The Voice UK (series 7) will.i.am would be returning as a coach on the show for his seventh series, with ITV stating that they were in "all parties" to have Sir Tom Jones to return as a coach as well. After much speculation regarding his future on the programme, on 6 August 2017, Gavin Rossdale announced his departure from the programme, after just one series as a coach. Following this announcement, Danny Jones became the favourite to replace Rossdale, after impressing show producers in his performance on the junior spin-off programme "The Voice UK", though former coach Ricky Wilson was also in the running, as
The Voice UK a viable artist". Mark Goodier also questioned the motives of Universal Music saying, "Universal have to be doing this because they want market share." On whether "The Voice" is to become a "huge hit" in the UK, he added, "It really depends on whether they find a star or not." On 23 December 2016, Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 announced that "The Voice UK" would be shown on the channel. After RTÉ One cancelled "The Voice of Ireland" in favour of "Dancing with the Stars". As of March 2016, "The Voice UK" has had four top 10 singles, two top ten