{"id":3692,"date":"2025-04-11T23:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=3692"},"modified":"2025-04-19T23:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T22:37:25","slug":"blake-shelton-releases-new-song-stay-country-or-die-tryin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/blake-shelton-releases-new-song-stay-country-or-die-tryin\/","title":{"rendered":"BLAKE SHELTON RELEASES NEW SONG ‘STAY COUNTRY OR DIE TRYIN\u2019’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. Top Ten ‘Texas’ Leads the Way\u00a0For Recreational Use Only<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Album Out\u00a0May 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The countdown continues to\u00a0Blake Shelton<\/strong>\u2019s highly anticipated new album\u00a0For Recreational Use Only<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, available\u00a0May 9\u00a0on BBR Music Group\/BMG Nashville. The album is available now for pre-order, pre-add, and pre-save\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n


Leading the album rollout is the hit single ‘Texas<\/strong>‘,\u00a0<\/strong>which has soared into the U.S. Top 10 and continues to climb both radio and streaming charts. Shelton also recently unveiled ‘Let Him In Anyway<\/strong>‘ a soul-stirring ballad that\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u00a0praised as having \u201cthe makings of an enduring Shelton classic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Today, Shelton delivers another taste of the album with the release of the electrifying new track ‘Stay Country Or Die Tryin\u2019<\/strong>‘, written by Drew Parker, Graham Barham, Sam Ellis and Beau Bailey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cWhen I heard \u2018Stay Country or Die Tryin,\u2019\u2019 it took me back to the first time I heard \u2018Ol\u2019 Red\u2019 or \u2018God\u2019s Country,\u2019\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Shelton.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s got so much energy and is full of those little catchphrases and things we say out in the country. I absolutely fell in love with it. I\u2019m proud of this recording\u2014and I love singing it live even more. Hopefully, you\u2019ll come catch a show and sing it with us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


For Recreational Use Only<\/em>\u00a0spans 12 tracks that capture life\u2019s highs and lows with Shelton\u2019s signature blend of authentic storytelling, raw emotion, and unforgettable melodies. The album also boasts guest appearances from music superstar Gwen Stefani, country legend John Anderson, and Shelton\u2019s longtime friend and tourmate Craig Morgan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


With\u00a0For Recreational Use Only<\/em>, Blake Shelton strengthens his status as one of country music\u2019s most compelling voices, delivering a deeply personal yet universally relatable collection that celebrates love, resilience, and staying true to your roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


For Recreational Use Only\u00a0<\/em>Tracklist<\/strong>:
1.\u00a0Stay Country or Die Tryin\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0– (Drew Parker, Graham Barham, Sam Ellis, Beau Bailey)
2.\u00a0Texas\u00a0<\/strong>– (Johnny Clawson, Kyle Sturrock, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman)\u00a0
3.\u00a0Hangin\u2019 On (feat. Gwen Stefani)<\/strong>\u00a0– (Sam Ellis, Charles Kelley, Greylan James)
4.\u00a0Strangers\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0(Michael Hardy, Zach Crowell, Jameson Rodgers)
5.\u00a0Let Him In Anyway<\/strong>\u00a0– (Michael Hardy, Zach Abend, Kyle Clark, Carson Wallace)
6.\u00a0Heaven Sweet Home (feat. Craig Morgan)<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0(Chris Tompkins, Sarah Buxton, Jake Rose)
7.\u00a0Life\u2019s Been Comin\u2019 Too Fast<\/strong>\u00a0– (Craig Wiseman, David Lee Murphy, Lindsay Rimes)
8.\u00a0Don\u2019t Mississippi<\/strong>\u00a0– (Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Ben Hayslip, Josh Osborne)
9.\u00a0All of My Love<\/strong>\u00a0– (Colton Swon, Zach Swon)
10.\u00a0Cold Can<\/strong>\u00a0– (Bobby Pinson, Josh Osborne, Andrew DeRoberts)
11.\u00a0The Keys<\/strong>\u00a0– (Jay Brunswick, Brock Berryhill, Bobby Pinson)
12.\u00a0Years (feat. John Anderson)<\/strong>\u00a0– (Pat McLaughlin, John Anderson, David Ferguson, Daniel Auerbach)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT BLAKE SHELTON:<\/em><\/strong>
With 29 No. 1 singles, 52 million singles and 13 million albums sold and nearly 11 billion global streams, Blake Shelton has received numerous awards, including six ACMs, three AMAs, ten CMAs, 11 CMTs and six People\u2019s Choice, among many others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shelton just announced his new BBR Music Group\/BMG Nashville album,\u00a0For Recreational Use Only<\/em>, set to drop\u00a0May 9.\u00a0The 12-track album, his first in nearly four years, features his Top 10 Wheelhouse Records single \u201cTexas,\u201d the poignant \u201cLet Him In Anyway\u201d and red-dirt \u201cStay Country or Die Tryin\u2019\u201d and includes appearances by Gwen Stefani, John Anderson and Craig Morgan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shelton kickstarted the year with his\u00a0Live In Las Vegas<\/em>\u00a0Residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.\u00a0He just wrapped\u00a0his\u00a0Friends & Heroes<\/em>\u00a0Tour, which featured Craig Morgan, Deana Carter, Trace Adkins and Emily Ann Roberts, and will play a variety of festivals this summer\u00a0The Grand Ole Opry member also remains focused on his Ole Red partnership with Ryman Hospitality, with locations currently in Tishomingo, Nashville, Gatlinburg, Orlando, and most recently, Las Vegas, with a stand-alone venue complete with a roof-top stage and bar on the Las Vegas strip.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Top Ten ‘Texas’ Leads the Way\u00a0For Recreational Use Only\u00a0Album Out\u00a0May 9 The countdown continues to\u00a0Blake Shelton\u2019s highly anticipated new album\u00a0For Recreational Use Only, available\u00a0May 9\u00a0on BBR Music Group\/BMG Nashville. The album is available now for pre-order, pre-add, and pre-save\u00a0here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0450.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3694,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3692\/revisions\/3694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}