Garth Brooks Talks Blake Shelton Duet

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Garth Brooks recently announced he’s recorded a duet with Blake Shelton, and the song, “Dive Bar,” is set to hit country radio today. In an interview with “Billboard,” Garth shares that the idea to record with Blake came after he saw him perform his latest single “God’s Country” on the ACM Awards. 

“I thought, “I’m feeling something here that's drawing me right into this television,’” Garth explains. “So I just reached out for him. He was so sweet on the phone. The last thing I said was, 'Hey, man, I don't want to put you on the spot, but we got a song that might be a pretty cool duet.'”

Garth notes, “I want to go on record saying I did not think it would sound like this. I didn't know what I was expecting, but I’ve never heard him sing like that before. … We recorded together and it was fun to watch him.”

Garth says the song is expected to appear on his new album “Fun,” which so far doesn’t have a release date. “I imagine we’ll be done by the end of July,” Garth says of the album. “We'll see when it comes out.”

• ONE MORE THING! Garth was also back with another edition of “Inside Studio G” where he talked about the new song, which he says “sounds fresh,” and “sounds like summer,” adding that Blake was “fantastic.” Garth and Blake plan to play the song together live for the first time on Friday in Boise, and they will also be shooting a video for the track.

• Garth also talked about his recent Denver show and how amazing it was, admitting that he actually thought he'd now be able to "hang it up," because he couldn't imagine it getting better than that. He later realized that may not be the case, especially since he realized it could be that "this stadium tour is just starting to wake up," noting he "can't imagine what's waiting for us out there." Check out this week’s episode here.

Source: Billboard