name	Miranda Lambert
background	solo_singer
birth name	Miranda Leigh Lambert
born	November 10, 1983Longview, Texas, U.S.
origin	Lindale, Texas, U.S.
instrument	Vocals, guitar, saxophone
genre	Country
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	2001–present
label	Epic Columbia NashvilleRCA Nashville
associated acts	Blake Shelton Pistol Annies
website	MirandaLambert.com }}

Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of ''Nashville Star'', where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut album ''Kerosene''. This album, which was certified Platinum in the United States, also produced the singles "Bring Me Down", "Kerosene", and "New Strings". All four singles were Top 40 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts.

After Epic's Nashville division closed, Lambert was transferred to Columbia Records Nashville for her second album, ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'', which was released in early 2007. Although the title track failed to make top 40, the next three singles ("Famous in a Small Town", "Gunpowder & Lead", and "More Like Her") were all Top 20 hits, with "Gunpowder & Lead" becoming her first Top 10 country hit in July 2008. Lambert's third album, ''Revolution'', was released in September 2009. Five singles have been released from the album, including Lambert's two Number One hits "The House That Built Me," which spent four weeks at the top of the chart, and "Heart Like Mine". Lambert has also been honored by the Grammy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and the Country Music Association Awards.

In 2011, Lambert married fellow country singer Blake Shelton. She also released "Baggage Claim", the first single from her upcoming fourth album ''Four the Record'', and collaborated with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Pressley in the side project Pistol Annies.

Early life

Miranda Leigh Lambert was born November 10, 1983 in Longview, Texas and raised in Lindale, Texas. Her father, Richard Lee "Rick" Lambert, is a retired police officer who in later life became a private investigator in partnership with her mother, Beverly June Lambert (née Hughes). Miranda was taught about guns by her father at an early age and later became an avid deer hunter. Her parents took her to a Garth Brooks concert when she was nine and this started her interest in country music. Her father wrote and performed country music and she soon began singing in talent contests under his tutelage. She started her career playing in local restaurants.

At age sixteen, Lambert began appearing on the Johnny High Country Music Review in Arlington, Texas, the same show that helped launch the career of LeAnn Rimes. Lambert quickly landed a recording session in Nashville, but left the studio after she became frustrated with the "pop" sound of music. She then went back to Texas and asked her dad to teach her how to play guitar so she could write her own songs.

While still in high school, Lambert made her professional singing debut. She fronted the house band at the Reo Palm Isle Ballroom in Longview, Texas, a long-running venue that has showcased Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, and is where Brooks & Dunn started out as a bar room band.

Music career

2003-2006: ''Kerosene''

In 2003, Lambert auditioned for the talent competition ''Nashville Star'', eventually becoming a third-place finisher on the show. She performed in many places such as The Tap in College Station, Texas when she was 18. On September 15, 2003, she signed with Epic Records. Her debut single, "Me and Charlie Talking" (co-written by her father and Heather Little), was released in summer of 2004 as the lead-off single to her debut album. Titled ''Kerosene'', Lambert's first album comprised twelve songs, eleven of which she co-wrote. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums charts, and eventually gained a Platinum certification by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies, selling more than 930,000 copies up to July 2008. Overall, the album produced four Top 40 singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts, including the title track which was a Top 20 hit. Lambert also toured with Keith Urban and George Strait in early 2006. In 2007, she toured with Dierks Bentley and Toby Keith.

2007-2008: ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''

Lambert's second album, ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' was released on May 9, 2007. She wrote eight of the album's eleven tracks, including its four singles. Much of the track "Gunpowder & Lead," the album's third single and her highest-charting single, was written while she was taking a concealed handgun class in her home town.

In 2005, at the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Lambert won the Cover Girl Fresh Face of Country Music Award. She was also nominated for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 2005; in 2007, Lambert also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her single "Kerosene". She also won the Top New Female Vocalist award at the 2007 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards. At the 2008 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards, ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' won Album of the Year.

