CMA Awards hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning get the crowd roaring as they joke that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 'weren't available' for the gig

CMA Awards hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning had the crowd roaring as they brought up lovebirds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce during their opening monologue. CMA Awards hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning had the crowd roaring as they brought up lovebirds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce during their opening monologue Talk of the town: Swift, 33, and Kelce, 34, have been the talk of the town — and social media — since kicking off their unlikely romance in late September after weeks of dating rumors; seen in October Kinks? 'Weren't available': Bryan and Manning joked that the only reason they were co-hosting the ceremony for a second year in a row was because the pop superstar and the NFL hunk 'weren't unavailable' 'We are back, and you know what that means.,' Manning began, with Bryan adding: 'Yup, Travis and Taylor weren't available' CMA Awards 2023 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE Entertainer of the year: Lainey Wilson Album of the year: ¿Bell Bottom Country¿ - Lainey Wilson Female vocalist of the year: Lainey Wilson Musical event of the year: ¿wait in the truck¿ - HARDY Music video of the year: ¿wait in the truck¿ - HARDY Single of the year: ¿Fast Car¿ ¿ Luke Combs Song of the year: ¿Fast Car¿ - Songwriter: Tracy Chapman Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris Stapleton New artist of the year: Jelly Roll They are among the latest celebs to comment on Swift and Kelce's much talked about relationship. Talk of the town: Bryan and Manning are among the latest celebs to comment on Swift and Kelce's relationship; the couple seen in October Yesterday, sportscaster Erin Andrews — who has taken credit for setting up the pair after begging Swift to give Kelce a chance — said that Kelce is looking better than ever since he started dating Swift; Andrews seen in 2022 Glow-up: 'He's having a real glow-up.