"The Voice" left fans with a lot of logistical questions after it was announced last year that Dan + Shay would be joining the show as its first-ever “double chair” coaches — and the musicians are opening up about the experience.
During a Feb. 22 appearance on TODAY, the three-time Grammy winners talked about their new gig on the program and said they're not really a big fan of their double chair.
"Honestly, I think it puts us at a little bit of a disadvantage," Dan Smyers told Hoda Kotb.
The musician explained that because there is only one button on their chair, it might take longer for him and Shay Mooney to decide whether they should press it during a contestant's performance. He joked that fellow coach John Legend might use that "disadvantage" against them if he ends up hitting his button first.
However, Dan + Shay said they also have to worry about Reba McEntire, who will be returning as a coach on Season 25.
"We're pulling out all the stops," Mooney said of how they're going to compete against McEntire.
"I'm trying to dig up just something on Reba to pull out ... but there's nothing on her," Mooney added with a laugh.
On "The Voice," Dan + Shay will sit in the show's first-ever double chairs. In a video shared on the show's Instagram account on June 30, the country music duo explained how the double chair function will work.
Smyers began by sharing how they’ve “never been more excited for anything” in their entire lives than to announce their involvement in Season 25 of “The Voice.”
Mooney added that he's “absolutely fired up,” before letting people know how things will go down when they are coaches.
“Listen, people have been asking, ‘Is it two chairs? Is it one?’” Mooney said. “It’s two chairs, but one button.”
Ahead of the announcement that Dan + Shay would be the first-ever joint coaches, “The Voice” shared a graphic of what the famous red spinning chair would look like.
The photo includes two red spinning chairs on one platform with the button in the middle. Instead of “I want you” written on the platform, it now reads “We want you.”
Dan + Shay will be joined by Reba McEntire, John Legend and Chance the Rapper for the spring 2024 season.
The country crooners are the latest artists to join “The Voice” after Blake Shelton officially departed the show during the Season 23 finale on May 2023.
The pair also talked about Shelton’s departure from the series on TODAY Feb. 22 and how they’ll be taking his place on the show.
“We’ve got to fill Blake’s shoes,” Smyers said.
“We love him. Blake is the greatest,” Mooney added. “We’ve learned so much from him and honestly, that was kind of our first introduction to ‘The Voice’ was getting to be mentors on the show when he was on there. Yeah, I don’t know if we learned anything, but we did learn what not to do and things like that.”