“Take care of it” p * ssy-a ** m * ther ** ker “-” Wallen can be heard saying, before adding “take care of this p * ssy-a ** n *** er”, “apparently in reference to one of the people with your group.
“I am ashamed and sorry. I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slander that I would like to be able to remove,” Wallen said in a statement. “There is no excuse for using that kind of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologize for using that word. I promise to do better.”
TMZ reported that one of Wallen’s neighbors registered the exchange.
CNN repeatedly sought comments from representatives of Wallen.
The singer and songwriter is one of the hottest and most promising stars in the country at the moment. Last year, he won the Country Music Association Awards for New Artist of the Year and Best New Country Artist at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.
CNN contacted Cumulus for comment.
Entercom said in a statement that it would remove Wallen’s music from its network of more than 200 radio stations.
“In light of Morgan Wallen’s recent use of a racial slur, we discussed the incident with our Country brand leadership team and together we made the decision to remove Morgan’s music from Entercom’s playlists,” said a spokesman. voice to CNN.
iHeartMedia also announced that it would not play Wallen’s music.
“In light of Morgan Wallen’s recent actions involving the use of racial injury, we made the decision to remove his music and content from our stations with immediate effect,” a representative told CNN on Wednesday in a statement.
Big Loud said Wallen’s recording contract would be suspended indefinitely “in light of recent events,” according to a statement in his verified accounts on social media.
The label said that its distribution partner, Republic Records, fully supports its decision and “such behavior will not be tolerated”.
A CMT spokesman told CNN on Wednesday that they are removing Wallen’s content from all of its platforms.
“After hearing about Morgan Wallen’s racial injury last night, we are in the process of removing his appearances from all of our platforms,” the statement said. “We do not tolerate or tolerate words and actions that are in direct opposition to our fundamental values that celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Guyton also tweeted “When I read comments saying ‘this is not who we are’, I laugh because that is exactly who country music is. I have witnessed this for 10 years. You should just read some of the vile comments released against me daily. hard and cold truth to face, but it is the truth. “
“I question daily why I continue to struggle to be in an industry that seems to hate me so much,” she wrote. “But then I realize that there is a new artist of color, all eyes bright and excited to be in this industry.”
She tweeted about her love for country music and a list of artists who should be supported. Guyton wrote “And finally, I don’t believe in canceling culture.”
“Watching someone fall from grace is a terrible thing to see,” she tweeted. “Everyone should have a chance to change. Morgan must feel the weight of his words, but throwing someone away is detrimental to anyone’s mental health.