Even with Snoop Dogg’s absence on New Year’s Eve, there were more than a few ways to watch him. Returning to The Voice for his second season, he first appeared on the show during season 26. The rapper skipped season 27. But with Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, and Michael Bublé sitting in the red chairs, he hoped to snag his first win.

Snoop Dogg and NBC will no longer move forward with the end-of-the-year program they first announced in May.