Luke Combs pulled from CMT Awards performance due to a positive COVID-19 test
Luke Combs was scheduled this week to record a performance to air during next month’s CMT Music Awards, but those plans have been scrapped due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Combs originally planned to record a performance for the show at an undisclosed location on Thursday.
"Unfortunately Luke Combs won’t be with us tomorrow," a CMT spokesperson said in a statement obtained by "Good Morning America" that was shared Wednesday. "He is quarantined with COVID. He’s bummed to miss seeing everyone!"
As of Thursday morning, Combs hasn’t issued a statement about his absence from the show or updated fans on his health.
It’s also unclear whether or not his wife, Nicole, is quarantining with him. She had COVID-19 back in December 2020, and on her Instagram stories, described her recovery process as "brutal," saying, "I’ve had all the symptoms, except for a fever. It beat me up."
Nicole is currently pregnant with the couple’s first child, a boy. She’s due this spring.
The 2022 CMT Music Awards will air on CBS on April 11. Combs is nominated in the categories of male video of the year and video of the year, both for his music video for "Forever After All."
