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Perth Now
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Morgan Wallen 'assumes the worst' of people
Morgan Wallen "assumes the worst" of almost everyone he meets. The 32-year-old singer believes "there's a lot of" people who want to use him since finding fame and though he feels able to "distinguish" those with bad intentions, these days he wants those he meets to "prove [him] wrong" rather than setting out with good expectations. He said on 'Today's Country Radio' on Apple Music Country: "I'd say the majority are [users]. So you learn to be able to distinguish pretty easily. "I mean, at this point, I'm going to assume the worst in everyone pretty much, to be honest. "That's just... the way it is. I'm going to assume you're s***** and if you prove me wrong, awesome. But good luck." The 'I Ain't Comin' Back' hitmaker has been involved in some controversy over the years and while he used to have the freedom to do what he wanted, he admitted he feels more responsibility now he is a dad to four-year-old Indigo, who he has with former partner Katie 'KT' Smith. Noting he had been burned by fame, he said: "I learned that lesson a lot. I mean, you'd think I'd have learned it after one time, but it might've just taken me a little more than it should have. "But also there was times where I just didn't really care... "But you get older, you have a kid, and you start thinking about how that starts impacting other people and not just yourself. "Whenever he was born, I started really looking at the world in that way." Morgan has penned a song to Indigo about his past difficulties called 'Superman' and admitted he was keen to "say a lot" to the boy in the lyrics because he'd never written for him before. He said: "In the second verse, I wanted to let him know that, 'Hey, everybody ain't nice. Everybody don't want your best interest, and I'm going to do my best to protect you, but at some point you're going to have to protect yourself.' "There's a lot of different things that I felt like I was trying to, not only let him know where I fall short, but also give him advice, let him know I'm protecting him. "I tried to say a lot in that one song just because it's really my only song to him at this point." The 'Just In Case' singer sees a lot of himself in his son, and while he finds that funny "right now", he isn't sure he'll always feel that way. He said: "I'm sure I'm going to get paid back quite a bit and that's fine. "I think it's hilarious, at least I do right now. I don't know what I'll think in five years, but it's funny right now."
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Morgan Wallen Is One of Music's Most Radioactive Stars. Tate McRae Stepped in the Hazard Zone
The social media pop fan ecosystem is fragile. Its participants are easily excitable and just as effortlessly aggrieved, their collective nervous system tied somewhat intrinsically to social media notifications. On Tuesday, Pop Crave posted: 'Fans speculate Tate McRae is featured on Morgan Wallen's new album after she posted a Tennessee jersey with his initials.' With it appeared a split photo of the pop and country singers alongside the orange jersey in question, marked with McRae's signature T8 abbreviation and a much smaller 'MW' on the collar printed in white. It wasn't a speculation at all. Wallen's official fan account had confirmed the collaboration in an Instagram broadcast channel, which allows for direct communication with fans. That the admins of Pop Crave, Pop Base, and the rest of the pop stan accounts to whom this information is at all relevant weren't privy to this before it hit their timelines speaks to the overlap deficit between Wallen and McRae's audiences. When Wallen revealed the track list for his album I'm the Problem on Wednesday, the fans who were still hoping it was just a rumor faced reality. There was McRae's name listed beside 'What I Want.' Now, they're asking the same question: For what? More from Rolling Stone Morgan Wallen and Post Malone Team Up on 'I Ain't Comin' Back' Morgan Wallen Shares 37-Song Track List for 'I'm the Problem,' Confirms Tate McRae Feature Morgan Wallen and Post Malone Announce New Collaboration, 'I Ain't Comin' Back' 'This sucks so bad lmao tate literally is one of my favorite people on the planet im just so shocked and disappointed ab this,' one fan posted. Another responded to the Pop Crave announcement with a video of Wallen using a racial slur in 2021. 'In case you all forgot why we don't like Morgan Wallen,' they captioned. Wallen addressed the racist incident months later as his music was pulled from radio and digital playlisting, which did little to impact his direct sales and streaming numbers. It might have even helped. 'I was around some of my friends, and we just… we say dumb stuff together,' he said at the time by way of explanation. 