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Nicole’s Nashville News- September 16

The 55th Annual ACM Awards are tonight.  Reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, Keith Urban, will be hosting the show which will air live from three Nashville locations, The Ryman Auditorium, the Grand Ole Opry House and the Bluebird Cafe. Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett and Old Dominion lead all the nominees with five each.  The ACM Awards will air on CBS.

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Granger Smith will open for Kane Brown at his drive-in concert event on September 26.  Granger will be playing a full set before Kane takes the stage. Jimmie Allen, Lauren Alaina and Granger will all join Kane, as special guests, during his show.

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Back in 2006, Sugarland‘s Jennifer Nettles recorded a song with Jon Bon Jovi.  Who Says You Can’t Go Home topped the country charts and earned them a Grammy. Now the two artists have announced that they are teaming up again.  On Friday, they will release their latest duet, Do What You Can, from the upcoming album, Bon Jovi 2020.

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