Actress and singer Taylor Swift poses for pictures as she...

Actress and singer Taylor Swift poses for pictures as she arrives for the premiere of Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" at Universal Studios Hollywood. (Feb. 19, 2012) Credit: Getty Images

Taylor Swift has a date for the Academy of Country Music Awards.

The country star asked a fan, Kevin McGuire of Somerdale, N.J., to the awards show, The Associated Press reports. McGuire is 18 and has leukemia. His sister started a campaign on Facebook to get Swift to go with him to his prom.

Swift writes in a Facebook post of her own that she can't make it to the prom, but that she'd like for McGuire to accompany her to the awards ceremony April 1 in Las Vegas. She is nominated for three awards.

A spokesman for Swift confirms that she wrote the post. A post on the Facebook page for McGuire thanks her for the invitation.

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