Gwen Stefani Celebrates Son Zuma’s 17th Birthday

Gwen Stefani is celebrating her son Zuma’s latest birthday!

On Thursday, Aug. 21, the “Hollaback Girl” singer, 55, paid tribute to Zuma on his 17th birthday. The singer added a variety of throwback photos and recent pictures of him throughout the years to her Instagram.

Stefani shares Zuma, Kingston, 19, and Apollo, 11, with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. They split in 2015, and Stefani later married Blake Shelton.

She included several snaps of her son rocking the country musician look, kicking off the post with him rocking a cowboy hat and denim jacket while he tuned his guitar. She then followed that with a video of her teen serenading the group with a rendition of Zach Bryan’s “Dawns.”

Stefani also added a video of her son preparing to take the stage — dressed in a cowboy hat, flannel shirt, and denim jeans — as Shelton, 49, welcomed him on stage to perform.

The proud mom’s sweet snaps of her musically inclined son with a guitar in hand as a toddler, as well as a teen.

Her adorable photos continued, featuring pictures of Zuma as a baby and smiling selfies with his mom. Stefani also included a photo of Zuma with Shelton as they posed for the camera while matching in their cowboy hats and flannel shirts.

“happy birthday to our sweet and talented Zuma!! we love u soooo much!! ❤️,” she cautioned the post.

Several of Stefani’s fans shared well-wishes with Zuma in the comment section, with many commenting on Zuma’s close bond with Shelton.

“Awww ❤️. We can see Blake musical influence on him. 👏👏. this kid is talented,” one user wrote. Another added, “Aww he picked up Blake’s mannerisms when he sings, so cute. Love that Blake has had such a positive impact on your kids.”

Others showered Zuma with compliments about his musical talents. One commented, “We were lucky enough to see him perform on Monday night – this kid is going places!” While another wrote, “So much talent in this wonderful Family.”

On Zuma’s 16th birthday, he performed alongside his dad during a Bush concert in New Jersey. There, Rossdale, 59, also surprised him with balloons and a cake on stage.

“It was so incredible to celebrate Zuma’s 16th birthday with 18,000 people screaming happy birthday,” the proud dad told PEOPLE at the time.

Zuma made his stage debut in July 2024 at Shelton’s Nashville bar.

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Zuma isn’t the former couple’s only son interested in the music industry. Their eldest son, Kingston, has also performed — and even writes his own songs. In August 2023, Kingston performed publicly for the very first time at the Oklahoma location of Shelton’s Ole Red.

“I was bawling. It’s crazy when you have children, and they learn what their gift is,” Stefani told PEOPLE following the performance.

Shelton has also shared his pride in both teens sharing their talents with the world.

“When they get up there, you would assume they’ve been doing this for 10 years. They’re very comfortable and not rattled at all,” Shelton told PEOPLE in May.

“They have three professional musicians in their life and have grown up standing on the side of the stages watching this their entire life, so they have it in their mind how to be when they get out there — but man, I sure wasn’t that calm when I would get onstage,” Shelton said.