Blake Shelton Is Making ‘Big, Big Changes’ Post-‘The Voice’ Life

When Blake Shelton introduced his determination to step away from “The Voice” two years in the past, many followers speculated that he had a much bigger plan within the works.

The nation music star, recognized for his laid-back attraction and fast wit, had develop into a fixture on the singing competitors present, profitable over thousands and thousands of viewers throughout 23 seasons.

Blake Shelton is fast to credit score “The Voice” with having a profound impression on his life and profession, however what’s he doing now that his time on the present is over?

“It was the largest, most vital profession transfer of my life,” he instructed PEOPLE Magazine. “I will at all times be glad about that, and everyone that labored at that present helped me get the place I’m.”

Though Blake Shelton has a pure expertise for tv, he has persistently emphasised that Hollywood was by no means his finish objective. His attraction and relatability might have made him a standout on the small display screen, however the Oklahoma native has at all times stayed deeply related to his nation music roots and his choice for a quieter life away from the limelight.

“I actually, and I imply actually, indulged in not being on a tv present anymore,” he mirrored on his final couple of years. “It is simply been nice for me to get again within the mode of, ‘Hey, I am a rustic singer first.’ That is what I left Ada, Oklahoma once I was a young person to go be. I by no means wish to get that far-off from what I really feel like I meant to do ever once more.”

Whereas Blake Shelton hasn’t been utterly out of the highlight—he partnered along with his shut good friend Carson Daly on the sport present “Barmageddon”—the 48-year-old nation famous person has embraced a slower, extra intentional tempo. At residence, he’s centered on spending high quality time along with his spouse, Gwen Stefani, and his three stepsons as he maps out the following chapter of his profession.

“The final couple of years, particularly since I’ve retired from ‘The Voice,’ I’ve simply form of been attempting to be very conscious of the following factor that I do, be considerate about it and make certain that I am not simply doing issues as a result of I am on the hamster wheel anymore,” Shelton instructed PEOPLE. “It occurs, and earlier than you already know it, you go, ‘My God, the place have the final 10 years gone?'”

The break from his typical routine, mixed with these “huge, huge adjustments,” has reignited his ardour for nation music and fueled his pleasure for what lies forward.

After 25 profitable years with Warner Music Nashville, Blake Shelton made a major profession transfer earlier this 12 months by signing with BMG.

“It was simply time for a brand new chapter, truthfully. And I am prepared for it,” Shelton, who dropped his latest single, “Texas” on Thursday, November 14, mentioned. “After we simply began down this street, the tune simply jumped out to me. There was one thing acquainted about it — after which one thing that felt like a step ahead on the identical time.”

“It is at all times at the back of my thoughts: What’s one thing I have not accomplished that is not going to make individuals go, ‘What does he assume he is doing?'” he added.

The observe may find yourself being his thirtieth No. 1.

As he prepares to document a brand new album—playfully noting, “They anticipate a document sooner or later!”—he’s guaranteeing clear boundaries are in place to take care of his steadiness.

“It most likely drives my supervisor and those that work with me loopy. I say, ‘Alright, y’all ebook me right here to do issues, however go away my Fourth of July alone.’ And when it is fall, I do not wish to be doing stuff. That is my time to be,” Shelton mentioned. “After all, there’s at all times exceptions, however for probably the most half I can write my very own schedule, and it feels good as a result of in any case these years of doing what I do, I do know the instances that I get tremendous annoyed, and so I do shield that.”

Blake Shelton cherishes his time at residence, the place his favourite moments are spent watching soccer and having fun with the corporate of his household.

“I am nonetheless an enormous Arizona Cardinals fan. Final Sunday, I instructed Gwen, ‘I am having the very best day.’ We had household over, cooked a great meal,” he instructed the journal. “My group gained. It was like, ‘I wish to have this present day each day for the remainder of my life — simply laid-back household and watching soccer.”

Blake Shelton stays considered one of nation music’s largest superstars, however as he places it lately, “I am residing a fairly easy life.”