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  • Kelsea Ballerini tests positive for Covid-19

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Singer Kelsea Ballerini is not in the pink of health as she has tested positive for Covid-19. She was unable to make it to the CMT Awards due to her illness and co-hosted the show from home, CNN reported. Just a few hours before the ceremony, Kelsea took to Instagram to update her fans and followers about her diagnosis.

    “A couple days ago I tested positive for Covid. The CMT Awards are tonight, so unfortunately I cannot be there in person anymore, and I am devastated. I’m gutted. The good news is that I’m feeling a lot better,” she said in a video posted on her Instagram account.

    She continued, “The incredible CMT family and my team have brought part of the CMT set to my house, to my bubble, and set it up to where I can still host and perform. It is certainly not what we had expected and planned for, but we are doing our damn best. I will still see you tonight on the awards and let’s make some lemonade together out of these very bitter lemons. I am so sorry, but have so much for me if you’re going to the show, and if you’re watching on TV, I will see you there.”

    The 2022 CMT Music Awards took place at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium on Monday. 

  • Kelsea Ballerini, Anthony Mackie to host 2022 CMT Music Awards

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini and actor Anthony Mackie have been tapped to lead the next country music awards ceremony.

    As per Variety, Ballerini and Mackie will host the 2022 CMT Music Awards live from Nashville April 11, CBS announced on Thursday.

    This year marks Ballerini’s second time as CMT host after hosting the 2021 awards show. Last year, the singer co-hosted with fellow country star Kane Brown, who was then in his second year in the role.

    Mackie, widely known for his roles in Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ franchise, is a surprise choice to host a country music awards show, although he did present an award on last year’s telecast.

    Apart from announcing Mackie and Ballerini as this year’s hosts, the networks said that nominations will be revealed on March 16, a little less than a month prior to the show’s air date.

    While the CMT Music Awards have mostly been hosted by country music figures in recent years, the show does have a long history of bringing in actors to share the gig.

    Sarah Hyland co-hosted with Brown and Ashley McBryde in 2020; prior to that, Brittany Snow, Kristen Bell, Pamela Anderson, and Kathy Najimy had been drafted at various points.

    Coming back to this year’s CMT Music Awards, it was originally announced for April 3, but then another CBS show, the Grammys, took over that slot after being delayed from January, and the CMTs were bumped back eight days.

    The telecast will be based at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, with remote performances from other locations, after long having the much larger Bridgestone Arena as its home turf. No performers have yet been announced.