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Blake Shelton’s ‘Fully Loaded: God’s Country’ Album Tops Chart

Blake Shelton’s Fully Loaded: God’s Country debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart. The album has already amassed more than 350,000 album equivalent units to date, giving it…

Blake Shelton's 'Fully Loaded: God's Country' Album Tops Chart
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Blake Shelton's Fully Loaded: God’s Country debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart. The album has already amassed more than 350,000 album equivalent units to date, giving it the third-best first week for a country album this year.

Blake says, “You never know when all of this is gonna fade away. So thank God for the fans who continually support my music and inspire me to keep the party going! Also want to thank the songwriters who trusted me with their music. This album wouldn’t exist without them.”

The Grammy-nominated title track was a multi-week #1 at country radio and the second most-streamed country song released in 2019, earning it the CMA Award for Single of The Year.

Shelton's album features five new songs including “Hell Right,” with Trace Adkins. Shelton will say farewell to 2019 performing “God’s Country” on NBC’s New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly; he'll also perform “Hell Right” with Adkins.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.