Lady A Becomes Third Artist to Pull Out of CMA Awards, Citing Family COVID-19 Exposure
variety.comChris Willman Music WriterJust an hour prior to showtime, the trio Lady A announced it was pulling out of the CMA Awards telecast, become the third act to do so as a wave of COVID-19 exposure affects the country music community in Nashville.Unlike the two earlier artists who were forced to exit the show, Lee Brice and Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard, Lady A said in its social media statement that none of the three members have received a positive coronavirus diagnosis, but said an unnamed family member’s exposure prompted the need to pull out.“Sadly, one of our immediate family members has just tested positive for COVID-19 this week,” Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) said in Instagram and Twitter posts. “So far, the three of.
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