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'''Morgan Cole Wallen''' (born May 13, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter, primarily in the genre of [[Countrycountry music|countrypop]] 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 a total of ten weeks at that spot, 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>