Florida Georgia Line to reunite with Backstreet Boys on CMT
Backstreet Boys got their first hit country song this year on a collaboration with country duo Florida Georgia Line, and now the two powerhouse acts are teaming up for a “CMT Crossroads” episode airing Aug. 30.
The cross-genre television show will feature all-star group performances of each other’s biggest singles, including “I Want It That Way,” “As Long as You Love Me,” “Cruise” and “H.O.L.Y.,” as well as their partnership on the platinum hit “God, Your Momma, and Me.”
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are longtime fans of the ’90s boy-band icons. Hubbard said in an email to The Associated Press that he’s most looking forward to singing “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back).”
“We grew up listening to this song and now are ... performing it together,” Hubbard added. “It still gets me every time.”
The performance by the two groups at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April got everyone from Nicole Kidman to Tim McGraw on their feet to dance along.
Debuting in 2002, “CMT Crossroads” has featured musical mashups between Def Leppard and Taylor Swift, Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood, and John Mayer and Keith Urban.