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Kane Brown, Maren Morris Top 2020 Country Billboard Music Award Nominees

The 2020 Billboard Music Awards will go on this year and the nominees were announced today (9/22). Kelly Clarkson will return as host for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, which…

Kane Brown, Maren Morris Top 2020 Country Billboard Music Award Nominees
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The 2020 Billboard Music Awards will go on this year and the nominees were announced today (9/22). Kelly Clarkson will return as host for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, which will broadcast live from The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC.

Dan + Shay are nominated this year in an all-genre category.

Top Duo/Group:
BTS
Dan + Shay
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco

Here are the country music nominees this year:

Top Country Artist:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Dan + Shay
Maren Morris
Thomas Rhett

Top Country Male Artist:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett

Top Country Female Artist:
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

Top Country Duo/Group:
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

Top Country Tour:
Eric Church
Florida Georgia Line
George Strait

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.