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Jason Isbell performs at the To Nashville, With Love Benefit Concert in Nashville, Tenn. on March 9, 2020, left, and Amythyst Kiah of Our Native Daughters performs during the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 11, 2019. Singer-songwriters Isbell and Kiah are both up for three nominations at this year's Americana Honors and Awards Show. This year's show will resume in-person on September 22 after the ceremony was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. (AP Photo)
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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The Grammy Museum will reopen next month after being closed for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The museum in downtown Los Angeles announced Tuesday that it will be open to the public on May 21. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Grammy Museum in Los Angeles to reopen on May 21

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Actor Leslie Jordan poses for a portrait at Pan Pacific Park in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles on Thursday, April 8, 2021 to promote his new book "How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Gena Johnson poses in her home studio in Nashville, Tenn. on April 8, 2021. Johnson, a recording engineer, is the first woman to ever be nominated for engineer of the year by the Academy of Country Music. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Billie Eilish reacts as she accepts the award for record of the year for "Everything I Wanted" at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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In this video grab provided by CBS and the Recording Academy, Lionel Richie performs during the In Memoriam as Kenny Rogers is pictured on screen at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (CBS/Recording Academy via AP)
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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The Recording Academy is partnering with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to complete a study focused on women's representation in the music industry.. The academy, which puts on the annual Grammy Awards, said the lack of female creators in music is “one of the most urgent issues in the industry today." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
The Latest: Billie Eilish wins record of the year at Grammys

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FILE - Trevor Noah arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. Noah will host the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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This combination photo shows key art for the Acorn TV series "Bloodlands," premiering March 15, left, key art for the Apple TV+ film "Cherry," center, and key art for Nickelodeon’s "Kids’ Choice Awards," hosted by Kenan Thompson and airing on March 13. (Acorn TV/Apple TV+/Nickelodeon via AP)
New this week: 'Cherry,' 'Bloodlands' & Kids' Choice Awards

By The Associated Press Mar. 08, 2021 12:49 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019 photo, Billie Eilish performs during the first weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Eilish will perform at this month's Grammy Awards. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
Grammy performers: Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B, Billie Eilish

By Mesfin Fekadu Mar. 07, 2021 01:01 PM EST

FILE — In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, John Prine performs at the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Prine was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards. The Americana Music Association announced the winners online this year after their awards show, normally held in Nashville, Tennessee, was cancelled because of the pandemic. Prine died April 7, 2020, from complications of the coronavirus. He was 73. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
The Highwomen, John Prine earn Americana awards

By Kristin M. Hall Dec. 15, 2020 11:00 AM EST

FILE - Cyndi Lauper, left, and Perry Farrell perform during the 9th annual "Home for the Holidays" benefit concert in Los Angeles on Dec. 10, 2019. Lauper’s annual concert to combat youth homelessness, an issue its organizer says has only gotten worse during the pandemic, will premiere on Friday on Lauper's TikTok channel at 8 p.m. EST, with an additional stream Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on Lauper’s YouTube and Facebook handles. This year’s concert will free to watch, with donation encouraged. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Stars join Cyndi Lauper's benefit concert for homeless youth

By Mark Kennedy Dec. 09, 2020 10:18 AM EST

This combination photo shows, from left, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Shay Mooney and Dan Smyers, of Dan + Shay, Sam Hunt, Ashley McBryde and Thomas Rhett, who top the 2020 CMT Music Awards nominations with three each. The fan-voted music video awards show was delayed from the summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will air on Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo)
Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs top CMT noms

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