NEW YORK (Dec. 6, 2019) - GRAMMY Award-winning duo Dan + Shay will headline the entertainment for the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic®, the New Year's Day outdoor matchup between the NashvillePredators and Dallas Stars at Cotton Bowl® Stadium in Dallas, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced Friday. The performance in the first intermission presented by Ticketmaster will be televised as part of the NHL Winter Classic broadcast on NBC in the U.S. and on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT.
Dan + Shay
continue their rapid rise and are taking the music world by storm. The last twelve months have seen GRAMMY, Billboard, ACM, CMT, Teen Choice, BMI, CMA and American Music Awards wins - most recently snagging two GRAMMY nominations for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song for "Speechless," the accumulation of four billion career streams globally, several mega-hit, chart-topping songs and more.
The pair recently released their massive single "10,000 Hours," featuring superstar Justin Bieber. The song reached over one million U.S. track equivalents and more than 450 million global streams in the first eight weeks, already achieving Platinum certification in Canada, Gold certification in Australia, Brazil, Ireland, New Zealand, and was the biggest first-week streaming total in country music history. Currently top 10 at country, and top 15 at hot AC and pop radio, "10,000 Hours" is the first song by a country duo or group ever to debut in the Billboard Hot 100's top five.
Dan + Shay to Headline Entertainment for 2020 NHL Winter Classic
The Pair Will Perform During First Intermission of New Year's Day Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators Outdoor Game
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