{"id":3180,"date":"2025-05-21T06:57:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T06:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3180"},"modified":"2025-05-21T06:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T06:57:22","slug":"for-blake-shelton-music-and-marriage-have-become-inseparable-in-a-candid-moment-the-country-star-revealed-he-has-no-plans-to-make-another-album-without-gwen-stefani-by-his-side-musically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3180","title":{"rendered":"For Blake Shelton, music and marriage have become inseparable. In a candid moment, the country star revealed he has no plans to make another album without Gwen Stefani by his side \u2014 musically or emotionally. \u201cShe brings out something in me I didn\u2019t know I had,\u201d he said. From duets to shared inspiration, Shelton made it clear: the next chapter of his sound will always have her voice in it \u2014 in more ways than one."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"kt-adv-heading60775_341cc1-a3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading60775_341cc1-a3\">\u201cShe\u2019s my favorite person to sing with\u2026\u201d<\/p>\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-94177 perfmatters-lazy entered pmloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blake-Shelton-Gwen-Stefani.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blake-Shelton-Gwen-Stefani.jpg 749w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blake-Shelton-Gwen-Stefani-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blake-Shelton-Gwen-Stefani-722x516.jpg 722w\" alt=\"Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani; Photo by: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images\" width=\"749\" height=\"535\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blake-Shelton-Gwen-Stefani.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blake-Shelton-Gwen-Stefani.jpg 749w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blake-Shelton-Gwen-Stefani-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Blake-Shelton-Gwen-Stefani-722x516.jpg 722w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" 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, Gwen Stefani; Photo by: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/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\u2019s\u00a0latest album\u00a0<em>For Recreational Use Only<\/em>\u00a0is packed with songs that offer heartfelt stories and deeply personal songwriting\u2014but one track holds extra special meaning. The country superstar has once again teamed up with his wife,\u00a0Gwen Stefani,\u00a0for a new duet titled \u201cHangin\u2019 On.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with\u00a0<em>TODAY<\/em>, Shelton opened up about how much he enjoys making music with his wife. In fact, he admitted that it\u2019s something he now considers essential to every record to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel like I want to make a record without a duet with Gwen on it anymore. She\u2019s my favorite person to sing with,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/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%2Ffor-blake-shelton-music-and-marriage-have-become-inseparable-in-a-candid-moment-the-country-star-revealed-he-has-no-plans-to-make-another-album-without-gwen-stefani-by-his-side-musically%2F%3Ffb#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4007%2C%22ls%22%3A2861.8000000715256%2C%22le%22%3A3873.5%7D\" height=\"1023\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written by Greylan James, Sam Ellis and Lady A\u2019s Charles Kelley, \u201cHangin\u2019 On\u201d offers a bittersweet, slow-burn melody that finds Shelton doing all the things he\u2019s supposed to do to move on from a past relationship. The singer\/songwriter\u2019s character finally finds himself in a good place when he hears his ex is back in town and suddenly any progress he made is lost.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>He sings, \u201cI let go of any chance that you were comin\u2019 back\/ Like I was supposed to\/ I let go of anything with any strings attached\/ Like I had to\/ Oh, I was finally in the clear, feelin\u2019 good\/ Out the house, out the woods\/ Thought I was through with you\/ Then out the blue\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the chorus comes to a head, Stefani\u2019s powerful vocals come into play, intertwining with Shelton to continue painting the vivid details of their connection. They come to learn that their memories and emotions from their time together still hold a tight grip on both of them and their story might not be finished just yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear you\u2019re hangin\u2019 on the other side of this town\/ Somehow, that messes me up, wonder if that picture of us\/ Is still hangin\u2019 on that paisley wall in your room\/ Or did you take it down? I shoulda let go by now\/ But I keep hangin\u2019 on to every word you said\/ Like some old faded tee\/ Wish I could take you off, but you keep hangin\u2019 on to me,\u201d they sing on the chorus.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-listen\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen<\/h2>\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=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JJp8ijoIxVM\" data-id=\"JJp8ijoIxVM\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\">\n<div class=\"play\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blake Shelton - Hangin' On [feat. Gwen Stefani] (Official Audio)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JJp8ijoIxVM\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In\u00a0another interview\u00a0with TODAY, Shelton joked that even though they teamed up for a breakup song, it was \u201cso fun\u201d to sing together.<\/p>\n<p>Stefani is most commonly considered a pop artist, while Shelton is firmly rooted in country music. Despite working in different genres, the two have found a way to seamlessly blend their influences to create a sound that\u2019s uniquely theirs, as shown in \u201cHangin\u2019 On.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, music is what brought them together in the first place. The pair met while working as coaches on\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0in 2014 and eventually tied the knot in 2021 at Shelton\u2019s Oklahoma ranch, where they currently reside.<\/p>\n<p>While the couple has made plenty of on-stage appearances together to perform their growing catalog of duets like\u00a0\u201cNobody But You,\u201d\u00a0\u201cHappy Anywhere\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cYou Make It Feel Like Christmas,\u201d and \u201cPurple Irises,\u201d they have never performed alongside their kids. Following a recent Grand Ole Opry performance with Stefani, Shelton revealed that another dream is to eventually have her three sons, Kingston, Zuma, and Apollo, join them at the iconic venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would be a lot of fun. I know that that would be Gwen\u2019s dream come true is to have, like, a family band or something like that,\u201d he said.<\/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<p>Released on May 9,\u00a0<em>For Recreational Use Only<\/em>\u00a0marks Blake Shelton\u2019s first studio record in almost four years and his highly anticipated debut under BBR Music Group\/BMG Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>The project contains 12 tracks that explore life\u2019s ups and downs through genuine storytelling, heartfelt emotion, and addictive melodies. In addition to collaborating with Stefani, Shelton has also teamed up country legend John Anderson and longtime friend and tourmate Craig Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShe\u2019s my favorite person to sing with\u2026\u201d Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani; Photo by: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images Blake Shelton\u2019s\u00a0latest album\u00a0For Recreational Use Only\u00a0is packed with songs that offer&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3180","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\/3180","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=3180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3182,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3180\/revisions\/3182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}