Country singer Riley Green makes a rare sighting in Texas after being hired as a coach alongside Kelly Clarkson on The Voice

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By HEIDI PARKER, US DEPUTY SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR

Published: 02:00 BST, 16 May 2026 | Updated: 02:55 BST, 16 May 2026

Country star Riley Green was spotted at HEYDUDE's new Austin, Texas store on Friday.

The 37-year-old crooner from Alabama had a laid-back style as he wore a Hank Williams T-shirt and worn-in blue jeans with gray sneakers.

Riley — who is currently on tour in the US — was just hired this week for the fall season of The Voice.

The 6ft4in performer will serve as a coach alongside Queen Latifah, Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine on season 30 of the hit singing show.

'I guess y'all can start calling me coach… see ya this fall,' Green wrote on Instagram. The Voice will be back in September on NBC.

Country star Riley Green was spotted at HEYDUDE's new Austin, Texas store on Friday. The 37-year-old crooner from Alabama had a laid-back style as he wore a Hank Williams T-shirt

Riley — who is currently on tour in the US — was just hired for the fall season of The Voice . He will serve as a coach alongside Queen Latifah on season 30 of the hit singing show

Riley included a clip of him getting a call from Kelly Clarkson, a fellow The Voice judge.

'Riley Green! This is Kelly Clarkson, that is officially the last time we're going to use each other's full names … 

'But we have never officially met, so I'm super stoked to coach alongside you. Welcome to The Voice!' she said.

'I was stoked when I heard you were going to be a coach because I'm actually a super-fan of your music, you're so good. 

'You probably know that because I've covered your songs.'

The talk show host continued: 'Anyway, big fan! But needless to say, fan and all, it's a competition. 

'Needless to say, I think you're gonna need to practice because Team Kelly is gonna whoop that [expletive].'

'I guess y'all can start calling me coach… see ya this fall,' Green wrote on Instagram. The Voice will be back in September on NBC

Green at the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival at Moody Center in Austin on May 2

He was in an episode of the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals with Luke Grimes, who is a close friend of his

Green e previously performed on The Voice with Ella Langley in season 26 and again by himself two seasons later.

Adam Levine will also be returning for the new season.

Green is a country music singer and songwriter, signed to Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment since 2019. 

He has released three albums: Different 'Round Here in 2019, Ain't My Last Rodeo in 2023 and Don't Mind If I Do in 2024 

The musician has also worked as an actor. He was in an episode of the Yellowstone spinoff Marshals with Luke Grimes, who is a close friend of his.

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