The singers collaborated on the track “Somebody Pour Me a Drink” in 2024

Blake Shelton’s new album had some help from Post Malone.

During a Tuesday, May 13, appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the country star spoke about how Malone, 29, inspired him for his latest album, For Recreational Use Only.

“I mean, in some ways. Post Malone kind of got me — a fire lit under me,” Shelton, 48, began. He also mentioned the summer 2024 collaboration they worked on, “Somebody Pour Me a Drink,” calling it “fun.”

Blake Shelton in May 2025; Post Malone in November 2023.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage

“You know, it’s been four years since I put out a record. So I had the song with him,” he continued, mentioning Malone’s contagious energy, “You’ve been around him. I mean, you can’t be around that guy without having a good time, and he’s just so excited about everything.”

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“I was like, “Man, what am I doing? I need to make a record.’ Like, he had me fired up again from that song.” The result was Shelton’s album which dropped on Friday, May 9.

Blake Shelton on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ in 2025.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Fallon, 50, commended Malone’s range of being able to sing across genres, and Shelton said that Malone should stick with country.

Shelton also performed his new song “Texas” on the late-night talk show.

Blake Shelton and Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ in 2025.Todd Owyoung/NBC

The “God’s Country” artist told PEOPLE earlier this month about his collaboration with the “Circles” singer following his exit from The Voice in 2023 after 23 seasons.

“It took about a year before I even was open to the idea of, ‘What’s next?’ ” he said.

He was then contacted by Malone to work on “Somebody Pour Me A Drink.” The song’s success “lit a fire under me,” Shelton added.

Shelton will be returning to The Voice for their season finale on May 20, and he is “excited” to see everyone on the reality singing competition series. “The crew and everybody backstage, they become your family, you know?” he said of the show where he met his wife, Gwen Stefani, 10 years earlier.

“And I haven’t seen a lot of those people in however long that’s been. A couple of years now, I guess.”

Blake Shelton on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ in 2025.Todd Owyoung/NBC

For Recreational Use Only is available now.

The Voice season 27 finale airs Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. on NBC and is available to stream on Peacock the following day.