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Us Weekly (June 3rd 2013)

The Voice is playing musical swivel chairs! When season 5 of the NBC singing competition begins shooting this summer, original coaches Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green will replace cycle 4 standouts Usher, 34, and Shakira, 36.

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CNN (May 22nd 2013)

Oklahoma native Blake Shelton is the first entertainer to announce a benefit for tornado victims in his home state.

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The Boot (April 24th 2013)

Even though much of the material on the album does reflect the singer's own experiences, which is why he chose the title it ended up with, the collection could have just as easily been named for several of the songs featured on it.

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The Boot (April 16th 2013)

As "The Voice" heads into battle rounds this week, coach Blake Shelton is in a position where he could pit each non-country singing contestant against a Nashville hopeful.

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The Boot (April 10th 2013)

Sitting in the 20s on the charts now is her collaboration with Vince Gill, "Don't Rush," which she performed at the ACM Awards this past weekend, but will Kelly Clarkson ever "go country"?

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CBS This Morning (April 5th 2013)

It is hard to be hotter than Blake Shelton is right now. He's got the number one country album. And this Sunday he's not only co-hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards, he's nominated for one, two, three of them.

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Glamour Magazine (April 2013)

No doubt about it: April belongs to Blake Shelton. Besides releasing his latest album, Based on a True Story…, and cohosting the Academy of Country Music Awards, he's back in the big red Voice chair.

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CMT Hot 20 Countdown (March 27th 2013)

In the second segment of a two-part interview with CMT Hot 20 Countdown co-host Katie Cook, the Oklahoma native talked more about his latest music, his life with wife Miranda Lambert and offered some observations about spending more time in Los Angeles.

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E! News (March 26th 2013)

Seeing how we (hilariously) know Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are not breaking up, the obvious question now is: Will there ever be a baby in the country couple's future?

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The Boot (March 26th 2013)

But when cameras followed him for our special "A Day in the Life of Blake Shelton" video earlier this month, the singer's focus was on one thing: paying his respects to the country music industry friends who helped get him to this hat-juggling point in his illustrious career.

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The Boot (March 25th 2013)

Blake Shelton may be the comic relief on "The Voice," but he takes his job very seriously ... His first job, that is, as a country music entertainer.

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Billboard (March 25th 2013)

For reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Blake Shelton, the title of his new album -- "Based On A True Story" -- is about as realistic as it gets. The album, which is in stores Tuesday, is full of songs that the singer can identify with first hand.

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