Lambert was ranked #90 on the ''100 Greatest Women'' (of Country Music) by Country Universe in 2008.

2009-2011: ''Revolution''

In February 2009, Miranda Lambert entered the studio to record her third album, ''Revolution'', which was to be released on September 29, 2009. Lambert co-wrote all but four of the album's 15 tracks; the album also includes co-writes from Blake Shelton, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum. Ahead of the album's release, an EP, titled ''Dead Flowers'', was issued on September 8, 2009. The EP, available exclusively at Best Buy, featured the ''Revolution'' album track "Dead Flowers" and three bonus tracks previously included on limited editions of ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''.

During this time, Lambert (along with two other singers), became the new face of Cotton Inc.’s revived “The Touch, The Feel of Cotton” campaign. She has appeared in ads to promote cotton, and the website features a free download of the full version of her song, "Fabric of My Life."

Lambert debuted her new single, "Dead Flowers", at the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 5, 2009. It was released to country radio on May 4, 2009, and was a minor Top 40 hit on the charts.

On September 24, 2009, Lambert and her band performed all the tracks on ''Revolution'' in sequence at the Ryman Auditorium, five days before its scheduled release date.

Upon the release of ''Revolution'', Lambert's work was met with significant critical praise. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".

''Rolling Stone'' magazine praised the album saying, "Lambert remains country's most refreshing act, and not just because she makes firearms seem like a matter-of-fact female accessory." ''Entertainment Weekly'' magazine said, "She's found stylistic shades of songwriters twice her age..." and that the album is "...a portrait of an artist in full possession of her powers, and the best mainstream-country album so far this year." ''Boston Globe'' commented that “Revolution’’ is the sound of Miranda Lambert coming into her own." ''Slant magazine'' also had high praises reserved for the album saying, "Miranda Lambert expands on her fascinating, fully realized artistic persona on Revolution."

The album's second single, "White Liar", was released on August 17, 2009, and debuted at #50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. In February 2010, "White Liar" became Lambert's first Top Five hit, reaching a peak of #2 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart.

In promotion of ''Revolution'', Miranda Lambert launched a headlining tour; ''Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars'' kicked off in March 2010 and included stops in over 22 cities, as well as a performance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.

"The House That Built Me," the album's third single, was released on March 8, 2010 and became a #1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. It retained this position for four weeks and it received a platinum certification from the RIAA on July 8, 2010. On February 13, 2011, Lambert won a Grammy Award in the ''Best Female Country Vocal Performance'' category for "The House That Built Me."

"Only Prettier" followed as the album's fourth single in July 2010 and its accompanying music video became somewhat viral. The music video for "Only Prettier" was directed by Trey Fanjoy and filmed in Joelton, Tennessee in June 2010, and premiered on VEVO on August 3, 2010. It features a 1950s theme and cameo appearances by fellow country artists Kellie Pickler, Laura Bell Bundy, and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum. In the video, Lambert and her friends portray two rival cliques attending a high school sock hop. The alter-egos are shown doing things such as spiking the punch, stuffing their bras and smoking. Ultimately, the alter-egos have a bad time at the party, while Lambert, Pickler, Bundy and Scott enjoy themselves the entire night. Additionally, Lambert is also shown performing with her band on stage at the event.

On September 1, 2010, it was announced Miranda led nominations with an impressive 9 CMA awards, setting a record for the female with the most nominations in a single year by the organization. Miranda performed at the 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 10, 2010. That same night she won the CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year and ''Revolution'' won Album of the Year. Lambert and Sheryl Crow performed "Coal Miner's Daughter" as a tribute to country legend Loretta Lynn, who also entered the stage to join them and finished the song with Crow and Lambert as backup. Later that night, Lynn presented the Female Vocalist of the Year CMA award to Lambert.

In December 2010, "Only Prettier", eventually reached a peak of number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, giving Lambert her seventh Top 20 hit. "Heart Like Mine" was released in January 2011 as the fifth and final single from ''Revolution''. It became Lambert's second Number One hit on the country charts for the chart dated May 28, 2011.

