Watch Queen Latifah Turn ‘The Voice’ Into Her Royal Court in Season 30 Trailer: ‘I’m the Queen and Together We Can Command ‘The Voice!’

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The rapper will be a first-time coach alongside country star Riley Green when the show returns to NBC on Sept. 21.

Queen Latifah performs onstage at the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

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The new season of The Voice hasn’t even started yet, and Queen Latifah has already cast a royal spell on the show’s audience. In a preview of the upcoming 30th season of the reality singing competition, the hip-hop legend can’t help smashing the button for a soulful singer doing his very best on “Screamin’ Jay” Hawkins’ 1956 spooky-season classic “I Put a Spell on You.”