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The pair will play five shows across Sydney and Melbourne in January.

Morgan Wallen leads with seven nominations, including the prestigious Entertainer of the Year award.

In addition to receiving the Country Champion Award, Kane Brown has been nominated for seven awards at this year’s event.

"The blessing and the curse is the news cycles are fast," Urban said in a forthcoming feature for The Music.

"We got to talking, and I think we’re gonna go hunting in October."

Pre-sale tickets disappeared almost as quickly as they appeared.

Other 'Open' finalists included Kaitlyn Thomas, Tom Mac, Sarah Catania, and Beth Lucas, while the junior category grand finalists were Mackenzie Lee and Keely Ellen.

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