Country Music Herald

It wasn’t that long ago that it seemed like the only duos scoring any sort of hits in country music were Brooks and Dunn and Montgomery Gentry. There just wasn’t a lot of competition in the CMA Award category Best Duo (just ask the Warren Brothers who were surprised year after year for their nomination until they realized they just didn’t have enough acts to fill the category). Now, being a duo is a way to burst onto the scene and make a splash in the country music industry. Sugarland dropped from a group to a duo and are winning accolades and scoring number one hits. Big and Rich busted onto the scene in a big way and The Wreckers took a pop princess and gave her a country makeover.

So are you good enough to be in the next super country music duo? CMT wants to find out! From the producers of American Idol looking to cash in on the country music talent, comes a new reality competition called “Can You Duet” that will be broadcast on CMT in the near future. They are looking for the next big thing when it comes to country music duos. If you already have a duo act, you’re all set, but the producers will also consider finding you a partner for the competition if you think you’ve got what it takes.

Auditions are this Saturday at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville starting at 9 am. For more information on the rules of the audition, what you need to bring, and how you should prepare, check out CMT’s Can You Duet Webpage.

If you do make it to the audition, I’d love to hear how it went and what happened, so drop me an email or leave some comments and we can do another post on the process with an insider’s point of view. Good luck!

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