Photo gallery: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert perform “Over You” on “The Voice” as a tribute to Oklahoma tornado victims
This May 21, 2013, photo released by NBC shows married singers Miranda Lambert, left, and Blake Shelton performing an acoustic version of the hit “Over You” during a broadcast of the singing competition series, “The Voice,” in Los Angeles. Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims.
As previously reported, Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert delivered an emotional tribute to his tornado-ravaged home state to open Tuesday night’s live episode of “The Voice.”
On Sunday and Monday, a series of devastating and deadly tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma, killing at least 26 people and leveling houses, schools and businesses.
The country music power couple, who live in Tishomingo, performed a heartfelt acoustic rendition of Lambert’s emotional chart-topper “Over You” on Tuesday’s “The Voice.” Check out these NBC photos of the performance.
The couple co-wrote the song about the death of Shelton’s brother, Richie, in a car accident. The song has earned song of the year honors from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association.
After Tuesday’s episode of “The Voice,” Shelton announced that he was planning to perform a televised benefit show to aid with the Oklahoma tornado relief efforts.
Shelton’s “Healing in the Heartland” tornado benefit concert is set for Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena, reports the Associated Press.
The event will be televised live on NBC.
The “Healing in the Heartland” lineup and more details will be announced Friday.
This May 21, 2013, photo released by NBC shows married singers Miranda Lambert, left, and Blake Shelton performing an acoustic version of the hit “Over You” during a broadcast of the singing competition series, “The Voice,” in Los Angeles. Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Blake Shelton talks about Oklahoma-dedicated “Over You” duet, plans to host televised tornado benefit show in Oklahoma City
This May 21, 2013 photo released by NBC shows married singers Miranda Lambert, left, and Blake Shelton performing an acoustic version of the hit “Over You” during a broadcast of the singing competition series, “The Voice,” in Los Angeles. Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton, an Oklahoma native, told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night’s episode of “The Voice.” He said the benefit will take place soon in nearby Oklahoma City.
As previously reported, Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert delivered an emotional tribute to his tornado-ravaged home state to open Tuesday night’s live episode of “The Voice.”
The country music power couple, who live in Tishomingo, performed a heartfelt acoustic rendition of Lambert’s emotional chart-topper “Over You.” The couple co-wrote the song about the death of Shelton’s brother, Richie, in a car accident. The song has earned song of the year honors from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association.
“It was rough. Luckily, Miranda happened to be in town. A lot of different producers came up to me and said do you want to do something for Oklahoma, and I said ‘Absolutely.’ I told Miranda we should just do ‘Over You,’ — that’s a perfect tribute to what a lot of people are going through,” Shelton told Extra in a video interview after the show.
He added, “Everybody that I’m friends with and all of my family made it through, but it still hurts and it’s still home.”
In an interview with CNN, the Ada native said he had family ties to Moore, the community most devastated by this week’s deadly tornado outbreaks.
“I spent three Christmases at my sister’s house in Moore, Oklahoma, and some of those helicopter views of the destruction, you could see her house a quarter of a mile away from there,” Shelton told CNN. “My nieces and nephews would have gone to that school (Plaza Towers Elementary), and when you start putting it in that sort of perspective, and then thinking, ‘Oh my God, I am so glad that they recently moved away from that area.’ And then you go, ‘What about all those people that didn’t?’ It’s hard to put into words, honestly.”
“The Voice” celebrity coach told reporters after Tuesday night’s episode of the show that he and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. He said the benefit will take place soon in Oklahoma City, according to the Associated Press. Details are said to be coming soon.
Shelton’s fellow coach on “The Voice,” singer Usher, told CNN he hopes to be part of the benefit, since he also has family ties to central Oklahoma.
“I have family in Oklahoma City,” Usher told CNN. “My little sister, Ashira — her family is OK. Unfortunately, that is something that you can’t — all you can do is put your best efforts forward, just let those who have been a part of this tragic reality, this natural disaster, know that we are thinking about them and care about them. I think that is 100 percent the effort.”
Toby Keith, who grew up in Moore and now lives in nearby Norman, also is planning a benefit, with details expected to be released soon. His sister’s house was hit by the tornado.
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Blake Shelton and NBC planning benefit concert for Oklahoma tornado victims
Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton and NBC have begun organizing a benefit concert for the victims of the devastating Oklahoma tornado in his home state, according to Billboard.
On Monday afternoon, a massive tornado tore through Moore, killing at least 24 people and ravaging houses, schools and businesses.
“We’ll know more about it in the next 24 hours,” the Ada native told Billboard after Tuesday’s live edition of “The Voice.” “I’m hoping it will raise a lot of money. Obviously it will be televised and will happen really quickly.”
While pointing to his fellow coach on “The Voice,” Usher, Shelton told the trade publication, “I can call in some really big favors.”
As previously reported, Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert, who live in Tishomingo, opened Tuesday’s episode of “The Voice” with a heartfelt acoustic rendition of Lambert’s emotional chart-topper “Over You.” The couple co-wrote the song about the death of Shelton’s brother, Richie, in a car accident. The song has earned song of the year honors from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association.
