Morgan Wallen is one of honorees from Academy of Country Music

• A video surfaced in February 2021 of him yelling the N-word and other expletives.
• The country musician faced numerous career consequences and had his “involvement and eligibility.”
• The 2021 ACM Awards halted, and he will receive the ACM Milestone Award.

Dangerous: The Double Album, The most recent album of Morgan Wallen, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 list. Moreover, he spent 60 weeks in the top 10, selling more than four million copies. In March, Dangerous has selected album of the year at the 2022 ACM Awards, and Wallen performed at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, winning country male artist of the year.

Following the release of his inflammatory video, Morgan Wallen was barred from attending the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. He was also dismissed by WME and suspended by his record company, with iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, and Pandora removing his songs from their platforms.

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Added, “Being the 15th anniversary of this event also makes it a night to remember some of the Academy’s pioneers who originally inspired these honours.”

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The ACM special award winners will be honoured at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Aug. 24 during the 15th annual Academy of Country Music Honors.