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'''Morgan Cole Wallen''' (born May 13, 1993) is an American [[country pop]] singer. He competed in the [[The Voice (American season 6)|sixth season of ''The Voice'']], originally as a member of [[Usher (musician)|Usher]]'s team, but later as a member of [[Adam Levine]]'s team. After being eliminated in the playoffs of that season, he signed to [[Panacea Records]], releasing his debut EP, ''[[Stand Alone (EP)|Stand Alone]]'', in 2015. He has received several awards including an [[Academy of Country Music Awards|Academy of Country Music Award]] and fourteen [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=BBMAs |date=2023-11-13 |title=Country Music Superstar Morgan Wallen to Perform |url=https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/2023/11/country-music-superstar-morgan-wallen-to-perform/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Billboard Music Awards |language=en}}</ref>

In 2016, Wallen signed to [[Big Loud]], releasing his debut album, ''[[If I Know Me (album)|If I Know Me]]'', in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web| date=2016-08-15| title=Big Loud Records Adds Morgan Wallen to Roster| publisher=Big Loud Records| url=https://bigloudrecords.com/big-loud-records-adds-morgan-wallen-to-roster/| access-date=2021-02-28| language=en-US| archive-date=January 18, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182937/https://bigloudrecords.com/big-loud-records-adds-morgan-wallen-to-roster/| url-status=dead}}</ref> The album includes the singles "[[Up Down (Morgan Wallen song)|Up Down]]" (featuring [[Florida Georgia Line]]), "[[Whiskey Glasses]]", and "[[Chasin' You]]". ''If I Know Me'' reached No. 1 on the [[Top Country Albums|''Billboard'' Top Country Albums]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web|last=KFDI Staff|date=August 13, 2020|title=Morgan Wallen's 'If I Know Me' Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums Chart| url= https://www.kfdi.com/2020/08/13/morgan-wallens-if-i-know-me-reaches-no-1-on-billboard-top-country-albums-chart/|access-date=2021-02-28| website= [[KFDI]].com |publisher= Country 101.3 KFDI | language=en-US}}</ref> Wallen's second album, ''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]'', was released in January 2021, and in February 2021 became the only country album in the 64-year history of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] to spend its first seven weeks at No. 1.<ref>{{Cite magazine| last= Caulfield| first=Keith|date=February 28, 2021 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' Becomes Only Country Album to Spend First Seven Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9532572/morgan-wallen-dangerous-tops-billboard-200-seven-weeks| access-date=2021-02-28| magazine= Billboard|language=en}}</ref> It spent aits total offirst ten weeks at thatnumber spotone, the first album to do so since [[Whitney Houston]]'s ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]'' in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=March 22, 2021|title=Morgan Wallen Tops Chart for a 10th Week| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/arts/music/morgan-wallen-dangerous-billboard.html |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/arts/music/morgan-wallen-dangerous-billboard.html |archive-date= 2021-12-28 |url-access= limited|access-date=2021-04-06| website=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album included singles "[[More Than My Hometown]]", "[[7 Summers]]", and "[[Wasted on You (Morgan Wallen song)|Wasted on You]]".<ref name="Billboard-Feb 2021">{{Cite magazine|title=Morgan Wallen on Country Digital Song Sales| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/morgan-wallen/chart-history/cdt/| access-date=2021-02-28| magazine= Billboard}}</ref>

His third studio album, ''[[One Thing at a Time]]'' (2023), topped the ''Billboard'' 200 for 19 non-consecutive weeks, with all of its 36 tracks entering the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. This broke the record for most songs by an artist on the chart at one time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trust|first=Greg|date=March 13, 2023|title=Morgan Wallen Charts Single-Week Record 36 Songs on Hot 100 – Every Track From 'One Thing at a Time'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-single-week-hot-100-record-36-songs-one-thing-at-a-time-1235285241/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313175534/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-single-week-hot-100-record-36-songs-one-thing-at-a-time-1235285241/|archive-date=March 13, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The single "[[Last Night (Morgan Wallen song)|Last Night]]" peaked atop the Hot 100 in 2023, becoming Wallen's first single to do so, and later set the record for the most weeks at number one for a non-collaboration song (sixteen weeks), as well as tying for the second most weeks of all time and topping the year-end chart. He has received several awards including an [[Academy of Country Music Awards|Academy of Country Music Award]] and fourteen [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=BBMAs |date=2023-11-13 |title=Country Music Superstar Morgan Wallen to Perform |url=https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/2023/11/country-music-superstar-morgan-wallen-to-perform/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Billboard Music Awards |language=en}}</ref>

