Country star Morgan Wallen's use of a racial slur earlier this year has cost him a high-profile appearance at one of music's biggest awards shows.

After revealing select nominees for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, the production announced that Wallen — nominated in six categories, as determined purely by Billboard chart placements and not a voting committee — will not participate "in any capacity," meaning "performing, presenting," and "accepting," should he win during the May 23 show.