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Taylor Swift To Return To The ACM Stage

Taylor Swift will be performing at Wednesday’s (9/16) 55th Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time since she “went pop” seven years ago. Taylor will perform “betty” from…

Taylor Swift Returns To The ACM Stage
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Taylor Swift will be performing at Wednesday's (9/16) 55th Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time since she "went pop" seven years ago.

Taylor will perform “betty” from her new album Folklore, which has spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, tying her with Whitney Houston for the most cumulative weeks atop the chart by a woman in history.

The ACM's posted to their Instagram yesterday (9/15), @taylorswift is returning to the #ACMawards stage with the world premiere performance of "betty" from her new album Folklore. Don't miss it, this Wednesday at 8/7c on @CBS!

The nine-time ACM Award-winner will perform from the legendary Grand Ole Opry House. Hosted by reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year and 15-time ACM Award winner Keith Urban, the 55th ACM Awards will be broadcast live on CBS at 8: 00 PM ET.

For the first time in the show’s history, the awards will take place in Nashville, broadcasting from three iconic Country Music venues: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, and The Bluebird Cafe.

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.