2011-present: ''Four the Record'' and Pistol Annies

On April 4, 2011 during the taping of the Academy of Country Music's 'Girls' Night Out' television special in Las Vegas, Lambert debuted her new project, girl group Pistol Annies. The group consists of Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. They released their single, "Hell on Heels," in May 2011, and released their debut album, ''Hell on Heels'', on August 23, 2011.

Lambert announced in July 2011 that her fourth studio album, ''Four the Record'', will be released on November 1, 2011. A month later, Sony Music Nashville announced that Lambert and labelmate Josh Thompson will transfer to RCA Nashville as part of a corporate restructuring.

Personal life

In 2006, Lambert began dating fellow country singer Blake Shelton. Lambert sang background vocals on Shelton's 2008 country cover of Michael Bublé's song "Home". The two recorded and co-wrote duet "Bare Skin Rug," for his studio album ''Startin' Fires'' released later in 2008. Shelton also co-wrote three songs on ''Revolution,'' and provided background vocals on "Maintain the Pain." On May 9, 2010, Shelton proposed to Lambert, after seeking (and receiving) her father's blessing and they became engaged. The two married on May 14, 2011 at Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, Texas. Wearing her mother's wedding dress, Miranda walked down the aisle and exchanged vows with Blake in front of 550 family members and friends, including fellow celebrities Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson, Cee Lo Green, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, Charles Kelley, and the Bellamy Brothers. After the ceremony, Miranda expressed her excitement saying, "I'm married to my best friend! Looking forward to a lifetime of laughter."

Discography

;Albums

''Miranda Lambert'' (2001)

''Kerosene'' (2005)

''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2007)

''Revolution'' (2009)

''Four the Record'' (2011)

Awards

!Year	!Organization	!Award	!Result
2005		Horizon Award
		Female Video of the Year — "Kerosene"
Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Kerosene"
	Horizon Award
	Grammy Awards	Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Kerosene"
rowspan="2"	Top New Female Vocalist
Female Vocalist of the Year
	Female Vocalist of the Year
	Grammy Awards	Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Famous in a Small Town"
CMT Music Awards	Female Video of the Year — "Famous in a Small Town"
rowspan="3"	Top Female Vocalist
Album of the Year — ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''
Single Record of the Year — "Famous in a Small Town"
rowspan="2"	Female Vocalist of the Year
Single of the Year — "Gunpowder & Lead"
	rowspan="2"	Top Female Vocalist
Single Record of the Year — "Gunpowder & Lead"
CMT Music Awards	Female Video of the Year — "More Like Her"
	Female Vocalist of the Year
	Grammy Awards	Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Dead Flowers"
rowspan="5"	Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Album of the Year — ''Revolution''
Single Record of the Year — "White Liar"
Song of the Year — "White Liar"
Video of the Year — "White Liar"
MusicRow Awards	Song of the Year - "The House That Built Me"
	Video of the Year - "White Liar"
Female Video of the Year - "White Liar"
	Choice Female Country Artist
Choice Music: Country Song - "The House That Built Me"
	Mainstream Inspirational Country Song, "The House That Built Me"
Inspirational Country Music Video, "The House That Built Me"
	8th French Country Music Awards	Best Female Vocalist of the Year (Meilleure Chanteuse)
rowspan="10"	Entertainer of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Album of the Year - ''Revolution''
Musical Event - "Bad Angel" (with Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson)
Single of the Year - "The House That Built Me"
Single of the Year - "White Liar"
Song of the Year - "White Liar"
Song of the Year - "The House That Built Me"
Music Video of the Year - "The House That Built Me"
Music Video of the Year - "White Liar"
	Artist of the Year
Female Artist of the Year
Album of the Year - ''Revolution''
Single by a Female Artist - "White Liar"
Music Video by a Female Artist - "White Liar"
		Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "The House That Built Me"
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Bad Angel" (with Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson)
Best Country Album — ''Revolution''
	Entertainer of the Year
Top Female Vocalist of the Year
Single Record of the Year — "The House That Built Me"
Song of the Year — "The House That Built Me"
Video of the Year — "The House That Built Me"
Video of the Year — "Only Prettier"
	Female Video of the Year — "The House That Built Me"
Video of the Year — "The House That Built Me"
Collaborative Video of the Year — "Coal Miner's Daughter" (with Loretta Lynn and Sheryl Crow)

