‘The Voice’ Coaches Shakira and Blake Shelton to Duet on ACM Awards

They will perform their new single “Medicine” on the country awards show airing on CBS

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Blake Shelton will take a time out from his co-hosting duties on CBS’s 49th Annual ACM Awards for a duet with Shakira.

NBC’s “The Voice” coaches will duet on their recently released single, “Medicine,” from Shakira’s most recent album, the self-titled “Shakira.”

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They join previously-announced performers Miranda Lambert, George Strait and Hunter Hayes.

Lambert and Strait will pay tribute to country legend Merle Haggard, who’s receiving the Crystal Milestone Award this year, dueting on a medley of Haggard’s tunes, including “Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down” and “I’m a Lonesome Fugitive.”

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Garth Brooks will also be on hand to present Haggard with the award.

Shelton and Luke Bryan will co-host The ACM Awards airing live from Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

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