Country and TV superstar Blake Shelton will be hosting Saturday Night Live (SNL). Shelton will be hosting the variety show on January 24th, he will also be doubling as the musical guest for the evening.


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This will be the first time that Shelton will be featured as the host of SNL. The country singer is known for his down to earth personality which is featured on The Voice. Shelton will be returning for another season of The Voice starting on February 23rd. Shelton's fellow Voice coach Adam Levine hosted Saturday Night Live back in January 2013, New York Daily News added.

Shelton will join an elite group of guests who hosted and was a featured musical guest. Only forty other singers have been featured as both on SNL.


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Deadline reported that before Shelton takes the stage, SNLwill be returning from its midseason break on January 17th with Kevin Hart hosting and Sia as the main musical guest.