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John Legend Shares His Reasoning For Leaving 'The Voice' (Exclusive)


The longtime coach is taking next season off from the music competition series.

As the 45-year-old musician is preparing for the music competition's semi-finals next week, he opens up to ET's Cassie DiLaura about sitting out next season. "We've been around for 25 seasons and part of how we continue to stay fresh is introducing new coaches to The Voice family, and I think Michael and Snoop will do really well. Legend tells ET that while it was impressive that newcomer duo Dan + Shay had three contestants entering the semi-finals, "I really think every coach has an artist that I could see winning the show."

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