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2020 CMA Awards: Dierks Bentley dubbed 'long-haired country boy', fans ask when did he become Rick Grimes?

At the 2020 CMA Awards, Brothers Osborne and Dierks Bentley performed a tribute to Charlie Daniels with a medley of his biggest hits

The 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards is officially underway. Being held in front of a socially distanced live audience with all the country stars present under one roof after a long time, the show kicked off with the performance of Brothers Osborne and Dierks Bentley paying tribute to Charlie Daniels. One Twitter account wrote, "Brothers Osborne and Dierks Bentley are performing a tribute to Charlie Daniels. They are doing a medley of his biggest hits."

But what became a topic of discussion was Bentley's new hairstyle. The singer, known for his golden curls, was sporting much longer hair when he took the stage at the 2020 CMA Awards. Fans on Twitter noticed the change in Bently's appearance and drew similarities between him and the fictional 'The Walking Dead' lead character Rick Grimes which was been played by actor Andrew Lincoln.

One fan, comparing Bentley to Grimes, tweeted, "Is that Dierks Bentley or Rick Grimes?" while another said, "Dierks Bentley looking like Rick Grimes off 'The Walking Dead' #CMAawards." Another fan, talking about how different Bentley looks now, tweeted, "Took me a minute to recognize Dierks! He’s rocking the covid hair #CMAawards."

Another user, praising Bentley's new look, wrote, "Dierks Bentley looking real hot tonight." A fan, praising Bentley's performance, said, "Dierks Bentley should've long been in the class of today's A-listers LONG AGO. Also, Brothers Osborne ALWAYS brings energy. Jason Aldean was the PERFECT fit for the Charlie Daniels cover!!" One more fan added, "Dierks Bentley ...looking, gorgeous long-haired country boy!!"

Bentley, who has released nine studio albums since 2003, dropped his most recent full-length record, 'The Mountain', on June 8, 2018. Bentley has scored 25 singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, of which 17 have reached number one.

These include his debut single 'What Was I Thinkin'', 'Come a Little Closer', 'Settle for a Slowdown', 'Every Mile a Memory', 'Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)', 'Feel That Fire', 'Sideways', 'Am I the Only One', 'Home', '5-1-5-0', 'I Hold On', 'Drunk on a Plane', 'Say You Do', 'Somewhere on a Beach', 'Different for Girls', 'Woman, Amen' and 'Living'. Seven more of his singles have reached the top 5.