Kane BrownandChris Younghave done it again.
On Sunday night during the 56th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, the country stars hit the stage in Nashville to deliver their hit duet “Famous Friends” from the famousRyman Auditorium.
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Chris Young and Kane Brown.Jason Kempin/Getty
Their performance came just moments after Mickey Guyton, 37, made history as the first-ever Black female solo artist to host the ACM Awards. The songstress is emceeing alongside Keith Urban, 53, whom she performed with at the 55th Annual ACM Awards last year.
Hours ahead of the show, Young shared anInstagram shotcapturing his head-to-toe black look — including a leather jacket— for the evening. He captioned his post, “ACM ready!#acmawards@acmawards.”
Chris Young and Kane Brown.Brett Carlsen/ACMA2021/Getty Images
The live show was hosted in honor of devoted workers who remain on the frontlines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following day, Young shared an announcement post onInstagram, in which he posed outside of a plane and joked, “Sometimes you have to fly to Memphis and surprise your “Famous Friend” on stage! Love ya@kanebrown_music!!!#mondaymotivation.”
On Wednesday, Brown won his first-ever ACM Award. The hitmaker’s visual for “Worldwide Beautiful"earned him the prize for video of the year.
Speaking of his new accomplishment, Brown wrote onInstagram, “I was just Grateful to be nominated let alone win my FIRST ACM AWARD! Thanks@acmawardsfor nominating the video, the awesome writers who helped me with the song and of course the fans who listened 🔥 we got us one!!”
The 2021 ACM Awards are airing live from Nashville on Sunday from 8-11 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.
source: people.com
