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GALLERY: Kane Brown – From New Singer To In-Demand Collaborator

Kane Brown has had an amazing last few years: he released his second album, Experiment, in November of 2018, which became his first number one album on the Billboard 200. Kane…

GALLERY: Kane Brown's Amazing Last Few Years
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Kane Brown has had an amazing last few years: he released his second album, Experiment, in November of 2018, which became his first number one album on the Billboard 200.

Kane released several collaborations with artists such as Marshmello, Camila Cabello and Khalid, as well as country mainstays like Brooks & Dunn and Lauren Alania.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10: Kane Brown attends the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 06: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Kane Brown performs onstage during day 1 of 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 6, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 15: Kane Brown performs onstage during the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


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CULLMAN, AL - JUNE 03: Singer/Songwriter Kane Brown performs during Pepsi's Rock The South Festival - Day 1 at Heritage Park on June 3, 2016 in Cullman, Alabama. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Pepsi's Rock The South )


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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: Kane Brown attends the 2018 American Music Awards Nominations Announcement at YouTube Space LA on September 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)


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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 09: Kane Brown attends the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on October 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 15: Kane Brown (L) and Lauren Alaina, winner of the New Female Vocalist of the Year award, perform onstage during the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 07: (L-R) Kane Brown and Khalid perform onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 05: Toby Keith presents an award to Kane Brown at the 2019 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 05, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)


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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 05: Katelyn Jae and Kane Brown attend the 2019 CMT Music Award at Bridgestone Arena on June 05, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CMT)


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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 21: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Marshmello and Kane Brown perform onstage during the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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.