Blake Shelton delivered a fresh anthem with a nod to legendary country star George Strait on Friday (November 15), marking the start of a new chapter in his career.
“Texas” was penned by Johnny Clawson, Kyle Sturrock, Josh Dorr and Lalo Guzman, and produced by award-winner Scott Hendricks, Shelton’s longtime producer. The newly-debuted anthem sees the singer betting his former flame ended up in the Lone Star State, tipping his hat to Strait’s 1980s classic, “All My Ex’s Live in Texas.”
“The thing that struck me about ‘Texas’ immediately was how different it sounded for me, and I’m always looking to push myself,” Shelton, who announced the new single earlier this week, said in a statement. “I think there’s something really special about this record, and it feels important to me.
“My scenes are filmed inside a bar right up my alley,” he joked while speaking about the Adam Rothlein- and Jennifer Ansell-directed music video. The “Texas” visual stars Genesis Rodriguez, an actress viewers might recognize from Lioness, created by Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan, notes a press release issued Friday. “I’ve worked with Adam and Jennifer many times, so they know how to make these videos easy and authentic for me. But until I saw the final edit of the video, I had no idea what she had in that briefcase! So tune in to find out what I’m talking about.”
Watch Shelton’s newly-premiered “Texas” music video here: