Reba McEntire Pays Tribute to ‘The Voice’ Alum Dylan Carter Following His Death at 24

Reba McEntire is taking time to remember Dylan Carter, a former contestant on The Voice Season 24 and member of Team Reba, who tragically died in a car accident on Saturday (April 25). He was just 24 years old.

The Local Voice, a South Carolina-based nonprofit that Carter co-founded, announced his passing.

“With heavy hearts we share the passing of Dylan Carter, co-founder of The Local Voice, talented musician, and someone who meant so much to our community,” the message reads. “Dylan was the heart of what we do. He believed every voice matters and lived that every day. Through his music, his kindness, and his smile, he brought people together and made everyone feel seen.”

The post continued, “We are heartbroken, but find comfort knowing he is in heaven with his mother. We are so grateful for Dylan, for the love he gave this community, and for the impact he leaves behind. We will carry his light forward and continue this mission in his honor.”

After hearing the news, McEntire took to social media to remember the young singer and Team Reba contestant.

“We will miss Dylan so much. He was a brilliant, kind and talented young man who brought a huge ray of sunshine to the voice. Rest in peace, my dear friend,” she wrote.

Dylan Carter auditioned for The Voice at 20, earning a coveted four-chair turn from McEntire and fellow coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, and Gwen Stefani. His emotional perfomrnace of Whitney Houston’s “I Look To You” was in tribute to his late mother, who died the year before.

He revealed that he tried to perform the song at his mom’s funeral, hwoever, was too overcome with emotion to sing.

Following his performance, McEntire told him, “So much emotion, and I saw it and I felt it when you were singing. That’s the kind of songs that do that to me too, because I saw you get so emotionally involved, and that’s when you know you’ve got a great song and a great singer: when it touches your heart.”

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She added, “To me, as a performer, that’s when you really hone in on why you’re part on this Earth, when you touch people’s hearts, and you did.”

Later in the season, Carter performed Cody Johnson’s “Til You Can’t.” His run on the show was cut after the Battle Rounds. Since then, he has performed around his home state of South Carolina.