John Legend and Adam Levine are the other Voice coaches for Season 29, and while they have each previously brought a team member to victory on The Voice, neither Kelsea Ballerini (Season 27) nor Miley Cyrus (Seasons 11 and 13) can say the same. However, Ballerini did previously replace Kelly Clarkson when she was ill during Season 20.

Kelly Clarkson is prioritizing her children’s well-being after the death of their father, Brandon Blackstock, on Aug. 7. While it’s been confirmed that The Kelly Clarkson Show will have new episodes beginning in September,

Both Clarkson and McEntire are reportedly missing tapings of The Voice after Blackstock’s August 7 death from melanoma (a form of skin cancer). Seasons 28 and 29 of the show are filming pre-taped episodes this summer, but McEntire and Clarkson are going to have to sit a few out, according to The U.S. Sun.