Morgan Wallen is a finalist in six categories at this year’s Billboard Music Awards, but he won’t be included in the ceremony.
Despite the country crooner’s second studio album Dangerous: The Double Album‘s success resulting in the nominations, the BBMAs won’t be featuring him in the show due to an incident in which he was caught on camera using the N-word earlier this year.
The 2021 BBMAs nominations were announced Thursday. Dick Clark Productions, which produces the BBMAs, said in a statement, “Unique among awards shows, Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) finalists are determined by performance on the Billboard Charts, and are not chosen by a voting committee or membership organization.
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