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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani backstage at the Billboard Music Awards. They’ll be competing coaches on Season 12 of The Voice. (AP Photo)

NBC made the announcement Tuesday, and also announced coaches for Season 12, to air next spring.

For that installment of the show, Gwen Stefani will return to join a panel that will also include Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Alicia Keys, a new coach this season.

Yep, Gwen and Blake will be reunited on the show. Of course, she served as his battle round adviser in Season 10. She previously served as a coach in Season 7 and Season 9.

How about Miley?

Yep, she’ll be back, too, but not until Season 13 next fall. At one point, that news would have disappointed me. But I must say, Miley Cryus the coach has brought new energy to the show and seems genuinely invested in her artists.

NBC said the rest of the Season 13 coaching panel will be announced at a later date.