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Dolly Parton Will Host The 2022 ACM Awards

Dolly Parton will host the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards. The two-hour show will stream live without commercial interruption on Prime Video Monday, March 7 at 8 pm ET/7…

Dolly Parton Will Host The 2022 ACM Awards
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Dolly Parton will host the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards. The two-hour show will stream live without commercial interruption on Prime Video Monday, March 7 at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/5 pm PT from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Parton will be joined by co-hosts, to be announced at a later date. Nominations for this year’s awards will be announced next week.

Dolly said, "I am so excited to be hosting the ACM Awards on March 7 from Vegas. Watch for us because we're going to have some fun.”

Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music said in a press release, “We are honored to welcome Dolly Parton back to be the centerpiece of this landmark 57th Academy of Country Music Awards show at Allegiant Stadium. Dolly is the most iconic and multitalented artist of all time, and we are proud that she is a friend and supporter of the Academy, a previous host, and a 13-time Academy of Country Music Award recipient."

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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.