NASHVILLE,
Tenn. – 19x Billboard Music Awards winner and two-time 2025 GRAMMY
nominee Morgan Wallen surprises fans with an unexpected release, “Smile”
on January 3rd, originally teased on Wallen’s Instagram and TikTok.
Listen HERE and watch the
official music video, directed by Justin Clough, below:
Written by Wallen, Rocky Block, John Byron, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan
Vojtesak and Luis Witkiewitz, “Smile” is a continuation of a theme
set by previous releases, “Lies Lies Lies” and “Love Somebody,” as the narrator
navigates life’s little moments and longings. “Smile” depicts a relationship as
we see them today through filtered snapshots: It was good to see you smile
/ Girl you know it’s been a while / It was good to see you smile / Even if it
was just for the picture.
“Lies Lies Lies” recently became Wallen’s 16th No. 1 at country radio, while
“Love Somebody” – celebrated by HITS Daily Double as a “heartbreak
hit-in-the-making,” and Billboard as an “instantaneous chart-topper”
– debuted at No. 1 globally across five countries, becoming Wallen’s first solo
song to debut at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 100 chart upon
release. “Love Somebody” led Wallen to become the first artist to have three
singles sit atop the Billboard 100 and Hot Country Songs charts
simultaneously.
After concluding his record-breaking One Night At A Time Tour in
October – which spanned 87 shows, 57 stadium shows and 10 countries
across two years – Wallen will host his inaugural Sand In My Boots Festival on
the beaches of Gulf Shores, AL in 2025. The festival, which sold out in less
than two hours of on-sale, will feature headlining sets by Wallen, Post Malone,
Brooks & Dunn and HARDY across three days and three nights, with additional
guests including Riley Green, Bailey Zimmerman, T-Pain, Diplo, Wiz Khalifa, The
War on Drugs, 2 Chainz, Chase Rice, Three 6 Mafia, 3 Doors Down, Ella Langley,
ERNEST, Morgan Wade, Moneybagg Yo and more. For full details, visit sandinmybootsfest.com.
About Morgan Wallen
When 19-time Billboard Music Awards-winner and two-time 2025
GRAMMY nominee Morgan Wallen released his third studio album One Thing At
A Time in 2023, its instant success left The New York Times proclaiming
Wallen as “one of the biggest stars in pop, period.” One Thing At A
Time has remained atop the all-genre Billboard 200 chart for 19
non-consecutive weeks, the most weeks at No. 1 for a Country album, and was the
most-streamed album of the year on Spotify. His collaboration with Post Malone,
“I Had Some Help,” became only the second single in chart history
to debut with the support of all reporting stations and remained No. 1 on
the Billboard Hot 100 all-genre charts for six weeks. Wallen’s recent
release, “Love Somebody,” debuted at No. 1 globally across five countries and
11 charts. “Love Somebody” led Wallen to become the first artist to have three
singles sit atop the Billboard 100 and Hot Country Songs charts
simultaneously.
With 16 chart-toppers at country radio, Wallen’s 87-show One Night At A
Time World Tour, spanning two years, 10 countries/3 continents and 51
stadium plays, concluded at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Oct. 19.
Performing to over 3.1 million fans, One Night At A Time was named
a Billboard and Pollstar Country Tour of the Year in 2023,
as well as People’s Choice Country Concert Tour of 2024, surpassing attendance
records in numerous stops; including Neyland Stadium and Ohio Stadium, where
Wallen became the largest weekend ever for both venues. Wallen donates a
portion from every ticket sold to his Morgan Wallen Foundation.
Morgan
Wallen’s Message To Fans
It’s
been a turbulent year for Morgan Wallen to say the least; he went out on the
road for one of the biggest live country music tours of 2024, with sold-out
shows across the world… he won CMA’s “Entertainer Of The Year”, and
found himself in court multiple times for reckless behaviour. But Morgan can
now finally say goodbye to 2024!
He
has been one of the most influential country musicians of the year, and often
one of the biggest driving forces in the growth of country music worldwide. In
a heartfelt video shared on his Instagram, the country star
thanked his fans for wanting to hear his voice.
Despite
his stratospheric success in recent years, it sounds like one of the only
people who doubts Morgan is himself.
Morgan
Wallen was named Top Country Artist at the Billboard Music Awards
held on Dec 12, 2024. He also got Top Male Artist, Top Country Male Artist and
Top Collaboration for his hit I Had Some Help with Post Malone.
