Katy Perry, Lionel Richie Join Luke Bryan During His CMA Monologue
Luke Bryan opened his CMA Awards monologue joking that he isn’t a big CMA nominee this year saying, “I’m not bitter. I have won one or two CMAs, and some…
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Luke Bryan opened his CMA Awards monologue joking that he isn't a big CMA nominee this year saying, "I'm not bitter. I have won one or two CMAs, and some people say I have been robbed of a couple or two." He then pointed to his wife in the audience saying, "Baby, you gonna stand?"
Then to his surprise, his American Idol co-hosts Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie joined him on stage. Luke asked, "What are you all doing here?" and Katy replied, "I thought we did everything together." Lionel then noted that Bryan needs the help and Luke says, "This is not my first rodeo. I have hosted other award shows." Perry quips, "Yeah, we've seen those."
Katy and Lionel then presented the CMA for Song of the Year award to Chris Stapleton for "Starting Over."
CMA Entertainer Of The Year
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.
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