Morgan Wallen Suspended From Label

[TheBigA]

This follows the posting of video from neighbors of the country singer shouting obscenities along with "the n word." In response to the video, two major radio companies dropped airplay of Morgan's music. Morgan currently has the #1 album in the country. He ran afoul of Saturday Night Live last fall when he was seen flaunting covid rules at a bar. He also was thrown out of a bar in Nashville last spring.

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Since I posted this, I see two more radio groups have joined the ban.

 

[Don CT]

So I had no idea who this even was. Then I remembered the SNL issue.

 

[Will_H_69_9]

while he's getting canceled for using the n word, at least he's not Marylin Manson right now. Unlike Morgan Wallen, Manson is possibly facing jail time real soon as his ex wife and other ex lovers have outted him as a groomer, abuser and sexual predator and he's already lost his deal with his record label, the agency he was affiliated with and possibly lost airplay on all rock stations across the country that played his hits. and that's the least of his worries as the cold hard reality of the cold and dark steel bars and brick walls of the prison he maybe going to is gonna be the biggest worry he's about to have, and he's not gonna survive prison let alone the scandal itself.

 

[TheBigA]

Here's more analysis of the Morgan Wallen story, enlarging it to the broader picture of racism, women and LGBT in country music:

Nashville has punished Morgan Wallen. But country music's reckoning with racism awaits

Radio companies and streaming services swiftly rebuked Morgan Wallen for using a racial slur, but Wallen is just a symptom of a larger problem in country music.

www.latimes.com

My view is the music represents the audience. So to talk about the music is really talking about the fans of the music.

Meanwhile it appears Entercom has patched up their relationship with Nick Canon, who was suspended last year for another kind of racism:

Nick Cannon Is Back In Biz With ViacomCBS But Remains MIA From L.A.’s ‘Power 106.’

ViacomCBS and Nick Cannon have patched up their relationship. The multi-faceted entertainer will resume production of his VH1 series “Wild ‘N Out” in the near future, according to published reports.

www.insideradio.com

 

[Kelly A]

Unlike Morgan Wallen, Manson is possibly facing jail time real soon as his ex wife and other ex lovers have outted him as a groomer, abuser and sexual predator and he's already lost his deal with his record label, the agency he was affiliated with and possibly lost airplay on all rock stations across the country that played his hits. and that's the least of his worries as the cold hard reality of the cold and dark steel bars and brick walls of the prison he maybe going to is gonna be the biggest worry he's about to have, and he's not gonna survive prison let alone the scandal itself.

Bryan Warner (aka Marilyn Manson) can afford more attorneys over a longer period of time, than his ex or other relationships.
Doubt he will do any jailtime.

 

[Will_H_69_9]

Bryan Warner (aka Marilyn Manson) can afford more attorneys over a longer period of time, than his ex or other relationships.
Doubt he will do any jailtime.

In a post #MeToo world, he will try, but he'll fail.

 

[FM_Listener]

Here's more analysis of the Morgan Wallen story, enlarging it to the broader picture of racism, women and LGBT in country music:

Nashville has punished Morgan Wallen. But country music's reckoning with racism awaits

Radio companies and streaming services swiftly rebuked Morgan Wallen for using a racial slur, but Wallen is just a symptom of a larger problem in country music.

www.latimes.com

My view is the music represents the audience. So to talk about the music is really talking about the fans of the music.

Meanwhile it appears Entercom has patched up their relationship with Nick Canon, who was suspended last year for another kind of racism:

Nick Cannon Is Back In Biz With ViacomCBS But Remains MIA From L.A.’s ‘Power 106.’

ViacomCBS and Nick Cannon have patched up their relationship. The multi-faceted entertainer will resume production of his VH1 series “Wild ‘N Out” in the near future, according to published reports.

www.insideradio.com

“I’m used to that, unfortunately,” Palmer adds. “The systematic racism is what keeps artists of color out."

Always leave something out when you're trying to get your point across. I wonder what Darius Rucker would have to say. He's only super popular.

 

[TheBigA]

One week after he was suspended from his record label, Morgan Wallen posted a lengthy apology for his actions. He says he's taking steps to correct his behavior, and he called on his fans to stop defending him.

BREAKING: Morgan Wallen Breaks His Silence

Morgan Wallen has broken his silence eight days after a video surfaced that showed him using a racist slur after what he says was a 72-hour bender:

tasteofcountry.com

 

[Kelly A]

One week after he was suspended from his record label, Morgan Wallen posted a lengthy apology for his actions. He says he's taking steps to correct his behavior, and he called on his fans to stop defending him.

