Gwen Stefani (R) and Blake Shelton Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton maintain making lovely music collectively.
The lovebirds and former The Voice judges ushered in an early spring on Friday, February 9, with the discharge of “Purple Irises.” Heralded by ’70s-inspired art work that noticed Stefani, 54, rock an open denim jumpsuit whereas lounging on the sofa, this new collab between the facility couple is a pop ballad with a contact of nation twang.
“Purple Irises” is a floral-themed love music about being head over heels in love – and the concern that, like a plucked flower, it can finish sometime.
“If someone comes along and tries to love you like I love you / Don’t know what I’d do, don’t wanna lose you,” the 2 sing collectively within the refrain. “Wonder why you took a risk / On a broken heart you cannot fix / No, I never knew a lovе like this / Now I’m picking purple irises.”
On the music’s bridge, Shelton and Stefani, who wed in 2021 after six years of relationship, proceed the flower imagery by singing about how they’re “blooming into the change.” In addition, they mirror on their “violet memories” and “leaving love stains.”
The duet comes on the heels of Shelton’s Love Language. The nation star launched the EP on February 2, accumulating a few of his most romantic songs, together with two prior collaborations with Stefani: “Nobody But You” and “Happy Anywhere.” The couple first labored collectively on “Go Ahead and Break My Heart,” from Shelton’s 2016 album, If I’m Honest. The two additionally launched “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” vacation music in 2017.
Shelton and Stefani struck up a romance whereas working alongside one another on The Voice in 2015. They have been each newly single on the time, with Stefani ending her 13-year marriage with Gavin Rossdale in August of that yr, one month after Shelton and Miranda Lambert went their separate methods.
Both Shelton and Stefani are set to have a giant 2024. He will begin his Back to the Honky Tonk tour on February 22. Stefani will carry out at TikTok’s Tailgate Super Bowl pregame social gathering. In April, she’s going to reunite with No Doubt to play at Coachella.
Blake Shelton has a particular bond with Gwen Stefani’s three sons. When the Voice coaches started relationship in 2015, Stefani and Shelton had each not too long ago gone by means of breakups. Stefani had cut up from husband Gavin Rossdale, with whom she shares Kingston, Zuma and Apollo, whereas Shelton known as it quits with ex-wife Miranda Lambert. Stefani helped Shelton […]
Stefani has been pushing for a No Doubt reunion for some time, a supply advised Us Weekly solely. They final performed collectively in 2012 after the discharge of Push and Shove, their sixth and seemingly closing album. Though Stefani has pitched a reunion up to now, the remainder of the band (bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young) haven’t been into it till now.
“The whole group has some ideas for new material,” an insider advised Us, including, “and are open to a tour directly after [their] performance.”
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