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45-620: In April 2021, American country music singer/songwriter Morgan Wallen donated $ 300,000 to the Black Music Action Coalition in the names of 20 people who had counseled him following some "dumb stuff". Those individuals were given the option to funnel their respective $ 15,000 donations to a charity of their choice or keep the money within the BMAC. In 2021, BMAC and hip hop music festival Rolling Loud partnered to promote social justice initiatives. In 2023, Rolling Loud hosted

90-603: A Time (2023), topped the Billboard 200 for 19 non-consecutive weeks, with all of its 36 tracks entering the Billboard Hot 100 . This broke the record for most songs by an artist on the chart at one time. The single " Last Night " peaked atop the Hot 100 in 2023, becoming Wallen's first single to do so, and later set the record for the most weeks at number one for a non-collaboration song (sixteen weeks), as well as tying for

135-535: A Time World Tour. Wallen released his third studio album One Thing at a Time on March 3, 2023. On April 23, 2023, at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi , just minutes before he was set to perform, Wallen announced that he could not perform due to losing his voice. Fans were directed to receive refunds at their points of purchase. In May 2023, Wallen was featured on the song " Stand by Me " from Lil Durk 's eighth studio album, Almost Healed . Wallen

180-576: A charity of their choice, or keep the money within the BMAC. Wallen publicly spoke of his comments on Good Morning America on July 23, where he said that "he was around some of his friends, and they say dumb stuff together" and said that "he was wrong" to express those words. Wallen's songs returned to country radio in August when his single " Sand in My Boots " was released. He was nominated for Favorite Male Country Artist and Favorite Country Album for

225-702: A local church pastor, while Lesli worked as a teacher. In his teens, the family moved south to Knox County , where he graduated from Gibbs High School . He was a pitcher and shortstop for the school's baseball team, and hoped to continue in college, but tore his ulnar collateral ligament his senior year. As a child, Wallen took piano and violin lessons. He was raised on a diverse musical playlist, with his father exposing him to classic rock mainstays. In his teens, he gravitated towards bands like Breaking Benjamin and Nickelback , as well as rappers like Lil Wayne . Wallen has characterized his early adulthood as adrift; he worked in landscaping after high school and

270-415: A member of Adam Levine 's team. After being eliminated in the playoffs of that season, he signed to Panacea Records , releasing his debut EP, Stand Alone , in 2015. In 2016, Wallen signed to Big Loud , releasing his debut album, If I Know Me , in 2018. The album includes the singles " Up Down " featuring Florida Georgia Line , " Whiskey Glasses ", and " Chasin' You ". If I Know Me reached No. 1 on

315-518: A panel discussion in support of their Restoring Artistic Protections (RAP) Act initiative on the first day of Rolling Loud Miami . The panel included Stiggers for BMAC, Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Cherif, and congressmen Hank Johnson and Jamaal Bowman . The act was introduced as a way to protect artists' creative expression, which has been used against them as evidence in court. Regarding Tennessee's ELVIS Act , Stiggers said: "Black Music Action Coalition supports this first-of-its-kind legislation, as

360-608: A publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart . The Billboard Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was previously staged in December, but has been held in May since returning in 2011. On October 19, 2023, it was announced that the award ceremony will be reformatted as a digital-only show and move from broadcast television to its website and Billboard ' s social media pages, starting with

405-513: A result of his actions, Wallen was cancelled as the musical guest on that week's episode of Saturday Night Live ; he ultimately performed in an episode two months later hosted by actor Jason Bateman , in which Bateman, Wallen, and several cast members parody the incident and resulting fallout. On April 7, 2024, Wallen was arrested after allegedly throwing a chair off the roof of Eric Church 's newly-opened bar on Broadway in Nashville. He

450-708: A video recorded on January 31 showing Wallen using the racial slur " nigger " to one of his friends after a night out. He issued a statement shortly after and apologized. Several radio stations temporarily removed Wallen's music from airplay on their stations, and his songs were removed from Apple Music , Pandora and Spotify featured playlists. CMT and the Country Music Association removed Wallen's appearances from their platforms, and his record label Big Loud (and partner Republic Records ) suspended its recording contract with him indefinitely. The Academy of Country Music announced that Wallen and

