Entertainment Awards Shows and Events Jimmie Allen Drops Out of CMAs Performance Alongside Zac Brown Band and Marcus King Due to Illness Allen, Zac Brown Band and King were set to perform "Out in the Middle" By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines Published on November 9, 2022 03:00PM EST Jimmie Allen. Photo: John Shearer/WireImage Jimmie Allen won't be making his scheduled appearance at the 2022 CMA Awards. Hours before the awards show is set to kick off at 8 p.m. ET in Nashville, the country singer announced he's feeling sick and will no longer be performing with Zac Brown Band and Marcus King as previously announced. "I was looking forward to performing with my friends @zacbrownband and @realmarcusking at the @CountryMusic Awards, unfortunately I'm under the weather and won't be able to," Allen, 37, wrote on Twitter. "I look forward to watching them and the other performers tonight." Country Stars from Dolly Parton and TJ Osborne to Brandi Carlile and Jimmie Allen Remember Leslie Jordan Allen, King, 26, and Zac Brown Band — which features members Zac Brown, Coy Bowles, Clay Cook, Daniel de los Reyes, Matt Mangano, Jimmy De Martini, Chris Fryar, John Driskell Hopkins and Caroline Jones — were originally scheduled to perform the band's single "Out in the Middle," released earlier this year on their The Comeback album. Other performers set to take the stage at tonight's ceremony include Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson, Carly Pearce, Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Lainey Wilson, Brothers Osborne, The War and Treaty, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, HARDY, Cody Johnson, Elle King, The Black Keys, Ashley McBryde, Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti, John Osborne, Thomas Rhett, Katy Perry, Cole Swindell, Chris Stapleton, Patty Loveless and Morgan Wallen. Zac Brown Band Welcomes Newest Member Caroline Jones: 'Greatest Honor of My Career' Zac Brown Band's performance will mark the band's first since officially welcoming Jones, 32, into the mix. Earlier this month, the multi-instrumentalist was announced as the group's first and only woman member. "Joining Zac Brown Band as an official member is the greatest honor of my career so far," she told Entertainment Tonight at the time. "To be validated not only as a singer and songwriter, but as a musician and member of the family, means more to me than I can put into words." Zac Brown added, per the outlet, "It feels like Caroline has been part of Zac Brown Band for years. She has done a few tours with us and has also been in the recording studio creating with us. She is family and a badass musician," he said. "She sings the highest and works the hardest." The 2022 CMAs will be hosted by Bryan, 46, and Peyton Manning and will air live Wednesday night from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Close