Jessica Simpson To Perform On Early Show

(CBS)  Jessica Simpson will make her first live television appearance since the recent publication of controversial pictures Wednesday on The Early Show on CBS.

Simpson will perform her new single, "Pray Out Loud," from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. She will be joined by LeAnn Rimes, Kellie Pickler and Julianne Hough to read the Academy of Country Music award nominations live on The Early Show.

A short time after pictures calling attention to Simpson's apparent weight gain surfaced, she had what her publicist called "an off night" at a show last week in Michigan.

During her 38-minute set as the opening act for Rascal Flatts, The Grand Rapids Press says Simpson forgot her lyrics, struggled with her ear monitors, mumbled through songs and fought back tears. At one point, Simpson asked her band to start over on one song, and she forgot the words to another. Simpson apologized to the audience by mouthing the word "sorry" on two large video screens.

While introducing her last song, Simpson said she sometimes feels like quitting. She appeared to be wiping away tears after finishing the song and walking off the stage.