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Frisco, TX – Performances by country music superstars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert at the 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards have fans speculating about the former couple’s past relationship. The pair, who divorced in 2015, sang songs that many believe reference their time together, sparking renewed interest in their highly publicized split.
Lambert, dressed in a vibrant pink suit, performed “Run” from her 2024 album Postcards From Texas. The ballad, which speaks of holding onto a relationship and ultimately running away from unhappiness, has long been interpreted by fans as being about her divorce from Shelton. Later that evening, Shelton performed his song “Texas,” which features lyrics about a woman who “cut him loose” and presumably headed to the Lone Star State.
The timing of these performances, coupled with both artists’ presence in the audience, fueled social media commentary. One TikTok user commented, “That’s gotta be awkward.”
Others reminisced about the couple’s time together, highlighting a resurfaced 2013 interview where Shelton professed his inability to imagine life without Lambert. In the interview with Gayle King, he stated, “I just could not get over her; I know I can’t.”
These words, spoken just two years before their divorce, now resonate differently with fans.
While some express nostalgia for Shelton and Lambert’s relationship, others point to the apparent happiness both have found in their new marriages. Shelton wed Gwen Stefani in 2021, and Lambert married former NYPD officer Brendan McLoughlin in 2019.
As one TikTok user observed, “This is how country music and songs are made. Through our love, our loss, and everything in between.”
The performances serve as a reminder of the powerful role personal experience plays in shaping country music narratives.