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The CMT Music Awards are shaking things up at the last minute.
On Monday morning, the show revealed that M.C. Kelsea Ballerini will be hosting tonight’s ceremony remotely after testing positive for COVID, and that Kane Brown has come on board to co-host in person alongside Anthony Mackie.
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Ballerini and Brown appeared on “CBS Mornings” to share the news, and to let fans know that Ballerini is feeling fine and is asymptomatic despite the positive result.
“I am more bummed than anything,” Ballerini said. “Luckily, I am physically feeling OK at this point just a bit of a broken heart, that’s all.”
“I bet you had your dress all picked out, too, and ready to go,” anchor Gayle King told her. “Was so looking forward to seeing you on the stage tonight, but we are glad you are OK.”
But the singer told her, “Oh Gayle, don’t you worry, I still have five outfit changes and I am wearing them all.”
Brown, who has hosted the last two CMT Awards shows, talked about getting the last-minute call to help out with tonight’s gala.
“The day before yesterday I was in Pennsylvania. Rushed back and pulled up and rehearsed yesterday,” he said. “So it was cool. I am excited. It’s very interesting how we got it set up with Kelsea and I am just so excited to get to do it again.”
He also admitted, “I was honestly kind of bummed. You only do it two years in a row and they passed it on to somebody else. I am glad I get to do it again.”
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Ballerini will be co-hosting from her own home.
“I thought I was gonna wear all the hats, just in general, as hosting, performing,
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Kelsea Ballerini still participated in the CMT Music Awards on Monday night despite self-isolating with Covid-19. The country music star, who was due to co-host the ceremony with Marvel actor Anthony Mackie, announced hours before the show that she had contracted Covid-19 so could no longer appear in person. While she stayed home and isolated, Kelsea did not bow out of the show altogether.
Kelsea Ballerini, who tested positive for COVID-19 days before Monday’s show.Ballerini’s co-host, actor Anthony Mackie, took the stage alone at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville after opening performances on the live CBS telecast of the single “Wild Hearts” by Keith Urban and the duet “Never Say Never” by Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson.“I know all of you were looking forward to seeing Kelsea Ballerini out here tonight on the stage, but she’s a little under the weather,” the “Avengers” actor Mackie said. “But just like the NFL has backup QBs, here at the CMA Awards, we have backup KBs.”He then brought out his substitute “KB,” singer Kane Brown, who was summoned to help with hosting duties.
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Kelsea Ballerini can’t be at the 2022 CMT Music Awards after testing positive for COVID-19, but that’s not stopping her from celebrating!
Making lemonade out of lemons. Kelsea Ballerini will host the 2022 CMT Music Awards from home after testing positive for COVID-19.
Kelsea Ballerini is shifting her hosting duties to remote for Monday's 2022 CMT Music Awards after testing positive for COVID-19.«CMT Music Awards co-host Kelsea Ballerini tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, she is asymptomatic and remains excited to co-host the show (remotely),» a CMT spokesperson told ET in a statement. “Kelsea’s good friend, Kane Brown, who co-hosted with her last year, has graciously agreed to step in alongside Anthony Mackie.
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Chris Willman Music WriterA positive COVID test for country star Kelsea Ballerini has led to a change in plans for tonight’s CMT Music Awards, being broadcast on CBS. The singer will remain as co-host, but participate remotely.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Country star Kelsea Ballerini is making a last-minute pivot to co-hosting the CMT Music Awards remotely after testing positive for COVID-19 days before the show.Ballerini and actor Anthony Mackie were set to host the Monday night awards show airing on CBS from Nashville. But on Monday morning, CMT and CBS announced that Ballerini will remain home.