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10 Things You Need to Know About Chris Stapleton

10. He’s Buds with JT!

Chris’s flawless duet of “Tennessee Whiskey” and “Drink You Away” with Justin Timberlake was about as smooth at it gets. It was definitely the most buzzed-about highlight of the 2015 CMAs. Apparently the two musicians have known each other for years, and JT has even tweeted about Stapleton on occasion. “We had these nominations and thought we were gonna get, maybe, a slot to perform,” Chris said when asked how this duo came to be. “So I called him up and, and asked him if he’d be interested in doing it and he was like, ‘Yeah man, I’m in. Just tell me when to show up.’ So here we are, we’re gonna do it!” It’s an unlikely pairing, but somehow it works. Check it out here.


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