The
awards are decided based on performance on the official Billboard charts during
the year.
One Night At A Time Concludes This Weekend w/
Two Consecutive Nights at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, Oct. 18-19
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On the heels of his third
studio album One Thing At A Time attaining 7x Platinum
certification by the RIAA, this year’s leading CMA Award nominee Morgan
Wallen delivers the first taste of his upcoming project, releasing “Love
Somebody,” available now. Listen HERE(preferred
platform) or below:
“‘Love Somebody’ is a little bit of a new approach lyrically and sonically,”
shares Wallen. “I wanted to try something different, with what I wanted to talk
about, how I wanted it to sound, and we were inspired by Latin-leaning
influences. I’m really excited about this song and pumped that it is out.”
“Love Somebody” was written by Wallen alongside John Byron, Ashley Gorley,
Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Elof Loelv and Ryan Vojtesak, and was produced by Joey
Moi and Charlie Handsome (Dangerous: The Double Album and One
Thing At A Time). Craving something different against a neon-lit backdrop,
the East Tennessean singer/songwriter offers a candid glimpse at the
difficulties of finding someone “Who ain't hypnotized / By dollar signs and
blindin' lights,” as he searches for authenticity.
I just wanna love somebody Who won't leave a hole in my heart I just wanna love somebody That don’t want me fallin’ apart And I’ll be lucky if I ever find A somethin' more than just a crazy night
I just wanna love somebody
Riding high off the success of Billboard’s 2024 Song of the
Summer “I Had Some Help” with Post Malone and latest single, “Lies, Lies,
Lies,” Wallen, originally previewed “Love Somebody” on the European leg of
his One Night At A Time 2024 Tour. He later announced the
single’s official release at his history-making, double header hometown shows
at University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Neyland Stadium, where he surpassed The
Jackson 5 as the venue's largest weekend ever, performing for 156,161 fans
across two shows.
Wallen will conclude his One Night At A Time tour this weekend
with two consecutive nights at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium Oct. 18-19. One
Night At A Time spanned 87 shows, 10 countries, 51 stadium plays, as
well as festivals and arenas across two years, and was named a 2023 Billboard and Pollstar Country
Tour of the Year.
For more information visit www.MorganWallen.com.
About Morgan Wallen
When 15-time Billboard Music Awards-winner and current CMA
Entertainer of the Year nominee Morgan Wallen released his third studio
album One Thing At A Time in 2023, its instant success
left The New York Times proclaiming Wallen as “one of the biggest stars in pop,
period.” One Thing At A Time has remained atop the
all-genre Billboard 200 chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks,
the most weeks at No. 1 for a Country album, and was the most-streamed album of
the year on Spotify. The album’s 7x-Platinum single “Last Night” reeled in over
2.2 billion streams globally, becoming the most-streamed song of any genre in
the U.S. across Apple Music and Spotify, and the longest running No. 1 solo
song in Hot 100 history (16 weeks total). Recent collaboration with Post
Malone, “I Had Some Help,” debuted at country radio with 167 first week adds, becoming only the
second single in chart history to debut with the support of all reporting
stations. Since its release, “I Had Some Help” remained No. 1 on the Billboard Hot
100 all-genre charts for six weeks.
With 15 chart-toppers at country radio, Wallen’s 87-show One Night At A
Time World Tour, spanning two years, 10 countries/3 continents and 51
stadium plays, will conclude at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Oct. 19.
Performing to over 2.4 million fans, One Night At A Time was
named a Billboard and Pollstar Country Tour
of the Year in 2023, as well as People’s Choice Country Concert Tour of 2024,
surpassing attendance records in numerous stops; including Neyland Stadium and
Ohio Stadium, where Wallen became the largest weekend ever for both venues.
Wallen donates a portion from every ticket sold to his
With 15 chart-toppers at country radio, Wallen’s 87-show One Night At A
Time World Tour, spanning two years, 10 countries/3 continents and 51
stadium plays, will conclude at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Oct. 19.
Performing to over 2.4 million fans, One Night At A Time was
named a Billboard and Pollstar Country Tour
of the Year in 2023, as well as People’s Choice Country Concert Tour of 2024,
surpassing attendance records in numerous stops; including Neyland Stadium and
Ohio Stadium, where Wallen became the largest weekend ever for both venues.
