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Chris Stapleton and Dua Lipa Talk 'Whirlwind' Build Up to Their Surprise Duet at 2024 ACM Awards (Exclusive)

The artists spoke with ET backstage at the star-studded ACM Awards in Texas on Thursday.

This year's ACM Awards were filled with some amazing and really effective cross-genre performances -- and one of the most memorable was Chris Stapleton's surprise live collaboration with Dua Lipa. ET's Rachel Smith spoke with Chris and his wife, Morgane Stapleton, backstage after the show, and the country crooner explained how Dua "threw herself into the mix" and made the whole duet come together. The 28-year-old "Dance the Night" singer shocked the crowd at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, when she took the stage in an unannounced appearance and belted out the beginning of Chris's "Think I'm in Love With You."

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