When Blake Shelton won Male Vocalist of the Year at the 2010 CMAs, he hugged his then-fiancée, Miranda Lambert, before immediately seeking out Reba McEntire for an embrace, as well. So clearly, the relationship McEntire and Shelton share is special — starting with the fact that they’re both from Oklahoma. “Blake is a character, as you know. … We’re both Oklahomans, both ‘Okies,'” McEntire dished on a 2023 episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” And as fellow Okies, she and Shelton have each other’s backs!
Case in point: After Lambert and Shelton split, the former publicly dissed her ex at the 2019 ACMs by switching up the lyrics of her song “Little Red Wagon” to “[I] got the hell outta Oklahoma.” It didn’t land well with a few people, including McEntire. When introducing Shelton later on that night, McEntire defended their home state. “I love this next performer for many reasons. He’s charming, funny, handsome, talented, sings like an angel, and always writes his own introductions. Give it up for my fellow Oklahoman and friend, Blake Shelton,” McEntire said. Whether or not she meant to throw low-key shade, that’s how fans interpreted it. “Reba gave it back to Miranda with that Oklahoma reference,” one fan joked on Twitter.
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Move over, Texas, you don’t mess with Oklahoma! (Or Shelton, for that matter.)