Wallen donates a portion from every ticket sold to his Morgan Wallen Foundation.
Morgan Wallen Sets Hyde Park Play for July 4, 2024
LONDON, U.K. March 8, 2024 –
When Morgan Wallen performed in London for the first time on Dec.
3, 2023, Daily Express remarked that his presence at The O2
carried “such immense force that it could not be contained by the colossal
venue.” Now, the 11-time 2023 Billboard Music
Awards-winner is super-sizing his London presence, announcing one night only at
the city’s historic Hyde Park on July 4, 2024.
"Last fall was my first time in the UK and man, I loved it,”
remarked Wallen. “I saw so much while I was there, and the people were
incredible.”
Morgan Wallen continues
to reign as one of Country’s top
touring artists. Wallen’s 57-show 2023
One Night At A Time World Tour delivered the man the New York Times
dubbed “one of the biggest stars in POP, period" to fans worldwide, and Wallen will bring
the show to BST Hyde Park for the first
time this summer.
Reflecting on the significance of his upcoming show, Wallen added, “To play
where legendary artists like Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones have played is a
huge honor for me and my band, and we can’t wait to be back.”
The news comes on the heels of Wallen’s Abbey
Road Sessions, commemorating the one-year anniversary of his
record-setting album One
Thing At A Time. Recorded in London in the iconic Studio Two
at the world-renowned Abbey Road Studios on Dec. 5, 2023, the digital series
includes five live recordings from One
Thing At A Time, an unreleased fan-favorite, “Lies Lies Lies,” and
a never-before-recorded cover of British rock band Nothing But Thieves’
“Graveyard Whistling.”
Morgan Wallen
Thursday 4 July
2024 14:00 - BST Hyde Park, London (Rangers Lodge, London, W2 2UH)
BST PRESALE
* Tickets are subject to a Transaction Fee of up
to £2.50 Ticketmaster UK| AXS
Supporting talent to be announced at a later date.
Watch/listen to Abbey
Road SessionsHERE.
Visit MorganWallen.com for more information and full tour details.
About Morgan Wallen
When 11-time 2023 Billboard Music
Awards-winner and Top Male Artist Morgan Wallen released his third studio albumOne Thing At A Time in
2023, its instant success left The New York Times proclaiming Wallen as “one of the biggest stars in pop,
period.” One Thing At A
Time has remained atop the all-genre Billboard 200 chart for
18 non-consecutive weeks, tying Garth Brooks’ Ropin’ the Wind with the most weeks at No.
1 for a Country album, and was the most-streamed album of the year on Spotify.
The album’s 6x-Platinum single “Last Night” reeled in over 1.5 billion streams
globally, becoming the most-streamed song of any genre in the U.S. across Apple
Music and Spotify, and the longest running No. 1 solo song in Hot 100 history
(16 weeks total).
With 11 chart-toppers at Country radio, Wallen recently wrapped his 5
countries/3 continents 57-show One
Night At A Time World Tour stadium tour. Playing to over 2.4
million fans, Wallen’s One
Night At A Time World Tour was named a Pollstar and Billboard Country Tour of the Year, surpassing attendance records in
numerous stops; including Ohio Stadium, where Wallen became the largest weekend
ever for the venue, shattering records previously held by George Strait and
Taylor Swift. Resuming this April in Indianapolis, Indiana, the 2024 extension
of One Night At A
Time takes Wallen to 29 additional stadium-plays. Wallen
donates $3 from every U.S. ticket sold to his Morgan Wallen Foundation.
About Hyde Park
Every year millions of visitors from London, the UK and across the globe enjoy
the iconic Hyde Park, one of the capital’s eight Royal Parks. Spanning 350
acres of green space in central London, Hyde Park has hosted world-renowned
music artists since the 1960s. The summer concerts are an essential part of
income generation for The Royal Parks, providing necessary funds to maintain
and develop the parks for future generations to enjoy. They also help support
the diverse culture of London and introduce new audiences to the parks.
WATCH Morgan Wallen’s BBMA’s
acceptance speech HERE
LOS ANGELES, CA (Nov 19, 2023) – Dick Clark Productions and Billboardcelebrated the hottest names in music with
the “2023
Billboard Music Awards” (BBMAs) Presented by Marriott
Bonvoy. The reimagined awards show entertained fans with a celebration of
music’s greatest achievements featuring bespoke performances by the world’s
biggest chart-topping artists performing at unique locations across the globe,
winner celebrations, and surprise moments. The show rolled out across BBMAs and
Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch.
