Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to win a singing competition to walk away a winner. Just ask Team Blake’s Gwen Sebastian: though she left The Voice during battle rounds in Season 2, she’s been on a high ever since. “Everything that’s been going on has been awesome,” she told me, walking me through all the things that have happened for her since she left the show. “A few days later Blake called me to see if I wanted to come out and sing backup for him. Basically, he asked me back on his team in some ways. I’ve been singing with him since January, loving it and getting to know his band.”

She’s also been continuing her work as a solo artist, touring, appearing at the Grand Ole Opry, and promoting her new single, “Met Him in a Motel Room”, which dropped on May 8 – the same night as the season finale for The Voice – and isn’t what it sounds like. “It’s a song about hope and finding it in a time and a place that you’re not thinking you’re going to find it,” she explained.

Gwen has plenty of praise for Coach Blake, his wife Miranda Lambert, and everyone she’s gotten to tour with since leaving The Voice. “He’s such a great guy,” she said of her coach. “We’re like a family now. [Miranda] is awesome as well. They’ve been helping me out and I’m forever grateful to them.”

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Pictured: Gwen with her “Voice” coach and tour mate Blake Shelton and radio friends.

Flying Island Entertainment and Season 2 “Voice” contestant Gwen Sebastian can’t wait to watch Season 3 of the hit television show.

“After being on the show I’ve had an amazing year being able to tour with Blake, performing at the CMA Music Fest, playing the Grand Ole Opry which was a dream come true and opening shows for other country music greats. This year has truly been a year of firsts for me and one that I will never forget after being on “The Voice,” Sebastian enthuses.

Sebastian’s new single “Met Him in a Motel Room” is generating fans from radio and consumers from coast to coast and is currently top 40 on one of the national music charts.

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“TRIP FLIP” – Premieres Thursday, September 13 at 9:00p.m., ET/PT on Travel Channel
In “Trip Flip,” Bert Kreischer turns the tables on would-be vacationers and offers them a fantasy vacation of a lifetime. All they have to do is say “yes” and enjoy the adventure. Each episode features Kreischer surprising two people with the most unbelievable trip beyond their imaginations, convincing them to seize an opportunity of a lifetime and add a large dose of spontaneity into their lives. Kreischer becomes the ultimate tour guide providing an all-expense-paid three-day vacation that goes well beyond any normal travel guide.

In this all-new episode, Bert Kreischer surprises California couple Jessica and Isaac with an unforgettable country music-infused Nashville vacation. First, to get a taste for the local culture, Kreischer takes them catfish grabblin,’ followed by getting down and dirty in Tennessee’s mud bogging pits. But for these country music fans, Kreischer has the ultimate surprise: a behind-the-scenes pass to the CMA Music Festival! They’ll ride in the fan fair parade alongside all of country music’s hottest stars and afterwards, head to the Hard Rock Café to meet the Band Perry and sit in on an exclusive Q&A session with them. The celebrity meet-ups continue from there – including Kellie Pickler, Sara Evans, Jake Owen, Thompson Square, Gwen Sebastian, Lauren Alaina, Vanilla Ice and Gary Allan. After checking out an exclusive Gary Allan concert, Kreischer hits the couple with the biggest surprise of all: front row seats to country music’s biggest event – the CMA’s!

Join Gwen Monday September 10, as she LIVE tweets with fans during the Central Time Zone premiere of NBC The Voice!

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