Blake Shelton Teams Up with Oak Ridge Boys for New Album

Country music's superstar Blake Shelton is currently recording his 10th upcoming album.  He has confirmed over social media that the Oak Ridge Boys will be featured on the new project.  

Shelton reveals via Twitter:  "Tonight was literally magic ... Thank you @oakridgeboys!!" the singer writes. "What an honor. So excited about my album!!!"

The Oak Ridge Boys have also confirmed the collaboration with pictures with Shelton. "A great and magical evening in studio ... Honored to be a part of Blake's album!" the band shares.

The new album will find Shelton shedding some light on his divorce from fellow country star Miranda Lambert. "I've written more than I've written in 15 years, for obvious reasons - all the awful things that have happened in my personal life - but the way the year ended is also the greatest of my life," Shelton explains. "... I'm doing what I'm supposed to do, and that's put all I've gone through and put it into music, and I never felt more connected to a record before. When people hear this record, they may not know what happened to me, but they're gonna know how I felt about it. And that's exciting for me, to just lay it out there for people."

Meanwhile, the Oak Ridge Boys will be embarking on their 2016 United States tour. The tour will stretch all the way from Louisiana to California to Florida to Virginia. Performing over 150 dates per year for over 40 years, The Oak Ridge Boys are looking forward to bringing their critically acclaimed high-energy show to a city near you! For a full list of dates and information on how to buy tickets, visit www.oakridgeboys.com/tour.

In addition to their 2016 U.S. tour announcement, The Oak Ridge Boys revealed via Twitter on Sunday night (January 24), they met up for dinner with a notable U.S. couple -- their long-time friends, former president George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush at Taste Of Texas restaurant in Houston, Texas.
 
According to the group's Joe Bonsall, The Oak Ridge Boys and the Bush's enjoyed "a great meal with some lively and fun conversation," and ended the night with a tableside serenade from The Oak Ridge Boys with a soulful version of "Feeling Mighty Fine," a song off of the legendary group's 1997 gospel album, Revival.

For a full list of upcoming 2016 tour dates, see below.
 
The Oak Ridge Boys 2016 Tour Dates
Jan. 30 Schroeder Dance Hall - Goliad, Texas
Feb. 2 Peppermill Concert Hall - West Wendover, Nev.
Feb. 8 Riverside Hotel and Casino - Laughlin, Nev.
Feb. 15 Renaissance Performing Arts Theatre - Goodyear, Ariz.
Feb. 16 Renaissance Performing Arts Theatre - Goodyear, Ariz.
Feb. 18 San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino - Highland, Calif.
Feb. 20 Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino - Chandler, Ariz.
March 5 Performing Arts Center at Kent - New Philadelphia, Ohio
March 6 Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, Pa.
March 10 Florida Strawberry Festival - Plant City, Fla.
March 12 East Arkansas Community College - Forrest City, Ark.
March 18 The Newton Theatre - Newton, N.J.
March 19 American Music Theater - Lancaster, Pa.
March 20 Barns of Wolf Trap - Vienna, Va.
March 26 Grand Casino Mille Lacs - Event Center - Onamia, Minn.
April 1 Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount, Va.
April 2 Newberry Opera House - Newberry, S.C.
April 3 Carpenter Theatre, Richmond Center Stage - Richmond, Va.
April 8 Spirit Lake Casino - Saint Michael, N.D.
April 9 Prairie Knights Casino - Pavilion - Fort Yates, N.D.
April 22 North Star Mohican Casino Showroom - Bowler, Wis.
April 26 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
April 27 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
April 28 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
May 28 Country Tonight Theater - Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
June 18 Renfro Valley Entertainment Center - Renfro Valley, Ky.
July 19 Northeast Missouri Fair - Kirksville, Mo.
July 22 Jefferson County Fair - Hillsboro, Mo.
July 23 Dosey Doe - The Woodlands, Texas
August 13 Mill Town Music Hall / Mill Town Mercantile - Bremen, Ga.
Sept. 20 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Sept. 21 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Sept. 22 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Sept. 23 Shawnee Bluff Vineyard - Eldon, Mo.
Sept. 27 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Sept. 28 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Sept. 29 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 4 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 5 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 6 Tulsa State Fair - Oklahoma Stage - Tulsa, Okla.
Oct. 11 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 12 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 13 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 18 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 19 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 20 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Oct. 22 Blue Gate Theater - Shipshewana, Ind.
Nov. 1 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 2 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 3 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 9 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 10 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 15 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 16 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Nov. 17 The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre - Branson, Mo.
Dec. 1 Vern Riffe Center For The Arts - Portsmouth, Ohio
Dec. 16 Honeywell Center - Wabash, Ind. 

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