{"id":4532,"date":"2025-07-15T08:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2025-07-15T08:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:01:40","slug":"blake-shelton-returns-to-reality-tv-with-new-singing-competition-the-road-premiering-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=4532","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton Returns to Reality TV with New Singing Competition \u2018The Road\u2019 Premiering This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a remarkable 12-year run as a coach on NBC\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>, Blake Shelton is back on the small screen\u2014this time with a fresh twist on the singing competition format. Shelton, 49, who left\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0in May 2023 after 23 seasons, is teaming up with country stars Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson for\u00a0<em>The Road<\/em>, a new CBS series set to premiere Sunday, October 19.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\"><\/div>\n<p>Unlike traditional reality competitions,\u00a0<em>The Road<\/em>\u00a0offers a unique approach to discovering musical talent. The show, produced by Shelton and\u00a0<em>Yellowstone<\/em>\u00a0creator Taylor Sheridan, follows Keith Urban as he travels the country, scouting emerging artists who headline at music venues across America. Instead of judges deciding who advances, it\u2019s the live audiences who determine which artists move on to the next city\u2014putting contestants directly in the hands of real fans.<\/p>\n<p>Urban, a 13-time CMA Award winner, knows firsthand the challenges of breaking into the music industry. \u201cThere are some things you just have to learn from experience,\u201d Urban said. \u201cPaying your dues sucks, but there are things in this business that can\u2019t be taught, like how to put together a set list, whether to extend or cut a song during your performance or how to work the crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<p>Adding to the show\u2019s authenticity, Gretchen Wilson, known for her hit \u201cRedneck Woman,\u201d joins as touring manager. \u201cOpening for Keith is not for the faint of heart,\u201d Wilson quipped in the show\u2019s trailer. She brings her own hard-earned experience, recalling her early days playing in \u201csome seedy pubs, sometimes just for the bartender.\u201d Her role is to guide the artists through the realities of touring life, providing a real-world environment that tests whether these performers have what it takes to make it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor me, touring has always been my first love,\u201d Urban added. \u201cIt\u2019s where the rubber meets the road. But it\u2019s the only road to take if you want to be a performer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With its grassroots, artist-centered approach,\u00a0<em>The Road<\/em>\u00a0aims to bring a fresh dynamic to the crowded field of singing competitions, standing as a worthy new contender alongside heavyweights like\u00a0<em>American Idol<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>. Fans eager to see Shelton, Urban, and Wilson in action can tune in starting this fall on CBS.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL-akU6pF_A\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL-akU6pF_A\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Road (@theroadcbs)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a remarkable 12-year run as a coach on NBC\u2019s\u00a0The Voice, Blake Shelton is back on the small screen\u2014this time with a fresh twist on the singing&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4532"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4534,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4532\/revisions\/4534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}