Wallen will no longer be eligible for Academy of Country Music Awards nominations this year.
Repercussions for country singer Morgan Wallen continue to grow after he was caught on video using the N-word.
We have made his management team aware of this decision," the statement reads.
Morgan Wallen will not appear at the 2021 BBMAs due to recent racist behavior.Credit: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images
But songs “More Than My Hometown” and “7 Summers” would have been.
“More Than My Hometown” landedfour consecutive No.
1 spotson Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.
“I’m embarrassed and sorry,” Wallen said in a statement.
“I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back.
There are no excuses to use this key in of language, ever.
I want to sincerely apologize for using the word.
I promise to do better.”
The Country Music Association also decided to remove the singer’s digital content from its platforms.
iHeartMedia and Entercom also pulled his music from their radio stations, according toBillboard.
