History Music / MorganWallen

Wallen released several promotional and featured songs throughout 2019 and 2010, including a cover of Music/JasonIsbell's "Cover Me Up" and a collaboration with Music/{{Diplo}} on "Heartless". This was followed in 2020 by "More Than My Hometown" and "7 Summers", the lead singles to his double album ''Dangerous: The Double Album''. The hits continued despite a widely-publicized controversy where he was booted from a guest spot on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' after being spotted hosting a huge party in direct violation of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]] protocols.

Wallen became further entangled in controversy in February 2021 when TMZ leaked video of him shouting racial slurs at neighbors; following said leak was a severe backlash which saw his music removed from streaming services and radio playlists, along with a suspension from Big Loud. Despite this, he continued to hold the #1 position on Top Country Albums for much of 2021, and radio stations started reinstating his music by summertime.

* SelfDeprecation: He appeared AsHimself on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' to make fun of his removal from the show.

He gained his first exposure as a contestant on ''Series/TheVoice'', but was eliminated during the playoffs. During this time he also released a self-titled EP via Panacea Records.

It was a signing to Big Loud, a country label owned by RecordProducer Joey Moi, that got Wallen his big breakthrough. Although his first country song "The Way I Talk" bombed, he got an unexpected hit in 2017 with "Up Down", which featured Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine on guest vocals. Following this, both "Whiskey Glasses" and "Chasin' You" off the same album also topped the country charts, with the former even being ranked by ''Billboard'' as the biggest country music hit of 2019.

Wallen released several promotional and featured songs throughout 2019 and 2010, including a cover of Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up" and a collaboration with Music/{{Diplo}} on "Heartless". This was followed in 2020 by "More Than My Hometown" and "7 Summers", the lead singles to his double album ''Dangerous: The Double Album''. The hits continued despite a widely-publicized controversy where he was booted from a guest spot on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' after being spotted hosting a huge party in direct violation of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]] protocols. Wallen became further entangled in controversy in February 2021 when TMZ leaked video of him shouting racial slurs at neighbors; following said leak was [[UnPerson a severe backlash which saw his music removed from streaming services and radio playlists, along with a suspension from Big Loud.]]

* AutoTune: "Up Down" and "Talkin' Tennessee" are particularly strong offenders.

Morgan Cole Wallen (1993-) is a singer from Sneedville, Tennessee.

Morgan Cole Wallen (1993-) is a CountryMusic singer from Sneedville, Tennessee.

Wallen released several promotional and featured songs throughout 2019 and 2010, including a cover of Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up" and a collaboration with Music/{{Diplo}} on "Heartless". This was followed in 2020 by "More Than My Hometown" and "7 Summers", the lead singles to his double album ''Dangerous: The Double Album''. The hits continued despite a widely-publicized controversy where he was booted from a guest spot on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' after being spotted hosting a huge party in direct violation of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]] protocols. Wallen became further entangled in controversy in February 2020 when TMZ leaked video of him shouting racial slurs at neighbors; following said leak was a severe backlash which saw his music removed from streaming services and radio playlists, along with a suspension from Big Loud.

Wallen released several promotional and featured songs throughout 2019 and 2010, including a cover of Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up" and a collaboration with Music/{{Diplo}} on "Heartless". This was followed in 2020 by "More Than My Hometown" and "7 Summers", the lead singles to his double album ''Dangerous: The Double Album''. The hits continued despite a widely-publicized controversy where he was booted from a guest spot on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' after being spotted hosting a huge party in direct violation of [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]] protocols.

Wallen's style is defined by his pop and rock influences on top of standard country music songwriting, with some fans lauding his more 1990s-influenced image (including the mullet) and more lyric-driven songs than his contemporaries.

* LoudnessWar: Much like with Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine and other Big Loud artists, Joey Moi's over-reliance on power chords, drum machines, and AutoTune make for a sonic mess.

Wallen released several promotional and featured songs throughout 2019 and 2010, including a cover of Jason Isbell's "Cover Me Up" and a collaboration with Music/{{Diplo}} on "Heartless". This was followed in 2020 by "More Than My Hometown" and "7 Summers", the lead singles to his double album ''Dangerous: The Double Album''.