{"id":2996,"date":"2025-05-14T07:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2025-05-14T07:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:16:22","slug":"blake-shelton-took-the-mic-glanced-at-gwen-stefani-and-with-a-grin-dropped-a-bombshell-no-one-saw-coming-for-the-first-time-in-four-years-he-had-an-announcement-one-that-sent-fans-into-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2996","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton took the mic, glanced at Gwen Stefani, and with a grin, dropped a bombshell no one saw coming. For the first time in four years, he had an announcement\u2014one that sent fans into a frenzy. The crowd held its breath as Gwen\u2019s eyes sparkled with excitement\u2026 What could it be?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11913 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/newsnhanh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Thumb-111-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"m-detail-header--title\">Blake Shelton Makes Huge Announcement, a First in Four Years<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The \u2018Austin\u2019 crooner is \u2018beyond excited to finally share\u2019 the news.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzNDc3NjQyMzU0MDQyMzE5\/blake-shelton-for-recreational-use-only-first-album-in-four-years-announcement-ftr.png\" alt=\"Blake Shelton\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Gwen Stefani\u00a0and\u00a0Blake Shelton\u00a0surprised fans at a concert in Greenville, South Carolina, on Thursday, March 13. Shelton was in town for his \u201cFriends &amp; Heroes\u201d tour and, at one point during his performance of \u201cNobody But You,\u201d Stefani came on to the stage to sing her part of the couple\u2019s duet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"J0xfiRCV\"><\/div>\n<p>On Friday, March 14, Stefani shared a video of the surprise performance on her\u00a0Instagram\u00a0feed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"h6oNvVKR\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t wanna love nobody but u!! one of those nights\u2026 thank u Greenville!! we love u!!\u201d the No Doubt singer captioned the upload.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.webp?w=790&amp;f=21e97c89fd3f96b7e5c2049429f00d15 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.jpg?w=790&amp;f=21e97c89fd3f96b7e5c2049429f00d15 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.webp?w=900&amp;f=9de10c499254810ed768baa7dac37452 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.jpg?w=900&amp;f=9de10c499254810ed768baa7dac37452 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.webp?w=790&amp;f=21e97c89fd3f96b7e5c2049429f00d15 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.jpg?w=790&amp;f=21e97c89fd3f96b7e5c2049429f00d15 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.webp?w=450&amp;f=42a48771416327fa020ce9af1be0f949 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.jpg?w=450&amp;f=42a48771416327fa020ce9af1be0f949 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.webp?w=1200&amp;f=25d76bb4e6026bb12f1cb3a3f801ddcd\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2607774\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2607774\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=25d76bb4e6026bb12f1cb3a3f801ddcd\" alt=\"Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton\" width=\"1200\" height=\"828\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton attend the Super Bowl LVIII Pregame at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Roc Nation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dozens of fans took to the comments section of the post to react.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so exciting when you came in the stage! Crowd went wild! Blake\u2019s concerts are always a good time!!!! So much fun! We love y\u2019all!!!\u201d one person\u00a0wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove these performances you do together ! I finally saw you perform live in Huntsville Alabama! Waited for hours in the mud and rain, best night of my entire life!!\u201d someone else\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCUTEEEEE omg lucky humans that got to see you guys,\u201d a third comment\u00a0read.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ANRR1c1X\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou two are just magical together. Most beautiful love story of all time,\u201d a fourth\u00a0Instagram\u00a0user\u00a0added.<\/p>\n<p>Stefani and Shelton \u2014 who married in 2021, seven years after meeting as coaches on\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0in 2014 \u2014released \u201cNobody But You\u201d in 2019. The track was the third collaboration for the husband and wife, and it was also the first song that they ever performed together at the Grammys (in 2020).<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with\u00a0<em>The Tennessean<\/em>\u00a0in 2019, Shelton said that he first listened to the song while in the car with Stefani on the way to her son\u2019s school.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"fullCode\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\">\n<div class=\"code\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media processing instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHMAoocxn18\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;wp=1053&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com&amp;rp=%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2Fgwen-stefani-blake-shelton-surprise-concert-2045143#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A102516.89999997616%2C%22ls%22%3A101837.39999997616%2C%22le%22%3A102473.89999997616%7D\" height=\"1261\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1261\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was just floored,\u201d Shelton said. \u201cI realized how important that song was for me, and where I am in my life right now. I think that\u2019s why [songwriter Shane McAnally] was trying to get it to me because he knows enough about my personal life \u2026 to know, \u2018This has got to get to Blake because it fits his story.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shelton is the stepfather of Stefani\u2019s three sons \u2014 Kingston, 18, Zuma, 16, and Apollo, 11 \u2014 whom she shares with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blake Shelton\u00a0<\/strong>is giving fans exactly what they want, new\u00a0music\u2014and just in time for summer!<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0Friday, March 14, the \u201cCame Here to Forget\u201d crooner revealed that his first new album in nearly four years is on the way, finally offering an explanation for\u00a0the cryptic text post\u00a0he shared on Instagram the day prior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since we had a new album out, and I want to thank the songwriters and musicians who helped bring this record to\u00a0life,\u201d Shelton said in a statement. \u201c<strong>Scott<\/strong>\u00a0[<strong>Hendricks<\/strong>] and I have been working on this music for years, and I\u2019m beyond excited to finally share it with the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new album,<em>\u00a0For Recreational Use Only<\/em>, will be Shelton\u2019s\u00a013th studio album and immediately follows\u00a0<em>Body Language,\u00a0<\/em>released on May 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The new album,<em>\u00a0For Recreational Use Only<\/em>, will be Shelton\u2019s\u00a013th studio album and immediately follows\u00a0<em>Body Language,\u00a0<\/em>released on May 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--embedcode l-inline\"><iframe class=\"m-embed--frame\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-15=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"100%\" data-origheight=\"\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to\u00a0a news release,\u00a0this newest LP is slated for a May 9 release and features several collaborations\u2014including one with Shelton\u2019s wife,\u00a0<strong>Gwen Stefani<\/strong>. Full track list below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cStay Country or Die Tryin\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTexas\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHangin\u2019 On\u201d (feat. Gwen Stefani)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStrangers\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLet Him In Anyway\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeaven Sweet Home\u201d (feat.<strong>\u00a0Craig Morgan<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLife\u2019s Been Comin\u2019 Too Fast\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDon\u2019t Mississippi\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAll of My Love\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCold Can\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Keys\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYears\u201d (feat.\u00a0<strong>John Anderson<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>But to help fans cope with the almost two-month-long wait period, Shelton offered fans a \u201cpowerful preview\u201d of the album with a new single, \u201cLet Him In Anyway,\u201d available today wherever you stream your tunes.\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"m-video mm-video--landscape l-inline\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"rvBOE4frDow\" class=\"m-video--frame\" title=\"Blake Shelton - Let Him In Anyway (Official Audio)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rvBOE4frDow?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"598\" height=\"336\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-15=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"598\" data-origheight=\"336\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also on this record is Shelton\u2019s\u00a0November\u00a02024 hit, \u201cTexas,\u201d which has already climbed the Top 10 charts. At the time of the single\u2019s initial release,\u00a0he teased\u00a0that this \u201cis the perfect opportunity to come back with something so different, and it easily felt like it should be the first single.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s connected with what I\u2019ve done but moves forward at the same time and it\u2019s the perfect start to the next chapter of my career,\u201d he added.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Shelton Makes Huge Announcement, a First in Four Years The \u2018Austin\u2019 crooner is \u2018beyond excited to finally share\u2019 the news. 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