Touring

Tours

"Hookin' Up and Hangin' Out Tour" (2007)

*with Toby Keith

''Sun City Carnival Tour'' (2009)

*with Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland and Montgomery Gentry

''American Saturday Night Tour'' (2010)

*with Brad Paisley and Justin Moore

''Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars'' (2010)

*with Chris Young, Randy Houser, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, James Otto, David Nail, Wade Bowen, Jake Owen and Cross Canadian Ragweed

''CMT On Tour: Miranda Lambert Revolution'' (2010)

*with Eric Church and Josh Kelley

''Miranda Lambert: Revolution Tour'' (2011)

*with Justin Moore, Josh Kelley, Chris Young, Randy Rogers Band, Pat Green,Little Big Town,Ashton Shepherd and Gary Allan

Band

Lambert's road band and crew consists of the following:

Aden Bubeck — bass guitar

Chris Kline — keyboard, harmonica, pedal steel, percussion, guitar

Alex Weeden — lead guitar

Scotty Wray — rhythm guitar, lap steel guitar, resonator guitar, banjo

Keith Zebroski — drums

Touring personnel

Scott Fowler — backline tech

Jason "Pone" Macalik — front of house engineer, backup bus driver

Chris Newsom — monitor engineer, production manager, stage manager

Sammy Bones — backline tech

Jordan Powell — tour manager

Jose "Puma" Raices — merchandise manager

Aaron Luke — lighting director

Charlie Sherman — bus driver

David Sherman — bus driver

References

External links

Official Website

Miranda Lambert at Billboard.com

Official Music Videos

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name	Blake Shelton
background	solo_singer
birth name	Blake Tollison Shelton
born	June 18, 1976Ada, Oklahoma,United States
height	6'5" (1.93 meters)
spouse	Miranda Lambert
instrument	Vocals, guitar
genre	Country
occupation	Singer
years active	2001–present
label	Giant, Warner Bros. Nashville, Reprise Nashville
associated acts	Bobby Braddock, Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins
website
spouse	Miranda Lambert (2011)}}

Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. This song was the first single from his gold-certified debut album, which also produced two more Top 20 hits. Although the album was released on Giant Records Nashville, Shelton was transferred to Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Giant closed in late 2001.

His second and third albums, 2003's ''The Dreamer'' (his first for Warner Bros. proper) and 2004's ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'', were each certified gold as well. Shelton's fourth album, ''Pure BS'', was issued in 2007, and re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit "Home" as one of the bonus tracks. This cover was also that album's third single. A fifth album, ''Startin' Fires'', was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays ''Hillbilly Bone'' and ''All About Tonight'' in 2010, and the album ''Red River Blue'' in 2011. He is currently a vocal coach on the NBC reality talent show ''The Voice'' with Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Cee Lo Green.

Overall, Shelton has charted seventeen singles on the country charts, including nine Number One hits: "Austin" (2001), "The Baby" (2003), "Some Beach" (2004–2005), "Home" (2008), "She Wouldn't Be Gone" (2009), "Hillbilly Bone" (2010), a duet with Trace Adkins, "All About Tonight" (2010), "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" (2011) and "Honey Bee" (2011). Additionally, three more of his singles have reached Top Ten: a cover version of Conway Twitty's "Goodbye Time", "Nobody but Me", and "I'll Just Hold On".

