{"id":417,"date":"2025-01-11T09:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=417"},"modified":"2025-01-11T09:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T09:49:15","slug":"blake-sheltons-texas-is-a-true-testament-to-his-talent-and-the-high-quality-music-he-consistently-delivers-even-for-someone-who-doesnt-typically-listen-to-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=417","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton\u2019s \u201cTexas\u201d is a true testament to his talent and the high-quality music he consistently delivers. Even for someone who doesn\u2019t typically listen to country music, this song has captivated listeners, making them want to experience the charm of the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Shelton\u2019s new single, <em>\u201cTexas,\u201d<\/em> brings him full circle, paying homage to his roots and the iconic George Strait. This heartfelt lost-love ballad also nods to Shelton\u2019s debut hit, <em>\u201cAustin,\u201d<\/em> which topped charts for five weeks in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Released on Nov. 15, <em>\u201cTexas\u201d<\/em> marks Shelton\u2019s first radio single under his new label, BBR Music Group, and follows his 2023 hit, <em>\u201cNo Body.\u201d<\/em> Written by Johnny Clawson, Kyle Sturrock, Josh Dorr, and Lalo Guzman, with Scott Hendricks producing, this track sets the stage for what fans hope will be another chart-topping success.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blake Shelton \u2013 Texas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLWyWDz8TO0\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fans\u00a0noticed his\u00a0cowboy look\u00a0on the song\u2019s album cover. On Instagram, Carson Daly \u2014 host of\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0and friend to Shelton \u2014 said, \u201cYou look like a real man for once.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics to \u201cTexas\u201d are below and you\u2019ll find the George Strait reference at the chorus. A press release describes a man left to mourn a free-spirited woman who\u2019s likely moved to Texas. It doesn\u2019t end happily however, a la \u201cAustin\u201d 23 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s been two years since Shelton released new music, he\u2019s been hot on the radio lately. \u201cPour Me a Drink\u201d with\u00a0Post Malone spent three weeks at No. 1 last month. Talking to Taste of Country Nights, he admitted that spending time with Post Malone gave him the kick in the shorts he needed to start recording again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Shelton\u2019s new single, \u201cTexas,\u201d brings him full circle, paying homage to his roots and the iconic George Strait. This heartfelt lost-love ballad also nods to Shelton\u2019s&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-417","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\/417","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=417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":419,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions\/419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}