'In our minds, it's playful. I don't know, that sounds ignorant, but that's really where it came from.' The country musician has mostly kept that particular controversy in the rearview by racking up plenty of others. His latest followed his appearance on Saturday Night Live, when he abruptly exited the stage during closing credits and soon after posted a photo of a plane with the caption: 'Get me to God's country.' It was more confusing than controversial. It still stuck in the news cycle for a few days too long. Regretfully, McRae might lead to it coming back. 'I literally just said I liked her and now she wanna go to God's country…,' one fan wrote on X. Another added: 'Tate mcrae when we said we wanted more collabs we meant with Olivia Rodrigo & that finished Tyla scrap, NOT m*rgan w*llen.' Representatives for McRae did not respond to Rolling Stone's request for comment. Some of McRae's fans are in damage control mode. One of her biggest update accounts, @t8mcraetours, which boasts over 26,000 followers, reposted the singer's Instagram Story post teasing 'What I Want' without comment. The admin followed it with a dejected reaction gif, but otherwise didn't mention Wallen by name at all. Instead, it shared two posts about McRae having collaborations with Rodrigo and Tyla 'coming out soon,' despite not having any confirmation on either. Some other fans are pushing back against the backlash by deflecting it elsewhere. 'I am very disappointed that Tate is collabing with that man,' one wrote. 'But I will NOT forget Post Malone did too yet all I see is praise for him. I'm so sick of the double standards.' It's a fair point — Malone collaborated with Wallen on the hit single 'I Had Some Help,' released a little over a month after he appeared alongside Beyoncé on the Cowboy Carter deep cut 'Levii's Jeans.' But it's not really a double standard at all. On Monday, Noah Kahan fans experienced similarly dejecting news when an ASCAP registration posted by a country outlet (and begrudgingly aggregated by Kahan's biggest update accounts) circulated listing Kahan as a co-writer on a Wallen song titled 'Your Turn.' 'I was already disappointed in Posty for collabing with him, I'd hate for Noah to as well,' one Kahan fan shared. Another account, Noah Kahan Archives, said: 'You know what I'm actually pissed off.' However, by the time the official I'm the Problem track list was revealed later in the week, Kahan was no longer credited on the record. Instead, the fourth songwriter on the track was listed as 'Unknown Writer.' The song itself doesn't appear on the album, either. Representatives for Kahan did not respond to Rolling Stone's request for comment on whether the musician was ever involved in the record. His fans are just happy his name is no longer near Wallen's. Malone and Wallen announced another collaboration this week, the album cut 'I Ain't Comin' Back.' He joins Eric Church, Ernest, and Hardy as the other featured collaborators on the album besides McRae. That the pop musician, who released her third studio album So Close to What in February, has received more backlash than these men is more indicative of a distinct difference in the expectations of their audiences than a gendered double standard. When Carrie Underwood accepted an invitation to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration, her own fanbase grappled with her alignment with an administration targeting the rights of the groups that comprise most of her audience. But with Wallen, his actions are filtered through an entirely different lens. 'It's been so obvious that people leaned into this guy,' a Nashville artist manager told Rolling Stone about Wallen in 2022. 'It made him a martyr oddly, to people that hold what I would say are prejudices, and to other people who so firmly believe in being able to say whatever they want. It's disappointing. I feel like there could have been a situation in which people welcomed him back, but I don't feel he did the work.' 'The white equivalent of the R&B girls collabing with Chris Brown,' one viral post about the McRae and Wallen collab read. 'When the Chris Brown brand gets dragged, the fans think they're being dragged,' journalist Ernest Owens told Rolling Stone in 2023. 'They're not defending Chris Brown just because of his music and him. They can't separate themselves from the brand.' It's the application to most fandoms' run-ins with controversy. To ask why the likes of Malone or any of the country artists who run in the same Nashville close circles with Wallen aren't being criticized as heavily is to ignore a clearly established track record. Pop fans tend to expect a higher level of loyalty and consistency from their favorite artists. In response to the collaboration, McRae fans have resurfaced her interview with Pride from earlier this year. 'My whole team is gay! That's the only opinion I really want when I'm releasing music,' she said. 