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Kane Brown Set To Perform At 2020 Billboard Music Awards

Kane Brown was just announced today as a performer at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards, which will take place on October 14, 2020 on NBC. Kane Brown, Swae Lee and…

Kane Brown Set To Perform At 2020 Billboard Music Awards
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Kane Brown was just announced today as a performer at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards, which will take place on October 14, 2020 on NBC.

Kane Brown, Swae Lee and Khalid will also come together for a world premiere performance of “Be Like That.” Brown is up for three awards this year, Swae Lee is nominated for four and Khalid is tied for third-most nominations this year with 12.

Previously announced BBMA performers include Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, BTS, Luke Combs, En Vogue, Demi Lovato, Sia, Post Malone and SAINt JHN.

Also as s previously announced, Garth Brooks will also be taking the stage as this year's ICON Award recipient, joining previous awardees Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Cher and Celine Dion, among others.

The 2020 Billboard Music Awards, hosted by Kelly Clarkson, will air live on October 14 at 8 PM ET, from Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre on NBC.

Brown posted when award nomination came out last week, "Thank you billboard and everyone else who has helped me by listening to the music."

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.