Early life

Shelton was born in Milburn, Oklahoma to Richard, a used car dealer, and Dorothy, a beauty salon owner. He began singing at an early age and by age 12, he learned to play guitar. By age sixteen, Shelton had received a Denbo Diamond Award in his home state. On November 13, 1990, his older brother Richie, who was 24 at the time, died in a car accident. He has an older sister, Endy. At age 17, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of a recording career.

Musical career

1998–2002: ''Blake Shelton''

After several years in Nashville, he signed to Giant Records in 1998. In 2001, he was slated to release a song entitled "I Wanna Talk About Me" as a single. Staff at the label considered the song unsuitable for a lead-off single, however, and the song was eventually recorded by Toby Keith, whose version was a Number One hit.

Instead, Giant released "Austin" as Shelton's debut single. Shortly after its release, however, Giant Records was dissolved, and Shelton was transferred to Warner Bros. Records, the parent company. "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. His self-titled debut album also produced the No.18 "All Over Me" (which Shelton co-wrote with fellow country artist Earl Thomas Conley) and the No.14 "Ol' Red", which was a cover version of a George Jones song. Although Shelton's rendition of "Ol' Red" was not a major radio hit, he considers it his signature song, and it has become popular in concert. ''Blake Shelton'' is certified gold by the RIAA.

2002–2003: ''The Dreamer''

Shelton's second album, ''The Dreamer'', was first released on February 4, 2003 on Warner Bros. Records. Its lead-off single, "The Baby", reached Number One on the country charts, holding that position for three weeks. Although the second and third singles ("Heavy Liftin'" and "Playboys of the Southwestern World", respectively) only reached No.32 and #24, ''The Dreamer'' earned gold certification as well. He, along with Andy Griggs and Montgomery Gentry, sang guest vocals on Tracy Byrd's mid-2003 single "The Truth About Men".

2004–2006: ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill''

''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'' was the title of Shelton's third studio album, released in 2004. Its lead-off single, the Harley Allen co-write "When Somebody Knows You That Well", peaked at No.37 on the country charts, while the follow-up "Some Beach" became his third No.1 hit, holding that position for four weeks. It was followed by a cover of Conway Twitty's 1988 single "Goodbye Time". Both this cover and its followup, "Nobody but Me", reached Top Ten for Shelton as well. As with his first two albums, ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'' was certified gold. Accompanying the album's release was a video collection entitled ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill: A Video Collection''.

On December 18, 2005, several of Shelton's songs, including "Nobody but Me", appeared on the TV movie ''The Christmas Blessing'', starring Neil Patrick Harris, Rebecca Gayheart, Angus T. Jones, and Rob Lowe. Shelton had a small role at the end of the movie, playing himself at a benefit concert, singing "Nobody but Me".

2006–2008: ''Pure BS''

Shelton issued his fourth studio album, ''Pure BS'', in early 2007. Unlike with his first three albums, which were produced entirely by Bobby Braddock, Shelton worked with Braddock, Brent Rowan, and Paul Worley as producers for this album. Its first two singles – "Don't Make Me" and "The More I Drink" – were both Top 20 hits on the country charts, respectively reaching No.12 and #19. Also in late 2007, Shelton made appearances on television shows: first as a judge on the talent competition ''Nashville Star'', and later on ''Clash of the Choirs''.

''Pure BS'' was re-released in 2008 with three bonus tracks, including a cover of Michael Bublé's hit single "Home". This cover, released in early 2008 as the album's third single, became his fourth No.1 hit in July.

2008–2009: ''Startin' Fires''

"Home" was followed in August 2008 by the single "She Wouldn't Be Gone", his 14th chart entry and his fifth No. 1 hit. It was the first time in his career that he had two consecutive Number Ones. "She Wouldn't Be Gone" is the lead-off to Shelton's fifth studio album, ''Startin' Fires,'' which has also produced the single "I'll Just Hold On." This album also includes "Bare Skin Rug," a duet with Lambert. It was produced by Scott Hendricks, except for one track which was produced by Brent Rowan, and another ("I Don't Care", which carried over from ''Pure BS'') was produced by Braddock.