'I feel lucky that I have their opinion. We want to do the most and push the boundaries, but it's also the most brutally honest advice.' McRae has managed to build a promising pop career over the past five years without any extramusical stumbles. In 2021, when Wallen was saying the n-word in a playful, non-derogatory way (which doesn't exist), she was enjoying the success of 'You,' her collaboration with Regard and Troye Sivan that marked her first Billboard Hot 100 entry since her breakout single 'You Broke Me First.' She's kept her collaborations to a minimum, partnering with Khalid, Jeremy Zucker, and Tiesto on one-off singles. So Close to What is limited to only two, the Kid Laroi and Flo Milli. If McRae had a country-pop pivot in mind, there were plenty of options that wouldn't place her next to one of country's most radioactive stars. She's stepped into the hazard zone, but it's unlikely to completely derail her rising star — it might just bring her to an audience that doesn't care much about morals as long as the music is good. It'll have to run its course. 'Every upcoming pop girl makes one horrible collaboration that should've never left the drafts,' one pop fan wrote on X. 'This is just nature at work. We gotta let it happen.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Morgan Wallen and Post Malone Team Up on ‘I Ain't Comin' Back'
Morgan Wallen and Post Malone have joined forces for 'I Ain't Comin' Back.' The song is the pair's second collaboration after last year's hit single 'I Had Some Help,' and will appear on Wallen's forthcoming album I'm the Problem, out May 16 via Big Loud/Mercury. Mid-tempo country number 'I Ain't Comin' Back' sees Wallen and Malone trading verses as they reflect on being a rambler. 'Now I'm walkin' on this water, mixed with Johnnie Walker Black,' Wallen croons over the chorus. 'There's a lot of reasons I ain't Jesus/ But the main one is that I ain't comin' back.' More from Rolling Stone Coachella Weekend Two: A Full Guide for Festival Goers Morgan Wallen Is One of Music's Most Radioactive Stars. Tate McRae Stepped in the Hazard Zone Reggie Watts Slams Influencer-Driven Coachella: 'The Soul Feels Increasingly Absent' Wallen and Malone have been teasing the song over the past few days. The pair announced the new single on Tuesday via Instagram, posting a photo of themselves together with the title and release date. Wallen also shared the 37-song track list for I'm the Problem, which includes features by Tate McRae, Eric Church, and Ernest. Last year, Wallen and Malone ruled country radio and the pop charts last year with 'I Had Some Help,' which topped the Hot 100 for six weeks. The song, which appeared on Malone's F-1 Trillion album, his first full-album foray into country music, went on to be nominated for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the Grammy Awards. In support of his fourth album, Wallen will hit the road for his I'm the Problem tour across North America and will kick things off in Houston, Texas, at NRG Stadium with Corey Kent and Koe Wetzel. Other special guests planned for the stadium run include Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock, Ella Langley, and Anne Wilson. 'As I've been working on new music, it has inspired me to get back on the road and share these new songs with each of you on the I'm The Problem Tour,' said Wallen in a previous statement. 'See y'all there.' Malone is a headliner at this year's Coachella, and the new song's release leaves high potential for Wallen to join him onstage for the festival's second weekend. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How Should Morgan Wallen & Post Malone Feel About the Top 10 Debut of ‘I Ain't Comin' Back'?
The last time Morgan Wallen and Post Malone joined forces on record, it was for 'I Had Some Help' — which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, spent six weeks atop the chart, and was ultimately named Billboard's Song of the Summer for 2024. So when news came that the two were reuniting for a new single, expectations were understandably high. That new single, 'I Ain't Comin' Back,' dropped two Fridays ago (Apr. 18) — just before Easter weekend, which made for good timing with the song's 'There's a lot of reasons I ain't Jesus, but the main one is that I ain't comin' back' hook. This week, the song debuts at No. 8 on the Hot 100: a strong entrance, but somewhat below the bar set by duo's previous collaboration. More from Billboard Is Rose from 'Gypsy' the Greatest Role in Broadway History? That's What Tony Awards History Suggests 'Buena Vista Social Club,' 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Maybe Happy Ending' Lead 2025 Tony Award Nominations: Full List Smashing Windows - Billy Corgan's Madame Zuzu's Tea Shop Hit By Car Again How should Morgan Wallen and Post Malone feel about their new song's initial performance? And will it still grow into a 'Help'-sized smash? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below. 