Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe recipients of the Academy of Country Music’s annual “ACM Honors” for 2022 were announced Wednesday, with the honorees at the ACM’s industry-centric adjunct ceremony in August to include Morgan Wallen, Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, ASCAP exec Connie Bradley and the television series “Yellowstone.”The ceremony will take place August 14 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The show is not to be confused with the org’s competitive ACM Awards broadcast, which took place March 7 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium and went out over Prime Video this year.
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Morgan Wallen’s performance.The country star was banned from last year’s ceremony – among other awards shows – after footage of him using a racial slur surfaced online.However, it was announced in the days leading up to the event that Wallen would be performing at this year’s ceremony, which is being held tonight (May 15) at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. In the minutes before he took to the stage, civil rights activist Tamika Mallory was given an award and delivered a message about social justice and anti-racism.The BBMAs 2022 also opened with a message offering condolences to the victims of a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, which saw 10 people killed in a racially motivated attack, and another shooting in Laguna Words, California in which one person was killed.Wallen performed his tracks ‘Don’t Think Jesus’ and ‘Wasted Alone’ at the ceremony.
As his performance was aired, viewers criticised his appearance on social media. “Wait isn’t Morgan Wallen the guy who said the n word so many times?” one Twitter user wrote.
“And they have the nerve to have him performing while they had the message about anti oppression, anti racism and social justice before and during the show?”Wait isn’t Morgan wallen the guy who said the n word so many times? And they have the nerve to have him performing while they had the message about anti oppression, anti racism and social justice before and during the show? #BBMAs— kaley✨ (@luhvzzz) May 16, 2022 Another added: “Fuck Morgan Wallen and this Jim Crow music. With what just happened in Buffalo, we coulda cut him from the lineup.
Un-canceled my ass. That’s the problem now, we always giving out second chances for MFs to play in our faces.”Fuck Morgan Wallen and this Jim Crow music.
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Morgan Wallen Confesses Raising His Son ‘Put Things Into Perspective’ After N-Word Controversy
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Morgan Wallen, Travis Scott return from controversy at Billboard Awards
It was a night of redemption at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night.First, there was country star Morgan Wallen — who had been banned from performing at the Grammys and the Country Music Association Awards for a video that surfaced in early 2021 of him using the N-word — getting the chance to take the stage at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. He milked the opportunity by going gospel for maximum sympathy with his song “Don’t Think Jesus.” Then there was Travis Scott performing publicly for the first time since last December’s Astroworld tragedy that killed 10 concertgoers.
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Janet Jackson Honors Mary J. Blige with Icon Award at Billboard Music Awards 2022
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16.05.2022 / 05:37
Travis Scott makes first major public appearance since Astroworld at Billboard Music Awards 2022
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16.05.2022 / 05:17
Morgan Wallen’s Billboard Music Awards 2022 showcase slammed as ‘racist’
2022 Billboard Music Awards.The previously “canceled” 29-year-old performed not one, but two songs Sunday night a year after a February 2021 video of him surfaced drunkenly calling his friend the N-word and other expletives went viral.“F— Morgan Wallen and this Jim Crow music,” one user wrote. “With what just happened in Buffalo, we coulda cut him from the lineup.
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Morgan Wallen Shares How the Birth of His Son Has Helped Him Grow Over the Past Year (Exclusive)
Morgan Wallen is giving props to his son. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to the country music singer at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas Sunday night, where he shared how his son has helped his «grow» over the past year.«I think mostly I can attribute it to being a dad,» Wallen said of his growth over the last year, which he attributes to one-year-old Indigo, who he shares with KT Smith.
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Billboard Music Awards 2022 winners: Live updates
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Here are all the winners from the Billboard Music Awards 2022 – rolling list
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