From sea to shining sea, music has defined how Americans see themselves -- and their country. On the Fourth of July, these songs and artists have captured the essence of the United States.

Blake Shelton said his 2019 hit, “God’s Country,” felt like “a combination of ‘Ole Red’ and ‘A Country Boy Can Survive’ to me, which definitely has a place in country music.

They publicly announced their relationship late in 2015. In the years since they got together, Shelton and Stefani have become one of country music’s best-loved (though most unlikely) couples.