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Blake Shelton Tickets - Shelton Strengthens His 'hillbilly Bone'
Blake Shelton has been making top country hits for years, but he seems to have struck a chord with the music scene as a whole with his recent hit "Hillbilly Bone." The song was created with another country star, Trace Adkins. It has raced to the number one spot on the country charts and even made headway on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, climbing all the way into the Top 40. The single is also the title track for his new album, which was released in early March 2010.
Perhaps the reason behind the song's success is the way it shows country music as music for every man. The song starts out talking about a man from New York who discovered his "Hillbilly Bone" after traveling down South and going to a honky tonk. As the chorus states, "We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside no matter where you from you just can't hide it, when the band starts banging and the fiddle saws, you can't help but hollerin' YEE-HAW!" With the popularity of this song, Shelton may be right about everyone having a secret soft spot for country…well, at least Shelton's brand of country.
"Hillbilly Bone" could give Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins another reason to celebrate on Sunday, April 18, when the Academy of Country Music Awards takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The song is up for Vocal Event of the Year. It has to beat out other top songs like "Honky Tonk Stomp" by Brooks & Dunn featuring Billy Gibbons, "I Told You So" by Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis, "I'm Alive" by Kenny Chesney with Dave Matthews and "Seeing Stars" by Jack Ingram featuring Patty Griffin.
More proof of Shelton's rising star in the country music world happened on March 18, when Shelton performed at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium. The show was his first as a headliner in Nashville, and the performance easily sold out. He has many upcoming dates, including many with Martina McBride, like in Greensboro, N.C.; Duluth, Ga. and Columbia, S.C. Considering the popularity of <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/blake-shelton-tickets/">Blake Shelton tickets</a>, fans should rush to <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/">StubHub.com</a> to reserve a spot.
He may look like a man who is cool under fire, but Blake Shelton revealed that he will be a little on edge on March 25 when he appears on the late-night show Chelsea Lately on E! Entertainment. He has been on the say-anything show before, and he was caught off guard by the acid-tongued host, comedian Chelsea Handler. He told The Boot that he plans on doling out some of his own signature humor this time around. He laughed, "I need to redeem myself!"
Blake Shelton has been a country staple ever since he released his self-titled album in 2001. His debut yielded his first number-one song, "Austin." He has followed a string of hit albums and top-charting songs like "The Baby," "Some Beach," "Home" and "She Wouldn't Be Gone." Shelton is also one-half of one of the power couples in country music with fellow country crooner Miranda Lambert.
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