The
2023 Billboard Music Awardsofficially handed out all the night’s
prizes – so who emerged the big winner?
Morgan Wallen took home the most trophies of the night
with 11 wins – including Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist,
Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song, and more.
After
the winners were announced all day and the night’s performances rolled out on
BBMAs.watch and across BBMA and Billboard social accounts.
Taylor Swiftwas the biggest female winner adding 10
prizes on the night. (In fact, Swift’s 10 wins and Drake’s five on Sunday
night put them in a tie for the winningest artists of all time at the Billboard
Music Awards.)
RECAP: Taylor Swift took home the coveted Top Artist
award and a total of 10 trophies – bringing her career total to 39 wins.
She now ties Drake as the most decorated BBMA winner of all time. In Swift’s
acceptance speech she said, “The fact that you guys have given me 10 Billboard
Awards… I’m talking to the fans specifically, none of this happens without
you. Billboard base(s)
everything off of what you are listening to and what you are passionate about,
and I am so honored that this year you made “The Eras Tour” so magical. You
went and saw the movie, you cared about my re-recordings…I love you so much, I
feel like the luckiest person in the world to have you in my corner and caring
about the music that I make, so thank you, thank you, thank you, 10 million
times.”
In
addition to performing, the Queen of Christmas and music icon Mariah Carey was honored
with the Billboard Chart Achievement Award for the chart-topping holiday
classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which was presented to her by her
children Roc and Roe.
This
year’s show was an epic celebration of the fans who propelled their favorite
artists to the top of the Billboard charts. In a first-of-its-kind
collaboration, BBMAs partnered with Spotify’s Fans First program, which used
Spotify listener data to identify the performers’ most loyal fans and invited
them to attend the intimate BBMA performances.
Morgan
Wallen
won awards for both top Billboard 200 album (ONE THING AT A TIME) and top
Hot 100 song (“Last Night”). It’s the first time one artist
has swept both of those key awards in the same year since Usher scored in 2004
with Confessions and his megahit “Yeah!” (featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris).
(Note:
The BBMAs were on hiatus from 2007-10.) Wallen had previously won four BBMAs.
His new career total of 15 awards puts him second only to Garth Brooks among
country artists. Brooks has won 20 BBMAs.
Swift
won top artist for the third time, which puts her in a tie with Drake for the
most wins in that category.
Wallen
thoroughly dominated the country categories, winning top country artist,
top country album, top country song and top country tour. https://www.billboard.com/h/bbmaswatch/
2023
Billboard Music Awards
ARTIST
AWARDS
Top
Artist:
Drake, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, SZA, WINNER: Taylor Swift
Top
New Artist:
Bailey Zimmerman, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Peso Pluma, WINNER: Zach Bryan
Top
Male Artist:
Drake, Luke Combs, WINNER: Morgan Wallen, The Weeknd, Zach Bryan
Morgan
Wallen Expands His Impact On Billboard’s Year-End Country Charts
One
year at a time, Morgan Wallen has increased his dominance on the Billboard
year-end charts, and in 2023, he extended that
influence by owning the No. 1 position on a dozen of the 28 lists
devoted to the genre’s commercial mainstream.
Wallen
made it a three-peat on four year-end country charts, landing at the summit on Top
Country Artists, Top Country Artists — Male, Top Hot
Country Songs Artists and Top Country Albums Artists.
He
outpaced the field on Top Country Streaming SongsArtists for the
fourth straight year.
He
also reigned on Top Country Albums Titles a third year in a row, though
the actual title at the top is different. DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM led in
2021 and 2022, but slipped to No.2 on the 2023 edition, replaced by his follow-up,
ONE THING AT A TIME. Wallen’s debut album, If I Know Me, gives him three top 10
entries among Country Albums Titles, finishing the tracking year at No. 8.
Wallen
lodged his first No. 1s on Billboard’s year-end country lists when “Whiskey
Glasses” propelled him to the top of two charts in 2019. He was a
double winner again in 2020, then expanded to six No. 1s in 2021, nine in 2022
and 12 this year. His repeats from 2022 come with Top Country Airplay Artists,
plus Top Hot Country Songs and Top Country Streaming Songs. “Last Night”
replaces “Wasted On You” atop the latter two lists. The three charts he
conquered for the first time in 2023 are Top Country Airplay Songs, Top Country
Digital Songs Artists and Top Country Tours. As if that’s not enough, Wallen is
also the No. 1 Hot 100 Artist and “Last Night” is the top Hot 100 Song.
