Blake Shelton’s Next Album to ‘Bee’ Sooner Than Expected
With the success of his latest single, 'Honey Bee,' Blake Shelton is set to release his ninth album on July 12, a few months before he had planned. The reigning CMA Male Vocalist debuted 'Honey Bee' on the Academy of Country Music Awards earlier this month, and just one week after its release, the song had more than 138,000 in digital sales. Naturally, Blake felt it wouldn't be wise to wait until the fall for fans to get the album.
"Playing your cards too close to your chest doesn't pay out," Blake tells the Associated Press. "I feel like right now if I've got a single that's exploding, easily my fastest climber, I don't want to do something like wait and put [the album] out in the fall. It's when you rally the troops and say, 'Man, we've got to get this thing done.'"
'Honey Bee' is already sitting within the Top 20 on the country charts, and with the news of the album's release this summer, Blake is heading back into the studio this week with producer Scott Hendricks to put the finishing touches on the yet-to-be-titled project. The singer won't be scrambling to find songs; he already has them picked out. The songs featured on the album should have a positive spin, especially with all of the great things that have been happening to him over the course of the last year, including his May 14 wedding to Miranda Lambert.
"Honestly, it's just songs that I can kind of relate to at this moment of my life," Blake says. "I'm getting married in about a month and just really feeling good about everything in my life ... It's definitely songs from a guy wishing I could freeze this moment for the rest of time."
"There are so many things I'm excited to share with everyone this year," he continues. "I can't wait for people to hear the record; I have found some of the best songs of my career."
Beginning Tuesday (April 26) at 9:00 PM ET, you can catch Blake at his "other job." He joins Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine as a coach on NBC's new talent show, 'The Voice.' The Oklahoma native feels confident folks will be surprised at the talent they will see and hear on the program.
"There were so many great vocalists who just blew me away," he explains, "and it has been the coolest thing to be part of it all."
Blake is also set to join Brad Paisley on the highly-anticipated H2O II: Wetter & Wilder world tour as it kicks off in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 28.
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