Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins Reunite To Sing “Hillbilly Bone” On New Year’s Eve

Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins released their duet “Hillbilly Bone” in 2009. The track reached the #1 spot on the Hot Country Songs chart and crossed over to claim the 40th slot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

The song has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA for the sale of over one million units.

Shelton and Adkins released a comical music video to accompany “Hillbilly Bone.” The video was also a big hit, and currently has over 53 million views on YouTube alone.

Shelton and Adkins have remained good friends through the years. They’ve released additional duets since “Hillbilly Bone,” with their most recent collaboration being a song called “Hell Right.”

“Hell Right” was included on Shelton’s 2019 compilation album Fully Loaded: God’s Country. He released the track as the album’s second single, and it reached the 14th spot on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Of course, Shelton and Adkins also filmed a music video to accompany the song. The video now has over 42 million views on YouTube.

Needless to say, country fans love it when Shelton and Adkins sing together. So everyone was in for a real treat when the pair reunited to perform during New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash. The celebration was broadcast on CBS for fans to enjoy at home.

Shelton and Adkins got the crowd hyped up and ready to welcome 2024 by delivering a rowdy rendition of “Hillbilly Bone.” 

People were thrilled to see Shelton and Adkins on the same stage again:

“They’re such a great singing duo. Blake’s warm and cute and Trace’s like a grumpy big brother and they are a perfect combination,” wrote one fan on YouTube.

Another person said, “Nothing better than Blake and Trace thanks guys for a great job!”

“Dynamic duo right there. Happy New Years y’all!” commented another fan.

Someone else wrote, “I love this duo.”

In case you didn’t stay up late enough to catch Shelton and Adkins’ “Hillbilly Bone” duet, check it out in the video below. Looks like they had a blast welcoming the New Year together!