{"id":1663,"date":"2025-03-04T22:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2025-03-04T22:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:01:35","slug":"blake-shelton-is-back-in-the-spotlight-and-this-time-hes-bringing-the-heart-of-the-lone-star-state-along-for-the-ride-his-bold-new-single-texas-is-already-making-waves-not-just-for-its","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1663","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton is back in the spotlight, and this time, he\u2019s bringing the heart of the Lone Star State along for the ride. His bold new single, Texas, is already making waves, not just for its infectious energy but for the clever way it pays tribute to one of country music\u2019s greatest legends\u2014George Strait."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Blake Shelton\u00a0is kicking off his new musical era with the release of \u201cTexas,\u201d and the song is unlike anything he\u2019s recorded in his 20+ year career.<\/p>\n

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Out now, the track finds Shelton trying to figure out where his ex-girlfriend might be after she left him. When he\u2019s out at the bar, people constantly question \u201cwhere she been?\u201d however, Shelton admits he has no clue because he hasn\u2019t seen or heard from her in weeks. As he continues to speculate about her whereabouts, he concludes that she made her way to the Lone Star state.<\/p>\n

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The chorus gives a nod to George Strait as he sings, \u201cShe\u2019s probably in Texas\/ Amarillo all I know\/ George Strait said it\/ Yeah that\u2019s where all them exes go\/ If she ain\u2019t with me out here in Tennessee\/ Then I don\u2019t know where she\u2019s headed\/ If I\u2019m guessin\u2019, I reckon\/ She\u2019s probably in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This is, of course, a clever reference to Strait\u2019s 1987 hit, \u201cAll My Ex\u2019s Live in Texas\u201d in which he sings, \u201cAll my exes live in Texas\/ And Texas is a place I\u2019d dearly love to be\/ But all my exes live in Texas\/ And that\u2019s why I hang my hat in Tennessee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonically, \u201cTexas\u201d breaks new ground for Shelton, redefining his sound by exploring fresh creative boundaries. He says that\u2019s something that drew him to record the song in the first place.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe thing that struck me about \u2018Texas\u2019 immediately was how different it sounded for me, and I\u2019m always looking to push myself,\u201d Shelton shared. \u201cI think there\u2019s something really special about this record, and it feels important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n