Many fans of Morgan Wallen have opted not to watch the ACM Awards in 2021, because their favorite artist won't be making an appearance. One Twitter user even said, "Missing @MorganWallen On the awards show but guess who is listening to him on the record player , me and the hubby." Some are even upset because they believe the singer should be winning so many awards this year. One user tweeted that Wallen "should of been able to and should be winning the album of the year awards." 

Many fans blamed things like "cancel culture" and the awards show for being too "woke." However, just a few days before the ceremony, Wallen tweeted out an apology letter where he said that he was "thankful" to have been given this time to work on himself (via Alabama Local News). Even Wallen said that he's "proud of the work [he's] put in" and that he "needed this time off."