Morgan Wallen returns to the stage at Kid Rock’s packed Nashville bar… in first performance since racial scandal where he was banned from airwaves and suspended by his label for using N-word
- The 28-year-old country musician took the stage at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse bar in Nashville, Tennessee
- Wallen admitted he might be ‘a little rusty’ before picking up the guitar and singing Whiskey Glasses and Wasted on You to massive applause
- Nearly three months ago, he was recorded on video screaming the N-word at a friend following a drunken night out
- Wallen hasn’t publicly played since his headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium in January for the release of Dangerous: The Double Album
- His recording contract through Big Loud was suspended ‘indefinitely’ and he was disqualified from awards shows
Morgan Wallen returned to the stage in his first performance since a racial scandal banned him from radio airwaves and caused a massive fallout.
The 28-year-old country musician took the stage at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse bar in Nashville to a completely packed house and performed a few of his hits on Wednesday night.
Wallen admitted he might be ‘a little rusty’ before picking up the guitar and singing Whiskey Glasses and Wasted on You to massive applause from the crowd nearly three months after he was recorded on video screaming the N-word at a friend following a drunken night out.
Ready to rock: Morgan Wallen returned to the stage in his first performance since a racial scandal banned him from radio airwaves and caused a massive fallout
Wallen chatted with the Cowboy singer upstairs before taking the stage in a button down short-sleeve shirt and khaki shorts.
Fans went wild when he started playing a few of his hits in what became his first gig since the scandal.
‘Everyone was just floored,’ a patron at the bar, Daniel Kensy, told the Tennessean. ‘Morgan really wanted to be playing his music for the people. Definitely could sense it … the overall feeling was tremendous.’
Music mode: The 28-year-old country musician took the stage at Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk & Steakhouse bar in Nashville to a completely packed house and performed a few of his hits on Wednesday night
Back at it again: Wallen admitted he might be ‘a little rusty’ before picking up the guitar and singing Whiskey Glasses and Wasted on You to massive applause from the crowd three months after he was caught on video screaming the N-word at a friend following a drunken night out
Wallen hasn’t publicly played since his headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium in January for the release of Dangerous: The Double Album.
His second studio album was released in January and has since become the biggest album of the year in any genre and currently stands at No. 2 on the Rolling Stone album chart, despite not having radio or television airplay.
TMZ posted a video in February of the Heartless singer uttering a racial slur at one of his friends after returning home from what he described as a ’72-hour bender’ in Nashville.
After the video was shared, Morgan apologized for his actions and shared a lengthy Instagram clip talking about his remorse for letting so many people down, including his parents and son.
Pep talk: Wallen chatted with the Cowboy singer upstairs before taking the stage in a button down short-sleeve shirt and khaki shorts
Not great: TMZ posted a video in February of the Heartless singer uttering a racial slur at one of his friends after returning home from what he described as a ’72-hour bender’ in Nashville
Apology: After the video was shared, Morgan apologized for his actions and shared a lengthy Instagram clip talking about his remorse for letting so many people down, including his parents and son
‘Our actions matter. Our words matter. And I want to encourage anyone that is watching to please learn from my mistake. There’s no reason to downplay what I did,’ he said.
His recording contract through Big Loud was suspended ‘indefinitely’ and he was disqualified from awards shows.
The singer was barred from competing in as well as performing at last month’s Academy of Country Music Awards, and was noticeably absent from the roster as CMT Music Awards nominations rolled out.
Now, he’s being banned from attending the Billboard Music Awards, although that hasn’t prevented him from being nominated in several categories.
Fall out: Morgan Wallen has been barred from next month’s Billboard Music Awards