Morgan Wallen has been banned from attending this year’s CMA Music Awards, despite being nominated for Album of The Year at the event.Wallen sparked controversy back in February after a video of him using a racial slur surfaced.
He was subsequently dropped by a number of radio stations, as well as his record label, Big Loud. Despite as much, sales for his recent album ‘Dangerous’ surged, and Wallen maintained the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart for a record-breaking ten weeks.His return to the spotlight came in May when he performed for the first time since the incriminating video leaked, making an appearance at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse bar in his hometown of Nashville.
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