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Friday, September 12, 2025

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Friday, September 12, 2025

Pharrell fans are Happy he is joining The Voice for Season 7

PharellYet another reason for fans of “The Voice” to get “Happy.”

NBC tweeted confirmation on Monday that Pharrell Williams will be joining the show as a coach for Season 7 of the reality singing competition.

“Okay, we can OFFICIALLY say it! WE ARE SO #HAPPY to announce PHARRELL WILLIAMS = #NewVoiceCoach for SEASON 7,” the tweet read.

That’s music to the ears of many fans who have been clamoring for Williams to be involved with the show. In 2013, one of the show’s coaches, Usher, brought Williams in as a guest mentor for his team and the “Happy” singer brought it. So much so that it prompted the New York Magazine’s Vulture column to headline one of their recaps “Pharrell should be a coach.”

Read more at CNN.