Blake Shelton reveals he’s set to perform his latest chart-topper “Texas” at the 2025 ACM Awards on Thursday, May 8. Catching up with Country Now prior to the coveted event, the country music superstar shared that he had just driven into town in his truck from his home in Oklahoma and has been feeling all the excitement leading up to his time on stage. “I have no secrets and the show’s not paying me so I can say whatever I want to say. Yeah, in fact, I was excited,” he admitted. “Just got in my truck and went through the storm and I was excited when I crossed over into Texas. It was like, wow, I’m literally going to Texas to sing ‘Texas’ at the ACM Awards, which is pretty cool.”
The upbeat tune has quickly won over fans and recently earned Shelton his 30th No. 1 hit. It was penned by Johnny Clawson, Kyle Sturrock, Josh Dorrand Lalo Guzman and is set to serve as the lead single of Shelton’s upcoming album, For Recreational Use Only, arriving one day after the ACM Awards on Friday, May 9.
Comparing “Texas” To The Major Impact Of Hit, “God’s Country”
“Texas” is the first single Blake Shelton has released under his new label, BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville and Wheelhouse Records. The song has already had a major impact on his career, similarly to how the tune “God’s Country” signaled a turning point.
“Ken was telling me, I think how many years, five years since I’d had a number one song. So to your point, I mean it is like a ‘God’s Country’ almost, because I was kind of starting to think, well, maybe that was it,” Shelton shared honestly.
Luckily, Shelton is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, he’s going to continue to dig into his roots and authentic country sound throughout his next album, especially on songs like his next single, “Stay Country Or Die Tryin.’”
Video