Blake Shelton to Perform at PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2017
12 January 2017 - 6:50AM
Business Wire
Kristen Bell, Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Downey
Jr., Tom Hanks, Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Lopez, Boris Kodjoe,
Bill Paxton, Tyler Perry, Adam Rodriguez, John Stamos, Wilmer
Valderrama, and Kerry Washington Confirmed to Attend
Joel McHale to Host Live Broadcast, January
18th on CBS
The People’s Choice Awards announced today that country music
superstar, Blake Shelton, will perform at PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
2017, live from the Microsoft Theater, Wednesday, January 18, 2017,
on the CBS Television Network (9:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT).
Shelton, who won his first People’s Choice Award in 2016 for
“Favorite Male Country Artist” and is nominated in 2017 for
“Favorite Male Artist,” “Favorite Male Country Artist” and
“Favorite Album,” joins previously announced performers Fifth
Harmony. Hosted by Joel McHale, star of the CBS comedy “The Great
Indoors,” the People’s Choice Awards are the only major awards show
where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of
movies, music, television and digital.
It was also announced last night that attendees of PEOPLE’S
CHOICE AWARDS 2017 will include Kristen Bell, Ellen DeGeneres,
Robert Downey Jr., Tom Hanks, Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Lopez, Boris
Kodjoe, Bill Paxton, Tyler Perry, Adam Rodriguez, John Stamos,
Wilmer Valderrama, and Kerry Washington. Additional attendees will
be announced at a later date.
“Blake Shelton is one of the greatest live performers of all
time,” said executive producer Mark Burnett. “I love this guy and
can’t wait for our global audience to watch his brilliance on
stage.”
Country Music Association’s 2012 “Entertainer of the Year,”
five-time Male Vocalist of the Year winner and GRAMMY nominee Blake
Shelton continues to add to his superstar status. With 17
consecutive #1 singles, Shelton owns the record of successive #1
singles in the modern era, and has a total of 22 #1 singles. His
most recent album, If I’m Honest, debuted at #1 on the Billboard
Top Album Sales Chart and the Billboard Country Album Chart. If I’m
Honest has already yielded the #1 smash single, “Came Here To
Forget,” and his new single “A Guy With A Girl” is Top 15 and
climbing after just over a month at radio. The album features three
songs written by Shelton which include the gospel tinged “Savior’s
Shadow,” “Friends,” which is also featured in the #1 film, The
Angry Birds Movie, and “Go Ahead and Break My Heart,” a song he
wrote and performs with Gwen Stefani. A member of the Grand Ole
Opry, he has earned a host of awards throughout his career,
including the first-ever “Male Artist of the Year” and “Story of
the Year” RARE COUNTRY Awards and the 2016 People’s Choice Award
for “Favorite Male Country Artist.” Shelton is in production
on season 11 of NBC’s “The Voice” and recently hosted
Nickelodeon’s slime-filled Kids’ Choice Awards. Shelton is the
subject of a career-spanning exhibition at the Country Music Hall
of Fame® and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. Blake Shelton:
Based on a True Story. The exhibit explores the life and work of
one of country music’s most popular and multi-dimensional artists.
He is currently on the road for his Blake Shelton
presented by Gildan tour.
Voting for PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2017 has closed for most
categories, but will remain open for Favorite New TV Comedy,
Favorite New TV Drama and Favorite Year End Blockbuster until show
night on www.PeoplesChoice.com.
Media assets for PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2017 can be found at
www.EPKlink.com/PeoplesChoiceAwards2017 courtesy of Getty
Images.
Tickets to the awards show are currently available for fans to
purchase through www.AXS.com.
ABOUT PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Now in its 43rd year, the People’s Choice Awards is the only
major awards show voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites
in movies, music, television and digital. The People’s Choice
official website at www.PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting
platform where fans determine the nominees and winners for the
annual awards show. Every year, potential nominees are determined
by national ratings averages, box-office grosses, music sales,
social media activity and PeoplesChoice.com data, then vetted
through E-Poll Market Research. Fred Nelson is the President of
People’s Choice, and serves alongside Mark Burnett, Jane Mun and
Kimmie H. Kim as Executive Producers of the awards show. The awards
show, and digital, mobile and social extensions of the brand are
owned by Procter & Gamble. The show is produced by MGM
Television and MGM serves as the international distributor.
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