Morgan Wallen's sales stay strong amid his racism scandal ... as his record Dangerous stays atop Billboard 200 moving around 150,000 units
Morgan Wallen's album Dangerous: The Double Album remained at number one in the latest Billboard 200 Sunday, on the heels of the singer stepping back amid a racism scandal when he was heard using the N-word outside of his Nashville home.
The country music artist, 27, remained in the top spot for the fifth straight week after debuting in the week of January 23.
The Sneedville, Tennessee native, according to Billboard, moved 150,000 equivalent album units domestically for a one percent increase since last week.
The latest: Morgan Wallen's album Dangerous: The Double Album remained at number one in the latest Billboard 200 Sunday, on the heels of the singer, 27, stepping back amid a racism scandal when he was heard using the N-word outside of his Nashville home
Wallen was heard on a recording made by neighbor and posted on TMZ earlier this month, using the slur as he chat with friends while returning to his Music City home.
Rounding out the week's top five albums included The Weeknd's The Highlights in the second spot; Medicine at Midnight from the Foo Fighters, Pooh Shiesty's Shiesty Season and Lil Durk's The Voice in fifth. Wallen also had a sales boost for his first record, 2018 If I Know Me, which finished in the top 10 after 29,000 units sold.
Wallen last week apologized for the incident, saying, 'I was wrong. It's on me. I take ownership for this and I fully accept any penalties I'm facing.'
He was subsequently suspended 'indefinitely' by label Big Loud, with his music banned on radio stations for iHeart, Cumulus and Entercom.
Background: Wallen was heard on a recording made by neighbor and posted on TMZ earlier this month, using the racial slur as he chat with friends while returning to his Music City home
Wallen, who apologized for the incident, was subsequently suspended 'indefinitely' by label Big Loud, with his music banned on radio stations for iHeart, Cumulus and Entercom
On Sunday, Black Country Music Association co-founder Frankie Staton told TMZ that the relative lack of consequences Wallen has faced amid his public mistakes show how white celebs can emerge from scandal with far more ease than people of color in similar circumstances.
'His label only suspended him,' Staton said, 'so I would say with the money behind him, and the people supporting him, [the label's] not gonna drop him, he's gonna have a career - I don't see any way around it.'
Wallen's neighbor recorded the country artist as he came back to his house with friends January 31, disturbing neighbors with loud noise and car horns. He was heard telling an acquaintance, 'Take care of this p**** ass n*****' and 'take care of this p**** ass mother******' as he entered his abode.
Wallen also made the wrong kind of headlines last fall after his Saturday Night Live appearance was canceled after he broke protocols the show had in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was seen in a TikTok clip not wearing a mask on two separate instances in Alabama, a bar and a party.
The Way I Talk singer issued an apology after he was scratched from performing on the NBC show, saying his actions were 'pretty short-sighted' and that he understood the reason why he was cut.
'I respect the show’s decision because I know that I put them in jeopardy and I take ownership for this,' said the 7 Summers performer, who was replaced by Jack White on the October broadcast.
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