“I think it was the perfect song for this situation,” Shelton told Billboard. “The moment was right and I wish things would’ve been different and I wouldn’t have been thinking about performing a song like that.”
To see the video of their performance, click here.
Also as previously reported, with less than a minute left on Tuesday’s live results show, “The Voice” host Carson Daly revealed that Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers, who are on Team Blake, received enough public votes to advance to the Top 8 on the hit reality TV show. To watch their dramatic “save” on the show, click here.
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Video: Team Blake performs “Mountain Music” tonight on “The Voice”
The Swon Brothers
Check out this fun video of the three finalists from Team Blake – Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers, 16-year-old Texan Danielle Bradbury and Baylor University student Holly Tucker – giving a spirited performance of Alabama’s country classic “Mountain Music” on tonight’s live episode of “The Voice.”
As previously reported, with less than a minute left in tonight’s live results show, “The Voice” Carson Daly revealed that Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers received enough public votes to advance to the Top 8 on the hit reality TV show. That meant that Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton was able to get all three of his finalists through to the Top 8. Check out the video of Daly’s dramatic last-minute reveal that The Swon Brothers had been saved, also posted below.
Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert, who live in Tishomingo, opened tonight’s episode with a heartfelt acoustic rendition of Lambert’s emotional chart-topper “Over You.” The couple co-wrote the song about the death of Shelton’s brother, Richie, in a car accident. The song has earned song of the year honors from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association. To see video of their performance, click here.
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Video: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert performing “Over You” in honor of Oklahoma tornado victims on “The Voice”
randa Lambert, right, and Blake Shelton accept the award for song of the year for “Over You” at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP file)
Check out this touching video of Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert delivering an emotional tribute to his tornado-ravaged home state to open tonight’s live episode of “The Voice.”
The country music power couple, who live in Tishomingo, performed a heartfelt acoustic rendition of Lambert’s emotional chart-topper “Over You.” The couple co-wrote the song about the death of Shelton’s brother, Richie, in a car accident. The song has earned song of the year honors from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association.
As previously reported, with less than a minute left in tonight’s live results show, “The Voice” Carson Daly revealed that Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers received enough public votes to advance to the Top 8 on the hit reality TV show.
The first duo to make it to “The Voice’s” live playoffs, Zach and Colton Swon are competing on Shelton’s Team Blake. Shelton is an Ada native.
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The Swon Brothers advance to the Top 8 on “The Voice”
With less than a minute left in tonight’s live results show, “The Voice” Carson Daly revealed that Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers received enough public votes to advance to the Top 8 on the hit reality TV show.
For Oklahoma music fans, it was a triumphant ending for a show that started with Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton, one of the show’s celebrity coaches, and his wife Miranda Lambert delivering an emotional tribute to his tornado-ravaged home state. Shelton is an Ada native.
To open tonight’s show, the country music power couple, who live in Tishomingo, performed a heartfelt acoustic rendition of Lambert’s emotional chart-topper “Over You.” The couple co-wrote the song about the death of Shelton’s brother, Richie, in a car accident. The song has earned song of the year honors from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association.
To see video of the performance, click here.
Throughout the one-hour show, urgings to donate to the tornado victims in Oklahoma flashed onscreen.
Zach and Colton Swon, who are competing on Shelton’s Team Blake, delivered an uptempo rendition of Randy Houser’s “How Country Feels” during Monday’s Top 10 live performance show.
But the brothers, who are the first duo to reach “The Voice’s” live playoffs, indicated Monday night that it was difficult to focus on the show because of the devastating news coming out of their home state, where a massive tornado had ravaged Moore just a few hours before.
“It’s hard to enjoy a night like this,” said Colton Swon.
“Our hearts are definitely going out to you, first and foremost,” Zach told viewers in their home state.
Tonight’s eliminated contestants were Kris Thomas of Team Shakira and Josiah Hawley of Team Usher.
Here is “The Voice” Top 8:
Team Blake: The Swon Brothers, Danielle Bradbury, Holly Tucker
Team Adam Levine: Judith Hill, Sarah Sims, Amber Carrington
Team Usher: Michelle Chamuel
Team Shakira: Sasha Allen
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UPDATED Video: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert to perform “Over You” in honor of Oklahoma on “The Voice” tonight; Swon Brothers contending on tonight’s show
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert (AP file)
UPDATED at 9:48 p.m. Tuesday: If you missed Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert’s performance on “The Voice,” click here to view it. – BAM
Oklahoma country music superstars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert, who live in Tishomingo, will perform a special rendition of their emotional hit “Over You” in honor of Oklahomans affected by this week’s deadly tornadoes tonight on “The Voice.”
The hit reality TV show, on which Shelton serves as a celebrity coach, airs live at 8 tonight on NBC.
The Swon Brothers
“Blake and I will be performing an acoustic version of “Over You” tonite on @NBCTheVoice dedicated to Oklahoma. #PrayForOklahoma,” Lambert posted today on Twitter @mirandalambert.