Good for him! Unfortunately, I doubt those who were defending his actions learned as much as he did through this fiasco.

 

[FM_Listener]

Good for him! Unfortunately, I doubt those who were defending his actions learned as much as he did through this fiasco.

I personally love all the perfect people who have never done or said something they shouldn't have when they were drunk.

I also love the neighbor who felt the need to get someone "cancelled" so he could probably make some money from TMZ.

This treating people who have only said some words the same as if they have murdered 3 people is out of control.

Lots of bad behavior to go around.

 

[TheBigA]

This treating people who have only said some words the same as if they have murdered 3 people is out of control.

Lots of bad behavior to go around.

It's not the same. Nobody is going to jail in this case.

It's the professional responsibility of celebrities and their handlers to control access to the public so this doesn't happen. No one can control someone's behavior. What we can control is the access to the public. What should have happened after the last incident was Morgan was moved out of his house in a neighborhood and onto private land where he can get drunk all day and night and everything he does is on his own private property, not on a public street where people can video everything. The fact that it didn't happen 5 months ago is an embarrassment to his team. They could have prevented this.

 

[FM_Listener]

It's not the same. Nobody is going to jail in this case.

It's the professional responsibility of celebrities and their handlers to control access to the public so this doesn't happen. No one can control someone's behavior. What we can control is the access to the public. What should have happened after the last incident was Morgan was moved out of his house in a neighborhood and onto private land where he can get drunk all day and night and everything he does is on his own private property, not on a public street where people can video everything. The fact that it didn't happen 5 months ago is an embarrassment to his team. They could have prevented this.

I was thinking that if I had gotten him on video I would take it to him and say you better watch it because there are plenty of people who would be more than happy to make this public. Then I was thinking, would I sell it if the price was high enough. I don't think I would because I've just had enough of people getting so burned for doing some stupid little thing, and I wouldn't want to ruin someone's life over something like that.

Of course I'm lucky enough to not be hard up for cash too. I wonder how the neighbor feels now knowing what happened.

I think his career will recover because there's money to be made from his popularity (his downloads are through the roof actually). And he'll probably be way more careful now.

 

[TheBigA]

I wonder how the neighbor feels now knowing what happened.

I suspect this wasn't the first time something like this happened. This time they happened to get it on tape.

 

[FM_Listener]

I suspect this wasn't the first time something like this happened. This time they happened to get it on tape.

Could be. Just the mentality of someone taking something that was not intended for a large audience (no, I'm not excusing what he said, but he would not have said it to the world) and putting it out there for everyone to see is pretty disgusting to me.

We all need to remember there are cameras everywhere now and some not very nice people behind some of them.

 

[TheBigA]

We all need to remember there are cameras everywhere now and some not very nice people behind some of them.

And as I said earlier in this thread, Morgan was aware of this. He also promised on at least two occasions that these incriminating videos would never occur again. That's why the response to this third video was so swift and so hard.

 

[FM_Listener]

I'm sure he'll learn and mature because he's only 27. He isn't the first young person who found fame early and didn't deal with it very well. The difference now is the viciousness of "cancel culture."

I bet there are older celebrities looking at things today being thankful they didn't have to deal with the Twitter rage mobs before they matured.

 

[TheBigA]

The difference now is the viciousness of "cancel culture."

It's nothing new. Eighteen years ago, the Dixie Chicks were canceled.

 

[davideduardo]

It's nothing new. Eighteen years ago, the Dixie Chicks were canceled.

But the cancellation was limited to most country format stations ceasing airplay due to listener rejection of those comments made in England. Today, the cancellation is principally due to non-country listener / fan reaction to the offensive, drunken remark. It's not as much the fan base as the woke community that put the pressure on station groups and even the label to take action.

There is the Latin phrase "in vino veritas" that says "in wine, the truth". In this case, it appears that a bit too much bourbon revealed a bigot. At least Springsteen kept his mouth shut...

 

[davideduardo]

I'm sure he'll learn and mature because he's only 27. He isn't the first young person who found fame early and didn't deal with it very well. The difference now is the viciousness of "cancel culture."

How old do you have to be to get a hall pass for being a bigot and a racist?

(I'd say at shortly after age 1 you should be taught that such attitudes are wrong. This has nothing to do with "fame"... it is about education and culture.)

 

[davideduardo]

I think his career will recover because there's money to be made from his popularity (his downloads are through the roof actually). And he'll probably be way more careful now.

In other words, he will continue to be a racist, but will be more quiet about it?

That is a dreadful way to think of this. He needs some therapy. Maybe he needed to be spanked more as a kid.