{"id":3132,"date":"2025-05-19T08:01:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2025-05-19T08:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:01:23","slug":"they-werent-supposed-to-sing-it-live-but-love-had-other-plans-in-front-of-a-roaring-las-vegas-crowd-blake-shelton-and-gwen-stefani-stepped-into-the-spotlight-hand-in-hand-and-deli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3132","title":{"rendered":"They weren\u2019t supposed to sing it live \u2014 but love had other plans. In front of a roaring Las Vegas crowd, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani stepped into the spotlight hand in hand and delivered \u201cHangin\u2019 On,\u201d a brand-new duet they wrote while chasing inspiration in opposite directions. Country grit met pop shimmer, and the result was pure harmony \u2014 proof that sometimes, the most unexpected songs come from the most undeniable connections."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Blake Shelton Releases New, High-Energy Duet With Wife Gwen Stefani<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-image\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani attend Opry 100: A Live Celebration at Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium on March 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/div>\n<div class=\"bands-in-town\">\n<div id=\"amplified_100006787\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-blake-and-gwen-team-up-again\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blake And Gwen Team Up Again!<\/h2>\n<p><em>Celebrity power couple\u00a0Blake Shelton\u00a0and\u00a0Gwen Stefani\u00a0have released another catchy duet together!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The singers, who have six previous collaborations, introduced fans to \u201cHangin\u2019 On\u201d this month, an upbeat country song with a pop twist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Although the track offers a high-energy beat, the lyrics paint a breakup story, something Shelton admits his wife would not typically sing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cShe\u2019s so funny because she\u2019s weird about singing a song that\u2019s like, she can\u2019t find herself in the story or lyric or whatever,\u201d Shelton said Tuesday (May 13) on\u00a0<em>TODAY with Jenna &amp; Friends<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s a breakup song, but it\u2019s just so fun to sing with her. I didn\u2019t even want to record the song if she wasn\u2019t gonna sing it with me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The song is part of Blake\u2019s new album,\u00a0<em>For Recreational Use Only<\/em>, which was released on May 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe it\u2019s been four years since we released an album, and I\u2019m excited to get the whole record out there,\u201d\u00a0Shelton said in a statement. \u201cI\u2019ve always been someone who wants to collect great songs but sometimes the hardest thing to do is to find something that hasn\u2019t been said or written before or a melody that we haven\u2019t heard. I\u2019m always on the search for that. I look back over the years, and I\u2019m just proud because some of those songs don\u2019t sound like anything else. And I think we did it again with this album.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJpRvcdSefd\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Flitaupdate.com&amp;rp=%2Fmaiplinh%2Fthey-werent-supposed-to-sing-it-live-but-love-had-other-plans-in-front-of-a-roaring-las-vegas-crowd-blake-shelton-and-gwen-stefani-stepped-into-the-spotlight-hand-in-hand-and-deli%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIw#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2632.300000011921%2C%22ls%22%3A2510.399999976158%2C%22le%22%3A2609.300000011921%7D\" height=\"1023\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-blake-and-gwen-s-previous-collaborations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blake And Gwen\u2019s Previous Collaborations<\/h2>\n<p>Blake and Gwen, who were\u00a0married in 2021\u00a0during an intimate ceremony in Oklahoma, have given their fans quite the treat joining forces numerous times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>In February 2024, the couple took the stage together with their popular song, \u201cPurple Irises,\u201d during a performance before Super Bowl LVII.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know how massive an event the Super Bowl is, and I am so honored I get to be a part of it and perform at the Super Bowl TikTok Tailgate,\u201d\u00a0Stefani said in a statement\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The famous couple took the stage to deliver a remarkable performance in front of a massive Las Vegas audience. Stefani wrote \u201cPurple Irises\u201d while exploring new musical paths and despite their differing styles, Blake and Gwen both felt drawn to the song, sparking their impromptu duet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over the years, Shelton and Stefani released the following duets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cGo Ahead and Break My Heart\u201d (2016)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYou Make It Feel Like Christmas\u201d (2017)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNobody but You\u201d (2020)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHappy Anywhere\u201d (2020)<\/li>\n<li>A cover of The Judds\u2019 \u201cLove Is Alive\u201d (2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ce9RlR6A8BD\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Flitaupdate.com&amp;rp=%2Fmaiplinh%2Fthey-werent-supposed-to-sing-it-live-but-love-had-other-plans-in-front-of-a-roaring-las-vegas-crowd-blake-shelton-and-gwen-stefani-stepped-into-the-spotlight-hand-in-hand-and-deli%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIw#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2633.800000011921%2C%22ls%22%3A2510.399999976158%2C%22le%22%3A2609.300000011921%7D\" height=\"969\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani\u2019s new duet \u201cHangin\u2019 On\u201d below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JJp8ijoIxVM\" data-id=\"JJp8ijoIxVM\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"Blake Shelton - Hangin' On [feat. 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