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Kelley was set to sing \"I Hope You're Happy Now\" with Carly Pearce, whose regular duet partner, Lee Brice, had to pull out of the show a few days ago after testing positive for COVID-19. Then, Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard tested positive, so the duo also exited the show.

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