Morgane Stapleton will no longer be performing with husbandChris Stapletonat theACM Awards.
“Due to her prior doula commitment, Morgane Stapleton is unable to join Chris Stapleton at the Bluebird as scheduled,” the ACM statement to PEOPLE read. “Miranda Lambertwill instead take the Bluebird stage with Chris tonight for ‘Maggie’s Song.'”
Morgane and Chris Stapleton; Miranda Lambert.ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty
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Lambert is already set to open the show alongsideElle Kingfor their recently released duet “Drunk (And I Don’t Want to Go Home),” as well as perform a second time with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
Stapleton’s track “Maggie’s Song” — written as a tribute to Chris and Morgane’s late lab-terrier — appears on his most recently released albumStarting Over. It tells the life story of the dog the couple rescued, with Morgane singing background vocals on the track.
“It’s all true stuff,” Stapletontold theLos Angeles Timesabout the track. “There’s no embellishment in it,” before saying, “That one was hard to sing. I kept crying through a lot of it.”
Stapleton is the male artist up for the most awards Sunday night, including for entertainer, male artist and album of the year. His song “Starting Over” is also up for song of the year.
Along with the announcement of Morgane missing her performance with her husband, the ACMs revealed thatBrothers Osbornewill be closing the show with a performance of “Dead Man’s Curve.” The duo was already scheduled to hit the stage for “I’m Not For Everyone.”
The two are nominated for duo of the year, while their albumSkeletonsis up for album of the year.
The 2021 ACM Awards are airing live from Nashville Sunday from 8-11 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.
source: people.com
