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Angel. Music. Baby.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-2 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">As Blake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JYpx3XL6Gmw\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in the telecast, “Tonight, she’s celebrating the 20th anniversary of her AMA win by performing two of her biggest hits and her biggest hit. Let’s hear it for my one and only, the one and only, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kaylayandoli\/name-90s-musicians-artists-quiz\">Gwen Stefani<\/a>!”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-3 \" data-keywords=\"cleaning\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">However, if you thought this was live, you’d be wrong. TikToks from attendees of the awards show itself showed that the segment had been prerecorded and then shown on screens at the awards venue. The same was true of Blake’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@savewithfelix\/video\/7508963579425656110?_r=1&_t=ZN-8whLMckS8qU\" target=\"_blank\">performance<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-4 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Blake evidently caught wind of the chatter, because he took to X to write, “Just now seeing these stories about Gwen and I pretaping our performances for the AMA\u2019s. We came and performed when the show asked us to.. Really nothing else to say.” Gwen then retwee\u2014 sorry, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/blakeshelton\/status\/1927565141429637542\" target=\"_blank\">shared<\/a> the post.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">It’s certainly interesting stuff from a man who previously posted “‘Stay Country Or Die Tryin” LIVE from the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AMAs\" target=\"_blank\">@AMAs<\/a>” with a link to his flag-themed performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-6 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">None of this answers my question, which is: Why is Gwen singing “Hollaback Girl” in a Southern accent?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-7 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">I am aware that Gwen has released country singles in recent years, and it’s not uncommon for artists to reimagine their previous hits in the tone of their new projects (though Gwen has <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/gwen-stefani-is-bouquet-album-country\/\" target=\"_blank\">denied<\/a> that her latest album is a country record). But this is just the same song with a country accent slapped on top. Gwen is from California. I have lived in the US for seven years, and moments like this make me question everything (one of my coworkers thinks she sounds the same, but I have a solid two in my corner).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-8 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">After a quick consultation of the internet, I can prove that there are dozens of us! Dozens!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-9 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">It’s hard not to view this change in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/angelicaamartinez\/soul-aesthetic-personality-quiz\">aesthetic<\/a> from Mrs “I’m <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/gwen-stefani-japanese-harajuku-lovers-interview\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese<\/a>” as yet another symptom of pop culture’s shift towards the right. Gwen’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/fans-outraged-over-gwen-stefani-235134972.html\" target=\"_blank\">caught some heat<\/a> for it before \u2014 two months ago, she hyped up an “enlightening intelligent beautiful interview” of Jonathan Roumie on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/stephenlaconte\/celebrities-fake-personalities-reddit\"><i>Tucker Carlson<\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-text subbuzz-index-10 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Well, the clip is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/blogmusicfeed\/status\/1927165664122298786\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> if you want to hear for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashajokic1\/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton-amas\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton React To AMAs Pre-Tape Critics If you watched the AMAs this year, then you would have seen Blake introduce Gwen to perform a medley to mark the 20-year anniversary of her hit album Love. 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