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On February 2, 2021, [[TMZ]] released a video recorded on January 31 showing Wallen using the racial slur "[[nigger]]" to one of his friends after a night out.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Andrea |title=Morgan Wallen Is Exactly What Country Music Wanted … Now What? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/essay-morgan-wallen-racism-controversy.html |website=Vulture |access-date=23 February 2021 |date=4 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gq.com/story/suspending-morgan-wallen-was-a-start-now-comes-the-hard-part | title=Suspending Morgan Wallen Was a Start. Now Comes the Hard Part | date=February 5, 2021 }}</ref> He issued a statement shortly after and apologized.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Calvario|first=Liz|date=February 2, 2021|title=Morgan Wallen Apologizes for Using the N-Word After Rowdy Night Out|url=https://www.etonline.com/morgan-wallen-apologizes-for-using-the-n-word-after-night-out-with-pals-159986|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Several radio stations temporarily removed Wallen's music from airplay on their stations, and his songs were removed from [[Apple Music]], [[Pandora (streaming service)|Pandora]] and [[Spotify]] featured playlists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morgan Wallen's Music Removed From iHeart's Radio Stations and Others Following Racial Slur|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/9520243/morgan-wallen-removed-iheartradio-cumulus-racial-slur-fallout/|access-date=February 3, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Willman|first1=Chris|date=February 3, 2021|title=Country Radio Quickly Removing Morgan Wallen From Playlists After Racial Slur|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/morgan-wallen-country-radio-removed-racial-slur-1234899010/|access-date=February 3, 2021|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US}}</ref> [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] and the [[Country Music Association]] removed Wallen's appearances from their platforms, and his record label [[Big Loud]] (and partner [[Republic Records]]) suspended its recording contract with him indefinitely.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Millman|first1=Ethan|date=February 3, 2021|title=Morgan Wallen's Record Deal 'Suspended Indefinitely' Following Racial Slur Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/morgan-wallen-record-label-suspended-1123242/|access-date=February 3, 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Limbong|first=Andrew|date=February 3, 2021|title=Country Star Morgan Wallen Suspended By Label, Dropped By Radio, CMT After Using Slur|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/03/963664999/country-star-morgan-wallen-suspended-by-label-dropped-by-radio-cmt-after-using-s|access-date=}}</ref> The [[Academy of Country Music]] announced that Wallen and the album ''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]'' would be ineligible for the [[56th Academy of Country Music Awards|56th Annual]] [[Academy of Country Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |title=Morgan Wallen Won't Be Eligible for 2021 ACM Awards After Racial Slur |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9520781/morgan-wallen-acm-awards-ineligible-racial-slur/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 3, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Morgan Wallen Disqualified by Academy of Country Music for Upcoming Awards; One-Day Airplay Down 80%|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/morgan-wallen-disqualified-acm-awards-cma-radio-play-drops-1234899952/|author=Chris Willman|website=Variety|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref> On February 10, Wallen shot an apology video in which he asked his fans not to defend him.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=2021-02-11|title=Morgan Wallen to Fans: Don't Defend Me|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/morgan-wallen-apology-video-1126831/|access-date=2021-02-15|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

