Less than 24 hours before the start of the 2022 CMT Music Awards, Kelsea Ballerini, who was set to co-host alongside actor Anthony Mackie, has been replaced by a new in-person host, Kane Brown due to a positive COVID test.
Extra reports Kane Brown will handle all in-person hosting duties so Mackie doesn’t have to go it alone. Hosting won’t be new to Brown, who co-hosted the CMTs with Kelsea in 2021.
The show is live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at 7PM on CBS.