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Blake Shelton’s Done With Albums

More than 10 years ago, we were sitting on “The Redneck Yacht” getting ready for a cruise and concert with Pat Green when he said something I’ll never forget. “I…

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More than 10 years ago, we were sitting on "The Redneck Yacht" getting ready for a cruise and concert with Pat Green when he said something I'll never forget.

"I don't know why anyone is wanting to do albums anymore.  People are just buying songs one at a time."  He was right then, he's even more right today.

And now one of country's biggest stars may be buying into this philosophy.

In the 7 years since Blake Shelton became a coach on "The Voice," he has become one of Country's biggest stars.  And now, he says he's gonna concentrate on singles instead of making albums.

“I do [have more songs] and I’ve got other stuff that I’m pumped about, but when I think about an album right now I’m like, ‘Do people care about them anymore?’ I don’t know. But I’m having a blast just releasing singles. Maybe I’ll do that from now on,” Shelton told Entertainment Tonight.

I really think in the next 5 years albums will become novelties.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.