Blake Shelton is one of five singers NBC has tapped to create America's greatest choir on the new show Clash of the Choirs, which will air live from New York December 17 - 20.
Blake will join Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey and Kelly Rowland as they each return to their respective hometowns to help discover, nurture and direct a group of musically gifted yet amateur singers. After assembling and rehearsing in their hometowns, the choirs will fly to New York to perform live on stage in a musical "sing-off" competition over the course of four consecutive nights as America watches and judges from home.
As choirmasters, each artist will be charged with training their choirs to bring the stage alive with the most energetic and vibrant performances in front of a live studio audience. Choirs will be eliminated one by one, until the competition comes down to three choirs on the last evening.
Following each choir performance, the alternate celebrity choirmasters and a musical expert will provide commentary critiquing each choir's performance. Ultimately, the fate each choir rests with viewers watching at home as they judge the hopefuls each night.
The winning choir, along with the hometown celebrity musician, will choose a prize to help their community — anything from renovating a school gym to an auditorium to a constructing a new neighborhood playground.
Blake, who is from the small town of Ada, Okla., will be forming his choir in Oklahoma City.