Morgan Wallen Is Stripped Of Award Eligibility From ACM Awards
The blowback against Morgan Wallen continues. The artist, who was caught on camera using a racial slur this weekend, is no longer eligible for the ACMs or the CMAs.
The Academy of Country Music posted to Twitter that they would halt Wallen’s potential involvement and eligibility for the 56th Annual ACM awards. They noted that Morgan’s management team has been made aware.
— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) February 3, 2021
The CMA’s posted a few hours before the ACM.
— CMA Country Music (@CountryMusic) February 3, 2021
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Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.
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