While Carly Pearce was supposed to perform with Lee Brice during the CMA Awards, instead, she had to perform with Charles Kelley. The 39-year-old singer and songwriter had to step in to fill the space of the original duet partner, Brice.
The duo is going to sing I Hope You're Happy Now during their performance on Nov. 11 and just before three days, Brice got contracted with COVID-19. The original duo was also nominated for Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year, while Song of the Year nominated Pearce.
Although Pearce opened up about the entire incident and gave a health update of Brice, the 30-year-old singer said that Brice is recovering now and the best thing is that he doesn't have any symptoms. However, the One Of Them Girls singer is now quarantined.
Pearce spoke with Rachel Smith before the awards kick-started that she found on Nov. 9 about the coronavirus contraction and she was disappointed. She further explained that both of them are attached to this song, and there was so much that they could celebrate together.
Given that, Pearce said it is fine as she is glad that Brice is doing fine health-wise. She also thanked The Country Music Association Awards for immediately getting Kelley on board; otherwise, it wouldn't be right to sing the song alone.
The Heart’s Going Out of Its Mind singer noted that it was CMAs' idea to get Kelley, and she agreed that he is the only one who can pull off the song with her. She also explained that it seemed to be a full-circle moment for her when she learned to perform with the singer.
"We're getting to come all together in a safe form and fashion, and somehow the CMAs have been able to do that and make sure we're all safe and doing it correctly and by protocol," she added. However, she admitted that Brice's coronavirus diagnosis made a huge impact on her and how she feels about the event.
Although she noted being lucky and safe enough to perform while she addressed the show as the silver lining of the year, a couple of weeks ago, the singer took Instagram to share the meaning of her new tattoo along with a close-up to flaunt the design. Besides that, the singer also filed for divorce from Michael Ray this year. It seems Pearce had a hectic year for various reasons, including coronavirus.