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    Brooks & Dunn teams up with Jelly Roll to create the CMA Awards ‘Believe’

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    Country Music Hall of Famers Brooks & Dunn not only teamed up with rising superstar Jelly Roll to deliver the night’s performance, but also scored a surprise, history-making win at the 58th annual Country Music Association Awards.

    The iconic duo – Louisiana native Kix Brooks and former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn – won the Vocal Duo of the Year award at Wednesday’s CMA Awards, which aired live on ABC from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

    It was Brooks & Dunn’s 15th win in the category, but its first since 2006.

    Brooks & Dunn, who were paired in 1990 by Oklahoman Tim DuBois, who led Arista Nashville at the time, captured their first CMA Award in the vocal duo category in 1992.

    With their latest award, the duo became the winningest CMA Award winners of all time, with a total of 19 wins.

    But acclaimed singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton earned four CMA Awards that night: Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year for writing “White Horse” with Dan Wilson and a double win as a recording artist and as one of the producers of ” White Horse” – tying Brooks & Dunn’s new record with 19 wins of his own.

    “It’s shocking. I honestly don’t know how to put it into words,” Dunn, who lived in Tulsa from 1974 to 1991 and considers it his hometown, told Billboard after the duo’s surprise win.

    “‘Unexpected’ I think is a good word,” Brooks added.

    How Brooks & Dunn Teamed Up With Jelly Roll to Make the CMA Awards Audience ‘Believe’

    A 2003 nominee for the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Dunn got his big break in Tulsa in 1988, when he won the Marlboro National Talent Roundup. With that, the Coleman, Texas-born singer-songwriter caught the attention of DuBois, who introduced Dunn to Brooks and paved the way for country music history.

    Brooks & Dunn’s debut album, 1991’s “Brand New Man,” propelled the duo to the top of the country charts, with four consecutive No. 1 hits with the title track “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “My Next Broken Heart” and “Neon moon.” Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, the duo racked up a string of awards and hits, including “My Maria,” “That Ain’t No Way to Go,” “Rock My World (Little Country Girl),” “She’s Not the Cheatin” and ‘She’s Not the Cheatin’. ‘ Child’, ‘There’s Nothing About You’, ‘Alone in America’, ‘Red Dirt Road’ and ‘Believe’.

    After announcing in 2009 that they would end their two-decade musical partnership, complete their “Last Rodeo” tour in 2010 and embark on a solo career, the duo reunited in 2014 with Oklahoma native Reba McEntire to to play a successful Las Vegas residency that was extended. more than once.

    In 2019, Brooks & Dunn were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and released the album ‘Reboot’ as a duo, in which they revisited their biggest hits in collaboration with rising country stars such as Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne, Luke Combs and Kacey Musgraves.

    The best-selling country duo of all time released the follow-up collection “Reboot II” earlier this month, collaborating with more new talent including Morgan Wallen, Megan Moroney, Warren Zeiders, Riley Green, Halestorm and Oklahoma native Corey. Kent.

    “Reboot II” also features Brooks & Dunn’s new version of their ballad “Believe” with breakout star Jelly Roll, who performed more than once at Wednesday’s CMA Awards.

    But it was his passionate collaboration with the duo – which included Brooks on the grand piano and Dunn sharing vocals with Jelly Roll – that metaphorically took the star-studded audience to church and literally brought it to their feet. During their performance, supported by a choir and orchestra, some famous attendees sang along, while others were moved to tears.

    Fans can watch or rewatch Brooks & Dunn’s triumphant evening by streaming the 58th Annual CMA Awards on Hulu.

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