Miranda Lambert Hits the Stage for the First Time After Her Divorce From Blake Shelton—See the Pics!

This was her first public appearance since releasing the joint statement that announced their split

By Francesca Bacardi Jul 23, 2015 1:13 PMTags
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Sing it, girl!

Miranda Lambert showed that she is on the mend when she returned to the stage Wednesday for the first time since divorcing Blake Shelton. The "Over You" singer looked gorgeous, wearing a little black dress and cowboy boots. She joined best friend Ashley Monroe at Nashville's The Basement to celebrate her album release, singing a duet of Monroe's song "Has Anybody Ever Told You."

The 30-year-old country singer wore her short hair straight and accessorized her all-black ensemble with a long necklace, bracelets and some rings. Noticeably absent, however, were her diamond engagement ring and wedding band. (Shelton, meanwhile, was photographed after filming The Voice in West Hollywood Wednesday.) This marked Lambert's first public appearance since she and Shelton announced their split Monday in a joint statement.

Shelton has broken his social media silence since the announcement Monday, telling fans he's keeping up with his fitness and even back at work filming The Voice. But while his ex-wife has returned to the stage, she has yet to say anything on social media. Neither one has specifically addressed the split since their statement.

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"This is not the future we envisioned," the exes, who were married in 2011, said in the statement. "And it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately. We are real people, with real lives, with real families, friends and colleagues. Therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter."

Although fans were shocked and dismayed by the country power couple's split, an insider told E! News exclusively recently that their split was on the horizon for awhile. "Miranda and Blake have known this divorce been coming for some time now," the source revealed. "They had not been together for a while and were living separate lives. They were just trying to find the right time to break the news to the public."

But with issues plaguing their marriage for years, everything finally became too much for the 39-year-old and his second wife. According to the insider, they had "been having issues on both sides for years now, but in the past few months it had come to a head. Blake and Miranda just grew apart and really started not seeing eye-to-eye on some real life future plans with each other."

Since Lambert is back onstage and Shelton is working again, it looks like these two are definitely moving on with their lives. 

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