Blake Tollison Shelton born June 18 1976 In Ada OK Is A Country Music Singer And Television Personality. As Of December 2020 Shelton Has Charted 40 Singles Including 28 #1's 17 Of Which Were Consecutive. The 11th #1 "Doin' What She Likes" Broke "the Record For The Most Consecutive #1 Singles In The Country Airplay Chart's 24-Year History". Throughout His Career He Has Received Nine Grammy Award Nominations Including Two For Best Country Album. In 2001 He Made His Debut With The Single "Austin". The Lead-Off Single From His Self-Titled Debut Album "Austin" Spent Five Weeks At #1 On The Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart. The Now Platinum-Certified Debut Album Also Produced Two More Top 20 Entries "All Over Me" And "Ol' Red" . His Second And Third Albums 2003's The Dreamer And 2004's Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill Are Gold And Platinum Respectively. His Fourth Album Pure BS 2007 Was Re-Issued In 2008 With A Cover Of Michael Bublé's Pop Hit "Home" As One Of The Bonus Tracks. His Fifth Album Startin' Fires Was Released In November 2008. It Was Followed By The Extended Plays Hillbilly Bone And All About Tonight In 2010 And The Albums Red River Blue In 2011 Based On A True Story... In 2013 Bringing Back The Sunshine In 2014 If I'm Honest In 2016 Texoma Shore In 2017 And Fully Loaded God's Country In 2019. Shelton Is A Judge On The Televised Singing Competitions Nashville Star Clash Of The Choirs And A Coach On NBC's The Voice. He Has Been On The Voice Since Its Inception And So Far In Nine Of 22 Seasons 2–4 7 11 13 18 20 22 A Member Of His Team Has Won. Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.
"Minimum Wage" Is A Song By American Singer Blake Shelton Serving As The Lead Single From His Forthcoming 12th Studio Album. It Was Released As On January 15 2021 Through Warner Records. The Song Was Produced By Scott Hendricks And Written By Corey Crowder Jesse Frasure And Nicolle Galyon. Musically "Minimum Wage" Is A Classic-Sounding Country Love Song. Jon Freeman From Rolling Stone Said The Song "borrow A Little Of Its Verse Rhythm And Structure" From The Rolling Stones' 1968 Song "Sympathy For The Devil" He Also Explained That He Found The Lyrics To Be "about Love Not Working-Class Wages". The Lyrics To "Minimum Wage" Were Inspired By Shelton's 2020 Engagement To American Singer And Songwriter Gwen Stefani. According To Shelton The Song's Lyrics Explain That Regardless Of One's Financial Status "as Long As You Have Love And You're Happy At The End Of The Day That's All Any Of Us Can Really Hope For". He Reflected That The Song Recalled His Youthful Days As A Performer When He Was Financially Unstable And Would Have To Decide Between Spending His Money On Rent Payments Or Alcohol.