00:00We are backstage at the 60th annual ACM Awards with the man who has the number one song in America today.
00:08Congratulations.
00:09It's crazy, huh?
00:09Yeah, we're in Texas and Texas is number one.
00:12How are you feeling about it?
00:13It's meant to be. I'm so glad the entire music industry went along with my plan.
00:17I know, right? Very serendipitous.
00:18Here's what I want to have happen. I want to have the number one song called Texas,
00:23and I want to be in Texas at the 60th annual ACM.
00:27I mean, and the entire industry went along with it.
00:30Exactly. You are so welcome.
00:31And you also have a new album coming out. Talk about this.
00:34This Friday?
00:35Yeah, Friday.
00:36I know. As I was saying, I was like, wait, it's this Friday?
00:38Yeah. Yeah, it comes out called For Recreational Use Only.
00:43It's my favorite album name you've ever had.
00:44It's so stupid. I'm so immature.
00:48I'm fired up. I really am.
00:49It's been a while since I've released the album, four or five years.
00:53And I'm having a lot more fun right now than I have in years of doing this
01:01because I'm back to just one job, and that's being a country singer, you know,
01:06and not all the TV stuff.
01:09And it's a blast. It really is.
01:11It's fun to see you having fun.
01:13We're also excited to see you perform on the ACM Awards.
01:16What can you say about your performance?
01:18Man, I don't know, really, honestly.
01:21It's funny.
01:22I've had that question a few times,
01:24and I feel like I need to probably step up my game a little bit.
01:26Have you been to rehearsal yet?
01:27I just always count on them putting something cool on the screen behind me
01:30and then just try to sing on tune as best I can.
01:33That's my plan. That's what I got planned for you.
01:35Okay. I want to know, you know, you're up there singing.
01:37Obviously, the crowd is all of your closest friends in country music.
01:41Who do you not want to lock eyes with?
01:42Like, who would you lock eyes with that would make you giggle
01:44or you just don't want to have to?
01:47Oh, those Dan and Shay guys, they're pretty idiotic,
01:51and Shay is always, you know, doing something stupid.
01:55So I'll probably try to avoid looking at him.
01:59Those two?
01:59Yeah.
01:59I love that.
02:00Because they're idiots.
02:02We love you, Dan and Shay.
02:03And then is Gwen going to be with you for red carpet and stuff?
02:06She actually has to leave.
02:08So she'll be here tomorrow for we're having the big 30th party.
02:13And then she has to leave.
02:15She has a show in Las Vegas while we're doing the ACM Awards.
02:18Oh, wow.
02:19How are you feeling?
02:2030 number ones.
02:21It's crazy.
02:21I know.
02:22It's pretty cool.
02:22Unbelievable.
02:23Yeah.
02:23It's unbelievable.
02:25I'm a geek for stats like that anyway with country music.
02:28I've always, I don't know why,
02:31I've just spent a lot of time on Wikipedia looking up,
02:33like, what's the longest number one someone ever had?
02:36How many weeks, you know, or how many number one,
02:39how many number one albums and I've always just looked that kind of stuff up.
02:43So now to be on one of those lists, it's pretty crazy.
02:46Pretty special.
02:46What's like the, what's your favorite stat or fact to recall?
02:49Well, I mean, the, George Strait, obviously, you know, take,
02:56take some, take some all, but some of those guys like Sonny James,
03:00some of those people like that,
03:02that probably are not very well remembered still to this day have,
03:08you know, some of the most number one songs.
03:11It's got wild.
03:11Different, different time back then.
03:13You know, I think you could probably get more done in a year,
03:16but I was going to say,
03:17I feel like number one's then at that point,
03:19it was like, you could probably get one in a month or two.
03:21Right, right.
03:22It was a different ball game.
03:23Yeah.
03:23Blake Shelton.
03:24I'm so happy for you.
03:25So many fun things this week.
03:26The performance, the number one,
03:27we're going to party tomorrow and celebrate that.
03:29And then the album on Friday.
03:31Can't wait.
03:32Can't wait.
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