Blake Shelton Co-Hosts 1/18-19
The co-host this wknd is Blake Shelton, who’s in our Top 20 with “Texas.” He talks about his new song, and his plans for new music and tour in 2025. He also says his wife Gwen Stefani has become a big fan of country music.
Blake gives credit to Post Malone for this new music. “Post was actually probably the reason and the thing that inspired me to get back in the studio and make new music of my own. Because of that, here I am.”
Blake told Lon he wasn’t sure if Texas was right for him: “When I first heard it, I loved the song, but I didn’t know if I could get away doing it. The feel and sound of the song is so different from what I’d done. But that’s what kept drawing me back. So I recorded it, and we ended up having so much fun with it in the studio…There’s a hawk screamin’ on this record. We were doing all kinds of crazy things just because it was a blast.”
Lon then asked who was involved in making this new music: “I’m still working with Scott Hendricks, my producer. Can’t imagine working with anyone else. He pushes me to do something different. We also has the same musicians in the studio. The only thing that’s different is we changed record labels. I felt it was time to turn the page, get some new people, and they help me feel rejuvenated again.”
How about songwriters? Are there different writers? “The whole album is a mix of all of that. Texas is some writers I haven’t worked with before. But there are some writers on different songs I’ve been cutting that are the ‘usual suspects,’ because I have my people, and they help me discover people outside that circle.”
Lon asked Blake if he had heard from George Strait, since he’s name-checked in the song: “No not yet, I actually thought about that, I wonder what George is gonna think. But I think he’ll get a chuckle out of it. He’s the kind of country music. Why not assume if your girl left you, George Strait says they end up in Texas, so I guess that’s where she is.”
Blake also has great stories this week about Dustin Lynch, Justin Moore, Carly Pearce, Keith Urban, and Post Malone.
NEXT WEEK: Riley Green
Category: CO-HOST
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