On Tuesday evening, a video of Morgan Wallen casually tossing off a racial slur emerged. By Wednesday morning, his career was systematically being dismantled. In a blowback unprecedented for a white male country music star — the Chicks were ostracized for far less in 2003 — Wallen had his music removed from both country radio and streaming playlists, lost his booking agent WME, and had his eligibility for the upcoming ACM Awards put on ice. His record label, Big Loud, made the announcement that they were suspending Wallen’s contract “indefinitely.”
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