--- description: The country singers tied the knot in Texas in 2011, after dating for 6 years title: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Are Getting a Divorce image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7faaef67b67b28d7/69885ba2a988caac7f6b3870/miranda-lambert-blake-shelton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Are Getting a Divorce by [Jeff Nelson / People](/author/people/) ## Jeff Nelson / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2015 5:58 PM CUT  Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton at the BMI 2014 Country Awards in Nashville on Nov. 4, 2014. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton at the BMI 2014 Country Awards in Nashville on Nov. 4, 2014.Rick Diamond—Getty Images for BMI by [Jeff Nelson / People](/author/people/) ## Jeff Nelson / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2015 5:58 PM CUT [Blake Shelton](http://www.people.com/people/blake%5Fshelton "undefined") and [Miranda Lambert](http://www.people.com/people/miranda%5Flambert "undefined") are calling it quits after four years of marriage. “This is not the future we envisioned,” the couple [said in a statement to The Associated Press](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c41ed058b7254698a9d65596c41c514e/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-divorce-after-4-years "undefined") Monday. “And it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately. We are real people, with real lives, with real families, friends and colleagues. Therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter.” The country singers [tied the knot](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20489773,00.html "undefined") in Texas in 2011, [after dating for six years](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20368286,00.html "undefined"). Both remained mum on social media about the split leading up to the announcement, with Lambert [Tweeting about](https://twitter.com/mirandalambert/status/623130281663266817 "undefined") an upcoming show just hours before the statement’s release Monday afternoon. The famous pair – who recently played an Independence Day show together – have weathered rumors of relationship troubles for years, which Shelton, 39, addressed [in a 2013 PEOPLE cover story](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20704030,00.html "undefined"). “\[I tell Miranda\], ‘I have nothing to hide from you,’ ” he said at the time, noting he even let Lambert, 31, go through his phone. “That’s always been our policy: ‘Here’s my phone. Go through it.’ … That’s really the kind of trust we have … There are no secrets. \[I’ll say\], ‘Go dig through my drawers or my computer if you feel like you need to.’ And that’s been a really good thing, because I don’t want her to ever have any doubts.” Lambert has spoken out about their relationship before, as well. Last year, upon their third wedding anniversary, she [told PEOPLE](http://www.people.com/article/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-wedding-anniversary "undefined"), “Marriage is hard, and it’s awesome, and you should make a huge deal of it. We always try to be together, I wouldn’t want to be on opposite ends of the country on our anniversary! That time is sacred.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-divorce "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3964811/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-divorce/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3964811/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-divorce/"},"headline":"Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Are Getting a Divorce","datePublished":"2015-07-20T17:58:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:22:20.319Z","description":"The country singers tied the knot in Texas in 2011, after dating for 6 years","url":"https://time.com/3964811/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-divorce/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Divorce","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7faaef67b67b28d7/69885ba2a988caac7f6b3870/miranda-lambert-blake-shelton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeff Nelson / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7faaef67b67b28d7/69885ba2a988caac7f6b3870/miranda-lambert-blake-shelton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton at the BMI 2014 Country Awards in Nashville on Nov. 4, 2014.","caption":"Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton at the BMI 2014 Country Awards in Nashville on Nov. 4, 2014.","creditText":"Rick Diamond—Getty Images for BMI","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3964811/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-divorce/","name":"Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Are Getting a Divorce"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner's Rep Confirms Split","description":"One of Hollywood's top couples plans to split after 10 years of marriage. 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