THE VOICE -- Pictured: Blake Shelton -- Photo courtesy of WMG

NBC has named country music’s Male Vocalist of The Year Blake Shelton as the fourth and final musician coach of  The Voice, a new musical competition series premiering on Tuesday, April 26 (9-11 p.m. ET).  Shelton joins previously announced musician coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine.

“We couldn’t have a panel that represented the hottest American music without a strong country presence, and Blake is at the top of his game right now,” said Paul Telegdy, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, NBC and Universal Media Studios. “Not only is he incredibly charismatic, but his passion for collaborating with and bringing the best out of other talented artists makes him the perfect choice to round out this ‘Dream Team’ of musician coaches.”

“I’m not sure The Voice knows what they signed on for by bringing me on the show,” joked Shelton. “I know this for sure; Christina, Cee Lo, Adam and I are going to have a blast and I am extremely excited to be part of a show that recognizes true vocal talent.”

On The Voice, four famous musician coaches — Shelton, Aguilera, Green and Levine — will each select singers to mentor into artists during the blind auditions.Once they have their teams, the star coaches will bring in their personal songwriters, producers, and high-powered friends to help their teams evolve.  Ultimately, America will decide which singer will be worthy of the grand prize.

Hosted by Carson Daly, the show’s innovative format features three stages of competition.  The first begins with the blind audition, then the competition enters into a battle phase, and finally, the live performance shows.  The show’s casting team is working with the music industry and searching the country for the best singers to bring to the blind audition process.

After a grueling process, each coach will have their best contestant left standing to compete in the finale.  From these four, one will be named The Voice – and will receive the grand prize of a recording contract and $100,000.