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And then once he\u2019s out there, I\u2019m keeping him on stage with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shelton and Adkins have quite the history together, and most recently they spent time on the road together during Shelton\u2019s Friends and Heroes Tour.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96581 perfmatters-lazy entered pmloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-1024x683.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-757x505.png 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1.png 1200w\" alt=\"Trace Adkins, Blake Shelton; Photo Courtesy CMA\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-1024x683.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-757x505.png 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trace Adkins, Blake Shelton; Photo Courtesy CMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe is a brother to me. So anytime I get him on stage with me, I just want to keep him out there,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I\u2019m super excited. Been doing this a long time, but tonight\u2019s going to be a special one for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shelton also performed his latest single, \u201cStay Country or Die Tryin,\u2019\u201d from his new album,\u00a0<em>For Recreational Use Only<\/em>, on the CMA Fest Stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96580 perfmatters-lazy entered pmloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-1024x683.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-757x505.png 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1.png 1200w\" alt=\"Blake Shelton; Photo Courtesy CMA\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-1024x683.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1-757x505.png 757w, https:\/\/countrynow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1-1.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption>The three-hour CMA Fest special also included performances by Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, BigXthaPlug, Brooks &amp; Dunn, Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, Riley Green, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Marcus King, Brandon Lake, Ella Langley, Car\u00edn Le\u00f3n, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Scotty McCreery, Megan Moroney, Carly Pearce, Rascal Flatts, The Red Clay Strays, Darius Rucker, Dylan Scott, Shaboozey, Zach Top, Travis Tritt, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman.<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHe is a brother to me,\u201d Shelton says of his longtime friend, Trace Adkins. &nbsp; Blake Shelton\u00a0and\u00a0Trace Adkins\u00a0thrilled the\u00a0CMA Fest\u00a0crowd with a performance of their fan-favorite hit, \u201cHillbilly Bone,\u201d and they sounded just as&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No one expected Trace Adkins to pull this off at 62, and Blake Shelton was only supposed to pop in for a quick cameo\u2014but the second they hit the stage, everything changed. 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