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Justin Bieber earned its first CMA Award nomination this year for Successful Collaboration

At the 2020 CMA Awards on Wednesday, 26-year-old pop star Dan Shay conducted their successful « 10,000 Hours » collaboration together for the first time publicly since its release in October 2019

After the COVID-19 Protocols, Bieber and Dan Smears, 33, and Tea Mooney, 28, stand apart as they hand over a stripped-down version of the song to an empty Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles

« 10,000 Hours », the lead single from Smyers and Mooney’s upcoming fourth album, premiered at Bieber’s wedding in South Carolina to his wife Hailey Baldwin on September 30, 2019 (artists share Scooter Brown as director)

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Before their performance at the CMA Awards, Dan Shay opened up ready to hit the stage with the pop star.

« I’m a little nervous, in a good way, » said Mooney during a recent conversation with radio personality Kelly Ford, who wondered if the two were feeling nervous about performing with Pipes

. « I’m more excited, I would say we didn’t really enjoy this partying moment with » 10,000 hours « , we just celebrated the anniversary of the song so, it’s kind of crazy that we haven’t gotten to it. Obviously, with everything that happened, we’re excited to be back with him and the comment and ability On doing that, I’m a little nervous, but it’s mostly just kind of excited. ”

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Smyers talked about welcoming musicians from other genres into the world of country music: “I feel like everyone out of the world wants to be a part of it and when they get an experience, they like it,” Really cool’It’s so welcoming it’s just a family everyone gets along and I think that The other genre genres seem like, ‘We kind of want that I think that’s why a lot of pop artists are so drawn to collaborating with country artists I think it’s uncharted territory for them and it’s really cool so, we’re proud to raise this flag and do this performance with Bieber. I know his fan base is enthusiastic and we are too!  »

Of course, he was also excited about the dynamic duo’s ability to pull off some feats during the big evening

“We hope to bring home a cup or two,” said Smears. “I think it would be the first Qatari prize [for Justin] if we could be a part of that, it would be awesome to have one [of our names] on the shelf”

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« 10,000 Hours » was nominated for three CMA Awards: Single Song, Music Video and Music Event of the Year Dan Shay brings to a total of four, including this year’s vocal duo, which they won

Of the three nominations they received for the track, the duo were asked which candidate they would like to bring home the most.

Shay told the host, “We’ll definitely take any of them.” “If there was one of them, then having one with the Biebs would be cool.” I think this will be his first Country Award, so having that moment and kind of keeping that memory [would be awesome] We already have the song that we’re a hit with, so that was a huge honor and [I’m] so grateful and [] totally changed our career so, it’d be cool to put a cute little arc at the end of that and win that ‘

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The songs, co-written by Bieber, feature the trio promising to love significant others « for 10,000 hours or the rest of my life. » This message was reaffirmed in the accompanying music video, which entrusts their wives Healy, Abby, and Hannah (the video marks the first time that It was in her Bieber and Baldwin on a project together)

Although Nods are Bieber’s first CMA Award nominations, they’re not his first in the kind of country for « 10,000 hours. » Bieber previously received three Academy Music Awards nominations and a CMT Music Award nomination alongside Smyers and Mooney

Bieber wasn’t the only pop star to debut at the CMA Awards this year. Charlie Puth joined Gaby Barrett for her single « I Hope, » which was nominated for one song of the year.

Top nominations at this year’s CMA Awards is Miranda Lambert with a total of seven nominations, including in the prestigious Artist of the Year category, directly behind her is her fellow Luke Combs Award nomination, with six nominations, followed by Marine Morris with five nominations.

The three will perform all night: Lambert, 36, is assigned to the « stability » belt; Combs, 30, performs « Cold as You »; Morris, 30, will sing her hit song « Bones »

The 54th Annual CMA Awards are broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday at 8 PM EST on ABC

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