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Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton appeared on the “Today” show this morning to debut the music video for his new hit “Sure Be Cool if You Did,” which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Tracks chart in its first week of release.

The song is the lead-off single of his new album, which he revealed this morning will be called “Based On A True Story….” It will be released March 26 on Warner Bros. Records. The Tishomingo resident also will perform on March 26 on the “Today” show.

“Sure Be Cool If You Did” is creating a buzz, with Entertainment Weekly calling it “ludicrously catchy” with an A- rating and Newsday saying it shows “exactly how ‘The Voice’ coach-judge manages to maintain his country cred while wading into the mainstream.”