Morgan Cole Wallen first gained attention in 2014 as a contestant on the sixth season of TV talent show, The Voice. During his audition, the Tennessee-native impressed the judges with his rendition of Howie Day’s “Collide.”
After being eliminated in the season’s playoffs, the country singer signed with Panacea Records.
A year later, Morgan Wallen released his debut EP, Stand Alone. The first single, “Spin You Around,” went on to be certified gold by the RIAA. In 2015, Morgan Wallen’s manager sent a demo of the country singer to Big Loud Records. They signed him the following year.
Under Big Loud, Morgan Wallen released the lead single from his upcoming debut album, “The Way I Talk,” which reached number 35 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Shortly after, he joined country music duo Florida Georgia Line on the band’s “Dig Your Roots” Tour.
Morgan Wallen’s debut album, If I Know Me, dropped in 2018. It climbed to number one on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The album’s second single, “Up Down,” was recorded with Florida Georgia Line and reached number one on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Wallen joined the duo again for the “Can’t Say I Ain’t Country” Tour in 2019.
In May 2020, Morgan Wallen released the lead single, “More Than My Hometown,” for his upcoming second studio album. The song peaked at the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart. In August that year, he released, “7 Summers.” The song debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and broke Apple Music’s record for the most streams of a country song in one day.
The very same month, 2018’s “If I Know Me” reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart after a record-breaking 114 weeks. It has since been certified double platinum by the RIAA.
Morgan Wallen released his second studio record, Dangerous: The Double Album, in January 2021. It debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and Canadian Albums charts. Soon after, the country singer became the first artist in history to have six tracks in the Top 10 Hot Country Songs at the same time.
Just a month after its release, Dangerous: The Double Album became the only country album to spend its first seven weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. After 10 weeks at the top, it surpassed Whitney Houston’s 1987 Whitney for the longest-running spot. Four of the album’s singles also reached number one on the Billboard charts.
Morgan Wallen won three Billboard Music Awards in 2021, including Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, and Top Country Album. In 2022, he won an Academy of Country Music Award for Dangerous: The Double Album, and collaborated with Tyler Joe Miller on his song “Wild as Her.”
From competing on The Voice to producing chart-topping singles, Morgan Wallen’s career has shown no signs of slowing down. Catch him live on “The Dangerous Tour” now through the end of the year.
Lee Foss
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