Country Music At Large
Blake Shelton Looks Ahead To Future After 'The Voice'
Blake Shelton has opened up about his future plans, including the release of a new album and marriage to his fiancée Gwen Stefani.
The country superstar joined Hoda Kotb as a surprise co-host of on NBC's "Today With Hoda & Jenna" show in the absence of regular anchor Jenna Bush.
Shelton said he and the pop superstar will tie the knot "hopefully this summer."
"Now, I think we're right here at the point with COVID, it looks like it may be okay, but I don't know. So that's tentatively the plan," he said. "I'm afraid if she and I wait until next November, then I'm right back into 'The Voice' cycle again. And I really want to be able to have plenty of time before and after."
Shelton also hinted that he may leave the popular music reality show "The Voice," on which he has spent a decade after joining as a coach on its premiere.
"I hope that's not too far down the road. Ten years sounds like way too long to me. I'd like to see that sooner than later," he said. "I mean, we both pretty much taken it to the limit as far as our careers go and touring and now the television thing. It's been fortunate to accomplish a lot of things. But, hopefully, at some point, we get a chance to live some life."
Shelton also told Kotb that his new album, Body Language, will be released on May 21.
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Eric Church Announces 'The Gather Again Tour' This Fall
Eric Church has announced that he will embark on an arena tour, called "The Gather Again Tour," in the fall.
The 55-city Tour will begin on September 17 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, and will wrap up at New York's Madison Square Garden on May 20, 2022.
The country superstar announced the news through a video message he posted on his fan club, The Church Choir, on Wednesday.
Tickets for the U.S. dates will be available to members of the Church Choir on May 4 and to the general public three days later.
Church is one of the first artists to return to a full concert circuit since the COVID-19 pandemic closed music show venues a year ago.
Tour dates:
Sept. 17, 2021 - Rupp Arena Lexington, Ky. Sept. 18, 2021 - Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Sept. 24, 2021 - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Cleveland, Ohio Sept. 25, 2021 - KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. Oct. 1, 2021 - Alerus Center Grand Forks, N.D. Oct. 2, 2021 - Bell MTS Place Winnipeg, Manitoba Oct. 8, 2021 - PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct. 9, 2021 - Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 15, 2021 - Ball Arena Denver, Colo. Oct. 22, 2021 - Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, Alberta Oct. 23, 2021 - SaskTel Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Oct. 29, 2021 - Rogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia Oct. 30, 2021 - Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, Wash. Nov. 12, 2021 - Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 13, 2021 - Ford Center Evansville, Ind. Dec. 3, 2021 - SNHU Arena Manchester, N.H. Dec. 4, 2021 - UBS Arena Belmont Park, N.Y. Dec. 10, 2021 - The Anthem Washington, D.C. Dec. 11, 2021 - The Anthem Washington, D.C. Dec. 17, 2021 - Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. Dec. 18, 2021 - Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. Jan. 7, 2022 - Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Neb. Jan. 8, 2022 - Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Sioux Falls, S.D. Jan. 14, 2022 - Scotiabank Arena Toronto, Ontario Jan. 15, 2022 - Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario Jan. 21, 2022 - Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Mich. Jan. 22, 2022 - Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Mich. Feb. 4, 2022 - KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Feb. 5, 2022 - Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 11, 2022 - CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, Neb. Feb. 12, 2022 - Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Feb. 18, 2022 - T-Mobile Center Kansas City, Mo. Feb 19, 2022 - BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Feb. 25, 2022 - Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Va. Feb. 26, 2022 - Spectrum Center Charlotte, N.C. March 4, 2022 - Amway Center Orlando, Fla. March 5, 2022 - Amalie Arena Tampa, Fla. March 11, 2022 - United Center Chicago, Ill. March 12, 2022 - Enterprise Center St. Louis, Mo. March 18, 2022 - Resch Center Green Bay, Wis. March 19, 2022 - Resch Center Green Bay, Wis. March 25, 2022 - Legacy Arena at the BJCC Birmingham, Ala. March 26, 2022 - Simmons Bank Arena Little Rock, Ark. April 1, 2022 - Dickies Arena Fort Worth, Texas April 2, 2022 - AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas April 8, 2022 - Toyota Center Houston, Texas April 9, 2022 - Smoothie King Center New Orleans, La. April 15, 2022 - Moda Center Portland, Ore. April 16, 2022 - Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. April 29, 2022 - ExtraMile Arena Boise, Idaho April 30, 2022 - Vivint Arena Salt Lake City, Utah May 6, 2022 - Pechanga Arena San Diego, Calif. May 7, 2022 - STAPLES Center Los Angeles, Calif. May 11, 2022 - Golden 1 Center Sacramento, Calif. May 13, 2022 - T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nev. May 14, 2022 - Gila River Arena Glendale, Ariz. May 20, 2022 - Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y.
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Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson Join Cast Of Martin Scorsese's 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'
Grammy winners Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson are set to appear in Martin Scorsese's new movie Killers of the Flower Moon.
Killers of the Flower Moon, which is based on the 2017 non-fiction book of the same name, is a thriller set in 1920s Oklahoma. The movie depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.
Robert DeNiro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jesse Plemons have signed on to star in the Apple Originals film.
Isbell and Simpson will play the roles of Bill Smith and Henry Grammar, respectively, Deadline reports.
No release date has been announced for the film.
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Kelly Clarkson Reveals The One Song She's 'Afraid To Cover'
Singer-songwriter and television personality Kelly Clarkson has revealed the one song that she is afraid to cover.
The 38-year-old, who rose to fame by performing cover songs on the first-ever season of "American Idol" and continues to put out covers of her favorites on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" in a segment known as "Kellyoke," surprised fans by admitting that there is one song that she will likely never cover.
Having brought in Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi to be an advisor to the contestants on the show "The Voice," on which she is one of the coaches, Clarkson confessed to the singer that she is too afraid to cover his 2019 hit song, "Despactio."
"I have practiced so hard, because I love singing in Spanish as well, or just in different languages," she said. "And it's, like, the biggest song of all time. You're kind of like, 'You know what? I'm gonna leave that alone,'" to which Fonsi naturally responded with "Oh, come on, you have to cover it now!"
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