Nashville has made moves to attract a wider variety of fans over the last few years—but if Wallen stays a central figure even after being caught on video using a racial slur, that could come to an end quickly.
Country musicianMorgan Wallencontinues to be the subject of controversy after earning public backlash for comments he was caught on camera making in early 2021. After he was confronted by fans about his comments, Morgan issued an apology and promised to pledge $500,000 to Black-led organizations....
Wallen came under fire in early 2021 when a video surfaced of himusing a racial slur. He apologized but was swiftly dropped from country radio and banned from award shows. Despite, or because of, the controversy, Wallen's popularity surged dramatically. His "Dangerous: The Double Album" hold...
Nashville councilmembers have rejected plans for a glowing sign to be erected at Morgan Wallen's new bar along the city's neon-lit strip of honky tonks, citing his use of a racial slur that caused controversy in 2021 and recent criminal chargesaccusing the country star...
Wallen is up against theBrothers Osborne,Carly Pearce,Eric Church, andChris Stapletonfor the big album prize. In terms of his N-word controversy, Wallen hasapologizedseveral times before. In February, he made use of Instagram to say, "Obviously the natural thing to do is apologize further and...
Meanwhile, the country singer also faced controversy in 2021 after TMZ released a video of Wallen saying a racial slur, which resulted in radio stations and streaming services temporarily pulling his music. Wallen later apologized for using the slur. When album sales spiked following the industry’...
Wallen was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment for the two officers and for danger to the public, as well as disorderly conduct. Popular on Variety This is not Wallen’s first controversy. In 2021, TMZ released a video of the country singer saying a racial slur, which ...
One month after its release, Morgan found himself in his biggest controversy to date. MORGAN WALLEN WILL LIKELY FACE TWO-YEAR CAREER ‘SETBACK’ AFTER ‘LETHALLY STUPID’ N-WORD VIDEO, EXPERT SAYS In February 2021, a video surfaced showing Wallen using a racial slur while walkin...
A week after being recorded on video using a racial slur, Morgan Wallen has issued a lengthy video statement in which he addresses the controversy, says he’s spoken to leaders in the black community, shares that he’s attempting to get sober, and admits that “my words matter.” He also...
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