Blake Shelton may rib on his best pal Adam Levine all day long on the set of The Voice, but when it comes down to it, the country star would be more than happy to step into the Maroon 5 frontman’s shoes.

With the Voice star’s summer festival tour about to kick off, we asked him to tell us what he thinks of five songs.

The trash-talking pals host the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

“‘Sangria’ is one of the sexiest songs I’ve ever cut,” Shelton said in a statement about the tune. “It sounds like something that came from a different time.”

Blake Shelton’s new video for "Sangria" – the song he refers to as “pure sex” – premiered today on his YouTube channel and it gives us all a chance to see his sultry side.

When Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan charge the stage in AT&T Stadium for the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 19th, they will be putting a concerted effort toward a coordinated movement requiring lots of dexterity and skill.

We’ve seen him rock a mullet (just Google some vintage pics), and thanks to his gig hosting SNL and the hilarious Bachelor-esque skit he did, the world now knows that Blake Shelton can also pull off blond hair.

“I was completely honored to have Ashley Monroe sing on this with me. She has one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard in my life.”

The coaches of TV’s hottest talent show share what they’ve learned about themselves and each other … and advice they have for all of us.

PEOPLE caught up with the Voice coach and asked him to share some of his favorite musical memories with us. His answers might surprise you.

My biggest fear is being in water that’s clear but so deep that when I look down, it’s dark and I can see my feet dangling.

But the one overriding facet of who Blake Shelton is led him down a path that made all these other designations come to pass. Blake Shelton is a Country Music Singer.

Well now to a show that gets people talking, The Voice. And Carson brought this season's coaches together for this very candid conversation.

Blake Shelton was speechless -- it doesn't happen often. But backstage at the CMA Awards on Wednesday night, the "Neon Light" singer was asked about tying Vince Gill for most consecutive wins in the male vocalist category with five.

Miranda Lambert has reached new heights as a female country performer: The fiery singer is the most decorated female artist in the history of the Country Music Association Awards. 

On 60 MINUTES last night, country music star Blake Shelton told us about growing up in Oklahoma and how he met his now wife Miranda Lambert.

Blake Shelton jokes that wife Miranda Lambert's nine CMA Award nominations make his three "sound (cruddy)."

Blake Shelton has one of the top country albums in America and a grin that won’t go away. He`s country music’s most recognizable star and that’s saying something, since eighty million Americans listen to country music every week.

Ruggedly handsome, down to get dirty: In many ways, Shelton, 38, is your classic country hunk.

The ever-genial Voice coach and Nashville champ, 38, fields our impertinent, random, and downright rude queries about his new record, his fellow-superstar wife, Miranda Lambert, and his on-air competition.