495-485: Is co-owned with Billboard , began producing the ceremony in 2014. On November 28, 2017, it was announced that the Billboard Music Awards would move from ABC to NBC beginning in 2018 under a multi-year contract. The 2020 ceremony, originally scheduled for April 29, was postponed indefinitely on March 17 due to coronavirus-related public assembly concerns. On August 14, 2020, it was announced that

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540-505: Is held by Taylor Swift and Drake who have won 39 awards each. The record for most Billboard Music Awards won by a group is held by BTS who have won 12 awards. Most Wins in a single ceremony Since its inception (created by Rick Garson, Paul Flattery & Jim Yukich), the BMAs had been telecast on the Fox network; however due to contractual expirations and other unforeseen circumstances,

585-545: Is now married to another man. Wallen has also been romantically linked with influencer Paige Lorenze , and fellow country singer Megan Moroney , who allegedly wrote her breakout song " Tennessee Orange " about him. On June 1, 2024, Wallen opened Morgan Wallen's This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen, a six-story bar, restaurant and music venue, in downtown Nashville. Headlining Opening Billboard Music Awards Drake Taylor Swift The Billboard Music Awards are honors given out annually by Billboard ,

630-768: The Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Wallen's second album, Dangerous: The Double Album , was released in January 2021, and in February 2021 became the only country album in the 64-year history of the Billboard 200 to spend its first seven weeks at No. 1. It spent its first ten weeks at number one, the first album to do so since Whitney Houston 's Whitney in 1987. The album included singles " More Than My Hometown ", " 7 Summers ", and " Wasted on You ". His third studio album, One Thing at

675-634: The 2023 edition on November 19. Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award , which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , the Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data and Next Big Sound . The 2018 awards were based on

720-479: The Billboard charts for seven more weeks; If I Know Me even entered the top 10 for the first time. Over the ensuing years, Dangerous remained a juggernaut; Ben Sisario, writing in The New York Times , dubbed it "an unusually enduring hit". It has continued to break chart records: it was the best-performing album of 2021, and in 2022, the album broke the record for the most weeks in the top 10 on

765-521: The Billboard 200 chart among albums by a singular artist, surpassing a goal set a half-century before. Dangerous was awarded Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music; Wallen also won Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album at the inaugural Country Now Awards. Wallen has continued to release new music, and has remained a popular draw on the road. The Dangerous Tour of arenas and amphitheaters

810-649: The Tyler Joe Miller single " Wild as Her ", released in February 2022, and the Keith Urban single " Brown Eyes Baby , released in July 2022. In December 2022, Wallen released a sampler EP titled One Thing at a Time , featuring three songs he had been working on up until this point, titled "One Thing at a Time", "Tennessee Fan" and "Days That End in Why". In 2023, Wallen expanded to stadiums with his One Night at

855-433: The 2021 American Music Awards , but was not invited to attend the ceremony, and was consequently unable to accept any awards if he won, which he did not. Though his public image took a hit, Wallen’s popularity increased. In the week following the controversy, album sales of Dangerous surged. In some cases, the physical as well as digital album sales went up over 100% in the week following the controversy. He remained atop

900-536: The Canadian chart for four consecutive weeks, and the US chart for six consecutive weeks, marking the first new album from a country artist to do that since Garth Brooks ' The Chase in 1992. Its singles—" More Than My Hometown ", " 7 Summers ", " Sand in My Boots " and " Wasted on You "—were record-breaking hit songs that pushed Wallen farther into the national conversation. "7 Summers" earned him his first top 10 on

945-487: The Hot 100, debuting and peaking at number six, and was also chosen by Time as one of the best songs of the year. Wallen soon became the first artist to ever chart six songs within the top 10 of Hot Country Songs chart at the same time in the week after his album's release; likewise, the album charted 23 tracks on the Canadian Hot 100 , and 19 tracks on the Hot 100 in the US. On February 2, 2021, TMZ released

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990-627: The Hot Country Songs chart; like its predecessor, it captured the top spot on the overall year-end tally for 2020. In August 2020, If I Know Me reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart after a record-breaking 114 weeks. Wallen's profile continued to rise, with a growing following on platforms like TikTok , and he developed into an unwitting sex symbol . Wallen appeared on the cover of Billboard , whose headline read: "Is Morgan Wallen Country's Next Global Star?" At

