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Kip Moore celebrates his 40th birthday today (4/1). Kip just announced a brand new album coming in May 2020 called Wild World. He’s always nice to look at so we…

Kip Moore, Country Music's 'Wild One' - Photos!
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Kip Moore celebrates his 40th birthday today (4/1). Kip just announced a brand new album coming in May 2020 called Wild World. He's always nice to look at so we do just that on his big day.

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NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 22: Dustin Lynch (L) and Kip Moore take photos during the 12th Annual ACM Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)


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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 06: Kip Moore attends the ACM Lifting Lives TOPGOLF Tee-Off at TOPGOLF on April 06, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for ACM)


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MCMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 27: Country artist Kip Moore performs at Cumberland Caverns on April 27, 2019 in McMinnville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for The Green Room PR)


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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 14: Recording artist Kip Moore performs at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on December 14, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 14: Recording artist Kip Moore performs at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on December 14, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 08: Recording artist Kip Moore performs onstage in the HGTV Lodge at CMA Music Fest on June 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for HGTV)


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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 02: Singer-songwriters Kip Moore and Cassadee Pope attend the 53rd annual ASCAP Country Music awards at the Omni Hotel on November 2, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)


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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 17: Recording artists Kip Moore (L) and Dierks Bentley perform onstage during ACM Presents: Superstar Duets at Globe Life Park in Arlington on April 17, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for dcp)


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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 07: Musician Kip Moore performs during the 2013 CMA Music Festival on June 7, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)


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FLORENCE, ARIZONA - APRIL 07: Singer/Songwriter Kip Moore headlines Day 1 County Thunder Music Festivals Arizona on April 7, 2016 in Florence, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder USA)


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INDIO, CA - APRIL 24: Musician Kip Moore performs onstage during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 24, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Stagecoach)


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NASHVILLE, TN - AUGUST 22: Kip Moore and family members attend the BMI #1 Party For "Hey Pretty Girl" By Kip Moore at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium on August 22, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI)


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INDIO, CA - APRIL 24: Musician Kip Moore performs onstage during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 24, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

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.