When Rascal Flatts and the Backstreet Boys hit the stage at the ACM Awards on Thursday night, look for their medley to contain a few surprises. “We close out with ‘Thriller,’” bassist/singer Jay DeMarcus jokes to Billboard . Maybe not, but they will sing a combo of BSB and Rascal Flatts hits with the two groups relying on their trademark harmonies. Rascal Flatts guitarist/vocalist Joe Don Rooney had nothing but praise for their new duet partners following rehearsal. Related Rascal Flatts Teaming With Jonas Brothers, Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson & More on ‘Refueled… 03/06/2025 “They’re just such great singers and their melodies are so good,” he tells Billboard . “They know how to stack them. It’s like a wall of vocals. It’s really, really cool and really an amazing, powerful sound.” The medley will include “What Hurts the Most,” Rascal Flatts’ 2006 Hot Country Songs No. 1 that the Backstreet Boys perform with the trio on Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets , a...
