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The Road, the upcoming competition series executive produced by Blake Shelton and Yellowstoneโs Taylor Sheridan, has officially set a premiere date.
Shelton and Sheridan executive produced the series with Lee Metzgerย andย David Glasser. Country superstar Keith Urban serves as the headliner with 12 up-and-coming musicians taking the stage as his opening acts. โTour managerโ Gretchen Wilson will offer guidance to the emerging artists throughout the competition. Other country artists will also make appearances throughout the series to offer support to the contestants; however, those artists have not been announced as of publication time on Friday (July 11). CBS has also not revealed the grand prize at the end of the competition. Contestants include:
- Adam Sanders, 36, from Lake City, Florida
- Billie Jo Jones, 34, from Emory, Texas
- Blaine Bailey, 23, from Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Briana Adams, 30, from Winchester, Texas
- Britnee Kellogg, 40, from Anthem, Arizona
- Cassidy Daniels, 25, from Marion, North Carolina
- Channing Wilson, 49, from Lafayette, Georgia
- Cody Hibbard, 32, from Adair, Oklahoma
- Forrest McCurren, 35, from Jefferson City, Missouri
- Jenny Tolman, 29, from Nashville, Tennessee
- Jon Wood, 28, from Wake Forest, North Carolina
- Olivia Harms, 29, from Canby, Oregon
Urban previously said he โspent a lot of my underage life playing in some seedy pubs, sometimes just for the bartender. So I love the idea of throwing artists into a real-world environment to find out if they are artists. Paying your dues sucks, but there are things in this business that canโt be taught, like how to put together a set list, whether to extend or cut a song during your performance or how to work the crowd. For me, touring has always been my first love. Itโs where the rubber meets the road. But itโs the only road to take if you want to be a performer.โ
โI know a thing or two about singing competitions and what itโs like to chase a music dream and live life on tour,โ Shelton said in a statement when The Road was first announced. โIโm looking forward to discovering new talent and giving them this platform.โ
The Roadย will premiere on October 19. The show will air on Sundays from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.