The fast-track buddies make a pit stop on the set of the “Or Red” video shoot, where Elliott played Blake’s cousin.

Early in his career, before he hit No. 1 with Austin and The Baby, country singer Blake Shelton had a critical decision to make.

Somebody close to Blake Shelton needs to tell the 27-year-old singer that he works too much.

When Blake Shelton comes off the road, he finds a slice of heaven waiting for him on his sprawling Tennessee farm.

Blake Shelton isn't worried that some people may be offended or put off by some of his songs. He says country music can be about real life, and some parts of real life aren't acceptable to some people.

Blake Shelton said the concept for his new video, "Heavy Liftin'," came from watching videos on MTV and VH-1. Shelton had one very definite idea for the video, which was filmed in Nashville.

Where's the fun in being "standard?" Blake Shelton sure doesn't know. From his longish hair, devil-may-care attitude and throwback sound, the dreamer with a hit-making answering machine is succeeding against the Nashville norm.

Blake Shelton said the death of his brother, Ritchie, in a car crash 13 years ago led him to try harder at everything, including music.

Look beneath the long, tousled hair and 6-foot-5-inch frame, and there's still a hint of insecurity in Blake Shelton.

Blake Shelton played hide-and-seek with "The Baby" and won. Boy, did he win.

In front of a camera or a microphone, it’s easy for a singer to pretend to be someone he isn’t. But there’s no faking it when hunting for deer deep in the Iowa backwoods - you’e either the real deal, or you’re not.

For a guy who doesn't care much about the idea of "stardom," Blake has made quite a name for himself during the past couple of years.

This week, Shelton's sophomore album, "The Dreamer," proves his point. Its first single, the tearjerking "The Baby," already is a big hit.

Blake Shelton has wedding plans with a longtime sweetheart, another hit with "The Baby" and a hometown full of fans.

With “The Baby” growing into a career hit, Blake Shelton recently called in from a business trip in Los Angeles to answer questions from curious CMT.com readers.

Shelton says of The Dreamer, “I certainly can hear a difference when I listen to the first record and then this one.”

And Blake says he has a new best friend who he may take as his date to the Academy of Country Music Awards.  He explains who this friend is, and how his fiancé feels about it, this week on CMT's Country Countdown USA.

So how did Blake Shelton (The Baby) ask his longtime girlfriend to marry him?

Country singer Blake Shelton is marrying his longtime lady, Kaynette (Kat) Williams, a school teacher he met in his hometown of Ada, Okla., a tiny town some 90 minutes away from Oklahoma City.

Shelton likes to sing you a story, and he's wondering how his own tale will end.