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American Idol finalist Caleb Lee Hutchinson got the chance of a lifetime during the show’s finale!

The 19-year-old singer got to take the stage with country superstar Darius Rucker!

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During the show, the duo got to perform Darius‘ song “Wagon Wheel” and Caleb got the chance to show off his banjo skills!

“Thank you for making a dream come true @dariusrucker!” Caleb wrote on his Twitter after the performance.

Make sure to find out who was named winner of American Idol!

Check out the entire performance below…

Jimmy Kimmel is back with another round of Country Stars Read Mean Tweets – just in time for the 2017 CMA Awards!

This time Blake Shelton, Jana Kramer, and tons of other stars read some very hateful tweets about them – but took it all in good humor!

The Zac Brown Band, Cassadee Pope, Luke Combs, Randy Houser, Old Dominion, Trace Adkins, Darius Rucker, Dan + Shay, Chris Young, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Chris Stapleton, Jake Owen, Little Big Town, and Justin Moore also took part in the latest edition of Mean Tweets.

Watch the segment below!

Some of the best stars from the country music world came together to open the show with a tribute to Las Vegas at the 2017 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

Eric Church kicked off the performance with an a capella rendition of “Amazing Grace” and he was then joined by Darius Rucker and Keith Urban for the Hootie and the Blowfish song “Hold My Hand.”

The rest of the country music community – including Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Lady Antebellum, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Kelsea Ballerini – joined in on the song.

“The best way to honor our fans is to play our music, loud and proud,” co-host Brad Paisley told the crowd after the performance. “This year’s show is dedicated to all those we’ve lost, and all those who are still healing.”

Thomas Rhett is excited for baby No. 2 while stepping out at the 2017 CMT Music Awards held at the Music City Center on Wednesday evening (June 7) in Nashville, Tenn.

The 27-year-old country singer was joined on the carpet by his pregnant wife Lauren, and he cradled her growing baby bump while posing!

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Not only is he performing, but Thomas is also up for three awards tonight.

Also in attendance were Billy Ray Cyrus (with daughter Brandi), Darius Rucker, and Cole Swindell.

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The 2017 iHeartCountry Festival brought out some big performers and big star attendees!

Chad Michael Murray coupled up with wife Sarah Roemer while checking out the tunes at the Frank Erwin Center on Saturday (May 6) in Austin, Texas.

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Also in attendance were Scott Foley, Scott Eastwood, Olivia Culpo, and Bachelorette stars JoJo Fletcher, Jordan Rodgers, and Luke Pell.

Performers included Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen, Jason Aldean, and Kelsea Ballerini.

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Martina McBride looks stunning in a shimmering dress while at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday (April 3) in Las Vegas.

The 49-year-old country star was joined at the award show by Darius Rucker and Chris Stapleton.

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During the show, Chris accepted the awards for Album of the Year, Song of the Year and New Male Vocalist of the Year.

Martina and Darius also took to the stage to present a touching tribute to the late Joey Feek.

“Standing ovation for Joey Feek. ❤️🙏🏻 @joeyandrory #ACMs #InMemory,”the Grand Ole Opry wrote on Twitter.

FYI: Martina is wearing a Kayat gown.

Adam Lambert takes the stage with Leona Lewis for a powerful performance at the 2015 CMT Artists of the Year event at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday (December 2) in Nashville, Tenn.

The duo sang a duet of Little Big Town‘s hit song “Girl Crush.”

Watch the video below!

Also in attendance were Cassadee Pope, Sam Hunt, Billy Ray Cyrus, RaeLynn, Darius Rucker, Aubrey Peeples, Florida Georgia Line, Connie Britton, Lady Antebellum, and Chris Stapleton.

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