Now that Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are engaged, Blake admits he’s got a lot of work to do before they actually get married. During an interview with Luke Bryan for his Apple Music show, Blake admits he has to focus on getting into shape.

When Luke asked him, “Scale of 1 to 10, Blake Shelton, [will you] you lose 20 pounds for your wedding?,” Blake replied, “I feel like if I say 10 I have to do it, so 10. It’s out there now so I can’t let people down.”

And Blake admitted he’s not at all happy with himself for packing on the pounds during quarantine. “I’ve readjusted all the mirrors in the house so they look like when you’re taking a selfie from up above because I can’t even stand to look at myself in the mirror,” he joked. “So I’ve rearranged them where they’re kind of angled down looking down at me and it’s not so bad.”

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Like most musicians, Thomas Rhett spent more time at home last year than he has in a long time, and while he’s ready to get back on the road, he realizes he’s going to have to learn to get used to it again.

“I’ve learned through all this that it takes me 50 days to get into a new routine,” Thomas shares. “And so, now I’m really used to being at home.” He adds, “I can’t imagine what it’s gonna feel like to finally get on the bus and go play three shows in a weekend, cause I’m so used to this.”

But Thomas suspects he’ll be able to deal with it once touring starts again. He notes, “Things change and you adapt, and that’s definitely what we’ve done over this time.”

There’s good news for Maren Morris fans. The singer revealed in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that she’s about to start recording her next album.

“I have got, I would say, mostly a full record written. And I’m leaving in a couple of weeks to start recording with Greg Kurstin,” she shared, referring to the producer who co-produced “Girl” with Busbee. “[Canceling my tour] was definitely sad. But at the same time, I’ve never had this much time to myself to write and not have an end point or some sort of time lock on it.”

She adds, “With my second record, I feel like I had to write that so quickly. And I’m not trying to disparage it by any means — I just think now, I’m just so excited to have some space to write.”

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Rascal Flatts was unable to go on their Farewell Tour in 2020, but that’s not stopping them from exploring projects outside the band in 2021. Joe Don Rooney says he plans to spend the year focusing on songwriting, which he says “is just my favorite thing to do,” especially if he can “create something that might be good.”

Jay DeMarcus on the other hand plans to concentrate on his Christian record label Red Street Records, noting, “I’m really devoting a lot of time to that. So, we’re not slowin’ down.”

As for Gary LeVox, he plans to work on his just-launched clothing line, Freedom Farms and LeVox Wear, as well as a solo album, and at least one thing that’s a bit out of the ordinary – goat yoga. “It’s weird but there’s nothing to do and I own that farm,” he says, “so I’m raising goats and we’ve got yoga goin’ on.”