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USA Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Morgan Wallen confronts being 'America's problem' in fiery concert
GLENDALE, Ariz. − As a grinning Morgan Wallen was escorted to the stage at State Farm Stadium by Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, July 18, his latest album, 'I'm the Problem,' was still holding strong at No. 1 on Billboard's album chart. Of course, it's only been eight weeks. Wallen's previous album, 'One Thing at a Time,' spent 19 weeks at No. 1 − the most weeks any country act has ever spent on top, which followed the success of 'Dangerous,' a multi-platinum breakthrough Billboard named the most successful album of the century so far. By any reasonable metric, he's the most successful country artist of his generation, requiring a two-night stand at State Farm Stadium to meet demand for ticket sales. Morgan Wallen can't stop falling into fresh controversies But there's a reason he would choose to name his latest tour and album 'I'm the Problem.' It wasn't long after releasing 'Dangerous,' in early 2021, that TMZ released a video that showed the up-and-coming country star shouting the N-word at a carload of friends outside his Nashville home after a night of heavy drinking. Wallen's label suspended his contract. Spotify, SiriusXM, Pandora, Apple Music, CMT and the nation's most powerful radio chains pulled his music. Wallen did damage control as best he could: retreating from the spotlight; entering rehab; donating money to the Black Music Action Coalition and the National Museum of African American Music; urging fans not to defend him; apologizing for his actions. Then, in April 2024, he was arrested in Nashville, having thrown a chair off the roof of Eric Church's newly opened bar. Pleading guilty to reckless endangerment, he was sentenced in December 2024 to seven days in a DUI education center and two years of probation. Wallen's reputation took another hit in March in response to his hasty retreat from the set of 'Saturday Night Live,' posting an Instagram Story from his private plane with the caption, 'Get me to God's country.' And the records just kept selling as he leaned into his image as the complex kid who doesn't always do the right thing, often sabotaging his own dreams with impulsive behavior, which may just make him that much more relatable. From 'America's Problem' to 'not real country,' Morgan Wallen owns those negative headlines At his Arizona concert, the screen above the stage was filled with headlines taking the singer to task as 'America's Problem,' 'the elephant in the room,' a breaker of COVID-19 mask protocols, 'not real country' and more as Wallen brought his set to an incendiary close with 'I'm the Problem,' which isn't about the aforementioned problems so much as it is about the narrator's relationship with a certain Ms. Never Do No Wrong. By the time the song was through, he'd doused the runway with a liquid meant to look like gasoline and struck a match. It was beyond intense, brilliantly staged and cathartic, ending in a huge pyrotechnic display as Wallen left the stage, returning in a Randy Johnson baseball jersey for a three-song encore that ended with 'The Way I Talk,' a debut single that didn't necessarily set the charts on fire but remains a staple of his live show. Morgan Wallen's 2025 setlist favors 'I'm the Problem' The setlist clearly favored 'I'm the Problem,' hitting 13 of the album's 37 songs in the course of a 25-song set. Those selections included such obvious highlights as 'I Got Better,' 'Love Somebody,' the Post Malone collaboration 'I Had Some Help' (performed without Malone) and a heartwarming 'Superman,' in which a father tells his son, 'And when you ain't a kid no more, I hope you don't think less of me/ I try to hide my fallin' short, but you're gonna see.' Show opener Ella Langley returned to the stage for a duet on 'What I Want' from the new album, singing Tate McRae's part, and Miranda Lambert came back for a spirited version of 'Cowgirls,' one of five songs Wallen did from 'One Thing at a Time.' He's a commanding presence with a talent for putting the lyrics across in a way that's sure to resonate as the members of his six-piece backing band construct a richly textured wall of sound around him. Midway through the show, he strolled through the crowd to a satellite stage at the opposite end of the venue to perform an unplugged mini-set that featured three of his best vocals of the night: the Jason Isbell song 'Cover Me Up,' an emotional 'I'm a Little Crazy' (in which the title is followed by 'but the world's insane') and a mournful rendition of 'Sand in My Boots' with Wallen on piano, which remains an undisputed highlight of his concerts. Wallen did his best throughout to nurture the connection he's been building with his ever-growing fan base this whole time. Before unplugging, he talked about the early days of his career when 'we'd play pretty much anywhere they'd let us in the door' as they traveled the country in a little van while working their way up to where they are today, headlining stadiums. 