It’s award show season in the world of country music. In the nation’s only fan-voted award show, Taylor Swift and Little Big Town were among the winners at the show hosted by Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini. Swift, who started out as a country star in the beginning of her career, took home the first prize of the night, an award for the Best Family Feature for her music video for “The Best Day .
Maren Morris, 31, and Gabby Barrett, 21, both announced that they would no longer be performing at the 2021 CMT Awards shortly before Wednesday s ceremony in Nashville.
While the Bones hitmaker cites a scheduling conflict for her decision to back out, the I Hope singer blames personal circumstances for her exit from the upcoming gig.