Morgan Wallen's music sees streaming spike after racist outburst

Nashville, Tennessee - Days after the release of a video in which Morgan Wallen uses racist slurs, causing radios to pull his music and a suspension from his label, his streaming numbers have exploded.

Although country artist Morgan Wallen's music has been removed from radio stations, his sales and streaming numbers have skyrocketed.
Although country artist Morgan Wallen's music has been removed from radio stations, his sales and streaming numbers have skyrocketed.  © stock/IMAGO / ZUMA Wire

It seems like Morgan Wallen's fans weren't too phased about the country singer's recent controversy.

To show their support for the artist, fans have taken to streaming platforms like Pandora, Apple Music and Spotify to get their fill.

With the surge in streams, Wallen's double album, Dangerous, soared to the top spot of the iTunes chart Thursday. On Friday, Wallen's album got knocked down to the No. 2 slot after the Foo Fighters album's release rocked its way to No. 1.

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Fans weren't simply streaming Wallen's music, either. His ride-or-die supporters went on a shopping spree, buying numerous songs, and the album as a whole, in the days that followed his racist remarks.

His album and songs took up six spots of the US iTunes Top 10 chart as of Friday.

After a controversial video was shared, the NAACP has invited the country star to open a dialogue with them for educational purposes.
After a controversial video was shared, the NAACP has invited the country star to open a dialogue with them for educational purposes.  © screenshot/instagram/morganwallen

Wallen currently has nine songs on the top 10 chart for country songs on iTunes, and he has five songs on the top 10 chart for all genres, coming second to Cardi B's latest single, Up.

The country star's seemingly unstoppable rise to the top came to a screeching halt after a video came to light of Wallen yelling the n-word in his driveway after a night out with friends in Nashville.

Since then, Wallen has been invited by Nashville's NAACP to open a dialogue that can help educate him about the history of the slur.

The singer has kept quiet in the wake of the event, except for sharing his apologies and regrets in a statement made to TMZ.

Wallen's music has been pulled from many radio stations and television channels, and his deal with record label Big Loud had been suspended.

Cover photo: screenshot/instagram/morganwallen

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