Watch Hoda Kotb Cover “Boys ’Round Here” at Blake Shelton’s Karaoke Party

Watch Hoda Kotb Cover “Boys ’Round Here” at Blake Shelton’s Karaoke Party

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey  |  June 7, 2017

Blake Shelton teamed with Smithworks Vodka for an industry-only karaoke throwdown at WannaB’s Karaoke Bar on Lower Broadway last night (June 6)—and no one threw down harder that Blake’s friend, Hoda Kotb.

The Today show host kicked off the singing competition with a cover of Blake’s 2013 No. 1 hit, “Boys ’Round Here.”

Watch Hoda get her groove on by singing a little “chew tobacco, chew tobacco, chew tobacco, spit.”

photo and video by Jim Casey

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