The latest episode of CBS' The Highway confirmed Keith City having plenty of enjoyable with Blake Shelton — from sharing a hug to joking about pickup traces.
In the course of the Sunday, October 27, episode, City, 57, and Shelton, 49, settled in to observe the performances on the primary a part of a two-day cease in Texas. One of many contestants took the stage and requested the viewers who was there “with somebody you're keen on.”
“Effectively, I would like you to place your arms round that individual proper now if they're right here,” she added as City and Shelton reached out for one another. The performer then inspired the family members watching the present to repeat a phrase to their dates, which City informed to Shelton, “I'm going to like you till my tank is empty.”
Later within the episode, one other musician sang about cowboys.
“You suppose it's a great pickup line? Hey, cowboy, what's your title?” Shelton requested City, who fired again, “Effectively, not from you.”
The Highway follows 12 rising musicians who're competing as opening acts for City whereas he excursions throughout America. The contestants advance to the subsequent metropolis primarily based on the response from the crowds at their respective exhibits. By the top of the season, just one act is left standing.

Along with City and Shelton, Gretchen Wilson seems within the position of tour supervisor, and govt producer Taylor Sheridan was additionally in Sunday's episode providing recommendation to the remaining group. Nation music stars Jordan Davis, Karen Fairchild, Dustin Lynch and Brothers Osborne may even be a part of as particular visitor advisers all through the season.
City filmed The Highway earlier than Us Weekly confirmed in September that the nation artist and spouse Nicole Kidman had cut up after 19 years of marriage. They met in 2005 following her divorce from Tom Cruise. After one 12 months of courting, Kidman, 58, and City bought married and expanded their household in 2008 with the arrival of daughter Sunday Rose. Two years later, Kidman and City welcomed daughter Religion by way of surrogate. (Kidman can be the mom of daughter Isabella and son Connor, whom she adopted with Cruise, 63.)
City opened up in regards to the highs and lows of life on tour whereas filming The Highway.
“The place will we begin? It's a calling, and also you're going to do it otherwise you're not going to make it,” he defined. “While you get up on a tour bus at 3:30 within the morning and also you're sick as a canine, you're in the midst of nowhere and also you've bought to play your fifth present later that evening, and also you haven't slept, and also you miss your mates, and also you're lacking your loved ones, and also you're utterly lonely and depressing and sick — and also you say to your self, ‘Why am I doing this?'”
City added: “The one reply will be: as a result of that is what I'm born to do. We're going to search out out who's made for that stuff [on this show].”
City beforehand spoke completely with Us in regards to the “self-discipline” required to reach the music trade.
“I simply performed a present in Vegas final evening and I had one other one tomorrow evening, and [taping] this finale fell in between. So I got here residence after the present final evening, bought in at 5 a.m., right here we're, after which take off tomorrow, go to Vegas,” he shared with Us. “I believe that by no means modifications, so far as the self-discipline required to do what we do. And it's been nice watching Gretchen deal with them as properly and provides actually good recommendation. [She's] like Mama Bear, in one of the simplest ways.”
The Highway airs on CBS Sundays at 9:30 p.m. ET earlier than streaming on Paramount+.
