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MUSIC PEOPLE
NEWS
JUNE 2024 Volume 55 Number 6 Issue 652
Editor Duncan Warwick
Contributors David Allan , Janet Aspley , Donnie Ayers , Craig Baguley , Jonny Brick , Tony Byworth , Larry Delaney , Don Cusic , Julie Flaskett , Michael Hingston , Stan Hitchcock , Tony Ives , Sianna King , Spencer Leigh , John Lomax III , Bryce Martin , Adrian Peel , Paul Riley , Alex Rossi , Chris Smith , Tom Travis , Walt Trott , Jack Watkins New release consultant : Steve Tidbury
Assistant editor Kelly Gregory
Photographers Patricia Presley , Barry Dixon
Advertising Kelly Gregory - kelly . cmpcountry @ gmail . com
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ACM AWARDS
L ainey Wilson continued her winning
ways at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco , Texas on May 16 when she was named both Female Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year .
Hosted once again by Reba McEntire , the ACMs were streamed live on Amazon Prime Video ( both the Awards show and The Red Carpet show are available on Prime ), with this year ’ s show being notable for its collaborations .
Pop singer Dua Lipa made a surprise appearance duetting with Chris Stapleton on his song Think I ’ m In Love
With You , and she told Bobby Bones in an interview that it was her who first reached out .
Pop also went country when Avril Lavigne joined New Male Artist winner Nate Smith to perform their new single Bulletproof , and Post Malone , the hip-hop / pop / trap artist who has been
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