The finalists for the 2018 People’s Choice Awards—voted on by we the people—have been announced. In addition to the Country Artist of the Year category that features Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett, Keith picked up a nomination in the all-genre Male Artist of the Year category where he’ll face…
Blake Shelton will voice and perform original songs as the character Ox in the animated Uglydolls movie, which is scheduled for release in May 2019. Blake, who voiced Earl in the 2016 animated Angry Birds Movie, joins previously announced co-stars Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Pitbull, Wanda Sykes and Gabriel Iglesias in the Uglydolls movie, which…
Blake Shelton visited Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Sept 18 to tour the construction site of his upcoming restaurant, Ole Red Gatlinburg. Slated for completion by spring 2019, Ole Red Gatlinburg will be a multi-level, 13,500-square-foot entertainment venue with a two-story bar and restaurant, retail area, performance space, dance floor and exterior terrace. “It works perfectly with…
Blake Shelton is teaming with Ryman Hospitality Properties to open a new Ole Red restaurant and bar in Orlando, Fla. Blake and Ryman Hospitality have already opened Ole Red locations in Tishomingo, Okla., (September 2017) and Nashville (May 2018), with Ole Red Gatlinburg slated to open in spring 2019. Located at the ICON Orlando 360…
Forbes released its list of the 10 Highest-Paid Country Stars of the year—and some recognizable names are once again in the mix. The 5 Highest-Paid Country Stars of 2018 Luke Bryan, $52 million Garth Brooks, $45.5 million Kenny Chesney, $37 million Zac Brown Band, $31 million Blake Shelton, $28 million Luke Bryan dethroned Garth Brooks…
Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban will be coming to a TV screen near you this fall. News came down the pike on Aug. 6 that TR and Keith will serve as advisors on Season 15 of The Voice, which premieres on Sept. 24 on NBC. TR will join coach Kelly Clarkson’s team, while Keith will…
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On July 30, Blake Shelton will ship a sultry new single to country radio: “Turnin’ Me On.” The new tune, which Blake co-penned with Jessi Alexander and Josh Osborne, follows the release of No. 1 single, “I’ll Name the Dogs,” and No. 3 single, “I Lived It,” from his 2017 album, Texoma Shore. “We’re sitting…
Blake Shelton took a tumble onstage during his performance at the Pendleton Wisky Music Fest in Oregon on July 14. But he didn’t let the fall get him down. After the show, Blake took to his favorite form of social media—Twitter—and asked fans to post the video: “Ok Pendleton I know somebody is bound to…
Oklahoma native Blake Shelton’s 11th studio album, Texoma Shore, was recorded at his home studio on the banks of Lake Texoma, a destination on the Texas/Oklahoma border where Blake vacationed with his parents as a young child. “As a kid growing up, we used to call it just ‘going to the lake,’” says Blake to…
More than 20 country stars united for a PSA to combat imposters on social media. Spearheaded by Blake Shelton—and posted on his YouTube page—the PSA includes appearances by Keith Urban, Lindsay Ell, Hunter Hayes, Kelly Clarkson, Maren Morris, Rascal Flatts, Dustin Lynch, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi, Jake Owen, Travis Denning, Brett Young, Maggie Rose, Trace…
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