Miranda Lambert lent a good hand or voice to Chris Stapleton on Sunday during his performance at the 2021 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.
The Stapletons would perform their husband-and-wife duet “Maggie’s Song,” but minutes before the awards were to begin, Morgane, 38, had to bolt to fulfill a prior commitment, according to People magazine.
“Due to her prior doula commitment, Morgane Stapleton is unable to join Bluebird as scheduled with Chris Stapleton,” the ACMs said in a statement to the publication. “Miranda Lambert will take the Bluebird stage with Chris tonight for ‘Maggie’s Song’.”
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Miranda Lambert, right, replaces Morgane Stapleton, left, who was supposed to perform alongside Chris, center. Morgane reportedly had to drop out due to a prior affair with Doula.
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In addition to her performance with Stapleton, Lambert, 37, also began the show with Elle King for their newly released duet, “Drunk (And I Don’t Want to Go Home).” She will also perform again with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
Stapleton, 43, is the male leader for awards shows on Sunday night, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. In addition, his tune ‘Start Over’ was also available for the song of the year, which went to Maren Morris’ hit ‘The Bones’.
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Meanwhile, Lambert is the most nominated female artist in ACM Award history with 68 lifelong nominations.