The 2021 CMA Awards nominees were just announced, with artists like Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Gabby Barrett and Miranda Lambert among those with multiple nominations. As usual, there were a few happy surprises, and a few snubs that have us scratching our heads. Keep reading to see who should have been nominated, and whose name has been a welcome…
Morgan Wallen appears to be back, six months after he was largely blacklisted from country music when he was caught on video uttering a racial slur. The Tennessee native marked a return to the concert stage with a surprise appearance at Luke Bryan‘s sold-out show, as part of Bryan’s Proud to Be Right Here Tour, at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena…
Morgan Wallen is speaking out about his uttering of a racial slur, more than five months after he was caught on video spewing a hateful term, among other profanities, following several days of partying. It was a word, Wallen later admitted, he had spoken before, but after the video surfaced, and both his career and personal life came under…
Morgan Wallen just debuted a pensive new song, “Thought You Should Know,” on social media. The acoustic performance was posted on May 22, just a few days after his surprise appearance at Kid Rock’s downtown bar, and one day before he snagged three Billboard Music Awards, even though he was not invited to the ceremony. “Thought You Should Know”…
Eric Church is speaking out in support of his friend, Morgan Wallen. In a recent interview with Variety, Church was quick to denounce Wallen’s use of a racial slur earlier this year, but was also willing to extend a bit of grace to the troubled singer. “That was a heart-breaking thing, but Morgan — I know Morgan knows —…
Morgan Wallen is speaking out, after staying away from social media for two months, about the work he has done on himself, following the racial slur he uttered. After Wallen was removed from radio and lost his record deal, as well as was removed from consideration for the upcoming ACM Awards, Wallen said in February that he was taking…
When Morgan Wallen uttered a racial slur earlier this year, the outrage against him was swift and steep. But one person who offered both an apology and support is Jimmie Allen, a Black country singer who chose to offer grace instead of anger. “After it happened, I reached out to him, and we talked every day until he…
Country music was quick to react after Morgan Wallen issued a racial slur earlier this month. Country radio dropped him, his label suspended his contract, the ACM Awards removed him from the list of potential nominees, and many were quick to denounce his actions. But according to several country music artists, there is still more — much more —…
More than a week after video surfaced of Morgan Wallen using a racial slur, the troubled singer is speaking out. In a video, shared on social media and posted on YouTube, Wallen gave a lengthy apology for his actions. “I’m long overdue to make a statement regarding my last incident. I wanted to collect my thoughts, seek some real…
Jimmie Allen has spoken out after Morgan Wallen experienced a swift — and necessary — fall from grace, following video surfacing of him uttering a racial slur. While Wallen has reaped consequences for his actions, including losing airplay on Cumulative Media and iHeartRadio stations, the removal of his music from CMT, and his contract with Big Loud Records suspended…
