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Variety To Honor Kacey Musgraves, Bette Midler and More

Kacey Musgraves will be among the honorees at Variety’s sixth annual Power of Women luncheon along with CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour, supermodel Gigi Hadid, actress Taraji P. Henson…

Variety To Honor Kacey Musgraves, Bette Midler and More

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 24: Kacey Musgraves attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Kacey Musgraves will be among the honorees at Variety’s sixth annual Power of Women luncheon along with CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour, supermodel Gigi Hadid, actress Taraji P. Henson and Bette Midler.

“Women continue to use the power of their voices to speak out about injustices of all kinds — and they are finally being heard,” said Claudia Eller, co-editor-in-chief of Variety. “Our honorees this year have used their influence and platforms to push for change and passionately advocate for others. We hope their work and dedication to social causes encourages future generations to do the same.”

Presented by Lifetime, the event will take place April 5th at Cipriani Midtown in New York. Each of the honorees will appear on the front cover of the New York Women’s Issue on April 2nd in Los Angeles and on April 3rd in New York.

Kacey recently took home four Grammy Awards and is nominated for three ACM Awards including Album of the Year for Golden Hour.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.