Morgan Wallen wins 3 Billboard Music Awards after not being invited to the show after racial slur controversy

Morgan Wallen earned three trophies at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards despite not being invited to accept them.

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. Among the other consequences of his use of the racial slur was that Dick Clark Productions, which produces the awards, announced in April that he would not be welcomed at the 2021 show.  However, the Billboard Music Awards stopped short of revoking his nominations given that, despite the controversy, Wallen’s album sales continued to rise. The organization noted that, unlike other awards shows, accolades are based on raw numbers from performance on the Billboard charts rather than any kind of voting committee.