Kane Brown, Chris Young.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; John Shearer/Getty
Chris Youngsure knows how to pull off a surprise.
And for a special touch, the live show, which took place at the Soundstage at Graceland, had a meaningful purpose — it was hosted in recognition of frontline workers who are continuing to push through amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Sometimes you have to fly to Memphis and surprise your ‘Famous Friend’ on stage! Love ya Kane!!!” Youngcaptioned a Monday selfieoutside a plane.
Also exciting for country music listeners, Young and Brown are set to perform “Famous Friends” at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday.
Sharing the news onInstagramTuesday, Young wrote that he was “very excited to announce” the upcoming act.
The dynamic duo released their single, which is currently approaching the top of the charts, in November.
“Kane and I have gotten to know each other over the years,” he told PEOPLE. “From him being on tours with me, from us writing together, from me guesting on his album in the past. All of this stuff came together.”
“‘Famous Friends’ is fun,” he detailed. “It’s super uptempo and I got to sing with my buddy Kane. All of this worked out as perfect as it possibly could on one song.”
The CMT Music Award winner went on, “There’s so many little special things about this. I’m so glad that it’s [gotten] out there [to] see the light of day.”
And on a final note, Young described the tune as “completely organic.”
Adding that it came about after he sent Brown “a text saying, ‘Hey, do you want to be on this song?’ … He was like, ‘Yeah, we’ve been listening to it out on the boat on the lake and everybody loves it.'”
source: people.com
