Dan + Shay Get Their Grammys in The Mail

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Yesterday (5/15) was a big one for Dan + Shay as they received their actual Grammy Awards in the mail; the Grammy was for Best Country Duo / Group Performance for "Tequila." (The "awards" that are presented at the show are just generic model Grammys; it always takes a few months before the actual awards, with the winners' names printed on them, to be delivered).

The guys posted to Instagram last night, "Words can’t quite describe the emotions we felt when our grammy awards showed up at the studio today. We considered making a fictional video of us re-creating the actual moment of surprise, but we felt like it was more important to just say thank you. Thank you to everyone who has been there for us, thank you to everyone who is with us right now, and thank you to everyone will be with us as we continue on this musical journey. None of this would be possible without you. Also, sorry for the poor lighting, and low quality video. we were at the studio by ourselves and set the phone on top of a trash can, which was sitting on top of a couch."

Dan said in the video, "This is surreal to be holding this. We've worked for this our entire lives." Shay says, "My heart is beating still in this moment this is such a great accomplishment."

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Dan + Shay's next award show appearance will be at the 2019 CMT Music Awards, where they are nominated for Video of the Year and Duo Video of the Year for "Speechless." The guys are also performing on the June 5th show live from Nashville.

-Nancy Brooks

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Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media GroupEditor

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.