1. Morgan Wallen and Post Malone's 'I Ain't Comin' Back' debuts at No. 8 on the Hot 100 this week. Is that spot lower, higher, or about where you would have expected it to debut? Katie Atkinson: I think that's exactly where I would have expected. While their last team-up 'I Had Some Help' debuted atop the chart, it also had a megawatt live debut at 2024 Stagecoach setting it up for success and was a lot more upbeat. This new one is still catchy but has a sleepier tempo. I think a top 10 debut for a midtempo country jam chock-full of Christian imagery is pretty impressive – especially given it's the fifth song preceding Wallen's next album. Kyle Denis: Maybe a little bit lower. 'I Had Some Help' was such a massive No. 1 debut that I expected at least a top five entry for the new duet. Nonetheless, 'Comin' Back' isn't as immediately catchy as 'Help,' it doesn't have the glow of being the lead single from Post Malone's big country pivot and Morgan already has so many other songs circulating – including one directly above 'Comin'' ('I'm the Problem,' No. 7). Jason Lipshutz: About where I expected. 'I Had Some Help' is the obvious analog, and while last year's smash debuted at No. 1, that song possessed the glow of being Morgan Wallen and Post Malone's first collaboration, and arrived as Wallen's first single following his 2023 album One Thing at a Time. 'I Ain't Coming Back' has been preceded by a steady stream of music from both Wallen and Post, which likely blunted some of the immediate excitement around its release — but still, these are two brand-name chart titans, so a top 10 debut seemed all but guaranteed. Jessica Nicholson: It debuts around where I thought it would. 'I Had Some Help' was aided by the buzz of curiosity surrounding not only Post Malone releasing a straight-ahead country album, but also regarding just what a collab between a genre-fluid artist like Post Malone and one of country music's top-echelon artists would sound like. This time around, fans are more familiar with a Posty-Wallen collab. On the Hot 100, the song is also battling against releases from Kendrick Lamar with SZA, Alex Warren's hit 'Ordinary' and even Wallen's own title track to his upcoming album. Andrew Unterberger: Definitely lower. It's not surprising that it didn't quite match 'I Had Some Help,' but only because that song was an absolute monster right out of the gate, zooming past one of the most packed periods of pop music in recent memory and reigning for six weeks. But this song couldn't even lap Morgan Wallen's own 'I'm the Problem,' which is hardly the most explosive Wallen hit in recent memory. With that history and the two artists' combined star power — not to mention its slick sound, big chorus and the built-in Easter tie-in — it's a slightly underwhelming bow for the duo, for sure. 2. 'I Had Some Help,' the previous teamup of Wallen and Post, ended up spending six weeks at No. 1 and topping Billboard's Songs of the Summer chart. Do you think this song has a chance of growing into a hit near that size, or will it be diminishing returns on the sequel? Katie Atkinson: Diminishing returns, only because this one just doesn't have the Song of the Summer potential of 'Help.' This is a reliably great Morgan Wallen song, but it's not the backyard-BBQ-soundtracking party-starter of last summer's smash-hit duet. If I'm going to listen to some melancholy Morgan, right now I've got 'Just in Case' on repeat instead. Kyle Denis: I'm inclined to say the sequel won't be as big as 'Help,' for all the reasons I listed in my previous answer. It really helped that 'Help' got so much room to be the primary song for consumers to focus on from both artists. With six songs already circulating from a 37-track album that's due in a few weeks, there might just be a little bit too much Wallen in the air. Jason Lipshutz: I think everybody involved would be totally fine with slightly diminished returns for one of the biggest hits of last year. 'I Had Some Help' caught lightning in a bottle, as an immediate and immensely enjoyable sing-along that crystallized Posty's newfound foray into country music. 'I Ain't Comin' Back' follows a similar formula but with a slightly less catchy hook, and it's been delivered a few months after we've received a full Post Malone country album and at a time where we've gotten a new Wallen single every few weeks. The circumstances of 'I Ain't Comin' Back' will blunt its commercial impact to some degree, but as a sequel to a singular hit, it's pretty clearly a success already. Jessica Nicholson: 'I Had Some Help' had an instantly catchy groove, and the kind of post-breakup, pushback defiance fans love to hear in a breakup song. 'I Ain't Comin' Back' shares much of that defiance, but in a slightly quieter, less-summertime-vibe way. It will be difficult to surpass the chart domination of 'I Had Some Help,' especially given that 'I Ain't Comin' Back' didn't debut at No. 1 as its predecessor did, but fans have proven they are clamoring for any new music from Wallen, and that they loved Post's country foray. Plus, with both Post Malone and Morgan Wallen being on the road this summer, that will keep the fans hearing this song through the summer months (assuming it makes it into their respective setlists), so it is possible that the song could gain greater strength. Andrew Unterberger: I wouldn't be surprised if it grows a little from here — radio's gonna sink its teeth all the way into this thing, and the warm-weather months will undoubtedly be kind to it — but it seems pretty unlikely that it'll grow into 'I Had Some More Help.' (Particularly with all the competition it has from other recent Wallen releases, an already-crowded field which is about to quintuple in size with the release of the full I'm the Problem.) And that's fine. Most sequels don't quite live up their originals. 