The 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards was held on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Darius Rucker is the second African-American male to co-host the award show after Charley Pride, who co- hosted the 1975 ceremony. Lee Brice was forced to pull out of performing his multi-nominated song ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now’ with Carly Pearce after testing positive for coronavirus.
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The 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards was held on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Darius Rucker is the second African-American male to co-host the award show after Charley Pride, who co- hosted the 1975 ceremony. The eligibility period for the 54th CMA Awards was from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. The nominees were announced on September 1, 2020 by Luke Combs and Carly Pearce on Good Morning America as well as by Ingrid Andress and Gabby Barrett on the CMA YouTube channel. The first wave of performers was announced on October 29, 2020 followed by the second wave on November 5. Lee Brice was forced to pull out of performing his multi-nominated song ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now’ with Carly Pearce after testing positive for coronavirus.
On November 9, Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line revealed that he had also tested positive, resulting in the duo’s performance of ‘Long Live’ being cancelled. Rascal Flatts also did not perform ‘Bless the Broken Road’ after member of the band tested positive. The traditional red carpet did not take place. Seating arrangements for the attendees were designed to strictly adhere to social distancing guidelines, with a banquet-style layout akin to the inaugural untelevised Cma Awards wherein an artist and their guests each have their own table which is spaced eight meters apart from the other tables. Garth Brooks announced that he wants his name to be permanently out of contention for Entertainer of the Year.
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