Chris Willman Music WriterSuperstar-level singer/guitar-shredders are still a rare hybrid in any genre, let alone in contemporary R&B and country.
The two most foremost proponents of the breed in those respective genres, H.E.R. and Chris Stapleton, hooked up for a performance of her “Hold On” at Wednesday’s CMT Music Awards, that few onlookers were shy about heralding as the highlight of the two-and-a-half-hour telecast.Stapleton is known for his impactful, genre-crossing duets at country awards shows; he made his name with one when he shared a mic with Justin Timberlake at the CMA Awards once upon a time.
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