2019 Grammy Winner: Best Country Duo / Group Performance – Dan + Shay Win !
In premiere ceremony for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Dan and Shay took home their very first Grammy for their performance of “Tequila.”
A very happy Dan Symers said at the podium, “Oh my goodness my heart is beating out of my chest. We had no expectation to win this. So many people to thank…” After thanking their team and family, Dan said, “It’s a good thing about Nashville and country music we are family and we all root for each other.” Shay added at the end, “Thank you so much, this is an incredible honor.”
Before walking up to get the award the duo hugged fellow nominees and country music duo The Brothers Osborne.
-Nancy Brooks
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.
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