Chris Stapleton Reveals Dua Lipa's Surprise Duet At 2024 ACMs Compete Together 'in The Last 2 Days'

Chris Stapleton took home four awards at the 2024 ACM Awards on Thursday night (May 16), but he might win a fifth: best kept secret, which he unofficially won for his surprise duet with Dua Lipa during the ceremony.

Viewers were shocked to see the pop star take the stage with the country singer at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, with the pair teaming up for a reworked version of “Think I'm in Love With You” midway through the show. (Said the sources on the ground Advertising sign (that the pair plans to release a collaboration together in the future, but neither musician has publicly confirmed the news.)

After the show, Stapleton revealed on the Winner's Walk carpet that he was almost as surprised to see the duo materialize, saying Advertising signby Melinda Newman that she recovered in just two days.

“[Lipa] he reached out to the ACMs and the ACMs reached out to us,” he said, noting the “Houdini” singer’s dedication to making the collaboration happen. “She's very busy promoting her own record [Radical Optimism] right now. We kind of built this thing together over the last couple of days.”

Lipa also opened Advertising sign about the show after the show, produced by Dick Clark Productions. “Lots of hood zips and running in and out of the arena [were involved],” she told reporter Lyndsey Havens about how she kept her appearance under wraps. “We were all trying to make sure it remained a surprise to make the moment even more special. I don't know how we did it, I'm glad we did because it's really special when it happened tonight on stage.”

In addition to the performance, Stapleton also won Male Artist of the Year, Artist-Songwriter of the Year and album of the Year for the 2023 record Higher at the ACM. when Advertising sign asked him and his wife/partner Morgane which pop artist the country star would like to work with next, he replied, “I'd always say someone like Paul McCartney.”

He then added: “Harry Styles. [Morgane has] mentioned [him] sometimes.”

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