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Forbes
10-04-2025
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- Forbes
Morgan Wallen Trades One No. 1 For Another
Morgan Wallen replaces himself at No. 1 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart, as 'I'm the ... More Problem' overtakes 'Just in Case' for the top spot. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 08: EDITORIAL USE ONLY: Morgan Wallen attends the 2023 CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 08, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) Morgan Wallen's new full-length I'm the Problem is coming up fast, as the project is expected to drop in May. The country superstar has been steadily rolling out singles for months — several of which dropped just recently — and they're all doing a lot more than simply holding their own. His latest smashes aren't just charting, they're selling in large quantities, and that consistency helps Wallen achieve a somewhat rare feat this week as he replaces himself at No. 1 on a Billboard chart. Wallen is once again in charge of the Country Digital Song Sales chart. On Billboard's ranking of the bestselling country tunes in the U.S., he trades one winner for another. The title track from his upcoming album I'm the Problem bolts from No. 3 to No. 1, returning to the summit for a second stay at the peak. The cut has now spent nine frames somewhere on the list, and two of them have been in the driver's seat. Last frame, 'Just in Case' opened at No. 1, earning Wallen yet another champion. That tune dips slightly, but it's hardly gone. This time around, the cut lands at No. 2. Both 'I'm the Problem' and 'Just in Case' recently joined Wallen's ever-expanding roster of chart-toppers on the Country Digital Song Sales ranking. He's now pushed 16 tracks to the top spot on the roster throughout his career. Out of the 51 total tunes he's landed on the list, 41 have broken into the top 10. While it's common for artists to land multiple hits on a single chart, Wallen takes that idea to the next level, as he comes incredibly close to sweeping the entire top five on the Country Digital Song Sales chart this week. In addition to both 'I'm the Problem' and 'Just in Case,' two other recent releases are still performing extremely well. 'I'm a Little Crazy' and 'Love Somebody' both dip slightly, falling to Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. The only song in the top five not attributed to Wallen is 'Can't Cancel All of Us' by Tom MacDonald. The politically-inclined musician debuts at No. 3 with his latest effort. Wallen doesn't stop at the top five on the Country Digital Song Sales chart, as he manages to occupy half of the entire top 10 this frame. Another recent single, 'Smile,' taken from I'm the Problem, slips slightly from No. 6 to No. 8. He also closes out the 15-space ranking with a re-entry: 'I Had Some Help,' his hit collaboration with Post Malone. That champion returns at No. 15. The former No. 1 has now spent 43 weeks on the tally, tying Jelly Roll's 'I Am Not Okay' as the second-longest-charting title present on the list. Only one composition, 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' by Shaboozey, beats them both. That single, one of the most successful in American history, continues to sell, as it's now spent 51 weeks on the Country Digital Song Sales chart, and currently sits at No. 6.
USA Today
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Luke Combs shares why his form of OCD is a 'particularly wicked' mental health condition
Luke Combs shares why his form of OCD is a 'particularly wicked' mental health condition Show Caption Hide Caption Luke Combs wins Single of the Year at the 2023 CMA Awards Luke Combs wins Single of the Year at the 2023 CMA Awards Luke Combs said he recently experienced one of the most intense anxiety flare-ups in the past few years due to a rare mental illness. The 35-year-old country star has previously discussed his lifelong struggle with purely obsessional OCD, a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder that he called "particularly wicked." While many people associate OCD with a compulsive need to flicker lights, Combs said in a recent 60 Minutes interview that there's no outward manifestation or visible behavior but rather a debilitating anxiety. "The craziness of the particular disorder that I have, it's the way to get out of it," Combs told interviewer Adam Hegarty in the video posted last month. "Like, it doesn't matter what the thoughts even are. You giving any credence to what the thoughts are is irrelevant and only fuels you having more of them." The "When It Rains It Pours" singer said when experiencing a flare-up, he would fixate on a thought for 45 seconds of every minute for weeks. The fixations would s range from intrusively violent thoughts or ideas of religion to self-reflective questions like who is he as a person. But over time, Combs said he has learned how to better navigate his OCD by accepting the thoughts circling his mind. "It held me back so many times in my life where you're trying to accomplish something, you're doing really great, and then you have a flare-up, and it just like ruins your whole life for six months," he said. "When it happens now, I'm not afraid of it because I'm not like, 'What if I'm like this forever?' I know I'm not going to be like this forever now." What is OCD? Obsessive-compulsive disorder, more commonly known as OCD, is a mental health disorder that causes people to obsess over thoughts or fears that can be unwanted, intrusive, and irrational. The disorder causes people to engage in repetitive behaviors that are difficult to break and cause distress. Juanita Guerra, a New York clinical psychologist practicing meditation, previously told USA TODAY that the disorder can trap someone in "a vicious cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors." "It's hard to describe the mindset that's going on in the OCD. So it's like, whenever you're having one of those situations come up, you truly – whatever it may be – you think the worst possible situation's going to come of it," Guerra said. "It could be the most unrealistic, crazy, unimaginable thing." When did Combs first experience OCD and anxiety? Combs first experienced anxiety from his OCD when he was in middle school, the North Carolina native said in a 2021 episode of AXS TV's "The Big Interview." "I know when you see people that have OCD you think of them like messing with the blinds or straightening the carpet," Combs said. "Essentially my version of fixing the blinds or straightening the carpet is kind of thoughts that I play over and over in my head." "For example ... it'll be something about my health," he said. "Like I'll be worried that I'm about to have a heart attack or a stroke and it becomes this very obsessive thing that you can never have an answer to. That's kind of the awful part of it. You have to teach yourself to be comfortable with the fact you'll never get an answer." Contributing: David Oliver and Gary Dinges, USA TODAY
