The singer might take the stage if "Lift Me Up" gets a nod from the Academy, but another artist did both gigs in 2000.
"There's been a push for more artists of color within country music, but they also need the opportunity to team with people behind the scenes who look like them,” says CMA senior director Mia McNeal.
Both women are multi-Grammy winners who are nominated again this year.
Fred Again comes second in the Corporation's annual poll.
The honors will be presented at the Special Merit Awards ceremony on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles.
But she’d have to beat a legend who already has an EGOT to do it.
"Trust me, it would be impossible," he warned of working with the actor if Reynolds nabs an Oscar nod.
The Brazilian star also shares she's working on a funk album to showcase the sounds of her homeland.
We want to know which new artist is your favorite.
You could play both of “As It Was” and “Woman” in 5:39, which is less time that it would take you to slog through three past winners.
