US country star Morgan Wallen has been dropped by his record label, after a video emerged of him using a racial slur.
Nashville’s Big Loud Records said it had “made the decision to suspend Morgan Wallen’s recording contract indefinitely” in light of the video.
In the footage, reportedly filmed by a neighbour last weekend, the 27-year-old is seen saying goodbye to some friends and calling one of them the N-word.
He has apologised for the incident.
“I’m embarrassed and sorry,” he told TMZ, which first published the footage.
“I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back. There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologise for using the word. I promise to do better.”
Wallen, whose career began on the US version of TV talent show The Voice, is currently one of the biggest country stars in the US.
His latest record, Dangerous: The Double Album, has been number one on the Billboard chart for the last three weeks; and his last four singles have reached number one on the country airplay chart.