'And one of the things that I miss a little bit about those smaller shows is I could go out on stage and I could look at everybody in the eyes pretty much and just have that connection,' he added. 'These days, it's a little bit more difficult to accomplish that, but this is my effort to kind of bridge that gap a little bit.' Morgan Wallen 2025 setlist: I'm the Problem tour songs These are the songs that made the setlist when Morgan Wallen brought his I'm the Problem tour to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona: B Stage Main Stage Encore
UPI
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' tops album chart for 8th week
Country singer Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem" tops the Billboard 200 album chart for an eighth, straight week. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Photo July 19 (UPI) -- Country star Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem is the No. 1 album in the United States for an eighth week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is the soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters, followed by Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 3, SZA's SOS at No. 4 and Sabrina Carpenter's Short n'Sweet at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album at No. 6, Bad Bunny's Debi Tirar Mas Fotos at No. 7, Karol G's Tropicoqueta at No. 8, Toby Keith's 35 Biggest Hits at No. 9 and PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake's $ome $exy $ongs 4 U at No. 10. Billboard Music Awards: 18 Top Artist winners Taylor Swift arrives on the red carpet at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, N.Y., on September 11, 2024. Swift took home Top Artist in 2023, 2015 and 2013. Photo by Derek C. French/UPI | License Photo
Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Morgan Wallen's Debut Album Rises Higher Than Ever
Morgan Wallen's debut album If I Know Me reaches a new peak of No. 33 on Billboard's Top Streaming ... More Albums chart as it climbs on all three tallies it appears on. AUSTIN, TX - MAY 04: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE) Morgan Wallen performs live during the Daytime Village at the 2019 iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One at the Frank Erwin Center on May 4, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo byfor iHeartMedia) Morgan Wallen's albums are so big and packed with hit songs that they've become constant fixtures in the highest reaches of the Top Streaming Albums chart in the United States. The country singer-songwriter regularly claims several spaces inside that competitive region, just as he does this frame with his three most recent projects. If I Know Me, the album that started it all for Wallen, has never climbed quite as high as its successors, but this is a very special week for that introductory project. If I Know Me Reaches a New Chart Peak If I Know Me rises five spaces on the current edition of the Top Streaming Albums chart. Wallen's first studio effort jumps from No. 38 to No. 33, and in doing so, it reaches a new peak position on the tally, which ranks the most-played projects on sites like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and others in every tracking period. Morgan Wallen's Longest-Charting Streaming Wins If I Know Me debuted on the Top Streaming Albums list in October 2023, alongside both Dangerous: The Double Album and One Thing at a Time. Unlike those sets, however, If I Know Me has not remained on the ranking since then, as it has now racked up just 21 stays on the streaming-only tally. Both Dangerous and One Thing at a Time have managed 91 frames on the ranking so far. Three Top 10s on the Top Streaming Albums List Wallen has sent both of those studio efforts, as well as his latest blockbuster I'm the Problem, into the top five on the Top Streaming Albums chart. One Thing at a Time and I'm the Problem have each spent months at No. 1, while Dangerous stalled at fourth place. Currently, Wallen occupies three spaces inside the top streaming albums chart's top 10. I'm the Problem holds at No. 1, as it has now spent all eight of its weeks on the tally in the top spot. One Thing at a Time climbs a single rung to No. 3, while Dangerous holds steady at No. 7. If I Know Me Rises on Multiple Billboard Charts If I Know Me is also climbing on all three Billboard charts where it makes a home, even though consumption is slightly down. The collection moved just over 15,800 equivalent units in the latest span (per Luminate), a dip from 16,000 the week prior. That doesn't stop If I Know Me from lifting from No. 10 to No. 8 on the Top Country Albums tally, and from No. 49 to No. 41 on the Billboard 200.
