The Weeknd, BTS, Morgan Wallen, Pop Smoke Win Big in Billboard Awards’ Pre-Telecast Honors

Morgan Wallen’s music has begun to return to country radio stations in the US after he was given a four-month ban, it has been reported.The musician was blocked from being played by major radio networks after a video surfaced online of him using a racial slur.Now, nearly four months after that ban was put in place, Wallen’s music is being broadcast on stations owned by the likes of iHeartMedia, Cumulus Media, Cox Media and TownSquare Media.

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.

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

Pop Smoke is still being recognized after his death.

Pop Smoke is still being recognized after his death. The late rapper, who died in February 2020 at the age of 20, took home five 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, more than a year after his death.

Billboard Music Awards 2021 were held at the Microsoft Arena in California on Sunday, May 24. The star-studded evening saw who's who of the music industry attending one of the major in-person events in the pandemic times.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Weeknd won a leading 10 awards at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, including the climactic top artist trophy presented as the climax of the night, followed by the late Pop Smoke with five, and BTS and Bad Bunny with four apiece.Accepting one of several awards on-camera earlier in the evening, the Weeknd promised a change of stylistic pace to come in his future album and performance cycles. “The after hours are done and the dawn is coming,” he vowed.

Pop Smoke is still being recognized after his death.

Trophies without a ticket. Morgan Wallen won three top honors at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards show despite being banned from the event.

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The Weeknd can’t seem to stop the trophies from coming.

Morgan Wallen is a Billboard Music Award winner.

Pop Smoke is still being recognized after his death. The late rapper, who died in February 2020 at the age of 20, took home four 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, more than a year after his death.

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.