Morgan Wallen won’t be performing concerts for the remainder of year amid racial slur controversy

Morgan Wallen won’t be performing concerts for the remainder of the year amid introspection following racial slur controversy

Morgan Wallen took to social media on Tuesday to say that he won’t be performing concerts for the remainder of the year amid a time of introspection in the wake of his scandal in which he was caught on tape saying a racial slur.

‘I’ve found this time away to be very valuable to me in many ways, but I feel like I need a little more of it, and therefore will not be performing tour dates this summer,’ the country music artist, 27, said in a handwritten note posted Tuesday.

The Sneedville, Tennessee native said that he ‘won’t be playing festivals or the Luke Bryan tour dates,’ as he was slated to be on Bryan’s Proud to Be Right Here Tour, as well as country festivals such as Kansas’s Kicker Country Stampede and the Country Jam USA in Wisconsin.

The latest: Morgan Wallen, 27, took to social media on Tuesday to say that he won’t be performing concerts for the remainder of the year amid a time of introspection in the wake of his scandal in which he was caught on tape saying a racial slur 

The Whiskey Glasses artist added, ‘It’s important to me personally, if you can, still go to these shows – support country music. Country music is back and that’s a beautiful damn thing.’

In the post, Wallen admitted he had ‘made some mistakes’ and was looking to turn them into a learning experience.

‘I’m figuring those out and I apologized because I was truly sorry and have been making my amends,’ Wallen said. ‘I wanted to let you guys know that I have taken a couple months away and feel like I’ve really worked on myself. I’m proud of the work I’ve put in and in many ways thankful to have had the time to do it.’

He added, ‘I am still very proud of who I am and the man I am becoming.’

The country music artist opened up in a handwritten note posted Tuesday

The country music artist opened up in a handwritten note posted Tuesday 

In the post, Wallen admitted he had 'made some mistakes' and was looking to turn them into a learning experience

In the post, Wallen admitted he had ‘made some mistakes’ and was looking to turn them into a learning experience 

Wallen also referenced the commercial success of his Dangerous: The Double Album, which was on top of the Billboard 200 for 10 weeks.

‘I would have been proud of this album had it not done any of those things, but it did,’ he said. ‘My story is far from over & getting back out to see y’all is all I can think about. So just know you’ll be seeing me sooner than later.’

Wallen’s controversy arose after a 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 in a clip posted on TMZ.

Background: Wallen was heard on a recording made by neighbor and posted on TMZ earlier this year, using the racial slur as he chat with friends while returning to his Music City home

Background: Wallen was heard on a recording made by neighbor and posted on TMZ earlier this year, using the racial slur as he chat with friends while returning to his Music City home

In a subsequent apology, Wallen said he was ’embarrassed and sorry’ over the exchange.

‘I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back,’ he said. ‘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.’

Wallen was subsequently suspended ‘indefinitely’ by label Big Loud, with his music banned on radio stations for iHeart, Cumulus and Entercom. He was also declared ineligible for the Academy of Country Music Awards.

Despite his banning from the event, a spate of billboards recently surfaced in Nashville saying that Wallen should be crowned Entertainer of the Year at the ACM Awards.