Blake Shelton recently announced a new 2021 tour, but it sounds like fans are lucky he’s still interested in hitting the road.

During an interview on Kalleigh Bannen’s “Today’s Country Radio,” Blake admits that in 2012, when he was only in his second season of “The Voice,” he was so busy it made him sour on the idea of touring.

“I was touring full time, or as much as I could, and it became too much, it was too much for me personally,” he shares. “I mean, there was never a day off, it was just crazy, and I started resenting touring a little bit,” noting that he was “not enjoying it anymore.’”

Eventually Blake learned to better juggle his schedule, and cut back on how many shows he did a year, explaining that it has “kept me so excited about when I go on stage now,” adding, “it’s something that I look forward to, I really do.”

Source: Sounds Like Nashville

When CMT announced the nominees for the CMT Music Awards last month there were 14 nominees for Video of the Year. Well, now that category has been whittled down to six.

The finalists include:

• Carrie Underwood & John Legend – “Hallelujah”
• Elle King & Miranda Lambert – “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
• Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful”
• Keith Urban with P!nk – “One Too Many”
• Kelsea Ballerini – “hole in the bottle”
• Kenny Chesney – “Knowing You”

Carrie is the reigning Video of the Year winner, with “Drinking Alone.” If she wins again she’ll extend her record for the most awarded artist in CMT Awards history. She currently has 22 wins.

Fans can vote for their favorite here.

• The 2021 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, airs June 9^th at 8 pm.

Source: CMT

Singer B.J. Thomas passed away Saturday at the age of 78. He announced back in March that he diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.

B.J. was best known for singing the “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” song “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” The tune, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, became his first number one song.

He also had a hit with his 1968 cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” which spent 13 weeks on the Hot 100, as well as “Hooked On A Feeling,” which landed in the Top Five. He also is known for singing the “Growing Pains” theme song with Jennifer Warnes.

He is the winner of five GRAMMY Awards, all for religious-themed music. He transitioned into gospel music after becoming a born-again Christian in 1976.

Source: CNN

Florida Georgia Line is ready to return to the road. The duo just announced dates for their new “I Love My Country Tour,” featuring special guests Russell Dickerson, Lauren Alaina and Redferrin.

“Touring is back, y’all! This is the longest we’ve gone without being on the road, and we’ve been counting down the days until we can finally say – we’re going on tour!,” Tyler Hubbard shares, while Brian Kelley adds, “We’re excited to see your faces, feel the energy, and bring some good vibes to your city this fall. Let’s make some new memories!”

The trek is set to kick off September 21st in Atlanta, Georgia with dates confirmed through November 20th in Seattle Washington. Tickets go on sale to the general public June 4th.

Check out the first few dates below:

September 24: Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
September 25: New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
September 26: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
September 30: Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
October 1: Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
October 2: Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
October 7: Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
October 8: Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
October 9: Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
October 14: Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena

Source: Florida Georgia Line

Is there anything better than ice cream? Well, what about ice cream with booze in it? Well, you can thank Kenny Chesney for that option. Kenny’s signature Blue Chair Bay Rum, has teamed with “boozy ice cream experts” at Tipsy Scoop for a new line of rum-infused ice creams.

Available for order now, the line features four flavors – Dirty Banana ice cream, Mango Daquiri Sorbet, Piña Colada ice cream and Spiked Key Lime Pie ice cream. They are also bringing back their-non dairy version of the Piña Colada ice cream made with coconut milk.

Four packs are available for order now, and the flavors will also be available in stores while supplies last.