3. Wallen has released a steady stream of new songs in the run-up to his upcoming album. Do you think this strategy is proving effective for promoting the new set, or is the volume getting to be too much? Katie Atkinson: Considering it's his record-extending fifth top 10 on the Hot 100 preceding the new album, I'd say he's on to something. Not to mention, there are 37 songs on the standard release of I'm the Problem, so it's not like he's giving the whole album away ahead of time. Releasing seven total advance tracks out of 37 is like putting out two or three singles from a 13-track album, percentage-wise. Kyle Denis: Part of me feels like it's getting to be too much – and I think that's evidenced by 'Comin'' debuting lower than all five I'm the Problem singles that preceded it, despite being the only one to feature another artist. He could do with letting the singles breathe for a bit, especially with so much more music coming in such a short span of time. Jason Lipshutz: It depends on what the goal is, right? If Wallen is aiming for another long-lasting No. 1 smash along the lines of 'Last Night' or 'I Had Some Help,' then this deluge of new singles has not been as effective as releasing one focus track and placing the country superstar's entire weight behind it. Yet if the mission is to make Wallen even more ubiquitous — constantly near the top of New Music Friday, always with multiple songs lingering around the top of the Hot 100, with plenty of headlines and new fodder for country radio — then this rollout has largely been a win for him. And considering that his new 37-song album arrives in a few weeks, this current moment might just be the tip of the iceberg. Jessica Nicholson: Given today's more-is-more streaming environment, it feels like an effective strategy. Morgan's album will encompass 37 songs, so releasing seven of those songs (so far) amounts to approximately 19% of those songs being released ahead of time, so there will still be plenty of new music to dig into the moment the full album releases. Andrew Unterberger: It's a good short-term strategy that I do worry will have deleterious long-term effects. Undoubtedly this will all lead to a mighty first-week bow for I'm the Problem, and will confirm Wallen as the most dominant, ubiquitous country star of his generation — but it does feel like, after five years of near-continuous rising, the excitement with him as an artist and hitmaker is beginning to level off. But even in a worst-case scenario for him, it'll be a while before it starts to really recede, and he'll probably break a bunch more charts records in the meantime. 4. Post Malone has revealed that a second country album is in the works. Are you optimistic that the album will be able to repeat the success of , or would he have been better off leaving his country detour as a one-and-done? Katie Atkinson: I'm very optimistic. I'm looking forward to what Posty can do standing on his own two feet, without 15 duets pairing him up with the biggest names in country on this one. If the F-1-ending solo highlight 'Yours' — which finds Post sweetly singing about his daughter's future husband — is any indication, he could have a seriously long future in this genre. Might be time for Posty to check out some real estate in Nashville. Kyle Denis: I think Post has definitely been embraced by country listeners, and he'll continue to strengthen that base with his just-launched Big Ass Stadium Tour. I think without novelty on his side, it will be a bit harder to repeat the success of F-1 Trillion, but it's not entirely impossible. I think there's a path for the album to be a success in its own right if he focuses on solo singles this time around. Jason Lipshutz: F-1 Trillion was such a profound success that I'm not surprised that Posty is hitching a ride back to Nashville for its follow-up. Country sounded like a natural fit for an artist who broke through in the hip-hop world, and considering how often those sounds are intermingling on the charts these days, the transition hasn't sounded as forced as it might have during a different musical era. I don't think there's any chance that Post Malone remains a country artist for the rest of his career, but right now, he's in a good groove, and he should continue exploring. Jessica Nicholson: It would be hard to repeat the success of F-1 Trillion, unless he makes the next project as collaboration-heavy as F-1 Trillion, as teaming with so many country stars, and getting that co-sign