Morgan Wallen will appear as the next 'SNL' musical guest after previously being kicked off the show for partying during the pandemic

• Morgan Wallen will make his "Saturday Night Live" debut as the show's musical guest on December 5, the comedy sketch series announced via Twitter on Wednesday.
• The country singer's previous invitation to appear on the October 10 episode was revoked after videos showed him attending crowded parties without a mask in Alabama.
• "Let's try this again," Wallen tweeted after "SNL" shared the lineup.

Morgan Wallen is getting a second chance at his "Saturday Night Live" debut.

On Wednesday, the NBC comedy sketch series announced that the country singer, 27, will appear as the musical guest on the December 5 episode alongside host Jason Bateman.

The invitation comes weeks after Wallen's scheduled performance on the October 10 show was canceled due to online videos showing the musician attending crowded parties in Alabama.

Wallen and the other attendees weren't wearing masks nor were they practicing social distancing in the videos.

Shortly after "SNL" announced the December lineup, he tweeted: "Let's try this again."

When the "7 Summers" singer announced that he'd been pulled from the October lineup, he told his fans that he "understood" the show's decision, especially given the photos of him at a football game without a mask and videos of him attending crowded parties without a face covering.

"I'm not positive for COVID, but my actions this past weekend were pretty shortsighted and they've obviously affected my long-term goals and my dreams. I respect the show's decision because I know that I put them in jeopardy. And I take ownership for this," he told fans in an Instagram video.

Wallen continued, "On a more personal note, I think I have some growing up to do. You know, I think I've lost myself a little bit. I've tried to find joy in the wrong places and I don't know, it's left me with less joy."

He added that Lorne Michaels, the show's creator and longtime executive producer, offered him "lots of encouragement" and said they would try to find another time for the country star to appear on the show.

Jack White eventually took Wallen's spot during the October 10 show, which Bill Burr hosted.

Since "SNL" has been one of the few programs to invite a live audience to its studio during the pandemic, the show has implemented a variety of safety precautions to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus amongst the audience and the cast.

Audience members are required to take a rapid COVID-19 test before entering Studio 8H, wear masks, and sit socially distanced from each other, Courtney Malenius, who attended the season 46 "SNL" premiere, told Insider.

Malenius added that Michaels frequently checked on the cast, crew, host, and musical guest throughout the show to make sure they were comfortable.

"He would walk from skit to skit and give a thumbs-up to all the actors just to check in and make sure that they felt good before the cameras were rolling. And I just really appreciated that," she said. "I was like, 'He's running the ship.'"