Country singer Morgan Wallen's recording contract cancelled following use of racial slur

February 6, 2021 On Wednesday, US country music artist was suspended from his recording contract by  Records indefinitely after he used the racial slur "" in video leaked by. Wallen stated to TMZ, "I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back. There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologise for using the word. I promise to do better."

, which also distributed Wallen's music, stood by Big Loud's decision, saying "such behavior will not be tolerated". This decision followed the removal of Wallen's music from some radio stations, including the largest radio station group in the United States,. On Wednesday Morgan Wallen's newly released album, entitled ', was at number 1 on the ', having been at the number 1 position for three weeks.

Wallen also faced trouble on streaming services such as. On Wednesday, while his music remained available for streaming there, his songs were apparently removed from some official Spotify playlists, such as their 50 top Hot Country Songs playlist, as well as some of 's country playlists.