Miley Cyrus will advise on 'The Voice': What role do music stars play on the show?
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
Singer Miley Cyrus will be appearing on the NBC singing competition 鈥淭he Voice.鈥�
Cyrus will be serving as an advisor on the tenth season of the reality show, set to debut Feb. 29.聽
The singer has released such albums as 鈥淏reakout鈥� and 鈥淐an鈥檛 Be Tamed.鈥� She recently appeared on the Bill Murray holiday special that debuted on Netflix late last year.聽
Previous advisors on the show include Taylor Swift and聽Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin. This season鈥檚 judges are Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, country singer Blake Shelton, 鈥淗appy鈥� singer Pharrell Williams, and megastar Christina Aguilera.聽
鈥淰oice鈥� debuted in 2011 and became a hit for its network. The show arrived in a post-鈥淎merican Idol鈥� TV landscape where 鈥淚dol鈥� itself was still on and competitors such as 鈥淭he X Factor鈥� were still on the scene. With 鈥淴鈥� now canceled and 鈥淚dol鈥� airing its final season, however, 鈥淰oice鈥� now dominates the landscape.
It continues to do well in the ratings, ranking as one of the top ten highest-rated TV shows for the 2014-2015 TV season in the valued demographic of viewers between 18 and 49 years old.聽
In addition, in comparison to 鈥淚dol,鈥� the music competition that dominated the genre and TV in general for so long, 鈥淚dol鈥� has various celebrity judges, but on 鈥淰oice,鈥� contestants are assigned to a certain judge who gives them advice on how to succeed.聽
Judge Shelton said he was interested in the program because of this aspect.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not showcasing people who [are less talented] and making a mockery of anybody,鈥� Shelton said in . 鈥淚t鈥檚 just about good singers who all get that it鈥檚 a competition show.鈥�
Aguilera agreed.
鈥淭hat's one thing all four of us said to [executive producer] Mark Burnett,鈥� she said in . 鈥�'We are not about to get involved in any kind of show that makes us make fun of and put down new and upcoming talent.' We're not tearing people down for ratings. The game has changed."
