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Country Star Morgan Wallen, Shunned by Grammys, to Perform on Billboard Music Awards: All Is Forgiven for “N” Word

By Roger Friedman

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Morgan Wallen was shunned by the Grammy Awards this week yet again. In 2021, he was caught on tape yelling the “n” word.

But the Billboard Music Awards is okay with it. They’re welcoming him on Sunday to their show. The BMAs are owned by Todd Boehly, owner of the Hollywood Reporter and Billboard, who also owns Dick Clark Productions. I guess all is forgiven.

The Billboard Music Awards have taken the place of the American Music Awards, which DCP and Boehly, et al retired to rebrand for Billboard Magazine. The awards show will be streamed. The firm’s next big awards show, the Golden Globes, will likely be streamed as well in January.

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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