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Luke Bryan Gets ACM Album of the Decade

Luke Bryan flipped the switch at the Grand Ole Opry last night (10/22) making it pink for breast cancer awareness month. Before he took the stage, he told us that…

Luke Bryan Switches Opry Pink, Gets ACM Album of the Decade
Photo Courtesy of The Grand Ole Opry

Luke Bryan flipped the switch at the Grand Ole Opry last night (10/22) making it pink for breast cancer awareness month. Before he took the stage, he told us that he wants to play the Opry more than he does currently. He said, "I will get so busy and then I'll ask my manager and I'm like, 'We did the Opry, like nine months ago.' And she's like, 'No, it was three and a half years ago.' And I'm like, 'Oh, my gosh, we've got to get to the Opry.' So getting to the Opry is always on my mind."

While on stage, Luke was surprised with the ACM's Artist of the Decade Award for his Crash My Party album.

He said from the stage, “‘Crash My Party’ was such a life-changing album for us. We didn’t know it at the time, we were just loving making music for you guys. It blew my mind the love and support we had from the fans. It’s so fun getting to do this. Thank you to my producer Jeff and my record label and management for sharing this experience with me tonight!”

The Opry posted to Instagram, "Shoutout to @lukebryan for helping us flip the switch to turn the #Opry barn PINK for #OpryGoesPink ???????? AND a huge congratulations to our friend on being awarded with the @acmawards Album of the Decade Award with “Crash My Party!"

The ACM posted to Instagram, "@lukebryan snags our final Decade Award as he takes home the ACM Album of the Decade Award for 'Crash My Party.' The 4X Platinum album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and landed Bryan six #1 singles! Keep the hits on comin', Luke."

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.