Blake Shelton dropped a soulful new song, âJesus Got a Tight Grip,â on Oct. 16.
Co-penned by Blake, Chase McGill, Jessi Alexander and Rhett Akins, âJesus Got a Tight Gripâ will be featured on Blakeâs upcoming album, Fully Loaded: Godâs Country, which will drop on Dec. 13.
The 12-song offering will feature five new tunesâincluding âJesus Got a Tight Grip,â âGodâs Countryâ and current single, âHell Rightââwith seven previously recorded hits. The upcoming album aligns titularly with past compilations, Loaded (2010) and Reloaded (2015).
âWell, I knew the label would come up with some plan to release an album,â says Blake. âIâve been vocal about how much I like this new way of releasing songs more frequently. It keeps me excited and gives me the opportunity to find the hot new song that I love and get it out to the fans quickly. I think they like it too. With five new songs on this album, youâve got âGodâs Country,â âHell Rightâ and a few more that havenât come out yetâmaybe I wasnât supposed to say that. But the fans will hear most of the music on Fully Loaded before it hits the streets in December.â
âGodâs Countryâ is nominated for Video, Single and Song of the Year at the upcoming CMA Awards in November. Blake also earned a nomination for Musical Event of the year for his collaboration with Garth Brooks on âDive Bar.â
Listen to âJesus Got a Tight Gripâ below.
photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com