Blake Shelton Announces New Album Release for August 10 at Last Night's CMT Awards

Shelton Wins CMT Award for Collaborative Video of the Year for "Hillbilly Bone" Featuring Trace Adkins


NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - June 10, 2010) -  Last night's CMT Awards was full of big news for Reprise recording artist, Blake Shelton, who announced that his second SIX PAK album would hit stores August 10. The new release produced by Scott Hendricks features Shelton's fastest rising single-to-date, "All About Tonight." Shelton also took home the CMT award for Collaborative Video of the Year, for the No. 1 single, "Hillbilly Bone," with Trace Adkins.

Shelton thanked his fans for voting for "Hillbilly Bone" and when accepting the award with his longtime friend Trace Adkins at last night's award show, he said, "Thanks to Trace Adkins for being the biggest bad-ass in country music."

Shelton's first SIX PACK album, Hillbilly Bone, was released earlier this year and debuted at No. 3 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and No. 2 on the Top Country Albums Chart. It also featured the No. 1 title track with Trace Adkins. Shelton's hits include his back-to-back multi-week No. 1 singles, "She Wouldn't Be Gone" and "Home," his six-week #1 debut single, "Austin," and two additional multi-week No. 1 singles with "The Baby" and "Some Beach."

For additional information on Blake Shelton, please visit www.blakeshelton.com.

For more information, please contact Tree Paine at Warner Music Nashville:
615.214.1500 / Tree.paine@wmg.com

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Tree Paine
Warner Music Nashville
Phone: (615) 214-1500
E-Mail: tree.paine@wmg.com