Michael (Mark's brother)posted this on CreedPit:

As I have been reading the posts tonight I have noticed a lot of people talking about the band presenting at the AMA's. I wanted to let you know that as of yesterday, the boys were not planning to attend. I spoke to Mark and I think that after the tough last two weeks they had, they thought that rest, recuperation and the comfort of friends and family were sorely needed. So unless something changes between today and tomorrow they will not be there. I hope you all, as fans, will support their decision not to travel, as I believe that they need the time to recharge their batteries, so to speak. I want to make clear that I am not a spokseman for the band but just wanted to let you all know what I know. I saw the flood of posts tonight wondering why they weren't at the Peoples Choice Awards and I thought I'd head off the slew of posts that are sure to come after tomorrow night.

Michael