CMT TO EXCLUSIVELY PREMIERE BLAKE SHELTON'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM, "BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE," BEGINNING TODAY AT CMT ARTISTS

NASHVILLE - September 26, 2014 - CMT First celebrates the release of country star Blake Shelton's ninth studio album, "Bringing Back The Sunshine," with an early listen to all 12 tracks beginning today on BlakeShelton.CMT.com and the CMT Artists app. Due out Tuesday, Sept. 30, the all-new tracks include:

1. "Bringing Back The Sunshine"
2. "Neon Light"
3. "Lonely Tonight"
4. "Gonna"
5. "A Girl"
6. "Sangria"
7. "Buzzin'"
8. "Just South Of Heaven"
9. "I Need My Girl"
10. "Good Country Song"
11. "Anyone Else"
12. "Just Gettin' Started"

As part of the network's continued strategy to offer music everywhere, CMT will promote the album stream across its extensions including CMT.com, CMT Pure, CMT Artists App, CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN, CMT Radio Networks and more than 12 million followers on social media. Additionally, MTV and VH1 will promote the stream on their social media outlets and a promo will run on a billboard in Times Square. Shelton joins the ranks of such top country artists as Kenny Chesney and Miranda Lambert who have partnered exclusively with CMT First to deliver new music to their passionate fan bases.

CMT, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the leading television and digital authority on country music and entertainment, reaching more than 92 million homes in the U.S. CMT and its website, CMT.com, offer an unparalleled mix of music, news, live concerts and series and is the top resource for country music on demand. The network's digital platforms include the 24-hour music channel, CMT Pure Country, CMT Mobile and CMT VOD.