Morgan Wallen Removed From Country Radio Following His Use Of N-Word

Morgan Wallen has been removed from thousands of Country radio stations following his use of the n-word. The country superstar has not only been pulled from rotation on Cumulus Media’s 400+ stations but also iHeartMedia’s 800+ stations as well as…

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Andrew Wendowski is the Founder and CEO of Music Mayhem. As a 29-year-old entrepreneur, he oversees content as the Editor-In-Chief for the independent brand. Wendowski, who splits time between Philadelphia, Penn., and Nashville, Tenn., has an extensive background in multimedia. Before launching Music Mayhem in 2014, he worked as a highly sought-after photojournalist and tour photographer, collaborating with such labels as Interscope Records and Republic Records. He has captured photos of some of the biggest names, including Taylor Swift, Metallica, Harry Styles, P!NK, Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Shania Twain, and hundreds more. Wendowski’s photos and freelance work have appeared nationwide and can be seen everywhere from ad campaigns to various publications, including Billboard and Rolling Stone. When Wendowski isn’t running Music Mayhem, he enjoys spending time at concerts, traveling, and capturing photos.

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Posted on February 3, 2021

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Morgan Wallen; Photo Courtesy of ‘Saturday Night Live’

Morgan Wallen has been removed from thousands of Country radio stations following his use of the n-word. The country superstar has not only been pulled from rotation on Cumulus Media’s 400+ stations but also iHeartMedia’s 800+ stations as well as Entercom and Beasley stations.

According to Variety, Cumulus, the world’s second largest radio chain, has sent an email to the program directors of its 400+ stations to “immediately” remove Wallen from their playlists. In the email with the subject line of “MORGAN WALLEN — EXTREMELY IMPORTANT,” the message read “team, unfortunately country music star Morgan Wallen was captured on video Sunday evening using a racial slur. Effective immediately we request that all of Morgan Wallen’s music be removed from our playlists without exception. More to follow.”

A spokesperson for iHeartMedia also shared that they have removed Wallen’s music from rotation on over 800 stations.

“In light of Morgan Wallen’s recent actions involving the use of a racial slur, we have made the decision to remove his music and content from our stations effective immediately,” iHeartMedia said in a statement to Billboard.

iHeartRadio’s Bobby Bones also spoke on the incident sharing that they have not even played his music this morning.

“We have not played his music this morning, I sent Scub an email and was like ‘hey, let’s not played anything Morgan today, let me collect my thoughts’” Bobby Bones shared. “My thoughts are this, I was watching it and I go I don’t even think this word, this word doesn’t even come into my head and when someone uses it, it is just so just disgusting to my insides that I don’t quite understand. So, I thought why is he even using that word. That’s also not a word that comes out for the first time ever in a situation like that, it isn’t.” Bones continued, “there is no room for that word, there is no room for a limited view on any race or sex. I like Morgan Wallen as a person this I don’t like one bit I’m also not a big canceled culture guy but I do think it’s I’m going to go away for a while guy.”

Wallen’s Apple Music Country radio show also seems to have been removed from the Apple platform.

According to a video obtained by TMZ, Wallen was recorded on Sunday (Jan. 31) by a neighbors ring camera spouting out profanities and a racial slur, the n-word.

“Take care of this pu**y a*s motherf*****,” Wallen said before shouting, “take care of this p*ssy ass n***er” before he heading back into his home, accompanied by a friend.

Wallen shared an apology with the outlet saying that he is “embarrassed and sorry” for using the completely unacceptable racial slur.

“I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back. There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologize for using the word. I promise to do better.”

Wallen recently released his album, Dangerous: The Double Album, which went on to break records previously held by Carrie Underwood and Luke Combs and has been sitting atop the charts at No. 1 for three consecutive weeks. The sophomore album was released on January 8 and includes hit songs such as “More Than My Hometown,” “7 Summers,” “Heartless (feat. Diplo),” “Cover Me Up” and more.

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Andrew Wendowski is the Founder and CEO of Music Mayhem. As a 29-year-old entrepreneur, he oversees content as the Editor-In-Chief for the independent brand. Wendowski, who splits time between Philadelphia, Penn., and Nashville, Tenn., has an extensive background in multimedia. Before launching Music Mayhem in 2014, he worked as a highly sought-after photojournalist and tour photographer, collaborating with such labels as Interscope Records and Republic Records. He has captured photos of some of the biggest names, including Taylor Swift, Metallica, Harry Styles, P!NK, Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Shania Twain, and hundreds more. Wendowski’s photos and freelance work have appeared nationwide and can be seen everywhere from ad campaigns to various publications, including Billboard and Rolling Stone. When Wendowski isn’t running Music Mayhem, he enjoys spending time at concerts, traveling, and capturing photos.

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