Morgan Wallen’s comeback continues after a scandal by which he was seen utilizing a racial slur on video.
Wallen has been banned from acting at numerous awards reveals — together with the 2021 Billboard Music Awards — within the wake of the February 2021 footage. After a couple of months, he mounted an apology tour and spoke with Black organizations about his mistake. He has since been reinstated by his document label after a hiatus of a number of months.
Now, MRC, which produces the Billboard Music Awards, is letting the nation star again into the fold. The corporate has included Wallen within the lineup of performers for the 2022 present, which airs on Might 15, and issued a press release to Deadline concerning the choice.
It reads as follows:
We oppose discrimination, harassment, or racism of any type. We consider in treating everybody with dignity and respect. After an intensive assessment and sturdy discussions internally and with the artist’s group, by which we discovered a demonstrated and ongoing dedication to significant work and outreach, we prolonged an invite to take part on this 12 months’s present.
The efficiency will mark the most recent in a string of steps again into the highlight for Wallen. Final 12 months, the nation star had the most well-liked album throughout all genres on the Billboard charts. This 12 months, he launched a tour in February and received Album of the 12 months At ACM Awards in March.
