in Los Angeles. I wanted to see the ranch. Stefani spent most of the pandemic in Oklahoma with her fiancé and fellowcoach Blake Shelton, with whom she has recently collaborated on a string of country radio hits, alongside a kitsch Christmas song. For a ska-pop superstar, it's a pivot, but Stefani and Shelton areCountry Gwen exists, her urban counterpart assures me, but on this particular MacBook she's nowhere to be seen.
"It's really a blessing to be able to have such a long career, where there really is nothing to prove anymore." ."It was just this little video that we did on the fly," Stefani says."It just happened. It just feels good to put new stuff out there."and it has More new music is coming along slowly, but I've caught Stefani on a day when the horizon looks closer than usual, and while things haven't quite fallen into place yet, she's feeling more confident that they eventually will."I'm at the end," she declares."The idea of going for a session and not being with my kids or the idea of taking time away from Blake doesn't fuel my fire like it did two months ago. I need to decide, wrap it up, put out the project.
In other words, record executives have been dictating Stefani's schedule since the mid-'90s. She even sings about it onopener"What You Waiting For," in which her biological clock ticks like a metronome. Interscope Co-Founder Jimmy Iovine, who discovered No Doubt and continued to work with Stefani on her solo output, was quick to point out that his client's prime childbearing years were also her last opportunity to cross over into pop stardom.
Earrings: Lana Jewelry Choker: Chanel, Necklaces: Gwen's own, Gloves: Laurel DeWitt, Top: Local Boogeyman
We can get behind that! 💄
this photo shoot of her is stunning
Way washed
Gwen Stefani aka MY QUEEN 💖