Capitol NashvilleAt Tuesday night’s 10th Annual ACM Honors show at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, not only did a who’s who of country stars tape an upcoming CBS special, some of them also pre-recorded their performance for next week’s Stand Up to Cancer telecast. 

“We’re gonna get to do a version of ‘Heroes’ by [DavidBowie,” Keith Urban explained. “Little Big TownDierks Bentley and myself.”

The Stand Up to Cancer cause hits close to home for the Australian superstar, whose father passed away less than a year ago.

“It’s become personal for me, for sure,” he reflected. “This is how I lost my dad in December, so the cause has taken on a whole new passion for me.”

Stand Up to Cancer airs live September 9 at 8 p.m. ET on all the major networks, and on many cable channels as well.

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