Morgan Wallen wins THREE Billboard Music Awards despite being banned after racial controversy

Eve‘s a mom! The rapper and actress, 43, welcomed her first child, a son, with race car driver and entrepreneur husband Maximillion Cooper, 49, on Feb. 1. She shared the big news with her fans over a week later, by posting a precious photo of her baby boy to Instagram on Feb. 10. She also revealed her son’s name is Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper.

video, recorded at the book burning and uploaded to YouTube, showing the couple’s antics.The book burning, held on Feb. 2, was organized by Greg Locke, an anti-LGBTQ, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and Trump-supporting Christian nationalist who serves as pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Locke called for the event in order to “purge ‘demonic influences’ from the homes of his parishioners, reports Nashville Scene.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe nominations for the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards hold plenty of surprises, including having Chris Young, a performer who has not previously dominated the field, as the frontrunner in this year’s crop. Young, who has never won an ACM Award before, despite picking up nominations going back to 2007 (and who has also never won a CMA trophy), led with seven in nominations that were announced Thursday morning.The nominations are also notable in giving four nods for the still-controversial Morgan Wallen, who was banned from being eligible for last year’s ACMs in the wake of the scandal over his being seen on video using the N-word.

Nintendo Direct showcase of 2022.Last night Nintendo unveiled some huge announcements of new games, including Fire Emblem, Mario Strikers, Chrono Cross, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and even the release of the blockbuster No Man's Sky for its portable console.Fans have gone wild for the announcement of Nintendo Switch Sports, a sequel to the blockbuster Wii Sports series which sees players use motion controllers to play virtual bowling, tennis, soccer, badminton and more. Perhaps the biggest news though is that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is set to get a whopping 48 new racecourses added throughout the year.The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 'Booster Course Pass' will be available for free to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion members, or can be bought separately for £22.49 on the eStore.

Premier League winger Craig Noone has scored a stunning volley in Australia which would make even Paolo Di Canio blush.Noone, who had a five-year spell with now Championship side Cardiff City, was in space on the left side of the box as A-League outfit Macarthur FC were looking for a late goal.A pass over the top found the 34-year-old and he connected with it as sweetly as he will ever have hit a football.It flew into the far corner and tied the game against the Central Coast Mariners at 3-3 with a little over a minute left of the 90.The goal, which resembles Di Canio's famous strike for West Ham, has been tipped as a potential award winner."Craig Noone just casually winning the Puskas award for 2022," one fan wrote.Another viewer declared: "No one could score that again.""What a remarkable strike from one of the best in the league," added a third.What's the best volley of all time? Let us know in the comments section.The commentators were equally amazed by Noone's effort."Oh that’s a beauty, what a stunning goal that is by Craig Noone. My goodness.

X Factor star Chico has revealed how he was conned out of his life savings and how an ITV show saved him.The talented star chatted exclusively to the Daily Star on a Facebook Live tell-all where she revealed the secrets behind his wild TV past to showbiz reporter Carly Hacon.Chico starred on ITV show X Factor in 2005 and even had a number one single off the back of it, It's Chico Time, which knocked Madonna off the top spot.But it all came tumbling down when he lost all of his earnings during a dodgy Dubai deal.However, luckily the star was able to turn things around after landing a sought-after spot on Dancing On Ice in 2012Chico revealed: "That was another miracle for me again sometimes before that I had lost all my investment and life savings in Dubai and I got conned out of it in a property deal."Cut a long story short, I had £3.70 in my pocket and I was supposed to buy bread and milk but I saw a homeless man. Then when I got home, my wife was freaking out, and I was like 'never fear, God is always near'.

Morgan Wallen earned three trophies at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards despite not being invited to accept them. The 28-year-old country singer was awarded top country male artist, top country artist and top country album on Sunday, but his name and presence were kept out of the broadcast following a controversial video that emerged earlier this year that saw him use the N-word and other expletives.  Although Wallen has since apologized for his use of the racial slur, he was still dropped by his talent agency and had his songs pulled from the airwaves.

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Morgan Wallen is a Billboard Music Award winner. The «Dangerous» singer won top country awards at this year's BBMAs, despite being barred from attending or performing at the ceremony. Of his six nominations, Wallen took home three before Sunday night's show — Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, and Top Country Album for Dick Clark Productions shared the day Billboard Music Awards nominations were announced that Wallen would not perform, present or accept any awards at the ceremony, after he was caught on camera using a racial slur.

Chris Willman Music WriterNo one had to wait for the Weeknd to clean up at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards. With the evening telecast still more than six hours away, the show announced winners in 42 categories Sunday, with seven of those going to the Weeknd.The late Pop Smoke was the nearest runner-up in the pre-telecast awards, earning four.

Morgan Wallen failed to meet with the Nashville chapter of the NAACP as part of his apology tour following the racial scandal where he was caught using the N-word on video.The 28-year-old musician's team 'expressed interest in scheduling a sit-down because they claimed he felt terrible about using a racial slur and wanted to make amends,' according TMZ.NAACP Nashville President Sheryl Guinn claimed Wallen 'agreed to a meeting that was likely to include multiple Black leaders,' but has yet to follow through with his word.

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.The board decided that Wallen could still be nominated for awards that recognize an artistic work, such as album of the year, song of the year, single of the year, musical event and music video, 'so as to not limit the opportunity for other credited collaborators.' Held back:Country singer Morgan Wallen

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 Tonk bar in Nashville."What's going on Nashville. How you doing?," he asked the crowd as it worked itself into a frenzy.

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.

Country singer Morgan Wallen, disqualified from some music awards and largely ditched by country radio since racist video surfaced in February, will be ineligible for this year’s top solo CMA Awards but can compete in collaborative categories such as album or song of the year.

The CMA Awards is making some changes to Morgan Wallen’s award eligibility.

Morgan Wallen is disqualified from some of the categories at the 2021 CMA Awards – but not all of them.

Morgan Wallen has returned to the stage at Kid Rock‘s Nashville bar, marking his first performance since a racial scandal saw him facing a ban from radio stations across the U.S.The 28-year-old country singer performed a selection of his hits to a packed crowd at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse bar in Nashville on Wednesday evening (May 19).Wallen reportedly told fans he might be a “little rusty” before beginning his performance, which came nearly three months since he was recorded on video screaming the N-word at a friend after a drunken night out.Walked into kid rocks and immediately saw Morgan Wallen.

Morgan Wallen is back performing following his controversy for uttering a racial slur. The country singer was taken to task for hurling the N-word back in February and since the fateful moment, which led to Wallen’s record label, Big Loud Records, suspending him and conglomerates like iHeartRadio pulling the 27-year-old’s music from their stations, Wallen seems to be trying to reinsert himself into the good graces of country music.

Morgan Wallen returned to the stage in his first performance since a racial scandal banned him from radio airwaves and caused a massive fallout.The 28-year-old country musician took the stage at Kid Rock'sBig Honky Tonk & Steakhouse bar in Nashville to a completely packed house and performed a few of his hits on Wednesday night.Wallen admitted he might be 'a little rusty' before picking up the guitar and singing Whiskey Glasses and Wasted on You to massive applause from the crowd nearly three months after he was recorded on video screaming the N-word at a friend following a drunken night out.

his N-word scandal."What's going on Nashville. How you doing?," he asked the crowd as it worked itself into a frenzy.