Morgan Wallen Is Disqualified From Some, But Not All Categories at CMA Awards 2021 Amid Slur Controversy

Chris Willman Music WriterAfter being banned from the airwaves by major radio chains for the better part of four months, Morgan Wallen has quietly slipped back onto the air at most country stations in the last few weeks, even as he remains persona non grata at awards shows and other high-profile events.“There was no fanfare at all when people started adding it back in,” says one high-level radio exec. “It’s been completely subdued and unnoticed.

staycations?RELATED: Holiday panic setting in? 8 available UK getaways for a last-minute staycationFrom Amanda Holden to Michelle Keegan and Gemma Atkinson to Catherine Zeta-Jones, we've been so envious of the stars' sunny getaways, whether they were quick escapes to Portugal before the country was taken off the green list or blissful UK staycations.As the heatwave hits the UK, we're getting ready to book a trip as soon as we get the go-ahead.

BRIT Awards 2021, which were held as part of the government’s Events Research Programme.This year’s ceremony featured a live audience of 4000 fans – largely made up of NHS and key workers – who were not required to wear masks or social distance, having provided a negative coronavirus test beforehand.No cases of the virus have been linked to the BRITs while just 15 positive results came from the 58,000 people who took part in the government’s research events overall, as reported by the Evening

Morgan Wallen earned three trophies at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards despite not being invited to accept them.

In the latest episode of things that make absolutely no sense…

Morgan Wallen is a Billboard Music Award winner.

Chris Willman Music WriterNo one had to wait for the Weeknd to clean up at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. With the evening telecast still more than six hours away, the show announced winners in 42 categories Sunday, with seven of those going to the Weeknd.The late Pop Smoke was the nearest runner-up in the pre-telecast awards, earning four.

the fallout from the scandal was swift: Big Loud Records suspended him "indefinitely"; his agency dropped him; the Academy of Country Music awards said he wasn't eligible for awards in 2021, and the Billboard Awards said he wasn't allowed to attend its show.The CMA decision also comes after Morgan returned to the stage this week for the first time since the scandal and his self-imposed hiatus.On May 19, the singer surprised the crowd with an unannounced mini performance at Kid's Big Ass Honky

Country singer Morgan Wallen will be eligible for multiple awards at this year’s CMA Awards but not the show’s top prize, a sign of the continuing fallout after he was caught on camera using a racial slur. The Country Music Association's Board of Directors voted that Wallen will not be eligible for individual artist categories, such as entertainer of the year and male vocalist of the year, according to Catharine McNelly, a CMA spokeswoman.

Country singer Morgan Wallen, disqualified from some music awards and largely ditched by country radio since racist video surfaced in February, will be ineligible for this year’s top solo CMA Awards but can compete in collaborative categories such as album or song of the year.

The CMA Awards is making some changes to Morgan Wallen’s award eligibility.

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Morgan Wallen has returned to the stage at Kid Rock‘s Nashville bar, marking his first performance since a racial scandal saw him facing a ban from radio stations across the U.S.The 28-year-old country singer performed a selection of his hits to a packed crowd at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse bar in Nashville on Wednesday evening (May 19).Wallen reportedly told fans he might be a “little rusty” before beginning his performance, which came nearly three months since he was recorded on

Morgan Wallen is back performing following his controversy for uttering a racial slur. The country singer was taken to task for hurling the N-word back in February and since the fateful moment, which led to Wallen’s record label, Big Loud Records, suspending him and conglomerates like iHeartRadio pulling the 27-year-old’s music from their stations, Wallen seems to be trying to reinsert himself into the good graces of country music.

his N-word scandal."What's going on Nashville. How you doing?," he asked the crowd as it worked itself into a frenzy.

Chris Willman Music WriterMorgan Wallen made a surprise appearance Wednesday night to at Kid Rock’s bar in Nashville, marking the first time he’s performed live in the three and a half months since the controversy over a racial slur caused him to be blackballed by media and drove him into seclusion.The embattled country star sang “Whiskey Glasses” and “Wasted on You” at Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk & Rock ‘n’ Roll Steakhouse in Nashville’s tourist district, following an appearance by the bar’s