This summer Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” rushed up the singles, sales and consumption charts so fast that Warner Music Nashville executives and his management team surprised him with a bonanza of plaques in celebration of the milestones. The two-week #1 is the fastest country single to reach one million track-equivalent sales this year, marking his 16th Platinum song, and is one of the most-streamed country songs released in 2019. Seen here after a local priest administered a bourbon-infused communion are WMN SVP Artist Development Shane Tarleton, WMN EVP A&R/Creative Advisor Scott Hendricks, Blake, WMN Chairman/CEO John Esposito and Starstruck Entertainment's Narvel Blackstock.

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This summer Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” rushed up the singles, sales and consumption charts so fast that Warner Music Nashville executives and his management team surprised him with a bonanza of plaques in celebration of the milestones. The two-week #1 is the fastest country single to reach one million track-equivalent sales this year, marking his 16th Platinum song, and is one of the most-streamed country songs released in 2019. Seen here after a local priest administered a bourbon-infused communion are WMN SVP Artist Development Shane Tarleton, WMN EVP A&R/Creative Advisor Scott Hendricks, Blake, WMN Chairman/CEO John Esposito and Starstruck Entertainment's Narvel Blackstock.

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