Ordinarily, Morgan Wallen should have earned enough clout to fill the flatbed of a pickup truck, given that his second album "Dangerous: The Double Album" outsold its musical competitors regardless of genre since its 2021 release. But his racist remarks prompted a few award shows to make an example out of him, starting in April with the Billboard Music Awards, which banned him from the ceremony, despite landing six nominations. "As his recent conduct does not align with our core values, we will not be including him on the show in any capacity (performing, presenting, accepting)," read Billboard's statement on the decision. "It is heartening and encouraging to hear that Morgan is taking steps in his anti-racist journey and starting to do some meaningful work." 

In October, the Country Music Association also barred Wallen from attending its ceremonies as did the American Music Awards. More severely, the Grammy Awards and the Association of Country Music outright scratched his entries from their nominations lists.

Despite his absence, Wallen snared three Billboard titles and two AMA trophies. Interestingly, his only country album victory came from Billboard, as he lost out to Luke Combs at the CMAs and Taylor Swift at the AMAs, despite "Dangerous" eclipsing both those efforts in sales. Apparently, Wallen wasn't bitter about those results. "I wake up every morning and thank the Lord for my blessings," he tweeted after the CMAs. "Tomorrow morning will be no different. I love y'all."

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