Blake Shelton has a lot to celebrate this week, including his 30th number one single and being back on stage at the 2025 ACM Awards. Backstage he told Katie Neal how "unbelievable" it is to notch his 30th chart-topper, and shared who he won't lock eyes with when performing at the ACMs.
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00:00We are backstage at the 60th annual ACM Awards with the man who has the number one song in America today.
00:08Congratulations.
00:09It's crazy, huh?
00:09Yeah, we're in Texas and Texas is number one.
00:12How are you feeling about it?
00:13It's meant to be. I'm so glad the entire music industry went along with my plan.
00:17I know, right? Very serendipitous.
00:18Here's what I want to have happen. I want to have the number one song called Texas,
00:23and I want to be in Texas at the 60th annual ACM.
00:27I mean, and the entire industry went along with it.
00:30Exactly. You are so welcome.
00:31And you also have a new album coming out. Talk about this.
00:34This Friday?
00:35Yeah, Friday.
00:36I know. As I was saying, I was like, wait, it's this Friday?
00:38Yeah. Yeah, it comes out called For Recreational Use Only.
00:43It's my favorite album name you've ever had.
00:44It's so stupid. I'm so immature.
00:48I'm fired up. I really am.
00:49It's been a while since I've released the album, four or five years.
00:53And I'm having a lot more fun right now than I have in years of doing this
01:01because I'm back to just one job, and that's being a country singer, you know,
01:06and not all the TV stuff.
01:09And it's a blast. It really is.
01:11It's fun to see you having fun.
01:13We're also excited to see you perform on the ACM Awards.
01:16What can you say about your performance?
01:18Man, I don't know, really, honestly.
01:21It's funny.
01:22I've had that question a few times,
01:24and I feel like I need to probably step up my game a little bit.
01:26Have you been to rehearsal yet?
01:27I just always count on them putting something cool on the screen behind me
01:30and then just try to sing on tune as best I can.
01:33That's my plan. That's what I got planned for you.
01:35Okay. I want to know, you know, you're up there singing.
01:37Obviously, the crowd is all of your closest friends in country music.
01:41Who do you not want to lock eyes with?
01:42Like, who would you lock eyes with that would make you giggle
01:44or you just don't want to have to?
01:47Oh, those Dan and Shay guys, they're pretty idiotic,
01:51and Shay is always, you know, doing something stupid.
01:55So I'll probably try to avoid looking at him.
01:59Those two?
01:59Yeah.
01:59I love that.
02:00Because they're idiots.
02:02We love you, Dan and Shay.
02:03And then is Gwen going to be with you for red carpet and stuff?
02:06She actually has to leave.
02:08So she'll be here tomorrow for we're having the big 30th party.
02:13And then she has to leave.
02:15She has a show in Las Vegas while we're doing the ACM Awards.
02:18Oh, wow.
02:19How are you feeling?
02:2030 number ones.
02:21It's crazy.
02:21I know.
02:22It's pretty cool.
02:22Unbelievable.
02:23Yeah.
02:23It's unbelievable.
02:25I'm a geek for stats like that anyway with country music.
02:28I've always, I don't know why,
02:31I've just spent a lot of time on Wikipedia looking up,
02:33like, what's the longest number one someone ever had?
02:36How many weeks, you know, or how many number one,
02:39how many number one albums and I've always just looked that kind of stuff up.
02:43So now to be on one of those lists, it's pretty crazy.
02:46Pretty special.
02:46What's like the, what's your favorite stat or fact to recall?
02:49Well, I mean, the, George Strait, obviously, you know, take,
02:56take some, take some all, but some of those guys like Sonny James,
03:00some of those people like that,
03:02that probably are not very well remembered still to this day have,
03:08you know, some of the most number one songs.
03:11It's got wild.
03:11Different, different time back then.
03:13You know, I think you could probably get more done in a year,
03:16but I was going to say,
03:17I feel like number one's then at that point,
03:19it was like, you could probably get one in a month or two.
03:21Right, right.
03:22It was a different ball game.
03:23Yeah.
03:23Blake Shelton.
03:24I'm so happy for you.
03:25So many fun things this week.
03:26The performance, the number one,
03:27we're going to party tomorrow and celebrate that.
03:29And then the album on Friday.
03:31Can't wait.
03:32Can't wait.
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