Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Left Their Seats During Miranda Lambert's ACM Performance

While Miranda Lambert Sang on ACMs Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Were Absent

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 07: Miranda Lambert performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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When Miranda Lambert performed her song “Little Red Wagon” during the ACM Awards Sunday night, and changed the lyric from “I live in Oklahoma” to “I got the hell out of Oklahoma,” many perceived this as a 'diss' to Blake Shelton.

The internet buzzed about the diss and social media lit up, and it might have been tempting for the show's producers to show the reaction of Shelton and long-time girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, who were seen in the audience together during other parts of the show. Shelton and Stefani, though, denied them that opportunity: they left their seats before the performance.

Miranda's team posted her performance at the ACM's saying, “A hit isn’t a position on a chart, it’s what people sing along to. Thanks for being on this ride with me.”

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Lambert kicks off her "Road Side Bars and Pink Guitars Tour" in September.

-Nancy Brooks

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupEditor

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.