{"id":1210977,"date":"2022-01-12T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1210977"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:20:12","slug":"country-star-morgan-wallen-performance-at-grand-ole-opry-sparks-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-star-morgan-wallen-performance-at-grand-ole-opry-sparks-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Star Morgan Wallen Performance at Grand Ole Opry Sparks Outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcountry-star-morgan-wallen-performance-at-grand-ole-opry-sparks-outrage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1210977&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/morganwallenopry1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Grand Ole Opry&nbsp;in Nashville, Tennessee, is facing backlash by some music fans \u2014 including Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell \u2014 over allowing Morgan Wallen to perform at its venue on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Surprise! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorganWallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MorganWallen<\/a> joins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ernest615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ernest615<\/a> to perform their new duet \u201cFlower Shops\u201d \ud83c\udfb6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3UzRyC5gHd\">pic.twitter.com\/3UzRyC5gHd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grand Ole Opry (@opry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opry\/status\/1480006706402897924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Isbell took to Twitter on Sunday to react to the Opry hosting Wallen, writing, \u201cI\u2019m real sad for a lot of my friends today,\u201d adding, \u201cNot surprised though. Just sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@opry<\/a> you had a choice- either upset one guy and his \u201cteam,\u201d or break the hearts of a legion of aspiring Black country artists. You chose wrong and I\u2019m real sad for a lot of my friends today. Not surprised though. Just sad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonIsbell\/status\/1480257621454110722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Holly G, the&nbsp;founder of Black Opry,&nbsp;a platform for black country musicians and artists, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackOpry\/status\/1480188581260021763?s=20\">said in an email<\/a> to the Opry&nbsp;that Wallen\u2019s attendance was confusing, and \u201ca slap in the face\u201d to black people.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am extremely confused by the welcoming of Morgan Wallen to the Opry stage last night,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIt felt like a slap in the face to see you all celebrate Charley Pride, only to pull this stunt 24 hours later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should know that our community is extremely disappointed, though many are not surprised,\u201d Holly G added. \u201cA stage that was once a dream destination for many Black artists has now cemented itself as one of the many Nashville stages on which we know we are not respected.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the interest of transparency I would like you all to know that this letter was shared with the Opry this morning, via email. We may not get the answers we want, but we will be heard. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nZY9lTYHtp\">https:\/\/t.co\/nZY9lTYHtp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Black Opry (@BlackOpry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackOpry\/status\/1480188581260021763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wallen has been dealing with fallout since last February, after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/02\/04\/morgan-wallen-dropped-from-radio-playlists-due-to-n-word-video\/\">video was published<\/a> showing him using the N-word after a night out with his friends.<\/p>\n<p>The singer apologized for using the racial slur, stating, \u201cI\u2019m embarrassed and sorry,\u201d adding, \u201cI 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 apologize for using the word. I promise to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>But as a result of the video,&nbsp;the chart-topper was nonetheless&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/02\/05\/country-star-morgan-wallen-dropped-from-talent-agency-amid-n-word-controversy\/\">dropped<\/a> by radio networks and major streaming platforms, as well as his talent agency, WME.<\/p>\n<p>The singer was also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/10\/28\/morgan-wallen-banned-from-american-music-awards-despite-two-nominations\/\">banned<\/a> from last November\u2019s American Music Awards (AMAs) in Los Angeles \u2014 despite having been nominated for two awards, favorite country album and favorite male country artist.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having been nearly completely blacklisted from the country music scene, Wallen had the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/28\/country-star-morgan-wallen-has-best-selling-album-of-2021\/\">best-selling album<\/a> of 2021, outperforming the likes of Adele, Olivia Rodrigo, and Drake.<\/p>\n<p>While Wallen has not commented on the pushback, the singer posted about his Opry appearance to Instagram on Sunday, writing, \u201cSo proud of one of my best friends @ernest on his Opry debut last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been able witness your talent for bout 7 years now, I\u2019m really excited the world gets to witness the same thing soon,\u201d he added. \u201cThanks for letting me be a part of it. Love you brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CYh-favLWyY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>You can follow Alana&nbsp;Mastrangelo on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and Twitter at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grand Ole Opry\u00a0in Nashville, Tennessee, is facing backlash by some music fans \u2014 including Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell \u2014 over allowing Morgan Wallen to perform at its venue on &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1210977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1210977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1210977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1210977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1210977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}