Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Misses 2025 ACM Awards Due to Last-Minute Illness

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles had a bully logic for skipping nan 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Although she was group to coming nan grant for duo of nan twelvemonth alongside her longtime partner Kristian Bush, nan creator was noticeably absent erstwhile nan cameras panned to Bush, 55, who delivered his reside solo from nan grant stage.

"Well, I was expected to beryllium presenting this ACM Award for duo of nan twelvemonth pinch my astonishing partner Jennifer Nettles, Sadly, she sewage sick this morning, proving that erstwhile it comes to duos, it really does return two," he said successful a clip that was shared to nan ACM's X account.

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Bush concluded his short but saccharine reside by adding, "Jennifer, I emotion you, we emotion you, consciousness amended soon."

No further explanation has been provided connected what precisely Nettles' unwellness is arsenic of nan clip of publication.

Prior to nan night's events, Sugarland teased a capacity and their presenter duties on Instagram, penning that they were readying connected "going each out" for 1 of state music's biggest nights pinch a spectacle that fans "won't want to miss."

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Though Nettles was absent, Bush still delivered connected his presenting duties, awarding Brooks & Dunn nan title of duo of nan year, pinch different nominees including Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Muscadine Bloodline and The War and Treaty.

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The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, are streaming unrecorded connected Prime Video from Ford Center astatine The Star successful Frisco, Texas.