By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR Scene Writer on Apr 26, 2011, at 12:49 PM Updated on 4/26 at 12:49 PM
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Blake Shelton. Courtesy
Blake Shelton is releasing his ninth album ahead of schedule, he announced this week.
The album, including his hit single "
Honey Bee" drops July 12 on Warner Bros. It's produced by well-regarded Nashville producer
Scott Hendricks.
"Honey Bee" is the fastest rising single of his career (or
any male soloist's career). It sold more than 138,000 digital copies its debut week.
Tonight, the country star joins rocker Adam Levine, pop star Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green as a coach on NBC’s musical reality show, "The Voice."
Shelton will marry sweetheart and Oklahoma transplant Miranda Lambert on May 14.
He performs at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa on May 6.
Here he is performing "Honey Bee" at the Academy of Country Music Awards earlier this year:
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