Ernest didn’t hold back when asked about good friend Morgan Wallen absence from the 2025 CMA Awards.
Wallen, 32, missed the show for the second straight year even after being nominated for Entertainer of the Year, which he won in 2024.
Ernest, a frequent collaborator of Wallen’s, was asked by Taste of Country as Ernest his choice for Entertainer of the year, and he picked Lainey Wilson.
As it turns out, he was right.
However, Ernest’s reason for picking Wilson over Wallen was interesting.
“He don’t give a f–k,” Ernest said. “Since when has Morgan given a s—? Who’s making more money doing this than Morgan Wallen? He don’t give a f–k about this award. I wouldn’t either if I was Morgan Wallen.”
Earlier this month, Wallen joked about his dislike for awards shows during an appearance in Nashville to sing “Cover Me Up” with Ella Langley.
“It takes a lot more than an awards show to get me out on Broadway these days, I’ll tell you that,” he said, per PEOPLE.
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