Category Archives: Blake Shelton


Just out of high school, Warner Bros. recording artist Blake Shelton left Oklahoma to move to Nashville. Back home at only 16 years old, Shelton had received statewide focus when he won the Denbo Diamond Award, the top award for young Oklahoma entertainers. In Nashville, Shelton was able to get several material published with Naomi Martin Music, Warner/Chappell Music, and Jerry Crutchfield music. Shelton turned his songwriting into a successful recording in 2001 with his debut single, “Austin”; the song eventually spent five weeks at number one. “All Over Me” and “Ol’ Red” followed in 2002, allowing Shelton’s record to go gold. His star power was on the rise and Shelton was as busy as ever. He wasted no time recording a follow-up release. The Dreamer appeared in February 2003, hot on the heels of the Top Ten single “The Baby.” A third album, Blake Shelton’s Barn & Grill, was put forth in 2004, along with a DVD, Blake Shelton’s Barn & Grill: A Video Collection. In 2007 he put forth the cleverly titled Pure BS on Warner, came by Startin’ Fires in 2008.

Blake Shelton performs with Steve Wariner at The Grand Ole Opry on Country Music News Blog.

Blake’s latest project is the release of a dual set of “six-packs”. Six tracks per CD at a slightly lower-than average price, including hit tracks like “Hillbilly Bone” featuring Trace Adkins. The “six pack” format bucks traditional album templates and sales models, while allowing fans to get new music more frequently.

Country Music Top Topics 2011

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Top Posts Our Readers Loved The Most for 2011! #1 Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton From their wedding photos to wedding details to album releases, it is safe to say that Blake and Miranda topped the charts at number 1. Blake gained many fans for himself and country music in general when he showed the world his down-home, don’t give a crap attitude on the hit new show The Voice! Miranda joined a few girls to become the Pistol Annies. With the same attitude as her husband, these three took the world by storm with their outspoken lyrics and solid harmonies! #2 Award Shows We had the CMAs, the CMT Awards, the ACMs and the ACAs, not to mention other non-country based shows (Peoples Choice, Grammy, Teen Choice, Etc.) and each show gave us moments that we will remember for years to come! I would say that the recognition given to the artists that won was pretty spaced out. An artist might have done a great job at taking home the majority of the trophies at one particular show, but no one was the top dog at every show. That seems right on the money considering each award show has different ways of voting, whether its fan based or industry votes. Another thing that was interesting about the award shows this year was the number of surprise performances. Who would have ever thought we would see Ludacris (the rapper) at a country based award show?! #3 Summer Tours This year was no different than any other when it came to summer tours! One of the first things that comes to mind when dreaming about the next summer when I’m looking outside at 2 feet of snow on the ground is what shows I will be lucky enough to catch! This year two major summer tours were the return of Kenny Chesney’s Goin’ Coastal and Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic! Along with them there were other country superstars headlining all over the country and those fabulous festivals that included multiple artists that lasted almost a week! Shows are slowly beginning to be announced for Summer 2012, so everyone be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for your favorite artists coming to a stadium or bar near you!

Blake Shelton’s Dad – The Details

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It was an emotional night for Blake Shelton as he accepted his ACA for Music Video of the Year, and performed a slightly choked up version of “God Gave Me You” last night. In his acceptance speech Blake dedicated the award to his father Ricky who he said had been having a hard time the last few weeks. For those of us sending our well-wishes, here’s what we’re up against. Blake Shelton’s spokeswoman, Tree Paine, told CNN the singer’s father had been taken to a hospital with pneumonia that evening. After the show, Shelton immediately flew home to Oklahoma to be with his family. “Thanks to every one of y’all who took time to vote for me for the ACAs,” he tweeted as he left the venue. “And for all the thoughts and prayers for dad! He’s happy about it!” Blake, you know our hearts are with you, and I’m sure your daddy will knock that pneumonia right in the rear, cause that’s what these Oklahoma men do! Cheers! ~WC~

Blake Shelton Footloose Live

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Blake Shelton Performs Footloose for CMT Invitation Only. You may have gotten a chance to watch Blake Shelton perform “Footloose” live on the 2011 CMA Awards, but that’s not the only place Shelton has been performing this track! In a recent performance for a much smaller audience, Blake performed his new, hit cover of the classic for CMT’s “Invitation Only“ on Monday, November 14th. The song is quite catchy in its original format, but I have to say, Shelton gives a certain spice to the song you simply will not find in the classic version. So, if you haven’t had a chance yet, check out Blake’s version of “Footloose“, and see if it makes you want to get up and shake it! Watch Shelton’s CMT Invitation Only Performance of “Footloose“ Footloose (From Invitation Only) – Blake Shelton – Blake Shelton Videos Also, check out the Official Music Video for Shelton’s version of “Footloose“! Footloose – Blake Shelton – Blake Shelton Videos

People’s Choice Awards Country Final Nominees

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Final Nominees for 2012 People’s Choice Awards Show Love for Country Artists! The final nominees for the 2012 People’s Choice Awards have been announced, and country music artists are well represented! This is a multi-genre, fan voted awards show, and country artists are in the running against each other and artists from other genres as well! Over 40 million people voted in the initial round of nominations, and voting on these final nominations will be open until Tuesday, December 6th. For a complete list of country nominees, see below! You can click here to vote, and make the country voice heard!! The People’s Choice Awards will broadcast live from the Nokia Theater in LA on Wednesday, January 11th at 9pm ET on CBS. Country Nominations for the 2012 People’s Choice Awards “Favorite Male Artist” Blake Shelton Bruno Mars Eminem Enrique Iglesias Justin Bieber “Favorite Female Artist” Taylor Swift Adele Beyonce Katy Perry Lady gaga “Favorite Album Of The Year” “Own The Night” Lady Antebellum “21” Adele “4” Beyonce “Born This Way” Lady Gaga “Femme Fatale” Britney Spears “Favorite Country Artist” Blake Shelton Keith Urban Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Taylor Swift “Favorite Tour Headliner” Taylor Swift Bon Jovi Katy Perry U2 Usher

