Looking back at all the artists forced out of the 2020 CMA Awards because of coronavirus
Several major artists were forced to drop out from the award show
For a few hours on Wednesday night, the 2020 CMA Awards offered a bit of normalcy as Country’s biggest stars performed on stage in front of a live audience.
Despite the image, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic still reared its head over the event causing numerous artists to sit out the CMAs due to exposure to the virus. During the show, hosts Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker weren’t shy about making references to COVID or the toll it has taken on all of us.
The CMAs filled the void of artists that couldn’t be at the show amicably delivering plenty of memorable moments that will go down as some of the finest in the award show’s history.
Here’s a list of artists that were forced to skip the 2020 CMA Awards due to coronavirus.