Welp, Morgan Wallen is gonna be on the shelf for a minute.
The country music star has faced a ton of backlash after abruptly canceling his concert last night in Oxford, Mississippi, just minutes before he was set to perform.
Wallen was just about to go on stage last night, and even had his opening acts Hardy and Ernest perform, before this message popped up on the stadium’s screens:
“Ladies and Gentlemen, unfortunately Morgan has lost his voice and is unable to perform tonight.
Therefore tonight’s show has been cancelled. Please make your way safely to the stadium exits.
Refunds for tonight’s event will be available at point of purchase.”
Fans were understandably upset that the performance was canceled so close to showtime, with many driving long distances, taking PTO, getting hotels, hiring baby-sitters, and for those who bought resale tickets, they might not even get a refund.
But now, it appears as though Morgan Wallen is going to be rescheduling a few more shows… this time, with a little more notice. Only 11 stops into his global 7-month tour and has now been reportedly put on vocal rest by his doctor.
Wallen took to his Instagram story to make the announcement about rescheduled tour dates after being put on vocal rest:
“Y’all know how important my fans are to me, so I feel horrible about this news. There’s nothing more I want to do than be on stage playing for you guys.
But as of today, I’m on doctor-ordered vocal rest and we have to reschedule this week’s shows.
I appreciate and understand everything you do to get to my shows, so it would be unfair of me to put on a show that I know I will not be 100%.
I’m doing everything I can to speed up the process of getting to that 100% mark.”
The rest of the Instagram story revealed the new dates for the shows that were scheduled for Michigan, Illinois, and Nebraska for this week:
– Grand Rapids, MI- June 27th
– Moline, IL- September 8th
– Lincoln, NE- September 9th
As of right now, Wallen has not rescheduled the Oxford, Mississippi show at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
The post also went on to reiterate that all original tickets would be honored for the rescheduled dates and that any questions about refunds should be taken up with the ticket’s point of purchase.
Morgan Wallen Makes Billboard Chart History
Morgan Wallen just keeps setting records.
After releasing his latest album, One Thing At a Time, Morgan broke the record for the most songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by a single artist, with all 36 tracks making the chart.
The album also set the record for the largest streaming week in history for any country album, and was the most-streamed country album in a single day by a male country artist in Spotify history.
And now, he’s done something that’s never been done in the history of the Billboard Country Airplay chart: Earn three spots inside the top 10.
For this week’s chart, “Thought You Should Know” holds the #7 spot, “Last Night” is at #8 and “One Thing At a Time” is right below it at #9.
It’s the first time an artist has had three songs in the top 10 of the chart since it launched in January of 1990.
Looks like Morgan’s dominant run isn’t slowing down any time soon.
Morgan Wallen Nominated For First Entertainer Of The Year Award
And the nominees are…
The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards nominations are officially out this morning, and there are quite a few notable categories this year.
Firstly, Morgan Wallen received his first nomination for the coveted Entertainer of the Year award, and his friend, Hardy, leads the pack with seven nominations in total.
The great Lainey Wilson is right behind Hardy with six nominations, and they shared the nod on three categories for their song “wait in the truck.”
And lastly, Zach Bryan earned his first ACM nomination in the New Male Artist of the Year category, which is pretty cool to see.
Of course, usual ACM heavy hitters Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, and more were also nominated in multiple categories.
The dynamic duo of Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will co-host the show for the first time on May 11th at 8:00 PM EDT exclusively on Amazon Prime.
It will be livestreamed at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
And with all that being said, here are the nominees:
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Morgan Wallen
Female Artist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Carly Pearce
Lainey Wilson
Male Artist of the Year
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Jordan Davis
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Duo of the Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War and Treaty
Group of the Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
New Female Artist of the Year
Priscilla Block
Megan Moroney
Caitlyn Smith
Morgan Wade
Hailey Whitters
New Male Artist of the Year
Zach Bryan
Jackson Dean
ERNEST
Dylan Scott
Nate Smith
Bailey Zimmerman
Album of the Year
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson
Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
Mr. Saturday Night – Jon Pardi
Palomino – Miranda Lambert
Single of the Year
“Heart Like A Truck” – Lainey Wilson
“Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
Song of the Year
“Sand In My Boots” – Morgan Wallen
“She Had Me At Heads” Carolina – Cole Swindell
“‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“wait in the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
“You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton
Visual Media of the Year
“HEARTFIRST” – Kelsea Ballerini
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina” – Cole Swindell
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“‘Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
“wait in the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
‘What He Didn’t Do” – Carly Pearce
Songwriter of the Year
Nicolle Galyon
Ashley Gorley
Chase McGill
Josh Osborne
Hunter Phelps
Music Event of the Year
“At the End of a Bar” – Chris Young with Mitchell Tenpenny
“She Had Me At Heads Carolina [Remix]” – Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
“Thank God” – Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
“Thinking ‘Bout You” – Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter
“wait in the truck” – HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson
