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Kenny Rogers is getting the tribute treatment.
An all-star lineup of artists -- including Dolly Parton, Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie and more -- will offer "virtual performances" in “CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares" in tribute to the late country icon, CMT confirmed to Fox News.
The performances will be filmed live in the musicians' homes and will be blended with "rare archival photos, interviews and performances, with clips and commentary from Rogers himself."
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The lineup also includes Gavin DeGraw, Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires, Lady Antebellum, Michael McDonald, Randy Houser, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill and more to be announced.
Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie are among those that will pay tribute to Kenny Rogers in the special. (Getty)
The tribute will also offer viewers a chance to donate to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, which provides funds to "thousands of music creators and industry professionals who have the greatest need due to the Coronavirus pandemic."
Half of the money raised by the fundraiser will go toward the Nashville country community.
Kenny Rogers. (2015 Daniel Knighton)
The broadcast will air on CMT on Wednesday, April 8, at 8 p.m. ET/PT and will encore on MTV Live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on April 10 and again on CMT at 12 p.m. ET/PT on April 11.
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Rogers died at the age of 81 in late March. A statement from his family said that he died from natural causes in his Georgia home.
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