Before Big Loud Records suspended Morgan Wallen last week for making a racial slur, the 27-year-old singer was on his way to becoming country music’s next big superstar. Music executives say he ticked all of Nashville’s boxes: a compelling voice, well-crafted songs about small towns, drinking and relationships, a commercial sound made for radio and a little old-school swagger.
His rapid rise appeared to falter last week after the East Tennessee star was captured on video calling one of the people in his group of friends the N-word as he said goodnight. Mr. Wallen apologized immediately.: On Wednesday country-music radio stations dropped him from the airwaves and streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music removed him from important playlists, though he remained searchable. WME, his talent agency, dropped him, according to a spokesperson.
On Sunday, however, Mr. Wallen’s latest album, “Dangerous,” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s all-genre album sales chart for the fourth straight week since its release—which hasn’t happened for a country album in about 18 years. Early indications suggest it could be No. 1 again next week. Music-industry experts answered key questions about Mr. Wallen and what the controversy means for country music:It’s still early days. But Mr. Wallen’s sales are steady and even rising, albeit with some caveats.
Billboard’s album chart tracks numbers from Friday to Thursday. Mr. Wallen’s album “Dangerous” moved 149,000 “equivalent-album units” in the latest week ending Thursday, Feb. 4, a measurement that includes U.S. sales and streaming. That’s up 14% from the previous week.
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Bet not one of the people distancing themselves or judging his comment through Twitter has ever said any racial slur in their life. Sober or intoxicated. Not one time. Biden is on record saying a racial slur and he was elected President. Hypocrisy is worse than any “word”.
Music is music...if it sounds good, ppl will listen to it
When the biggest thieves and vultures on the planet try to preach morality.
just drop the sanctimony. Leave the man alone and cool it with the organized condemnation. Holier than thou?
I am going to buy the album myself. I am not letting the SJW cancel culture dipshits dictate who I like, or how I spend my money. This backlash on this shit has just started.
A very effective publicity stunt.
His fan club has released a statement
You would think all the people distancing themselves must be perfect. Damn it would be nice to be perfect like them.
So what he said a racial slurs
Yeah, WSJ... So what's the moral of your story? “It’s okay to be racists”?
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Fk the music industry....
Funny, Bieber gets away with it.
How come the music industry doesn't distance itself from all the rap artists who constantly the n-word in their songs?
No one gives a fuck about this bullshit
Biden said that gay people like me were national security threats and people still voted for him... 🤷♂️
Slur. There are many documented Joe Biden Slurs throughout time and y’all are on his side. “I do not want my kids growing up in a racial jungle” -Joe Biden
In the banana republic that is the USA racism is extremely popular
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Who?
You mean kinda like Nick Cannon calling whites savages and getting booted from his show only to just get brought back on? This cancel culture shit needs to stop. More grace is needed for everyone...period!
3 things at play here: 1) the timeless racist adage of: “If they can say it, then why can’t we say it” 2) spending money to support white hegemony 3) to spite the libs
So he used a racial slur is he now supposed to never work again? If he says he’s a democrat and apologizes I am sure it will all be forgiven.
Being a popular country 'star' these days is far from anything to be proud of.
I think it means that the country music world has the racism problem that they've long denied. Larger than that, it's interesting to watch the hatred that institutions have ignored for generations break same institutions. IJS.
No thanks.
It won't affect his streaming because so many of his fans are racist. If they weren't...they would walk away, too.
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What’s up my nigga
Should be noted that he's topping the country charts. No surprise there.
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