In April 2021, Wallen donated $300,000 to the [[Black Music Action Coalition]] in the names of 20 people who had counseled him following the incident. Those individuals were given the option to funnel their respective $15,000 donations to a charity of their choice, or keep the money within the BMAC.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ruggieri|first=Melissa|title=The real story of Morgan Wallen's $500K pledge to Black groups, and how the money got distributed|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/09/22/morgan-wallen-kept-his-pledge-donate-money-black-serving-groups/5788855001/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref> Wallen publicly spoke of his comments on ''[[Good Morning America]]'' on July 23, where he said that "he was around some of his friends, and they say dumb stuff together" and said that "he was wrong" to express those words.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Morgan Wallen Thought His Use of Racial Slur Was 'Playful,' Admits It Was 'Ignorant' & 'Wrong' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/9605488/morgan-wallen-talks-racial-slur-gma-video/ |access-date=24 July 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=24 July 2021}}</ref> Wallen's songs returned to country radio in August when his single "[[Sand in My Boots]]" was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/morgan-wallen-officially-returning-to-country-radio-with-new-single-sand-in-my-boots/|title=Morgan Wallen Officially Returning To Country Radio With New Single "Sand In My Boots"|access-date=September 22, 2021|website=Music Mayhem Magazine|date=August 20, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was nominated for Favorite Male Country Artist and Favorite Country Album for the 2021 [[American Music Awards]], but was not invited to attend the ceremony, and was consequently unable to accept any awards if he won, which he did not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/morgan-wallen-banned-american-music-award-country-nominations|title=Morgan Wallen banned from American Music Awards, still nominated for country music categories|access-date=October 29, 2021|website=FoxNews.com|date=October 29, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==Personal life==

HeIn was2016, previouslyWallen inbegan a relationship with influencer KT Smith, and the couple were oncegot engaged several months later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santaflorentina |first=Hayley |date=2024-04-10 |title=Morgan Wallen's ex KT Smith speaks out amid reports her elopement was behind bar incident |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/morgan-wallens-ex-kt-smith-speaks-out-amid-reports-her-elopement-was-behind-bar-incident/3510598/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Aizin |first=Rebecca |date=April 10, 2024 |title=Who Is Morgan Wallen's Ex-Girlfriend? All About KT Smith |url=https://people.com/who-is-kt-smith-morgan-wallen-ex-girlfriend-8628504 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=[[Peoplemag|People]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Theythey separated, allegedly due to hisWallen's infidelity, and welcomed a son, Indigo (b. 2020), together several months after their breakup.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/parents/morgan-wallen-celebrates-son-indigo-1st-birthday-with-ex-kt-smith/ | title=Morgan Wallen Celebrates Son Indigo Wilder's 1st Birthday with Ex KT Smith After Controversy | publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=July 12, 2021 | accessdate=July 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/who-is-kt-smith-morgan-wallen-ex-girlfriend-8628504 | title=Who is Morgan Wallen's Ex-Girlfriend? All About KT Smith }}</ref><ref Hename=":0" /> Smith is now married to another man.<ref name=":0" /> Wallen has also been romantically linked with influencer [[Paige Lorenze]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://925xtu.com/2022/10/03/morgan-wallens-famous-ex-girlfriend/ | title=Morgan Wallen's Famous Ex-Girlfriend Reveals the Interesting Reason They Broke up | date=October 3, 2022 }}</ref> and fellow country singer [[Megan Moroney]], who allegedly wrote her breakout song "[[Tennessee Orange]]" about him.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/megan-moroney-addresses-morgan-wallen-romance-rumors-1235744155/ | title=Megan Moroney Finally Addresses Morgan Wallen Romance Rumors: 'We Were Not Just Friends' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/singer-megan-moroney-finally-addresses-morgan-wallen-dating-rumors/ | title=Singer Megan Moroney Finally Addresses Morgan Wallen Dating Rumors }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/megan-moroney-breaks-silence-on-morgan-wallen-romance-8686842 | title=Megan Moroney Breaks Silence on Morgan Wallen Romance, Says They Were Never 'Exclusively Dating' }}</ref>

On June 1, 2024, Wallen opened Morgan Wallen's This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen, a six-story bar, restaurant and music venue, in downtown Nashville.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/morgan-wallen-nashville-bar-opening-june-1-1235698251/ | title=Morgan Wallen's Nashville Bar Opening June 1 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>

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