Blake Shelton Tapped For New Singing Competition Show

CBS has introduced its newest enterprise into the expertise competitors area with “The Highway,” a brand new music collection helmed by nation music star Blake Shelton and “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan.

This mission comes on the heels of Shelton’s current departure from “The Voice,” the place he secured a record-breaking 9 wins over his 23-season run, making him the coach with essentially the most wins within the present’s historical past.

Now, Blake Shelton is ready to convey his experience to “The Highway,” which can mark CBS’s first expertise competitors since “Come Dance With Me” in 2022, and its first music-focused present since “Rock Star” within the mid-2000s.

“The Highway” will observe contestants who carry out as opening acts for a longtime, yet-to-be-announced music star on tour. Every contestant will vie to win over audiences in numerous cities, with fan assist figuring out who advances to the subsequent location on the tour.

This marks a high-profile collaboration for CBS, with Shelton and Sheridan each serving as govt producers.

“I’m an enormous fan of Taylor’s unbelievable work, and I’m excited to staff with him and my long-time collaborator, Lee, on ‘The Highway’,” Shelton stated in a press release, per The Hollywood Reporter. “I do know a factor or two about singing competitions and what it’s wish to chase a music dream and reside life on tour. I’m trying ahead to discovering new expertise and giving them this platform.”

“There’s a revolution happening in nation music. Constructing a platform with Blake for the subsequent leaders of that revolution is an extremely thrilling enterprise,” Sheridan added. “No extra shiny flooring and studio audiences. That is the place the rubber meets the highway — actually. Get within the van, go to the subsequent city and win the group. Do it sufficient, and also you change into the subsequent chief. Easy as that.”

Past his work on the sprawling “Yellowstone” franchise, Taylor Sheridan has constructed a formidable portfolio throughout Paramount+ with hit exhibits like “Tulsa King,” “Mayor of Kingstown,” “Lioness,” and “Landman.” He additionally brings his govt manufacturing experience to CMT’s competitors present “The Final Cowboy” and beforehand served as an EP for the Paramount+ docuseries “Willie Nelson & Household.”

For CBS and its viewers, “The Highway” affords a recent mix of nation music attraction and on-the-road competitors, pushed by two of the leisure trade’s most influential voices.

The collection is predicted to debut within the fall of 2025.

The announcement of “The Highway” additionally arrives simply as “Yellowstone” returns to Paramount Community for the extremely anticipated second half of its fifth season.

In October 2022, the nation music star shared that he can be departing from NBC’s well-liked singing competitors—a alternative he revealed had been on his thoughts for a while. “I have been wrestling with this for some time, and I’ve determined that it is time for me to step away from ‘The Voice’ after season 23,” he shared on Instagram on the time. “This present has modified my life for the higher and can all the time really feel like dwelling to me.”

Shelton’s teaching journey began again within the first season of “The Voice,” alongside Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and CeeLo Inexperienced. Shelton and Levine shortly grew to become fan favorites, their energetic camaraderie drawing viewers in till Levine’s departure in Season 16. Through the years, the enduring crimson chairs have hosted a rotating lineup of star coaches, together with Ariana Grande, Nick Jonas, and Shakira, every bringing their distinctive vitality to the present.

In his exit announcement, Shelton added, “It has been a hell of a experience over these 12 years of chair turns, and I need to thank everybody at ‘The Voice’ from NBC, each producer, the writers, musicians, crew, and catering folks; you’re the greatest.”