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Ahead of the ACM Awards, Sheeran told Billboard he would love to \"transition to country,\" praising the genre's focus on great songwriting.

Meanwhile, Combs is having his first pop success with his cover of Tracy Chapman's 1988 hit \"Fast Car.\"

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