In addition to 28 No. 1 hits and 10 awards apiece from the ACM and CMT, Blake Shelton reached a whole new fanbase as a coach on The Voice. Shelton left the NBC reality series in May 2023 with an impressive nine wins in 23 seasons. Many fans have openly begged the “Ol’ Red” singer to return to his big red chair. However, Shelton has made it clear that this chapter of his life is about fatherhood. Recently, the GRAMMY nominee looked every inch the proud parent when stepson Zuma Rossdale, 15, made his country music debut. As Zuma’s performance made the rounds on social media, fans began calling for a duet from the two.
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Zuma Rossdale Follows in Stepdad Blake Shelton’s Footsteps
After meeting in 2014 while filming The Voice, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani tied the knot in 2021. Shelton became a stepfather to Stefani’s three sons, whom she shares with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. And the “Boys Round Here” singer was positively bursting with pride Monday (July 29) as he introduced 15-year-old Zuma to the crowd at his Ole Red bar in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
“This is him, everybody!” Blake Shelton said, beaming as his middle stepson took the stage.
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Sporting a cowboy hat matching Shelton’s, Zuma took his stepfather’s place on the stool and strummed along on his guitar as he sang Zach Bryan’s 2022 hit “Oklahoma Smokeshow.” The 15-year-old followed that performance with another Zach Bryan hit, “Revival.”
As the son of two rockers, the musical gene certainly didn’t skip Zuma. Immediately, fans began calling for a collaboration between the teen and his country star stepfather. “We need a duet,” wrote one fan on X/Twitter.
“Sounds like the kids should be singing together with Blake and Gwen !” another fan chimed in on X/Twitter.
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Zuma Rossdale isn’t the first of Gwen Stefani’s kids to grace the stage at his stepfather’s bar. Older brother Kingston, 18, showed off his musical chops on the same stage last August.
Blake Shelton hyped up his oldest stepson on X/Twitter, promising a show from “a debut artist that will be doing their VERY FIRST public performance.”
“Looking and sounding great at Blake’s place,” one YouTube user commented of Kingston. “What a terrific stepdad he is.’
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