Dolly Parton and Katy Perry will be performing a duet during the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards set for April 3, 2016. The Country music awards show marks the first time Parton, who is also this year’s Tex Ritter Award honoree, and Perry will perform live together. Per ACM, the Tex Ritter Award is given in recognition of a movie that features (or utilizes) Country music, and Parton is receiving the award for her television movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors. Previous winners have included Beer For My Horses, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Country Strong, Crazy Heart, O Brother, Where Art Thou, Sweet Dreams, and Walk the Line.
NBC aired Parton’s critically acclaimed film in 2015, with 16 million viewers tuning in to watch the inspirational tale. Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors was based on Parton’s life and featured Alyvia Alyn Lind as Dolly at age nine. Jennifer Nettles played Dolly’s mother, Ricky Schroder was Dolly’s father, and Gerald McRaney played Dolly’s grandfather.
Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will be co-hosting this year’s Academy Of Country Music Awards and CBS will be airing the broadcast live beginning at 8pm ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast). In addition to Parton and Perry, confirmed performers include Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Sam Hunt, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Chris Young with Cassadee Pope and Florida Georgia Line.
