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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Remember Simon Cowell? The mean judge from American Idol? Well, guess what. He’s still kind of mean. He was on Extra, chatting about all the changes on the [...]
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Last week, when Jay Leno had Blake Shelton on The Tonight Show, he asked him if he and his wife Miranda Lambert ever watched romantic movies together. And [...]
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) This is how Rolling Stone magazine defines Blake Shelton: “Oklahoma native Shelton — a singer with 10 Number One country hits to his name but little recognition outside [...]
Blake Shelton and The Voice co-stars trade friendly jabs. Darius Rucker sets his sights on a third country album. Kellie Pickler chats with CNN about the strength of 100 Proof. Craig Morgan locks and loads as NRA country artist of the month. Tom T. Hall drives home a point about [...]
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert have been confirmed to sing a duet version of “America the Beautiful” prior to Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday (Feb. 5). This will mark their first TV performance as a married couple. Their recording of the song is now available at iTunes. In related news, [...]
Biography
Blake Shelton was born on June 18, 1976, in Ada, Okla. He wrote songs as a teenager and honed his performing style as he played honky-tonk bars and became a regular on a local country music show.
At 17, Shelton met songwriter Mae Boren Axton (“Heartbreak Hotel”). She had returned to her Oklahoma roots for a tribute show honoring her in Ada. Shelton was part of the entertainment lineup and Axton told him to move to Nashville if he wanted a successful country music singing career. Two weeks out of high school in 1994, he packed his guitar and headed there.
In 1997, he was co-writing with a friend who tipped off songwriter/producer Bobby Braddock, who co-wrote the standards “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” and “Time Marches On,” among others. Braddock ultimately served as the producer for Shelton’s self-titled debut on Warner Bros. Nashville. His debut single, “Austin,” stayed at No. 1 on Billboard’s singles chart for five weeks, tying Billy Ray Cyrus’ record for a debut single. Shelton also reached No. 1 for three weeks with “The Baby” in 2003. He spent most of the year on the road with Toby Keith and married his high school sweetheart. They divorced in 2006.
In 2004, he released the studio album Blake Shelton’s Barn & Grill, which included the hits “Some Beach,” “Goodbye Time” and “Nobody But Me.”