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74 postsBlake Shelton is an American country singer born in Ada, Oklahoma in 1976. He started performing at age 8. His first number 1 hit was Hill Billy Bone, followed by Austin, The Baby, and My Eyes. He has won an array of awards for his music from; the Academy of Country Music Awards, CMT Music Awards and the American Country Music Awards plus many more. He is also known for being one of the judges on the TV show, The Voice. Shelton is married to Miranda Lambert.
Shelton releases his single, Just South Of Heaven, from his album, Bringing Back The Sunshine. Shelton:
‘South Of Heaven’ definitely takes me back to high school, or even a little after high school, those moments that just seem magical, whenever you had that girl and you went back-roadin’, or whatever your particular version is. We all have a version of it – that song definitely takes me there.
Shelton releases his single, Buzzin’, featuring RaeLynn from his album, Bringing Back The Sunshine. Shelton says that he feels a responsibility to the singers that extends beyond the advice he gives them on the Voice:
When I have an opportunity to showcase one of them, I’m going to take it. It sounds crazy, but they do seem like kids I’ve got to watch out for.
Shelton releases his single, Sangria, from his album, Bringing Back The Sunshine. Shelton:
It’s just about one of those nights where you drink too much and you’re gonna end up hookin’ up with this person, it’s just inevitable. It’s not too over the top, but it’s pure sex, that’s the only way I know to describe that song.
Shelton releases his single, Lonely Tonight, featuring Ashley Monroe, from his album, Bringing Back The Sunshine. Shelton says that the vocals in this song were the toughest ones for him to sing:
That song is just so range-y and, on top of that, I knew Ashley was going to come in and sing on it, and I knew that people were gonna hear her singing in a way they’d never heard her sing before.
Shelton releases his single, Gonna, from his album, Bringing Back The Sunshine.
Shelton releases his single, A Girl, from his album, Bringing Back The Sunshine.
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Shelton releases the music video for Neon Light, from his album Bringing Back the Sunshine.
Stefanie and Shelton perform a Lip Sync Battle on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
What the hell are you laughing at?
Fallon, Shelton and Stefani battle in a lip sync-off with songs such as Endless Love and Burn.
Shelton teaches Fallon proper upkeep of a truck.
Shelton gives an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about his 11th studio album, Bringing Back The Sunshine, and coaching on NBC’s The Voice.
Shelton, Levine and Daly accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and challenge Nick Lachey, Kevin Richardson, Joey Fatone, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Jason Segel, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr.
Shelton releases the cover art for his album Bringing Back The Sunshine. The black and white cover art features a water tower in Ada, Oklahoma where Shelton was born.
The artist says he is told how he should act while he performs at Wrigley Field in front of 40,000 attendees.The Nashville executives that booked the show tell Shelton:
Don’t talk about drinking and hunting. Don’t be yourself. Just sing your damn songs — and leave.
After the warning, the artist decides:
I am a damn country singer playing Wrigley freakin’ Field. And, damn, I’m nervous. I drag my big ass all the way up here to Chicago for two reasons — to play country music and to drink.
Twelve weeks after pairing up with Gwen Sebastian, Shelton’s song, My Eyes, reaches the number one spot on Billboard’s country charts. The song is Shelton’s twelfth consecutive number one hit
Sebastian says that rumors of her having an affair with Shelton are ridiculous.While Sebastian, a contestant on season two’s the Voice was eliminated early on, she was taken in by the Shelton family when her former coach asked her to sing back up for him on his tour. Sebastian continued working on her own music,writing a song, called, My Eyes. After performing her song as a duet with Shelton, rumors of the artists having an affair quickly surfaced.
Honestly, I just don’t even look at any of rumors. We all think it’s silly and stupid and we love each other. I don’t know how I can pay back Miranda and Blake — they’re just cool people and I love them.
Shelton tweeted his rival, coach Adam Levine’s actual cell phone number to his more than 6 million followers during the top 1o live performance show of the Voice. Shelton acted on the his threats to Levine that he had posted on Twitter shortly before the show aired.
HEY EVERYONE!!! Here it is: @adamlevine’s CELL NUMBER! Think I’m kidding? Try calling it!! B––––!!!
Everyone had their eyes on Levine as his phone begins ringing during the show just after the Tweet was posted . Levine answers the phone and asked the person on the call to hold for a moment. He then looked at Shelton.
Are you kidding me?
Usher, Shakira, Shelton And Levine make an appearance on the show and talk to Carson Daley about their relationships both on and off of the screen.
Shelton performs Medicine with Shakira at the American Country Music Awards.
