WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Blake Shelton is the first headliner to be announced for next year's Voices of America Country Music Festival, festival organizers announced Thursday morning.

Shelton is not only the only headliner announced so far — he's the only performer listed on the event's 2026 roster at this point. That will change, though, as festival organizers have slowly announced performers over time, including who will headline each night of the festival.

The four-day-long festival will run from August 6 through August 9 in 2026.

According to festival organizers, the VOA Country Music Festival brought more than 100,000 people to Southwest Ohio for its festivities in 2025, when headliners were Carrie Underwood, HARDY, Bailey Zimmerman and Darius Rucker.

The festival will again bring ove

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