Blake Shelton
WHO | HONOREE Blake Shelton
EMCEE Kit Hoover-co-host Access Hollywood and Access Daily
GUEST SPEAKERS Gwen Stefani, Carson Daly and Walk of Famer Adam Levine
WHAT Dedication of the 2,755th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
WHEN Friday, May 12, 2023 at 11:30 AM PT
WHERE 6212 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Amoeba Music
Entertainer Blake Shelton was honored today with the 2,755th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce administers the legendary sidewalk for the City of Los Angeles and has proudly hosted the globally known Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies for millions of people around the world.
ABOUT OUR HONOREE
“Blake Shelton is one of the music and television world’s most popular entertainers. He keeps “The Voice” audiences in stitches with his witty banter and he has captured many fan’s hearts with his soulful country voice. To think that he began his at the age of 17 is amazing. We are proud to have him join the Hollywood Walk of Fame” added Martinez.
Joining emcee Kit Hoover for the star unveiling were Gwen Stefani, Carson Daly and Adam Levine.
Blake Shelton was born, raised, and currently lives in Oklahoma, where he has strong community ties. He has a championship career of his own and is still setting the mark in country music. Over the span of his career, Shelton has earned 28 #1 country singles! He has more than 11 Billion Global streams and sold more than 13 million albums and 52 million singles.
He has received numerous awards, including six ACMs, three AMAs, 10 CMAs, 11 CMTs and six People’s Choice, among many others. He and “The Voice” host Carson Daly recently teamed up to executive produce and star in new celebrity game show “Barmageddon” for USA Network, which has received a renewal for a second season.
Shelton serves as a coach on Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and NBC’s four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice,” which is currently airing its 23rd season.
Season 23 will be Shelton’s final season on “The Voice,” where he has coached 9 champions over the course of the series, including last season’s winner, Bryce Leatherwood.
Shelton’s other winners are Chloe Kohanski, Sundance Head, Craig Wayne Boyd, Danielle Bradbery, Cassadee Pope, Jermaine Paul, Todd Tilghman and Cam Anthony.
Shelton recently donated $200,000 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. In response to the devastating tornadoes of 2013, Shelton and NBC teamed up on the telethon “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert.” With the help of Reba McEntire, Usher, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, the telethon raised more than $6 million for United Way of Central Oklahoma. He has donated $500,000 to the Jimmy Everest Center, an Oklahoma University hospital for children with blood cancer and blood disorders.
In association with Ryman Hospitality Properties, the Grand Ole Opry member has opened a string of entertainment-themed restaurants and bars called Ole Red. The first venue opened in 2017 in his hometown of Tishomingo, Oklahoma. He now has venues in Nashville and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, as well as in Orlando, Florida, and they recently broke ground on a new venue in Las Vegas.
