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CMT Music Awards host Kelsea Ballerini contracts COVID-19, will host from home

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Kelsea Ballerini announced she'd be hosting the CMT Music Awards from home Monday night after contracting COVID-19. Ballerini shared the news with fans on Instagram. "All right friends, I have some bad news, and I have some good news," Ballerini said in a video. "The bad news is that a couple of days ago I tested positive for COVID, and the CMT Awards are tonight, so unfortunately I cannot be there in person anymore." The country music star is set to perform her new single, "Heartfirst." However, the performance will now happen from Ballerine's home.

Kelsea Ballerini will host the CMT Music Awards from home after contracting COVID-19. "The incredible CMT team and my team have bought part of the CMT set to my house, to my little bubble, and set it up to where I can still host and perform," Ballerini revealed. "It is certainly not what we had expected or planned for, but we are doing our damn best. ...

Let's make some lemonade together out of these very bitter lemons." The CMT Music Awards team and CBS tapped leading nominee Kane Brown to step in alongside Anthony Mackie from Nashville.

Brown has previously hosted the award show twice. Kane Brown will join Anthony Mackie live from Nashville. "I’m honored the team at CBS and CMT asked me to step in as a co-host and I am so glad to be back again hosting for a bonus third year," Brown said in a statement.

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