Lambert and Shelton co-wrote her emotional chart-topper about the death of his brother, Richie, in a car accident. The song has earned song of the year honors from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association.
On Twitter Monday night, Lambert urged her followers to “Pray. That’s all we an do. Pray for peace for Oklahoma.”
Also on tonight’s live episode of “The Voice,” Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers, as well as other contenders on “The Voice” Season 4 Top 10, will learn if they received enough votes to continue on in the competition.
Zach and Colton Swon, the first duo to reach the reality show’s live playoffs, gave an uptempo rendition of Randy Houser’s “How Country Feels” during Monday’s live performance show.
But they indicated that it was difficult to focus on the show because of the devastating news coming out of their home state.
“It’s hard to enjoy a night like this,” said Colton Swon.
“Our hearts are definitely going out to you, first and foremost,” Zach added.
Here is the video of Monday night’s episode, which was preempted in the Oklahoma City area due to storm coverage. The Swon Brothers’ segment starts at approximately 25:00:
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Video: Swon Brothers perform “How Country Feels” on “The Voice,” voting open
The Swon Brothers
“The Voice” was preempted in Oklahoma City Monday night because of the devastating and deadly tornadoes that ripped through Moore and south Oklahoma City earlier in the day.
But the reality show had to go on for Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers, who again showed off their tight sibling harmonies on a fun rendition of the Randy Houser hit “How Country Feels.” Check out the performance embedded below.
“We need and appreciate your votes tonight, but more importantly we need your prayers for our friends and family in Oklahoma. Thanks y’all,” Zach and Colton Swon posted on Twitter @TheSwonBrothers before the show began airing live Monday night.
The entire Season 4 Top 10 performed on Monday night’s live episode, and voting is now open at www.nbc.com/the-voice. Also, iTunes downloads count as votes, and the brothers’ performance tonight can be downloaded here.
After the show, host Carson Daly took to Twitter to express his condolences over the tragedy the tornadoes have wrought in our state.
“Hard to focus on tonight’s #VoiceTop10 show with so much pain and tragedy w #oklahomacitytornado God bless and thoughts and prayers 2 you,” he posted on Twitter @CarsonDaly.
“The Voice” performance recap episode is set to run at 7 p.m. Tuesday, followed by the live elimination episode at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Video: The Swon Brothers performing tonight on “The Voice” Top 10
The Swon Brothers
“The Voice” live playoffs continue at 7 tonight on NBC, and Muskogee’s The Swon Brothers will be performing, along with the rest of the Top 10.
Oklahomans Zach and Colton Swon are the first duo to make it to “The Voice” live rounds, but their minds won’t just be on the show tonight, considering the destructive and deadly tornadoes that have ripped through the state Sunday and earlier today.
“We need and appreciate your votes tonight, but more importantly we need your prayers for our friends and family in Oklahoma. Thanks y’all,” they posted tonight on Twitter (@TheSwonBrothers).
The devastating tornadoes also are on the mind of the Swon siblings’ celebrity coach, Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton:
“Just landed in LA and hearing about all the tornados in Oklahoma right now… Get somewhere safe!!!” Shelton posted a few hours ago on Twitter (@blakeshelton).
The reality show will not air tonight on KFOR, the local NBC affiliate, due to the ongoing storm coverage. I’m going to follow along tonight on Twitter @NBCTheVoice. NBC is good about making video clips and episodes available online at www.nbc.com/the-voice.
Here is your “The Voice” Season 4 Top 10:
Team Blake: The Swon Brothers, Danielle Bradbury, Holly Tucker.
Team Adam: Judith Hill, Amber Carrington, Sarah Simmons.
Team Shakira: Kris Thomas, Sasha Allen.
Team Usher: Josiah Hawley, Michelle Chamuel.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Blake Shelton, The Swon Brothers and the rest of Team Blake, “Play Something Country”
Check out this video of Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton and his all-country team – Muskogee duo The Swon Brothers, 16-year-old Texan Danielle Bradbury and Baylor University student Holly Tucker – performing the Brooks & Dunn hit “Play Something Country” on Tuesday’s episode of “The Voice.”
The Swon Brothers
Okies Zach and Colton Swon, who are the first duo to make it to “The Voice” live rounds, lead off on this fun group performance.
As previously reported, it was another elimination episode Tuesday night, but all three members of Team Blake got enough public votes to stay in the competition.
“Congratulations #TeamBlake… Well done my friends… Well done.” Shelton quickly posted on Twitter (@blakeshelton).
As the finalists were whittled from the Top 12 to the Top 10 tonight, the two lowest vote-getters were eliminated: Garrett Gardner from Team Shakira and Vedo from Team Usher.
“The Voice” live playoffs continue at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday on NBC.
Here is your “The Voice” Season 4 Top 10:
Team Blake: The Swon Brothers, Danielle Bradbury, Holly Tucker.
Team Adam: Judith Hill, Amber Carrington, Sarah Simmons.
Team Shakira: Kris Thomas, Sasha Allen.
Team Usher: Josiah Hawley, Michelle Chamuel.
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