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ACM Awards hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks: 'We're gonna do it our way'

It's hard to believe, but Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks — two of country music's biggest and most enduring superstars — have known each other for only about a month. "We'd crossed paths many times through the years backstage on the same shows," Parton says, "but we'd never had a real chat." Adds Brooks: "I just admired her from a distance." What finally brought them together was a gig: On ...
Garth Brooks attends the " Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On" biography celebration at the Bowery Hotel on Nov. 18, 2019, in New York City.

It's hard to believe, but Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks — two of country music's biggest and most enduring superstars — have known each other for only about a month.

"We'd crossed paths many times through the years backstage on the same shows," Parton says, "but we'd never had a real chat." Adds Brooks: "I just admired her from a distance."

What finally brought them together was a gig: On Thursday night the duo will co-host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards from Frisco, Texas. Set to stream live on Amazon's Prime Video, the show will feature performances by Luke Combs, , Morgan Wallen, , Keith Urban and , among others; include Hardy, who leads the field with seven nods, and , who's up for male artist of

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