Maren Morris had a big night at the 2020 CMAs, scooping up three awards, according to People. Despite the accolades that she received, Morris questioned how the night factored into Charley Pride's passing. In a now-deleted tweet, Morris wrote, "I don't want to jump to conclusions because no family statement has been made, but if this was a result of the CMAs being indoors, we should all be outraged," per E! News. When someone tweeted, "Coming from an artist that also attended the indoor event..," she responded, "Hence 'WE' should be outraged," which she also deleted. She concluded with yet-another-deleted post, writing, "F**k this f**king year."
Country singer Mickey Guyton responded, "Gurl I thought the same damn thing." In another tweet, Guyton shared, "It's been reported that he did not get it at the cmas. This is however a huge wake up call that we must stay vigilant and continue to protect the elderly and people at risk that much more."
The Country Music Association and Pride's representative issued a joint statement to E!, sharing that Pride tested negative before he traveled to Nashville for the show, when he arrived in Nashville, on the day of the show, and after he returned home to Texas following the CMAs. The statement concluded, "All of us in the Country Music community are heartbroken by Charley's passing. Out of respect for his family during their grieving period, we will not be commenting on this further."
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