One Thing At A Time
n his first major interview in over two years, MORGAN WALLEN Reflects on his turbulent journey to becoming one of the most commercially successful country artists ever - and what I he has learned along the way AFTER MORGAN WALLEN wraps his sold-out Nov. 10 concert at Atlanta's Truist Park with...
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| Published in: | Billboard 2023-12, Vol.135 (16), p.52-59 |
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| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | n his first major interview in over two years, MORGAN WALLEN Reflects on his turbulent journey to becoming one of the most commercially successful country artists ever - and what I he has learned along the way AFTER MORGAN WALLEN wraps his sold-out Nov. 10 concert at Atlanta's Truist Park with a crowd singalong to his 2019 No. 1 "Whiskey Glasses," he enthusiastically roams the edge of the stage, crouching down, eager to get close to his ardent fans. [...]he starts to jog off, but then stops, turns around and runs back to autograph one more sign - the one that reads "You're our entertainer of the year" - before leaving the stage for good. [...]it was also a reminder that, although he had lost entertainer of the year 48 hours earlier at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards - and weathered a potentially career-ending scandal in 2021 - he remains tops with his millions of fans. While he leans toward tried-and-true tropes - the cry-in-my-beer midtempo ballad, the playfully cocky you're-going-to-wish-you-never-left-me tune - he often injects them with a vulnerability that's the antithesis of last decade's bro-country movement. [...]by infusing many of his traditional country melodies with rap cadences and beats and alt-rock guitars, Wallen has expanded his audience far beyond country's typical listenership. |
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| ISSN: | 0006-2510 |