{"id":20321,"date":"2025-07-04T17:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T17:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=20321"},"modified":"2025-07-04T17:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T17:11:56","slug":"when-gwen-stefanis-son-zuma-joined-blake-shelton-on-stage-last-night-fans-couldnt-believe-their-eyes-with-his-laid-back-charm-confident-grin-and-even-a-hint-of-that-signature-she","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=20321","title":{"rendered":"When Gwen Stefani\u2019s son Zuma joined Blake Shelton on stage last night, fans couldn\u2019t believe their eyes. With his laid-back charm, confident grin, and even a hint of that signature Shelton swagger, Zuma didn\u2019t just look like a mini-Blake \u2014 he performed like one too. From the way he held the mic to how he worked the crowd, it was clear: the next generation of country charisma might already be here\u2026 and he\u2019s growing up fast under some legendary guidance."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Shelton\u00a0may not be biologically related to\u00a0Gwen Stefani\u2019s sons, but middle child Zuma is starting to bear quite the resemblance to his country star stepdad.<\/p>\n<p>In through-the-years photo montage Stefani shared to celebrate Zuma\u2019s 16th birthday on Thursday (Aug. 22), the resemblance is especially striking. The photo montage starts out with baby pictures, showing Zuma as a sweet, blue-eyed infant who looks a lot like his mom.<\/p>\n<p>But as he gets older \u2013 and especially in the years after Stefani and Shelton started dating \u2013 the country influence on Zuma\u2019s style is undeniable. He starts rocking a cowboy hat and playing guitar more often, and in one recent photo of him and Shelton, Zuma is a dead ringer for his stepdad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy sweet 16, Zuma!! We love u SO much,\u201d Stefani writes in the caption of her post.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Shelton seems to have had a big influence on Zuma\u2019s musical style, the young boy seems to have had an interest in music long beforehand: In one photo of him strumming a guitar, he doesn\u2019t look much older than four or five years old.<\/p>\n<p>Zuma\u2019s musical\u00a0side could have easily come from his pop superstar mom or his rocker dad, Gavin Rossdale, too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-oembed instagram\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C-7-OlIPkWS\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Flitaupdate.com&amp;rp=%2Fmaiplinh%2Fwhen-gwen-stefanis-son-zuma-joined-blake-shelton-on-stage-last-night-fans-couldnt-believe-their-eyes-with-his-laid-back-charm-confident-grin-and-even-a-hint-of-that-signature-she%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1151.1000001430511%2C%22ls%22%3A922.1000001430511%2C%22le%22%3A1108%7D\" height=\"968\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zuma showed off his country side during his debut live performance at Shelton\u2019s Oklahoma Ole Red location last month. He wore jeans and a cowboy hat when he stepped onstage and performed a rendition of\u00a0Zach Bryan\u2019s \u201cOklahoma Smokeshow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zuma is one of three children Stefani shares with her ex-husband, Bush guitarist Gavin Rossdale.<\/p>\n<p><em>Carena Liptak\u00a0is an Associate Editor and staff writer at Taste of Country. She specializes in breaking country music news, interviews and lists. 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