Out of a conversation Blake Shelton had with Taylor Swift backstage on "The Voice," Shelton spoke up in regards to her shift from country music to pop.
Swift, one of the celebrity advisors on "The Voice" this season, has an album, "1989," coming out on Oct. 27. The first single, "Shake It Off," has already been released.
The album marks her first official venture into pop music. She has revealed that she won't be pushing the new album to country radio at all, and she has no plans to attend any country music awards shows this year either, the Taste of Country reported. That decision has made quite a few waves in country circles.
"I talked to Taylor, actually, about this on the set that day," Shelton told CMT. "And she said, 'Man, I made the record. I listened to it, and why can't I just call it what it is, you know?'"
"I love that," he added. "It's taking a stand for where she feels like she is right now musically."
Shelton doesn't agree with those who decry Swift's move to pop as a betrayal of her country roots.
"I never have understood the concept of being pigeon-holed or cornered into a situation, and nobody can take you seriously if you step out of that zone," he said. "I mean, if anybody can do it, it's Taylor. And why the hell wouldn't she do it? It's incredible. I don't care what you call it."
Swift's fellow celebrity advisers this season include Little Big Town, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys and Gavin Rossdale.
