Morgan Wallen's Sister Defends Him In N-Word Controversy As More Companies Sever Ties

Morgan Wallen remains on top of the charts.

Vince Gill spoke out about diversity in country music as well as the scandal surrounding Morgan Wallen that started a conversation about racism within the genre.  The 21-time Grammy winner spoke with "CBS This Morning" about the current state of country music and the perception by many that it is only for a conservative audience and has a reputation of being unwelcoming to those who don't fall under that category.  "Most people perceive that country music is extremely conservative and I'm not

Chris Willman Music WriterCountry stars Luke Combs and Maren Morris took on the elephant in the room in a joint interview for the annual Country Radio Seminar conference Wednesday, address perceptions of racism and a lack of diversity in the genre that have gone from behind-the-scenes Nashville discussions to the talk of the nation in the wake of the Morgan Wallen N-word scandal two weeks ago.Although Morris has been the most outspoken of the two on these issues prior to their Q&A, it may be

Morgan Wallen remains at No. 1.

Morgan Wallen on his latest album,. Amid Wallen's racial slur controversy, the LP has topped the Billboard 200 charts for four weeks straight.

Morgan Wallen on his latest album,. Amid Wallen's racial slur controversy, the LP has topped the Billboard 200 charts for four weeks straight.

It’s been just over a week since Morgan Wallen was caught dropping the N-word — and now the axed country music star, who is no stranger to bad press, has taken to his Instagram to break his silence on the damning video. Publishing a five minute “update from me” on Wednesday, the 27-year-old acknowledged:

Morgan Wallen insisted he wanted to “take ownership” of his use of the N-word in a 5-minute video to his fans after he was caught using a racial slur earlier this month.

Country music star Morgan Wallen is speaking out as he continues to face fallout in his career after being caught on video using a racial slur. Last week, a video leaked featuring Wallen using the n-word and since then, he's faced fierce backlash from the country music industry.

Despite the recent controversy that saw the country singer criticized for using a racial slur, sales of Morgan Wallen's latest album have increased. Less than a week after the country singer apologized for a video that shows him using a racial slur outside of his home, Billboard reports that his second album "Dangerous: The Double Album" has retained its top spot on the album charts.

Jimmie Allen is open to forgiveness. The country star is one of the genre's most prominent Black artists and took to Twitter on Saturday to discuss "forgiveness" after Morgan Wallen's N-word controversy.

Diplo is still playing Morgan Wallen‘s music amid fallout over the country singer’s use of the N-word.

Morgan Wallen is still on top of the charts, despite controversy.

Morgan Wallen’s latest scandal did not go unmentioned in the latest edition of “Saturday Night Live” .

On his side. Morgan Wallen’s sister Ashlyne Wallen came to his defense after he was caught on video using the N-word.

Country music is making a statement after Morgan Wallen was caught saying the N-word and other expletives after a night out in Nashville.

Morgan Wallen is facing some serious consequences for using a racial slur.

Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton and Kelsea Ballerini are just three of the top country stars speaking out after Morgan Wallen was caught saying the N-word in a video.