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61st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Press Conference LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Shania Twain (L) and Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside pose with a statue of "Leo the Lion" in a cowboy hat at a press conference during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

61st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Press Conference LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Shania Twain (L) and Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside pose with a statue of "Leo the Lion" in a cowboy hat at a press conference during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

61st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Press Conference LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside poses with a statue of "Leo the Lion" in a cowboy hat at a press conference during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

61st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Press Conference LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside poses with a statue of "Leo the Lion" in a cowboy hat at a press conference during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

61st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Press Conference LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Shania Twain (L) and Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside pose with a statue of "Leo the Lion" in a cowboy hat at a press conference during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

61st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Press Conference LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Shania Twain (L) and Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside pose with a statue of "Leo the Lion" in a cowboy hat at a press conference during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

61st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Press Conference LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside poses with a statue of "Leo the Lion" in a cowboy hat at a press conference during the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images) (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

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