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Luke Bryan ‘Proud Of’ His Buddy Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan took to his socials today to congratulate his buddy and former touring Partner Jason Aldean on getting the ACM Artist of the Decade Award on Sunday. Luke posted,…

Luke Bryan 'Proud Of' His Buddy Jason Aldean

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Luke Bryan took to his socials today to congratulate his buddy and former touring Partner Jason Aldean on getting the ACM Artist of the Decade Award on Sunday.

Luke posted, "Congrats to my boy @jasonaldean for being honored at the @acmawards for #artistofthedecade. Proud of ya man."

Jason himself took to Instagram to thank fans for the honor saying, "Can’t thank my fans and country radio enough! What a ride it has been all these years and I owe it all to u guys. Having my hero pass the torch to me last night for the @acmawards Artist othe decade was something i will never forget. Thank u Mr. @georgestrait You will always be “The King”. #acmawards2019 #artistofthedecade"

Jason kicks off his summer "Ride All Night Tour 2019" on May 3rd in Connecticut.

-Nancy Brooks

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.