Thanks
in great part to Wallen’s command in the genre, Big Loud collected four
No. 1s as a label or imprint, and his producer, Joey Moi (HARDY, Jake Owen),
took the Top Hot Country Songs Producers title a third consecutive year.
Beyond
Wallen, six other artists ranked No. 1 among the 32 total country or
country-related yearend charts. Zach Bryan ascended to the lead on three
lists — Top Hot Country Songwriters and the twobAmericana/folk
summaries — and Billy Strings owned both bluegrass charts. Additionally,
Zac Brown Band repeated among Top Country Artists — Duo/Group, and Taylor
Swift, who earned three top 10s on Top Country Albums Titles, snared Top
Country Artists — Female.
Megan
Moroney
reigned on Top Country Artists — New, and Jason Aldean’s “Try That
in a Small Town” led on Top Country Digital Songs Titles.
Republic won two label and
imprint battles, and Universal headed Top Country Albums Distributors. Warner
Music Group came up victorious on two charts, with Warner Music Nashville
claiming its fourth straight crown on Top Country Airplay Imprints and
BMI-affiliated Warner-Tamerlane taking Top Hot Country Songs Publishers for the
seventh year in a row.
Sony
Music
grabbed Top Hot Country Songs Publishing Corporations for the fourth
consecutive year.
Historically,
Billboard’s year-end charts have been compiled in December. For 2023, the chart
eligibility period was tweaked to coincide with the shift of the Billboard
Music Awards to a Nov. 19 broadcast date.
Following
are the No.1 entries on each of the country year-end charts.
A
comprehensive account of Billboard’s 2023 lists can be found HERE.
Top Country Artists Morgan Wallen
Top Country Artists — Duo/Group Zac Brown Band
Top Country Artists — Female Taylor Swift
Top Country Artists — Male Morgan Wallen
Top Country Artists — New Megan Moroney
Top Country Labels Big Loud
Top Hot Country Songs Artists Morgan Wallen
Top Hot Country Songs “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
Top Hot Country Songs Imprints Republic
Top Hot Country Songs Labels Big Loud
Top Hot Country Songs Producers Joey Moi
Top Hot Country Songs Publishing Corporations Sony Music Publishing
Top Hot Country Songs Publishers Warner-Tamerlane Publishing (BMI)
Top Hot Country Songwriters Zach Bryan
Top Country Airplay Artists Morgan Wallen
Top Country Airplay Songs “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
Top Country Airplay Labels Big Loud
Top Country Airplay Imprints Warner Music Nashville
Top Country Digital Songs Artists Morgan Wallen
Top Country Digital Songs Titles “Try That in a Small Town,” Jason Aldean
Top Country Albums Titles One Thing at a Time, Morgan Wallen
Top Country Albums Artists Morgan Wallen
Top Country Albums Imprints Big Loud
Top Country Albums Labels Republic
Top Country Albums Distributors Universal
Top Country Streaming Songs “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
Top Country Streaming Songs Artists Morgan Wallen
Top Americana/Folk Artists Zach Bryan
Top Americana/Folk Albums American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan
Top Bluegrass Albums Artists Billy Strings
Top Bluegrass Albums Titles Me / and / Dad, Billy Strings
Top Country Tours Morgan Wallen
Wallen’s 57-date 2023One
Night At A Time World Tour includes
stops in5 countries, 3
continents & 25 stadium-plays; plus arenas, amphitheatres &
festivals in the superstar’s largest tour yet. With support from ERNEST and Bailey Zimmerman, the tour
kicked off oversees in New Zealand and Australia before returning stateside and
will wrap up at London’s O2 Arena on Dec. 3. The tour’s massive success
landed it in the top 10 of Pollstar’s LIVE75 chart and spurred a 2024 tour extension with 29 additional
festivals and stadium-plays.
Nominated
for 2023 CMA Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the
Year (One Thing At A Time); second most-nominated at the BBMAs with 17
nominations including: Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist,
Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top
Song Sales Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Country Artist, Top
Country Male Artist, Top Country Touring Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (One
Thing At A Time), Top Country Album (One Thing At A Time), Top Hot
100 Song (“Last Night,” Top Streaming Song (“Last Night”), Top Radio Song x2
(“Last Night” + “You Proof”).