2009–2011: ''Hillbilly Bone'' and ''All About Tonight''

After "I'll Just Hold On" fell off the chart in October 2009, Blake Shelton released a duet with Trace Adkins titled "Hillbilly Bone." It was the lead-off single on Shelton's EP, ''Hillbilly Bone'', released on March 2, 2010 through Reprise Records Nashville. After "Hillbilly Bone" reached No.1 in February, came the August release of "All About Tonight", the lead-off single to his EP of the same name. In September, he released the second single from ''All About Tonight'', "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking", his 18th single release. He released his first greatest hits album, ''Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton'' in November 2010.

Shelton was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry during the September 28, 2010 "Country Comes Home" concert celebrating reopening of the Grand Ole Opry House after the Cumberland River flooded the Opry House in May 2010. The formal invitation was extended on his Twitter account and was announced by Opry star Trace Adkins. He was formally inducted by Adkins at the Saturday, October 23, 2010 Opry performance.

Blake Shelton appeared on the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on November 10, 2010 where he performed "All About Tonight" and won Male Vocalist of the Year.

Shelton will serve as a judge/coach to singers on the 2011 NBC reality television series ''The Voice''.

2011–present: ''Red River Blue''

Blake Shelton released an album entitled ''Red River Blue'' on July 12, 2011, led by the single, "Honey Bee". The song received 138,000 downloads in its first week and was certified gold in its seventh week, setting a new record for the fastest gold certification by a male country singer. On June 13, 2011, in its tenth chart week, "Honey Bee" went to number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Shelton's fastest climb to number one and his ninth number one country single. The album is expected to debut at number-one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with around 110,000 copies sold. "God Gave Me You", a cover of a Dave Barnes song, is the album's second single.

Shelton was a coach on the NBC show ''The Voice''. His finalist Dia Frampton came in second and he is set to return for a second season of the show.

Personal life

Shelton was married to longtime girlfriend Kaynette Williams on November 17, 2003. They were divorced in 2006. The same year he began dating fellow country singer Miranda Lambert, whom he met at the CMT's 100 Greatest Duets Concert. Lambert also sang background vocals on his cover of Michael Bublé's song, "Home". Shelton's version of the song was a No. 1 single on the Hot Country Songs chart. On May 9, 2010, after dating for four years, Shelton proposed to Miranda, after seeking (and receiving) her father's blessing. The two were married on May 14, 2011 at Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, Texas. 550 people were in attendance, including many celebrities, such as Reba McEntire, Cee Lo Green, Martina McBride, Kelly Clarkson, Dierks Bentley, Charles Kelley, and the Bellamy Brothers. After the wedding, Shelton expressed his joy stating, "I wanted to be married to Miranda the day I proposed. Finally, it's official!"

Discography

;Studio albums

''Blake Shelton'' (2001)

''The Dreamer'' (2003)

''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'' (2004)

''Pure BS'' (2007)

''Startin' Fires'' (2008)

''Red River Blue'' (2011)

;Extended plays

''Blake Shelton: Collector's Edition'' (2008)

''Hillbilly Bone'' (2010)

''All About Tonight'' (2010)

;Compilation albums

''Blake Shelton – The Essentials'' (2009)

''Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton'' (2010)

Awards and nominations

! Year	! Association	! Category	! Result
2001
2002
2003
		Horizon Award
Vocal Event of the Year – "The Truth About Men" (with Tracy Byrd, Andy Griggs and Montgomery Gentry)
	Academy of Country Music
CMT Music Awards	Collaborative Video of the Year – "Hillbilly Bone" (with Trace Adkins)
	Male Vocalist of The Year
Vocal Event of the Year – "Hillbilly Bone" (with Trace Adkins)
		Male Video of the Year – "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking"
Best Web Video of the Year – "Kiss My Country Ass"
	Choice Music: Male Country Artist
Choice Music: Country Single – "Honey Bee"

References

External links

Official Website

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