Nashville Rejects Sign for Morgan Wallen's New Bar Citing Past Behavior

Nashville Rejects Sign for, Morgan Wallen's New Bar , Citing Past Behavior.
Associated Press reports that Nashville city
council members have rejected plans for
a sign at Morgan Wallen's new bar. .
Associated Press reports that Nashville city
council members have rejected plans for
a sign at Morgan Wallen's new bar. .
Council members cited controversy over Wallen's use of a
racial slur in 2021 and recent criminal charges for throwing
a chair off a roof near two law enforcement officers. .
I don’t want to see
a billboard up with the
name of a person who is
throwing chairs off of
balconies and who is
saying racial slurs, Delishia Porterfield, Nashville council member, via Associated Press.
Morgan Wallen’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen
is scheduled to open this weekend.
Morgan Wallen’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen
is scheduled to open this weekend.
The fact that someone’s name
is going up on a bar doesn’t
mean that we condone all
the behavior, but again
I appreciate the efforts to make
amends, the positive response, Jacob Kupin, Nashville council member, via Associated Press.
The fact that someone’s name
is going up on a bar doesn’t
mean that we condone all
the behavior, but again
I appreciate the efforts to make
amends, the positive response, Jacob Kupin, Nashville council member, via Associated Press.
and again, the operator
themselves I don’t think
should be penalized
for what happened, Jacob Kupin, Nashville council member, via Associated Press.
AP reports that the initial hearing for Wallen's criminal case has been postponed until August 15.
The charges against Wallen include three counts of felony reckless endangerment and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. .
In 2023, Wallen's album 'One Thing at a Time' was at the top of the Billboard 200 charts for 16 weeks.
It was the most-consumed album in the U.S.
for 2023, with Top 10 hits that included
'Last Night,' 'You Proof' and 'Thinkin’ Bout Me.'.
In 2021, Wallen's label suspended
him indefinitely after video came
to light of him shouting a racial slur