# The Voice: Miley Cyrus/Alicia Keys are replacing Pharrell Williams/Christina Aguilera. It's no joke. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465 "2016-03-28T15:39:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/1 "2016-03-28T15:39:39Z")
I have a lot of respect for Alicia Keys. That woman can sing and she appeals to a younger audience. [Girl on Fire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J91ti_MpdHA) :eek: wow, thats how you sing the shit out of a song. I really like how she varies the intensity of her performance. But Miley Cyrus? WTF kind of bad joke is that? She’s not a musician. At best, I’d call her a performance artist. Its the shock value and unpredictability that draws people to her shows. [This is who is replacing a respected producer and musician like Pharrell?](http://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/miley.cyrus-twerk.jpg) Worst of all, there are under aged kids competing on The Voice. Who’ll be coached and mentored by somebody that isn’t even a professional musician? She can legitimately sing, but that was many years ago as a child star. She rejected musicianship for shock value a long time ago. Is this the jumping the shark moment for The Voice? The thing that sets it apart from other reality shows is the quality of their coaches. People like Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Pharrell are highly respected in the industry. > **[Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys Join ‘The Voice’ Season 11 as Pharrell Williams,...](https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/miley-cyrus-joins-the-voice-1201739808/)** > > Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys are in and Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera are out as coaches for the next season of NBC's "The Voice." > [@](#): > > Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys are in and Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera are out as coaches for the next season of NBC’s “The Voice.” > > NBC confirmed the new panelists for the show’s 11th season in the fall on Friday evening. > > “The musical expertise and energy these two incredibly talented women will bring to the show is remarkable,” said Paul Telegdy, NBC’s president of alternative and late-night programming. “We’re thrilled that they’ll be joining Adam and Blake in what we know will be a magical 11th season.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/2 "2016-03-28T15:46:43Z")
Having a skill doesn’t always mean you can effectively teach that skill. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/3 "2016-03-28T15:47:39Z")
I think you’re selling Miley Cyrus short. Yes, she’s engaged in outrageous tabloid behavior, probably just to get media attention, but I was pleasantly surprised to find I actually like her music. I don’t blame you, I had pre-conceptions before I heard the songs myself. But after hearing them, I feel she’s legit. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/4 "2016-03-28T15:54:15Z")
Miley will be this seasons guest adviser for the later rounds. It’ll be interesting to see if she tones down her shtick. I understand her outrageous antics are carefully planned and even choreographed. Thats what performance artists do. But it still gets tiresome to watch in a hurry. Hopefully she doesn’t embarrass the show or these young performers who are trying to get started in the music business. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/5 "2016-03-28T16:05:14Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > I think you’re selling Miley Cyrus short. Yes, she’s engaged in outrageous tabloid behavior, probably just to get media attention, but I was pleasantly surprised to find I actually like her music. I don’t blame you, I had pre-conceptions before I heard the songs myself. But after hearing them, I feel she’s legit. Maybe Miley will shock me on The Voice by actually focusing on singing. Select some classic songs and create arrangements for these young competitors to showcase their talent. That would be a very nice surprise. 😉 I’m going to continue watching this season and see how it goes. She may be more talented than I realize. It can be hard to see past her outrageous image. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/6 "2016-03-28T16:19:17Z")
Yes, this is really going to hurt all those contestants, considering how the previous winners have all become so famous. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/7 "2016-03-28T16:25:25Z")
90% of why I’d watch (when I did, I won’t pretend to be a regular viewer) was because of the judges. I have zero interest in watching Miley Cyrus so doubt I’ll be stopping on that channel next season. That said, I doubt that “40-55 yr old white male infrequent viewer” is their target demographic. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/8 "2016-03-28T16:28:01Z")
Why exactly is Miley Cyrus that much worse than Adam Levine? I mean Levine isn’t some super talented producer. He’s the lead singer on Maroon 5. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/9 "2016-03-28T16:43:22Z")
Miley Cyrus is not on the same level with Alicia Keys, but she is no worse than Christina Aguilera. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/10 "2016-03-28T16:58:34Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Miley Cyrus is not on the same level with Alicia Keys, but she is no worse than Christina Aguilera. Could I trouble you to parse this sentence, please? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/11 "2016-03-28T17:29:11Z")
> [@Reluctant\_A](#): > > Could I trouble you to parse this sentence, please? Hmm ok? Alicia Keys is a great singer but Miley Cyrus is no worse than the regular pop singers they have on The Voice. Not sure how that was unclear. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/12 "2016-03-28T17:37:10Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Why exactly is Miley Cyrus that much worse than Adam Levine? I mean Levine isn’t some super talented producer. He’s the lead singer on Maroon 5. Adam & Blake’s chemistry pretty much carries the show from what I can tell. I’d say that Pharrell and Aguilera/Stefani added more gravitas from a technical/production standpoint. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/13 "2016-03-28T18:10:15Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Hmm ok? Alicia Keys is a great singer but Miley Cyrus is no worse than the regular pop singers they have on The Voice. Not sure how that was unclear. The part where you think that Alicia Keys is a better singer than Christina Aguilera is the unclear part. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/14 "2016-03-28T18:29:51Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Hmm ok? Alicia Keys is a great singer but Miley Cyrus is no worse than the regular pop singers they have on The Voice. Not sure how that was unclear. You’re either massively overrating Alicia Keys or underrating Aguilera. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/15 "2016-03-28T21:09:37Z")
> [@planetcory](#): > > You’re either massively overrating Alicia Keys or underrating Aguilera. or conflating her with Shakira. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/16 "2016-03-28T21:59:15Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Adam & Blake’s chemistry pretty much carries the show from what I can tell. I’d say that Pharrell and Aguilera/Stefani added more gravitas from a technical/production standpoint. Is either Gwen Stafani or Christina Aguilera really known as a great technician or producer? I hadn’t heard that about either of them. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/17 "2016-03-28T22:52:43Z")
Pop stars on pop music tv show. Suspicious. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/18 "2016-03-28T23:37:34Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Adam & Blake’s chemistry pretty much carries the show from what I can tell. I’d say that Pharrell and Aguilera/Stefani added more gravitas from a technical/production standpoint. Adam & Blake’s chemistry pretty much ruined the show for me. It might be hard to find people with the time to work on the show, but I’d be happy if only the winning coach returned for the next season. Last thing I want to see more of is the Adam and Blake [del]circle jerk[/del] lovefest. But I’m happy to see new coaches being brought on, so I’ll start watching again. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/19 "2016-03-29T02:30:30Z")
Miley was the guest adviser for all the acts in tonights knock outs. She did better than I expected. Seemed really interested in helping these young artists. Quite a nice introduction to Miley and what she can bring to the show. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-miley-cyrus-alicia-keys-are-replacing-pharrell-williams-christina-aguilera-its-no-joke/750465/20 "2016-03-29T10:21:49Z")
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