Miranda Lambert Makes Rare Comments on Blake Shelton Divorce
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Miranda Lambert made the most of mama's broken heart.
That's because after her 2015 divorce from Blake Shelton, the country darling "dove headfirst into songwriting" when she moved back to Nashville to restart her life as a single woman.
"When I moved back in 2015, I gathered up all of my friends and relationships from all of the previous years and just used it," Lambert shared on the And The Writer Is... podcast Oct. 27. "Used the misery."
Admittedly, the 42-year-old didn't hold back any aspect of her life from her creative process, including staying out late at honky-tonks.
As she put it, "I used what I was living, and my friends went on that journey with me—friends being songwriters. And I think I wrote 75 songs."
And as Lambert turned her heartbreak into her next hit album, The Weight of These Wings, thanks to spending the majority of the year with her guitar in her hand, she "really grew as a vocalist and a songwriter."
"It was kind of magical," she elaborated, comparing the creative freedom to her previous album Platinum. "It wasn’t writing towards a specific record or a sound or a feisty or whatever. It was raw emotion."
Indeed, splitting from Shelton—who began dating now-wife Gwen Stefani in November 2015—was a difficult chapter for the "Kerosene" singer, especially with the added pressure of public scrutiny.
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"I got divorced, and that sucks for anyone, especially in the public eye,” Lambert explained, "especially on tour, especially in the middle of a very public career."
The CMA winner summed up the painful experience as "a really not fun time."
Yet, she found out what makes a love song again when she tied the knot with former NYPD officer Brendan McLoughlin in 2019. Read on for a look at their love story.
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Miranda's Main Squeeze
The newlyweds made their red carpet debut as a married couple at the 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Quick Change Artist
Same night, different dress.
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Repeat Performance
The first red carpet went so well, Brendan got a call-back for the 2019 CMA Awards.
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Taking Manhattan
They said "I do" on Jan. 26, 2019, in Tennessee just a few months after meeting in New York.
Cozy Couple
Our hearts are warmer just looking at this photo Miranda posted on Valentine's Day 2021.
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The Country Mouse & the City Mouse
Brendan looks right at home next to Miranda's down-home style at the 2021 ACM Awards.
Take My Breath Away
The pair paid homage to Top Gun for Halloween in 2021.
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Cheers to Us
They went right to the source to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in 2022.
Glamping in Style
Sometimes you've just got to pile into the Airstream and hit the road.
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Quite the Pair
By the 2022 CMT Music Awards, the couple were only getting cuter.
Sin City
They don't need Vegas to light up each other's lives, but it's still a pretty place to pass through when it's all decorated for Christmas.
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You Spin Me Right Round
A little heavy metal went a long way for Miranda's 2023 Grammys look.
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A Few of Their Favorite Things
They capped off a European vacation in September 2023 with a stop in Munich—where they were not too early for Oktoberfest.
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