentorship during her season 7 debut telling PEOPLE, “The first season that she came on, she instantly knew what to say, knew what her job was and was great at it.”
Shelton’s girlfriend, Gwen Stefani felt that contestants would be able to relate to Taylor just as she does telling the outlet that her songwriting is Taylor’s “gift” “There’s so much to it, and she had so much to offer as far as advice.”
For Kelly Clarkson having Taylor on the show was about Swift’s loving nature, “I loved that she actually cared and invested,” said Clarkson. “She cried a couple of times. She was really into it.” The Voice returns to NBC on September 23rd. Read more from Vulture here.
If you could be mentored by one of the voice mentors, who would it be? Usher, Normani, Darius Rucker, Will.I.Am, or Taylor Swift?