"The Voice" Returns After The Olympics With A Little Help For Team Blake

On the heels of their dynamic performance on the NFL and Fox's Super Bowl LXVIII Tailgate pregame show, it was announced today that sibling trio The Band Perry will be advising Blake Shelton's team during the "Battle Rounds" on Season Six of NBC's The Voice.  Tune into the season premiere of The Voice, Monday, February 24, 2014 at 8PM EST / 7PM CST on NBC.

"Blake didn't have to ask us twice if we wanted to mentor his team this season on The Voice, " said The Band Perry.  "It was so much fun to work with Team Blake, and after 15 years of receiving plenty of 'constructive criticism,' it was our turn to pay it forward.  We just hope we were as helpful to Blake's team as our own mentors have been to us through the years."

It was also announced the award-winning family trio will be featured on the 40th Anniversary re-mastered edition of Elton John's 1973 seminal breakthrough album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, with their version of the song "Grey Seal."  The reissued CD will be released March 24, 2014 by Universal Music Catalogue / Mercury on CD, vinyl, limited-edition yellow vinyl, and in a box set featuring recording of 'Live At Hammersmith 1973' on CD, a DVD of Bryan Forbes' 1973 film 'Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye To Norma Jean and Other Things', along with a 100-page illustrated hardback book packed with rare photos, memorabilia and new essay containing interviews with Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

 "Elton John is a musical hero of ours, and to be included in a project with him is something that is beyond our wildest dreams," said the band.

Last week, The Band Perry received two award nominations from the Academy of Country Music for "Vocal Group of The Year" and "Music Video of The Year" for their #1 smash "Better Dig Two." In 2012 and 2013 the band received nominations in the "Vocal Group of the Year" category. In 2011, the award-winning trio was nominated for five Academy of Country Music Awards and won, "New Artist of the Year" and "best new vocal duo or group."

The Band Perry is currently on the road on their WE ARE PIONEERS WORLD TOUR.with Canadian Lindsay Ell opening.

The Voice Winner Signs Record Deal

Danielle Bradbery from Team Blake was crowned the winner of The Voice and wasted no time in signing a record deal, as she joins the Big Machine family, making the gossip blogs already start chatting about "another Taylor."

Read the full story here and see her post-win interview with Jay Leno here.

 

Blake Shelton To Release New Album July 12

Blake Shelton will release his ninth album on July 12. Produced by multi-award winner Scott Hendricks, the forthcoming album will include Shelton’s fastest rising single to date, “Honey Bee.”


“There are so many things I’m excited to share with everyone this year,” said Shelton. “I can’t wait for people to hear the record; I have found some of the best songs of my career. I also think people will be surprised at all the talent they will see on ‘The Voice.’ There were so many great vocalists who just blew me away and it has been the coolest thing to be part of it all.”




Blake says he's heading into the new NBC reality series "The Voice" with an open mind.


Blake says he'll pick his team based on the contestants' vocal abilities, not the material they perform. He told "Parade" magazine, "I think people are going to expect me to pick the first guy that steps up here and sings a George Strait song. I may, if I think he's a great singer, but I may also pick a girl who comes up here and sings an Aretha Franklin song."


But Blake admits he can't describe what he'll be listening for, adding, "I just know what I like when I hear it and it's really hard to explain. It's just something that happens."