from them, brought in fans of all of those artists. However, critically, many of his solo songs on his extended 'Long Bed' version of the album were as good as his collaborative efforts, so it would be a chance to prove his status as a solo country hitmaker. That said, if the goal is entrenching himself into the country genre as an artist who is in it for the long haul, then consistently releasing country projects is an obvious essential step in accomplishing that aim, regardless of whether a new album reaches the all-genre chart pinnacle. Andrew Unterberger: My guess would be that Post's F-2 Trillion-type album ends up analogous to mgk's second pop-punk set Mainstream Sellout — a chart-topping hit that generally does fine, but doesn't quite generate the hits or the excitement of its predecessor. 5. moved 501,000 units in its first week. What's your (mildly educated) guess for what will post as its first-week number? Katie Atkinson: I'm thinking it will be another half a milli. Wallen's popularity has stayed steady in the last two years, and as evidenced by the top 10 performance of all five pre-release songs, people are still craving new music from him. My educated guess will be 502k just so he can say he bumped it up a step. Kyle Denis: I'll say… north of 450k, but it doesn't surpass 501k. Jason Lipshutz: 550,000. It's got 37 tracks, it's coming out during a relatively sleepy moment for new releases, and did I mention it's got 37 tracks? The early streaming numbers should help Wallen's latest secure his biggest debut yet. Jessica Nicholson: Though this 37-song album barely exceeds the length its predecessor, the 36-track One Thing at a Time, Wallen's celebrity status seems to have only grown since his last album. This album also includes collabs with Eric Church and Tate McRae, which should further spur fan excitement. I would conservatively estimate the project would come in at around 510,000 in first-week consumption. Andrew Unterberger: I'll say 485,000. Not quite the first week of One Thing, but close enough that nobody really tries to read too much into the decrease. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
Yahoo
01-05-2025
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Morgan Wallen Radio Coming to SiriusXM
A channel devoted to the music of Morgan Wallen is coming to SiriusXM as part of the build-up to his upcoming LP I'm the Problem, which arrives May 16. Morgan Wallen Radio will be available on channel 57 and the SiriusXM app through the end of May, and spotlight music from the Tennessee country singer's career along with new commentary, stories from Wallen, and some of his favorite songs by other artists. I'm the Problem will run in a loop all weekend after it drops on May 16, pausing occasionally for stories about the album by Wallen, and updates from fans recorded at the singer's Nashville bar, This Bar & Kitchen Tennessee. More from Rolling Stone Lana Del Rey Confesses at Stagecoach: 'I Kissed Morgan Wallen' Morgan Wallen and Post Malone Team Up on 'I Ain't Comin' Back' Morgan Wallen Is One of Music's Most Radioactive Stars. Tate McRae Stepped in the Hazard Zone I'm the Problem was produced by Charlie Handsome and Joey Moi, and features collaborations with Tate McRae, Eric Church, Hardy, Ernest, and Post Malone. It's the follow-up to his 2023 LP One Thing at a Time, which contained the massive hits 'Everything I Love', 'I Wrote the Book', and 'Last Night.' That album spent 19 weeks at No. 1, breaking a record that Garth Brooks set in 1991 for the longest-running country LP on the top of the Billboard 200. The success of One Thing at a Time turned Wallen into a stadium act. He kicks off his next tour June 20 at NRG Stadium in Houston. It wraps up Sept. 13 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta. Along the way, he'll be joined by special guests Koe Wetzel, Corey Kent, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Anne Wilson, and Thomas Rhett. On March 29, Wallen appeared on Saturday Night Live to perform 'I'm the Problem' and 'Just the Case' from the upcoming record. At the end of the show, he made an odd exit while the cameras were still rolling, and skipped the afterparty. Later that night, he posted an image of his private plane and wrote 'Get me to God's country.' 'It's definitely a spike in the norm,' longtime SNL cast member Kenan Thompson told Entertainment Weekly. 'We're so used to everybody just turning around and high-fiving us, everybody's saying, 'Good job, good job, good job.' So when there's a departure from that, it's like, hmm, I wonder what that's about? The 'God's country' of it all is strange because it's like, what are you trying to say? You trying to say that we are not in God's country? We're not all in God's country? We're not all under God's umbrella? That's not necessarily my favorite.' Wallen himself has yet to explain what happened that night. But he did start selling 'Get Me to God's Country' t-shirts on his official website. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
