Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton brought their latest swoon-worthy collaboration to the 2024 ACM Awards stage on Thursday night (May 16), performing “Purple Irises” at the star-studded event.
The duo traded verses — while Stefani was fittingly dressed as a purple iris in a sparkly top shaped like the flower and matching pants — and they came together to harmonize on the romantic chorus. “Don’t let ’em change your mind/ Wonder why you took a risk/ On a broken heart you cannot fix/ No I never knew a love like this/ Now we’re pickin’ purple irises,” the couple sang in the chorus of the country pop ballad.
“Purple Irises” is hardly the first musical collaboration from the two lovebirds. The announcement of the latest duet comes just days after Shelton dropped his six-track Love Language EP, featuring the previous Stefani collabs “Nobody But You” and “Happy Anywhere,” as well as “God Gave Me You,” “Sangria,” “Honey Bee” and “A Guy With a Girl.” The duo also released their festive hit, “You Make It Feel Like Christmas,” in 2017.
Shelton and Stefani met on the set of The Voice, when they were both coaches on the reality singing competition series. They tied the knot in 2021, and have been going strong ever since.
Other performers for this year’s 2024 ACM Awards included Jason Aldean; Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan; Kane Brown; Jelly Roll; Cody Johnson; Miranda Lambert; Post Malone; Parker McCollum; Reba McEntire; Thomas Rhett; Nate Smith featuring Avril Lavigne; Chris Stapleton; and Lainey Wilson.
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