American Country Awards Performers

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American Country Awards Announce First Round of Performers! The 2nd Annual American Country Awards has announced the first of its performers! Fans can so far expect Blake Shelton, Pistol Annies, Thompson Square, Eli Young Band and The Band Perry to perform. Hosts Trace Adkins and Kristen Chenowith are also expected to join in on the singing! Fans can also look forward to appearances by Laren Alaina, Miranda Lambert, Scotty McCreery, Rachel Bilson (random…), and the men of “Pawn Stars” (also random…). The 2011 American Country Awards air live on Fox on Monday, December 5th at 8pm ET. Stay tuned for more details!! For a complete list of nominees click here.

Country Music Loves Halloween

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Halloween Festivities Just Around The Corner, Country Music Is Getting Prepared To Celebrate! It’s that time of year, scary movies, frequent trips to the craft store, creepy cookies and decorating!If you are a fan of Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, Kellie Pickler, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, or Taylor Swift head on over to www.gactv.com to get a FREE template to carve their face in a pumpkin! Speaking of Kellie and Miranda, we know this spooky holiday is one of their favorites! Whether it’s Lucille Ball, Dracula, Batman, Big Bird, Dolly Parton, a ghost, or Elvis, country stars are all about dressing up! Many have even taken to Twitter or Facebook to get some ideas for this year! Log on and give a suggestion to your favorite artist, you never know, it might just be the one they pick!

Country Music 2012 People’s Choice Awards Nominations

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Country Music Represents in Multiple People’s Choice Awards Categories! The fan voted 2012 People’s Choice Awards are coming up in January, and the nominations have been announced. Although this is a multi-genre award show, country music is displaying its popularity by dominating in more than one category in the recently announced nominations! In the specifically country, “Favorite Country Artist of the Year” nominees include Blake Shelton, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band. Country artists are also nominated in categories that are open to multiple genres! Nominees in the “Favorite Male Artist of the Year” category include Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban, and in the “Favorite Female Artist of the Year” category Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift are both nominated. Eric Church, Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton are all nominated for “Favorite Album of the Year” for Chief, Own The Night, and Red River Blue respectively. Lastly, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Sugarland all garnered nominations in the “Favorite Headline Tour of the Year” category. Click here to vote and find out more about all the nomination categories. The 2012 People’s Choice Awards will air LIVE from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 11th at 9pm ET on CBS.

Blake Shelton Well Lit & Amplified 2012 Tour

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Blake Shelton Gearing Up for 2012 Well Lit & Amplified Tour Kicking- Off In January! Well, for a second there we thought that Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were going to be creating an album together (still holding for that!). This led some of us in the newsroom here at CMNB to think that this might also lead to a tour including both Shelton and Lambert, but that seems to be a bit of a pipe dream at the moment as well. There really isn’t too much of a reason to be that disappointed though because it looks like we will still be getting a brand new tour from Blake! Blake will be kicking off his 2012 Well Lit & Amplified Tour on January 21st in Billings, MT. The tour will run with 27 concert dates through March with its closing show at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Justin Moore and NBC’s The Voice finalist Dia Frampton (whom Blake coached on last season of The Voice) will be joining the tour as opening acts. For more details on ticket info click here.

Blake Shelton Footloose Video

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Check Out Blake Shelton’s Rendition of the Classic Footloose! Word on the street has it that when Blake Shelton was approached to get involved with the new Footloose project, he was asked to contribute a song of his own, and Blake responded he would only participate if he could have the title track. I have to say, I sure am glad he put his foot (no pun intended) down about that! Blake’s rendition of the original Footloose song is just as firey and fun as the original, but with a little extra Shelton-esque umph added to the mix. This version definitely has a little more twang than original, and it’s definitely an improvement. See if you like Shelton’s version as much as I do. Watch the Video Here! Footloose – Blake Shelton – Blake Shelton Videos

Country Represents at MTV O Music Awards 2

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Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and Dolly Parton Nominated for O Music Awards 2. Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and Dolly Parton are the representative group holding the fort for country music at the next round of “O Music Awards” hosted by MTV. The “O Music Awards” (as you are no doubt wondering by now) is a strange but (arguably) inevitable development of digital and web culture. MTV is essentially honoring musical artists online activities, typically relating to promotion or contacting fans. The “O” literally stands for “offbeat, outrageous, online”. So, this is not your average award show, and the categories are less than average as well. Taylor is nominated in the “Fan Army FTW” category for her “Taylor Nation” legion of fans, and Blake Shelton (we really should not be surprised here) is nominated for “Must Follow Artist On Twitter”. The one really interesting part of this is Dolly’s nomination. She pops up in the “Best Vintage Viral Video” for “Jolene“. Taylor and Blake’s nominations make complete sense, but Dolly’s nomination is especially important. It really demonstrates how classic music can live forever, and how this music can be relived and re-experienced through digital technology. Even though this is kind of a wacky award show, it is fun to see that amidst all the really random categories and equally random nominations, a piece of classic, solid country made it in. You can watch the nominated video here! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plvBR02wDs]