Morgan Wallen

It was the first time Wallen has played the Grand Ole Opry since his racist slur scandal in early 2021.

Let's just say that this isn't the song a local tourism board is going to choose for its next ad campaign.

He announced almost 50 concert stops this morning, including one in Iowa, one in Nebraska, and one in Wisconsin.

"I think it sucks," he says.

The decision affirms the Country Music Association's earlier stance that the artist will not be honored or recognized in any sort of way this November.

His team is speaking out after the legitimacy of his pledge was called into question.

Jason Aldean, Tyler Hubbard and even Morgan Wallen showed up at Bryan's Friday night (July 30) tour stop in Nashville.

The idea came from his own sister's adoption journey.

"I haven't really sat and thought about that," the singer said when asked if he thinks country music has "a race problem."

She says his comments were an example of white privilege.