{"id":732,"date":"2025-02-01T12:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T12:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=732"},"modified":"2025-02-01T12:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T12:15:31","slug":"after-a-two-year-hiatus-country-superstar-blake-shelton-roars-back-into-the-spotlight-with-his-brand-new-solo-single-texas-reminding-fans-why-hes-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with-in-the-mus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=732","title":{"rendered":"After a two-year hiatus, country superstar Blake Shelton roars back into the spotlight with his brand-new solo single, &#8216;Texas,&#8217; reminding fans why he\u2019s a force to be reckoned with in the music world. The anticipation was electric as Shelton took the stage, his signature charm and powerhouse vocals igniting the crowd in a thunderous ovation. &#8216;Texas&#8217;\u2014a heartfelt anthem infused with soulful melodies and a touch of rugged nostalgia\u2014captured the essence of Shelton\u2019s roots while signaling a bold new chapter in his career. The live debut of the song was nothing short of magical, with Shelton\u2019s raw emotion and connection to the audience creating a performance that will be remembered as a triumphant return to form. As the final notes echoed through the venue, it was clear: Blake Shelton was back, and he was better than ever. Watch video below\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31945 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2024-12-13T215817.203-300x162.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2024-12-13T215817.203-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2024-12-13T215817.203.jpg 650w\" alt=\"\" width=\"983\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Blake Shelton gave his first live performance of his new single, \u201cTexas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On November 15, Shelton dropped his latest track, \u201cTexas,\u201d marking his return after a two-year break since his last solo release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"82tAOJLO\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"IH1DctHp\"><\/div>\n<p>The new song comes shortly after the \u201cOl\u2019 Red\u201d singer signed with a new record label, parting ways with Warner Music Nashville after 23 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cYNWiViT\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125912\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125912\"><picture class=\"wp-image-125912\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-304x171.jpg.webp 304w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-354x199.jpg.webp 354w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-728x409.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-1092x614.jpg.webp 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src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-304x171.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-354x199.jpg 354w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-728x409.jpg 728w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-1092x614.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"Blake Shelton releases first solo single in two years\" width=\"628\" height=\"353\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-354x199.jpg 354w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-728x409.jpg 728w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-1092x614.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/countrymusicnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/maxresdefault-304x171.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube \/ Blake Shelton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Shelton hasn\u2019t dropped music of his own in a while, he has been featured in a few collaborations over the past year, including\u00a0\u201cPurple Iris\u201d\u00a0with his wife, Gwen Stefani, and\u00a0\u201cPour Me a Drink\u201d\u00a0with Post Malone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>In an interview with\u00a0PEOPLE, Shelton shared that he was motivated to release a new solo song after his collaboration with\u00a0Post Malone\u00a0reached #1 on the Country Airplay charts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mvd6EKHz\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<em>Then that kid came along and asked me to sing on his song with him. It took off and was a big hit this summer, and it reminded me like, \u2018Hey, get off your a\u2013! This may be your last chance to really take a big swing at this thing.\u2019 So here I am.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems his decision to release \u201cTexas\u201d was a smart one because it\u00a0set a new personal record\u00a0for the most first-week radio adds of his career.\u00a0<strong>A total of 156 radio stations added \u201cTexas\u201d to their rotation in its debut week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DCjtCGzOnsg\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Flitanews.com&amp;rp=%2Fvubtvlita%2Fblake-shelton-returns-after-two-years-with-new-solo-single-texas-and-sets-the-stage-on-fire-with-first-live-performance%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3546.4000000953674%2C%22ls%22%3A1709.1000003814697%2C%22le%22%3A2916.4000000953674%7D\" height=\"1005\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1005\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"qOVQzIiX\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sIN2nVXy\"><\/div>\n<h3>To keep the momentum going for his hit new single, Blake Shelton stopped by\u00a0<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>\u00a0to promote and perform \u201cTexas\u201d live.<\/h3>\n<p>Fans in the comments of the video featuring Shelton\u2019s performance of \u201cTexas\u201d couldn\u2019t get enough.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBlake is a sign of quality, this song is no exception,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>one person wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI just keep playing this song can\u2019t help it. It is epic!\u201d\u00a0<\/em>another commented.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLove it. I am listening to it repeatedly,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said another.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Watch Blake Shelton perform \u201cTexas\u201d on\u00a0<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>\u00a0in the video below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-embed\" data-wpr-lazyrender=\"1\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"entered lazyloaded\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLWyWDz8TO0?si=hB0g-EcRW0nmASiE\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLWyWDz8TO0?si=hB0g-EcRW0nmASiE\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Blake Shelton gave his first live performance of his new single, \u201cTexas.\u201d On November 15, Shelton dropped his latest track,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":734,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732\/revisions\/734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}