{"id":2871,"date":"2025-05-09T08:34:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2025-05-09T08:34:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:34:41","slug":"blake-shelton-just-revealed-he-personally-drove-his-own-truck-all-the-way-to-texas-not-for-a-vacation-but-to-perform-his-new-song-texas-at-the-2025-acm-awards-in-an-exclu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2871","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton just revealed he personally drove his own truck all the way to Texas \u2013 not for a vacation, but to perform his new song \u2018Texas\u2019 at the 2025 ACM Awards. In an exclusive behind-the-scenes story, the country superstar shares why hitting the open road alone meant more to him than any private jet ever could. From the dust on his boots to the emotion in his voice, this wasn\u2019t just a performance \u2013 it was a full-circle moment years in the making. Why did he choose to go old school for country\u2019s biggest night? His reason is as heartfelt as the song itself."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"headline\" class=\"kt-adv-heading60775_21b60e-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading60775_21b60e-6c\">Blake Shelton Talks Driving His Own Truck To Texas To Perform \u2018Texas\u2019 At 2025 ACM Awards [Exclusive]<\/h1>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading60775_341cc1-a3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading60775_341cc1-a3\">Shelton will hit the stage to showcase his 30th No. 1 hit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id60775_448508-bb alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\">\n<div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kt-inner-column-height-full kb-theme-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column60775_bc3f82-20 kb-section-dir-horizontal inner-column-1\">\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"featured\" class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image60775_4cdebf-a5 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\">\n<div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-94862 perfmatters-lazy entered pmloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake-757x505.jpg 757w\" alt=\"Blake Shelton; Photo by Motion Theory Media\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3blake-757x505.jpg 757w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"credit\" class=\"kt-adv-heading60775_e168a0-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading60775_e168a0-82\">Blake Shelton; Photo by Motion Theory Media<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content kb-single-post-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Blake Shelton\u00a0reveals he\u2019s set to perform his latest chart-topper \u201cTexas\u201d at the 2025 ACM Awards on Thursday, May 8. Catching up with Country Now prior to the coveted event, the country music superstar shared that he had just driven into town in his truck from his home in Oklahoma and has been feeling all the excitement leading up to his time on stage. \u00a0\u201cI have no secrets and the show\u2019s not paying me so I can say whatever I want to say. Yeah, in fact, I was excited,\u201d he admitted. \u201cJust got in my truck and went through the storm and I was excited when I crossed over into Texas. It was like, wow, I\u2019m literally going to Texas to sing \u2018Texas\u2019 at the ACM Awards, which is pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The upbeat tune has quickly won over fans and recently earned Shelton his 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0No. 1 hit. It was penned by Johnny Clawson, Kyle Sturrock, Josh Dorr<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and Lalo Guzman\u00a0and is set to serve as the lead single of Shelton\u2019s upcoming album,\u00a0<em>For Recreational Use Only<\/em>, arriving one day after the ACM Awards on Friday, May 9.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJVS16iMkTU\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Flitaupdate.com&amp;rp=%2Fmaiplinh%2Fblake-shelton-just-revealed-he-personally-drove-his-own-truck-all-the-way-to-texas-not-for-a-vacation-but-to-perform-his-new-song-texas-at-the-2025-acm-awards-in-an-exclusive-behind-th%2F%3Ffbcl#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1672.300000011921%2C%22ls%22%3A1553.6000000238419%2C%22le%22%3A1657.6000000238419%7D\" height=\"1005\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-comparing-texas-to-the-major-impact-of-hit-god-s-country\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comparing \u201cTexas\u201d To The Major Impact Of Hit, \u201cGod\u2019s Country\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cTexas\u201d is the first single Blake Shelton has released under his new label, BBR Music Group\/BMG Nashville and Wheelhouse Records. The song has already had a major impact on his career, similarly to how the tune \u201cGod\u2019s Country\u201d signaled a turning point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKen was telling me, I think how many years, five years since I\u2019d had a number one song. So to your point, I mean it is like a \u2018God\u2019s Country\u2019 almost, because I was kind of starting to think, well, maybe that was it,\u201d Shelton shared honestly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>Luckily, Shelton is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, he\u2019s going to continue to dig into his roots and authentic country sound throughout his next album, especially on songs like his next single, \u201cStay Country Or Die Tryin.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-93199\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton-For-Recreational-Use-Only-Photo-byRobby-Klein--1024x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton-For-Recreational-Use-Only-Photo-byRobby-Klein--1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton-For-Recreational-Use-Only-Photo-byRobby-Klein--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton-For-Recreational-Use-Only-Photo-byRobby-Klein--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton-For-Recreational-Use-Only-Photo-byRobby-Klein--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton-For-Recreational-Use-Only-Photo-byRobby-Klein--516x516.jpg 516w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Blake-Shelton-For-Recreational-Use-Only-Photo-byRobby-Klein-.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Blake Shelton; For Recreational Use Only; Photo byRobby Klein\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blake Shelton; For Recreational Use Only; Photo byRobby Klein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-shelton-joins-a-stacked-lineup-of-performers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shelton Joins A Stacked Lineup Of Performers<\/h2>\n<p>This week, the hitmaker joins a stacked lineup of country acts, including Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Chris Stapleton, Zach Top, and Lainey Wilson, who will each bring their talent to the ACM Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The show will open with a can\u2019t-miss tribute to ACM Songs of the Year from the past six decades, featuring performances by Clint Black, Dan + Shay, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, and Sugarland.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, the night will feature several collaborations from Backstreet Boys with Rascal Flatts, Jelly Roll teaming up with Shaboozey, and Brooks &amp; Dunn with Cody Johnson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-watch-2025-acm-awards\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Watch 2025 ACM Awards<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86440 perfmatters-lazy entered pmloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-1024x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-516x516.jpg 516w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"Reba McEntire To Host 60th ACM Awards\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-1024x1024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1-516x516.jpg 516w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/60th-1x1-1.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reba McEntire To Host 60th ACM Awards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>16-time ACM Award-winner\u00a0Reba McEntire\u00a0is returning to reclaim her hosting duties yet again. This will mark the country icon\u2019s 18th time hosting or co-hosting the event, more than any other artist in ACM history.<\/p>\n<p>The 60th ACM Awards will stream live around the world on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET \/ 7 p.m. CT \/ 5 p.m. PT, exclusively on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, reaching audiences in over 240 countries and territories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Shelton Talks Driving His Own Truck To Texas To Perform \u2018Texas\u2019 At 2025 ACM Awards [Exclusive] Shelton will hit the stage to showcase his 30th No&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2871"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2874,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2871\/revisions\/2874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}