●Born in Sneedville, TN (also
home to bluegrass legend Jimmy Martin) – he attended the same high school as
Country superstar Kenny Chesney. With a hard-rock loving preacher for a father
and a mother who couldn’t get enough Country and contemporary Christian music,
Wallen began performing for his local congregation at age 3 and went on to
develop a strong love of Country, Rock and Hip-Hop.
CHOICE
PICK MORGAN WALLEN TO MAKE GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT JULY 7
Chart-Rising
Single “The Way I Talk”
Combines Down-Home Roots With New-School Swagger
Morgan Wallen: Photo Credit Delaney Royer
Currently
Electrifying Huge Crowds On Florida Georgia Line’s THE SMOOTH TOUR 2017
Nashville, Tenn. (July 3,
2017) – Big Loud Records breakout
talent Morgan Wallen takes another step along his path to Country stardom this
week, making his Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday, July 7.
Taking
the historic, world-famous stage for the first time, Wallen will join the ranks
of legendary Opry performers like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Garth Brooks,
as he introduces fans from around the globe to his down-home meets new-school
Country style.
Wallen’s
drawling, take-me-as-I-come debut single “The Way I Talk” has already struck a
chord with fans at Country radio, rising into the Top 35 of the airplay charts.
“So many
legends, heroes, and pioneers of Country music have paved the way for guys like
me to make my debut,” shares Wallen. “To even be recognized in the same
sentence as artists from Hank Williams to Roy Acuff and Alan Jackson to Garth
Brooks – plus so many more, is a huge honor
for me. I never would have imagined this in my wildest dreams growing up.
Hopefully this is my first of many trips to the Opry stage!”
Written
by Jessi Alexander, Ben Hayslip, and Chase McGill, “The Way I Talk” (Big Loud Records) is the first tease and title track of Wallen’s
blistering debut EP (produced by Florida Georgia Line studio ace Joey Moi), and
has already been streamed over 10
million times on Spotify alone.
Sent to country radio on August 22, 2016 with
an impact date Sept 12, 2016, The Way I Talk peaked at #30
on Billboard Country Airplay (chart dated May 6, 2017) and #35 on Hot Country Songs (chartJune 24, 2017; 16th chart frame)
Release
Date: 29 July 2016
Morgan Wallen – The Way I Talk (EP; Big
Loud Records)
Showing
off the Knoxville native’s dynamic vocals and a sound straight out of the
modern South, the song’s free-and-easy video premiered on CMT, as Wallen was named one of Rolling
Stone’s “10 New Artists You Need to
Know” and Taste of Country’s 2017 Risers. He has since passed another career milestone,
earning a writer’s credit on the rocking new single from A Thousand Horses,
“Preachin’ To the Choir.”
Wallen is
currently making an impact on the road, opening up shows to massive crowds on
select dates of FGL’s genre-busting THE SMOOTH TOUR 2017 alongside Hip-Hop icon
Nelly and breakthrough Country star (and labelmate) Chris Lane. His jam-packed
concert schedule continues through late October.
About Morgan Wallen: Born in Sneedville, Tenn. (also home to bluegrass legend Jimmy
Martin), Wallen was a star on the baseball
diamond, attended the same high school as Country superstar Kenny Chesney,
and has deep roots in the church.
With a Hard Rock-loving preacher
for a father and a mother who couldn’t get enough Country and contemporary
Christian music, Wallen began performing for his local congregation at the
tender age of 3 and went on to develop a strong love of Country, Rock and
Hip-Hop.
In 2014, he competed on Season 6 of The Voice, but was eliminated (episode 18;
April 18, 2014; steal coach Adam Levine)
After moving to Music City in
2015, he’s co-written with hitmakers like Craig Wiseman, Rodney Clawson, Chris
Tompkins, the Warren Brothers, Tommy Cecil and Matt Dragstrem, and has been
honing his studio poise with award-winning producer Joey Moi. Wallen’s
five-song EP THE WAY I TALK hit iTunes and Spotify on July 29, 2016, and his
Southern-roots anthem “The Way I Talk” was instantly included on Spotify’s
popular Wild Country, New Boots and New Music Friday playlists.
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