1035-534: The album Dangerous: The Double Album would be ineligible for the 56th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards . On February 10, Wallen shot an apology video in which he asked his fans not to defend him. In April 2021, Wallen donated $ 300,000 to the Black Music Action Coalition in the names of 20 people who had counseled him following the incident. Those individuals were given the option to funnel their respective $ 15,000 donations to

1080-491: The awards have been further renamed. Other awards, including both "crossover" awards (No. 1 Classical Crossover Artist and No. 1 Classical Crossover Album) were discontinued. As of 2024, there are three fan-voted categories. The general categories are Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song and Top New Artist. These categories highlighted in each award and other categories are divided by genre. The record for most Billboard Music Awards won by an artist

1125-420: The awards were cancelled for 2007. Plans for a new version of the BMAs in 2008 (in association with AEG Live ) fell through and were not held until 2011. On February 17, 2011, Billboard announced that the BMAs would return to television, moving from its original home on Fox to its new network, ABC , on May 22. A new award statuette was created by New York firm Society Awards . Dick Clark Productions , which

1170-430: The group on the single " Up Down ", his first song to reach the top five of Billboard ' s Hot Country Songs chart. At the outset of his career, Wallen underwent a personal stylistic shift, adopting a distinctive mullet and a look that Kelefa Sanneh , profiling Wallen's rise in a piece for The New Yorker , described as " Everyman rock star" and "not just a singer but a character". Wallen had decided to adopt

1215-581: The label and the publishing company, who began pairing his songs with other artists. That year, he released his debut single " The Way I Talk "; his first music video for the song followed in 2017. Wallen co-wrote the A Thousand Horses 's single "Preachin' to the Choir", Dallas Smith 's "The Fall", as well as Jason Aldean 's " You Make It Easy " with Florida Georgia Line 's Tyler Hubbard , Brian Kelley , and Jordan Schmidt . He joined Florida Georgia Line on their Dig Your Roots Tour . He collaborated with

1260-650: The misuse of AI could devastate Black music creators who already face an uphill battle. Our priority is to amplify the larger justice movement in the music industry, and we commend Tennessee for setting the standard in AI protection legislation . We hope to see other states follow in Tennessee’s lead in order to protect the creative community." The Black Music Action Coalition's inaugural Music in Action Awards were presented in 2021 by The Weeknd . That year LaPolt herself

1305-481: The music industry. While in California to appear on The Voice , Wallen began working with Sergio Sanchez of Atom Smash , a vocal coach on the program. Wallen relocated to Nashville to further his career, and he and Sanchez started a temporary band: Morgan Wallen & Them Shadows. Sanchez introduced Wallen to Bill Ray and Paul Trust of Panacea Records . In 2015, Wallen signed to Panacea Records where he

1350-484: The presenter, Jeff Bridges, jokingly accepted on his behalf. In May 2020, Wallen was arrested and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct after leaving Kid Rock 's bar in Nashville , Tennessee, and he confessed via Twitter that he and a few friends were "horse-playing with each other" after a couple of bar stops, saying "We didn't mean any harm, and we want to say sorry to any bar staff or anyone that

1395-477: The release of this album was happening "against his wishes". Wallen released "Spin You Around (1/24)", an acoustic re-recording of the original, in response to the album's release. On March 3, 2024, he shared performances as part of his Abbey Road Sessions and performed a new song titled " Lies Lies Lies ". On May 2, 2024, Wallen announced his next single entitled " I Had Some Help " with Post Malone , which

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1440-405: The reporting period of April 8, 2017 through March 31, 2018. Awards are given for the top album, artist and single in a number of different music genres . From 1990 to 2006, the show had the same categories and category names every year. In 2011, for the first time, all of the awards were renamed to "Top [award title]". The "of the year" portion of each category title no longer exists, and many of

1485-429: The retro hairdo after seeing a younger photo of his father with the cut. Wallen's debut studio album, If I Know Me , was released on April 27, 2018, with its third single, " Whiskey Glasses ", becoming his biggest success yet. The song reached the top spot on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts; it also marked his top 40 appearance on the all-genre Hot 100 ranking, where it placed at number 17. It

