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GALLERY: Miranda Lambert Is On Fire – A Photo Look At Her Awards

Miranda Lambert celebrates her 36th birthday today (11/10) and kicking off a big week with the CMA Awards on Wednesday (11/13), we take a look at the award winning birthday…

GALLERY: Miranda Lambert Is On Fire - A Photo Look At Her Awards
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Miranda Lambert celebrates her 36th birthday today (11/10) and kicking off a big week with the CMA Awards on Wednesday (11/13), we take a look at the award winning birthday girl.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Singer Miranda Lambert accepts the Best Country Album for "Platinum" onstage during The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)


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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Singer Miranda Lambert, accepts the Best Female Country Vocal Performance award onstage during The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Miranda Lambert accepts an award onstage at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 06: Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert speaks onstage during the 47th annual CMA awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 6, 2013 in Nashville, United States. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 06: Album of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year award winner Blake Shelton (L) and Female Vocalist of the Year award winner Miranda Lambert pose in the press room during the 47th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 6, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 10: Miranda Lambert holds award for Album of the Year at the 44th Annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 07: Musician Miranda Lambert, winner of Song of the Year and Single Record of the Year for "Over You" and Female Vocalist of the Year, poses in the press room during the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 02: Recording artist Miranda Lambert, winner of the award for Album of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year, poses in the press room during the 52nd Academy Of Country Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: Singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert, winner of the Female Vocalist of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year awards, poses in the press room during the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 07: Singer Miranda Lambert accepts the Single Record of the Year award onstage during the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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.