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Blake Shelton is living his best life right now after marrying Gwen Stefani and his successful decades-spanning career is going from strength to strength.MORE: Gwen Stefani wows in sheer dress for long-awaited announcementBut the country singer has dropped a bombshell about his future that will no doubt leave his army of fans saddened. Blake admitted that he is already prepared for the day when he will no longer record music to make way for up-and-coming stars to take his place.WATCH: Blake Shelton opens up about his 'greatest gig'"It's always over at some point, and I've always been prepared for that and I've braced myself for it," he told Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton at this year's Country Radio Seminar. "I learned to accept it a few years ago, maybe three or four or five years ago that it's coming."MORE: Blake Shelton's heartbreaking family story as he gives rare interview about personal lifeMORE: Blake Shelton weighs in on being a stepdad to Gwen Stefani's three childrenHe added: "People are going to get tired of you winning the awards.

Emily Longeretta “American Idol” debuted 20 years ago and has since launched the careers of many budding singers. The series premiered on Fox in 2002 with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson.

Twisted Metal show adapting the PlayStation video game series will be released on Peacock.Development has begun on the project over the last year, and new plot details have been released by the US streamer.“Twisted Metal, a half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland,” reads an official description of the show shared in a press release obtained by ComicBook.“With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.”Anthony Mackie and Will Arnett are currently attached to star in the show, while Michael Johnathan Smith will serve as the show’s showrunner, writer and executive producer.Sony Pictures co-presidents Jeff Frost and Jason Cloffelter recently spoke about the progress of the Twisted Metal TV series.“We are thrilled that our first series with our good friends at Peacock is with our amazing partners at Electric Avenue, Universal Television and colleagues at PlayStation Productions,” the pair said in a joint statement. “Michael Jonathan Smith and Rhett and Paul have ingeniously brought this high-action comedy to life and we are so fortunate to have Anthony at the centre of the show.

Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan are among the many country music stars confirmed to perform at this year's 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards.MORE: Carrie Underwood to make comeback on American Idol's upcoming series? All we knowDetails on Carrie's performance remain up in the air but it is thought she may perform alongside Jason. The singer is nominated for four awards this year, including Entertainer of the Year; she has won the award three times already and is the only female artist in history to do so.WATCH: The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards will take place on Monday 7 March 2022Luke, who is the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, will pre-tape a special performance of his sentimental ballad Up.

Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.”The Queen” actress holds dual American and British citizenships, becoming a USA passport holder in 2017. “My husband [Taylor Hackford] is American.

Wilson Chapman editorThe NAACP and BET have announced the performers and presenters for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards.Nine-time Grammy Award winner and recent Super Bowl halftime show headliner Mary J. Blige will perform at the live show. The ceremony will also feature Samuel L.

Stranger Things fans finally have something to look forward to as the release date for the long-awaited season four has been confirmed. Season three of the hit sci-fi Netflix series aired back in 2019, and viewers have eagerly waited for three years for more drama, action and terror with Eleven and the gang. And it has now been officially revealed that the fourth instalment will air in two volumes - the first premiering on May 27 and then July 1 this year.

Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts for the US' answer to Eurovision, the American Song Contest. 

America’s answer to the Eurovision Song Contest is almost here.

Mary J. Blige has shared her thoughts on not being paid to perform at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.The Queen of hip-hop soul is set to perform alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar during this Sunday’s (February 13) NFL showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and L.A.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMotown founder Berry Gordy had a galaxy of star executives helping him build the company into the powerhouse it became, but not many of them shone as brightly as Suzanne de Passe.Joining the company relatively late in its heyday, de Passe moved from her native Harlem to Detroit in 1968 and soon convinced a skeptical Berry to sign a group of kids calling themselves the Jackson 5. She quickly took charge of developing the group into the pop-culture juggernaut they immediately became — their first four singles went to No.

Blake Lively were spotted taking in opening night of The Music Man on Broadway. The 45-year-old Reynolds and his 34-year-old wife were spotted masking up while arriving at the at Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

For figure skater Nathan Chen, it truly was a “long, long time” to his touchdown moment in his gold medal free skate to Elton John’s song, “Rocket Man.

Angelique Jackson Bleecker Street has secured North American rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s new action-comedy, “Mafia Mamma,” starring Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci and Rob Huebel.Collette stars in the film as a suburban American woman, who inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire and must learn navigate her new role as the head of the family business, defying everyone’s expectations.Based on an original idea by acclaimed French novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker Amanda Sthers, Hardwicke directs from a screenplay written by Debbie Jhoon and Michael J. Feldman (Peacock’s “AP Bio,” Hulu’s”Deadbeat”).

An American-themed diner that once stood in Greater Manchester was described as being "like an arrival from outer space".

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming “American Born Chinese” series adaptation at Disney Plus has found its main cast, Variety has confirmed.Ben Wang, Michelle Yeoh, Yeo Yann Yann, Daniel Wu, Chin Han, Ke Huy Quan, Jim Liu, and Sydney Taylor will all star in the series, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang.The series follows Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a teenager juggling his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When Jin meets a new foreign exchange student (Jim Liu) on the first day of school, their worlds collide as Jin becomes entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.

EXCLUSIVE: After teaming in the Disney/Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Michelle Yeoh is set to top an international cast for the Destin Daniel Cretton-directed Disney+ fantastical series American Born Chinese. She will star alongside Ben Wang (MacGyver), Yeo Yann Yann (Wet Season), Chin Han (Mortal Kombat), Daniel Wu (Reminiscence), Ke Huy Quan (Finding Ohana), former Taekwondo champion Jim Liu and Sydney Taylor (Just Add Magic).