1530-461: The second most weeks of all time and topping the year-end chart. He has received several awards including an Academy of Country Music Award and fourteen Billboard Music Awards . He won Entertainer of the Year at the 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards . Morgan Cole Wallen was born on May 13, 1993, in Sneedville, Tennessee , to Tommy and Lesli Wallen. Tommy served for a time as

1575-593: The start of the COVID-19 pandemic , Wallen found himself with more time to write and record material, which developed into his sophomore album, the double-disc Dangerous: The Double Album (2021), which showcases a mix of country and R&B /pop balladry . Dangerous was an immediate blockbuster: it debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart ; it would remain atop

1620-417: Was Billboard ' s 2019 top Hot Country song and Top Country Airplay song. Sanneh characterized "Whiskey Glasses" as his signature song and a "perfectly constructed ode to a woman and a drink, lost and found, respectively". In 2019, Wallen joined Florida Georgia Line on their Can't Say I Ain't Country Tour . His next single, " Chasin' You ", was serviced to radio in July 2019 and peaked at number two on

1665-441: Was a co-writer on the 2023 single " Fixer Upper " by Dallas Smith . On January 26, 2024, Panacea Records released a deluxe 10th anniversary edition of Morgan Wallen's 2015 EP Stand Alone that included eight previously unreleased songs. These songs were recorded in the same sessions as the original Stand Alone songs. Before the release of the 10th anniversary album, Wallen released a statement on his Instagram page saying that

1710-545: Was affected." In October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , multiple videos were posted on TikTok showing Wallen ignoring CDC guidelines in bars and other locations in the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, area after attending a University of Alabama football game. Wallen was shown partying maskless, not following social distancing guidelines, and kissing several women in these videos. Wallen was criticized for his conduct, partly as his ex-girlfriend had recently given birth. As

1755-453: Was charged with three counts of felony reckless endangerment and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct after the projectile landed near two police officers on the ground. In 2016, Wallen began a relationship with influencer KT Smith, and the couple got engaged several months later. In 2019, they separated, allegedly due to Wallen's infidelity, and welcomed a son, Indigo (b. 2020), together several months after their breakup. Smith

1800-402: Was completely sold-out. His single " You Proof " became his second Hot 100 hit and first to reach the top five; both "You Proof" and " Thought You Should Know " topped the country charts. Wallen also collaborated with rapper Lil Durk on the song " Broadway Girls ", a top-15 hit on the Hot 100; he also performed the song live with Durk at MLK Freedom Fest in Nashville. Wallen was a co-writer on

1845-511: Was disappointed by his inability to continue his baseball career. He re-approached his interest in music and began learning guitar. He had grown to love country music, especially artists like Keith Whitley and Eric Church , and he modeled his sound after that lineage. In 2014, Wallen competed on season 6 of the music competition program The Voice . He auditioned with the song " Collide " by Howie Day . Judges Shakira and Usher complimented his stylings, and Wallen joined Usher's team. He

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1890-572: Was honored for her Black community activism as the recipient of BMAC's Agent of Change Award, alongside civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump . The Weeknd received the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award. Morgan Wallen Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country pop singer and songwriter. He competed in the sixth season of The Voice , originally as a member of Usher 's team, but later as

1935-638: Was joined by Dominic Frost on guitar and released the Stand Alone (EP) on August 24, 2015. " Spin You Around " was Wallen's debut single under Panacea Records; it was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2021. In 2015, Wallen's manager, Dirk Hemsath of Working Group Artist Management, sent a demo of Wallen to record executive Seth England, who had Wallen audition for Big Loud , an independent record label. They signed Wallen to

1980-411: Was later taken by Adam Levine 's team after his second round, and later eliminated during the playoffs. Wallen later said of his experience on the show, "Some things in life are out of your control. Being the best you can be isn't. I didn't feel like I was the best I could have been. So I practiced harder". The Voice was instrumental in raising Wallen's profile, and he began to establish connections in

2025-494: Was released on May 10. In September 2024, Wallen announced his second single from his upcoming fourth studio album, " Love Somebody ", which was released on October 18. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Wallen was nominated for seven awards at the 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards , with his only win being the prestigious Entertainer of the Year award. Wallen was not in attendance to accept and

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