Latest Release
- FEB 9, 2024
- 1 Song
- F-1 Trillion · 2024
- If I'm Honest · 2016
- BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE · 2014
- Fully Loaded: God's Country · 2019
- Red River Blue · 2011
- Red River Blue · 2011
- Blake Shelton · 2001
- Texoma Shore · 2017
- Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton · 2008
- Based On a True Story... (Deluxe Version) · 2013
Essential Albums
- For country singer Blake Shelton, everything seemed to come together at just the right time for 2011’s Red River Blue. Despite the (relatively) lagging commercial performance of 2008’s Startin’ Fires, Shelton had plenty to celebrate in the time running up to Red River Blue: He’d been inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, won Male Vocalist of the Year at the Country Music Awards, and released his first greatest-hits record in late 2010. He then joined the cast of The Voice as a judge and married country star Miranda Lambert in early 2011. Everything was coming up Shelton; the stage was set for the singer’s sixth studio album to become a major success. It’s probably no big surprise that it did, then. It helped, too, that Shelton’s musical chops had been honed to an even finer point by then. The success of breezy lead single “Honey Bee” inspired a quick finish to the record—only two weeks to lock down an entire unfinished half—but, thanks in large part to Shelton’s professionalism and the golden touch of primary producer Scott Hendricks, Red River Blue sounds cohesive and on-the-money. The big, romantic feelings are rendered in rousing pop, as on the soulful “God Gave Me You” and the soaring “I’m Sorry,” and Shelton lays into symphonic grandeur on “Over.” But there’s a lot here for the country fans, too, as “Ready To Roll” finds the singer kicking back, and on “Good Ole Boys,” he bemoans the death of chivalry and wonders where all the cowboys went. There’s a confidence to Shelton’s work on Red River Blue that is indicative of the successes that surrounded its release. Aptly, he offers up one of his most vulnerable performances with the title track—a ballad invoking his home state’s side of the Red River—where his vocals intertwine gently with Lambert’s and show a particularly soft side of the singer.
- 2017
Artist Playlists
- More than just The Voice.
- These clips prove that the stars's country charm can't be denied.
- He learned his trade from outlaws and crooners.
- Unexpected sounds from the pop-country superstar.
- Listen to the hits performed on the blockbuster tour.
- The most romantic late-night tunes.
More To Hear
- Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani dedicate this special to the holidays and share their Christmas traditions.
- Stories about moving to Nashville and writing "Body Language.”
- The artist talks about his new album ‘Body Language.’
- Blake Shelton pops in for a lively episode of Party Barn Radio.
- New music plus conversations with Mickey Guyton & Blake Shelton.
- The singer celebrates his new project, plus Tenille Townes.
- Blake Shelton plays exclusive songs from his brand new album ‘If I'm Honest' as well the "most random playlist you have ever heard in your life."
More To See
About Blake Shelton
Known among 21st-century country megastars for his singularly amiable persona, Blake Shelton makes music shaped by his rich Southern baritone, wry humor, and salt-of-the-earth relatability. And that’s only part of his success: The playful charisma he brings to his long-running appointment as a coach on The Voice has made him Nashville’s most high-profile ambassador to the cultural mainstream. Born in Oklahoma in 1976, Shelton started working the local bar circuit when he was in high school. After relocating to Nashville, he scored a hit with 2001’s “Austin,” a torchy ballad about lovers playing phone tag. In 2004’s Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, he found a sweet spot between the heartland hat country and amped-up Nashville, becoming a versatile fixture on the country charts by playing both the party-loving playboy and the star-eyed gentleman with ease. When his marriage to singer/songwriter Miranda Lambert dissolved in 2015, Shelton’s music took a more introspective turn. His 2016 album, If I’m Being Honest, was filled with songs about finding meaning and love, and demonstrated his comfort being vulnerable in the spotlight (which only turned more blinding when he started dating fellow Voice coach and pop star Gwen Stefani). In the late 2010s, Shelton scored a nod as People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” and racked up an epic run of chart-topping singles. Yet even though the hardworking Okie is now a household name, his music has never lost its down-home charm.
- HOMETOWN
- Ada, OK, United States
- BORN
- June 18, 1976
- GENRE
- Country