Morgan Wallen just earned a platinum-selling, No. 1 hit with “More Than My Hometown.” The song, from his upcoming Dangerous: The Double Album, was written by Morgan, along with HARDY, Ernest K. Smith, and Ryan Vojtesak, and inspired in part by his love of his hometown of Sneedville, Tennessee, something that HARDY, who is from Philadelphia, Mississippi, related to…
Morgan Wallen is the reigning CMA New Artist of the Year, a well-deserved honor after having two platinum-selling, No. 1 hits with both “Chasin’ You” and “More Than My Hometown.” Morgan won in an impressive category that also included Jimmie Allen, Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett, and Carly Pearce, and admits he never expected to walk away with the trophy….
Morgan Wallen is the CMA Awards winner for New Artist of the Year! Morgan beat out Jimmie Allen, Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett, and Carly Pearce to win in the category. “I did not expect to get this,” Morgan said after taking his trophy. “I’d like to thank the good Lord, first of all. I’d like to thank my mama…
Morgan Wallen lost his chance to debut on Saturday Night Live last month, after he was uninvited when videos surfaced of him partying in a large crowd, without anyone wearing a mask or social-distancing. Saturday Night Live told Morgan, after he had already arrived in New York City, that due to health protocols, they could not have him perform….
Shania Twain and Morgan Wallen are just a few of the artists who have been added to the list of performers for the 2020 CMT Music Awards, along with Gabby Barrett and Sam Hunt. The new additions join a previously announced list of performers, which includes Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Ashley McBryde, Little Big Town, Kane Brown and Maren Morris. The performance comes…
Morgan Wallen was to make his debut performance on Saturday Night Live this weekend. Unfortunately, the invitation has now been rescinded, after videos posted on social media showed the singer partying over the weekend, amid a large crowd of people, ignoring all guidelines recommended by the health department, including wearing masks and social distancing. In a video Morgan shared…
We now know several more artists who will be performing at the 2020 ACM Awards. Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Mickey Guyton, Florida Georgia Line and Morgan Wallen will each perform from the Grand Ole Opry, as part of the virtual ceremony, which will take place at the Opry, the Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe. Luke…
HARDY has become one of country music’s biggest breakout stories of the last few years. Not only has he penned some of the genre’s most-successful singles, including Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” and “Hell Right,” Florida Georgia Line’s “Simple” and “Talk You Out of It” and Morgan Wallen’s “Up Down,” but he’s also found success on his own as an…
Willie Nelson just teamed up with all ten of the ACM New Artist of the Year nominees for a special, socially-distanced video of his 1980 hit, “On the Road Again,” a song that seems all the more timely since everyone is off the road right now, because of COVID-19. Proceeds from the song will go to the ACM Lifting…
Morgan Wallen surprised fans last month when he announced he was a father, after welcoming son Indigo Wilder with his former fianceé Katie Smith. The new role has changed almost everything about how Morgan conducts his life, whose primary goal right now is to raise his son in the exceptional way he was raised by his own father. “I…
