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Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, And More To Perform At ACM Awards

Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Gabby Barrett, Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Jordan Davis, Kane Brown, and Luke Bryan have been announced as performers for the…

Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, And More To Perform At ACM Awards
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Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, Gabby Barrett, Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Jordan Davis, Kane Brown, and Luke Bryan have been announced as performers for the upcoming ACM Awards taking place on March 7 in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium.

The two-hour show, featuring more than 20 performances, will stream live without commercial interruption and will be hosted by Dolly Parton and co-hosted by reigning ACM New Female Artist of the Year Gabby Barrett and reigning ACM New Male Artist of the Year Jimmie Allen.

The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live on Prime Video airs Monday, March 7 at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST/5 p.m. PST.

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.