Forbes
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Morgan Wallen's Entire Discography Sits Inside The Top 10 At Once
Morgan Wallen's entire albums discography — all four full-lengths — live inside the top 10 on ... More Billboard's Top Country Albums chart this week as If I Know Me rises. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 23: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Morgan Wallen performs onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo byfor iHeartRadio) It's no surprise that Morgan Wallen rules the top country albums chart in the United States this week, as the singer-songwriter usually leads the charge on that genre-specific ranking. His latest full-length I'm the Problem debuted atop the Top Country Albums list six weeks ago and hasn't budged since — and it likely won't for quite a while. What is notable at the moment is that all of Wallen's full-lengths not only appear on Billboard's ranking of the most consumed country projects, but they all live within the uppermost tier together. Morgan Wallen's Three-Peat As I'm the Problem keeps its iron-tight grip over the throne, it's followed closely by One Thing at a Time and Dangerous: The Double Album, as Wallen once again earns a three-peat and sits at Nos. 1, 2, and 3, respectively, on the Top Country Albums chart. He has managed that feat several times in a row now. Morgan Wallen Scores Four Top 10s This week is special for Wallen, and different from other recent frames where he's enjoyed owning the highest three spaces on the Top Country Albums chart. Wallen's debut project If I Know Me returns to the top 10, as it bounds from No. 12 to No. 8. It's incredibly rare for any artist to claim four top 10 albums on the same ranking at the same time – but Wallen isn't the average musical act. Morgan Wallen's Quartet of No. 1s All four of those Wallen albums have previously hit No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. Dangerous has spent the most time at the summit, as it collected a historic 97 weeks running the show. One Thing at a Time led for 87 frames, and so far, I'm the Problem has racked up six stints on the throne. If I Know Me needed more than two years to jump to No. 1, and throughout its lifetime, it has only lived in that spot for two stays. If I Know Me Rises Across Several Billboard Charts If I Know Me is on the rise across all three of the Billboard charts on which it appears. In addition to the Top Country Albums tally, it also pushes north on both the Top Streaming Albums list and the Billboard 200. I'm the Problem, One Thing at a Time, and Dangerous are all largely steady from where they sat last time around. In addition to the Top Country Albums ranking, all three of those titles live inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200 and Top Streaming Albums charts as well.
Forbes
04-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Morgan Wallen Manages A Feat For The First Time On Billboard's Albums Chart
Morgan Wallen lands three albums inside the Billboard 200 top 10 this week, with I'm the Problem, ... More One Thing at a Time, and Dangerous, marking a career first. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 02: Morgan Wallen performs onstage for the 16th Annual Darius and Friends St. Jude Benefit at Ryman Auditorium on June 02, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo byfor ABA) Morgan Wallen maintains his reign atop the Billboard 200 this week with his latest blockbuster, I'm the Problem. The collection opened at No. 1 last frame with just under half a million equivalent units, marking the largest debut of 2025. In its second stay on the tally, I'm the Problem holds with 286,000 equivalent units shifted, which is easily enough for the country superstar to retain his grip on the top spot. This week, Wallen achieves a rare feat on the Billboard 200 as one of his older projects climbs back into the upper tier, as it seems that American listeners aren't satisfied with just one – or even two – massive releases. For the first time in his career, Wallen occupies three spaces inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200. I'm the Problem, One Thing at a Time, and Dangerous: The Double Album all rank among the 10 most consumed full-lengths in the United States at the moment. I'm the Problem and One Thing at a Time are non-movers at Nos. 1 and 4, respectively, while Dangerous rises from No. 12 to No. 10, helping him accomplish this impressive showing. Dangerous returns to the top 10 largely due to a quiet week with limited competition. Two titles drop out of the highest tier, as 111XPANTIA by Fuerza Regida slips to No. 11, while Even in Arcadia from metal act Sleep Token falls from No. 6 to No. 14. The highest-ranking debut on this week's Billboard 200 comes from Joe Jonas, who launches Music for People Who Believe in Love at No. 24, far from the loftiest tier. All three of Wallen's current top 10 titles have previously ruled the Billboard 200. He has released only four full-lengths to date, with only If I Know Me missing out on running the show. That effort, which arrived in spring 2018, peaked at No. 10 and kickstarted one of the most successful runs in country music history. This week, all four of Wallen's albums appear on the Billboard 200. If I Know Me sits at No. 73, up two spaces from where it landed last frame. Amazingly, I'm the Problem, One Thing at a Time, and Dangerous all appear inside the top 10 on every Billboard tally on which they find space. The newest of the trio holds the No. 1 spot on five rankings in its second frame. Only If I Know Me is absent from the loftiest regions, though it still makes appearances on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums chart.
