Morgan Wallen is at the top of the music charts, causing outrage among liberal media who tried to cancel him in 2021 after a video surfaced of him drunkenly using the n-word.
The singer’s latest album, ‘One Thing At A Time’, has skyrocketed on Billboard since its release on March 3, with the album’s hit song ‘Last Night’ leading the way.
As of Wednesday, “Last Night” fell from first to second behind Miley Cyrus’ Flowers on the Billboard Hot 100, while “One Thing At A Time” topped the Billboard Hot 200, leaving Wallen on the top. top of the Artist 100 list.
The result marks a stunning comeback for the singer, who was also caught violating COVID mask protocols at a bar and temporarily banned from Saturday Night Live.
The New York Times said the chart success came after a “vague atonement” for his recent indiscretions, while The Guardian called him “America’s most controversial country star.”
Morgan Wallen’s new album ‘One Thing At A Time’ has taken him to the top of the Billboard charts after its release on March 3rd.
The country music singer’s recent success comes after he was ‘canceled’ for using the n-word in his 2021 entry.
Slate’s Chris Molanphy wrote on Friday of Wallen’s new song: “Numerically speaking, this new song isn’t topping the charts uniting disparate audiences. It’s not (yet, maybe ever) a song for everyone.’
“And whatever its musical merits, you get the sense that it’s being driven by an audience that’s trying to prove a point, and maybe even…owns the pads?” he continued.
Molanphy argued that Wallen’s fanbase was small and isolated relative to the industry which stated that Wallen “wasn’t a unifier, he’s a triangulator, and when you zoom out, his seemingly crowded tent still looks awfully small.”
NY Time music writer Jon Caramanica criticized Wallen’s “vague atonement” for his misdeeds.
Caramanica wrote that Wallen “made no mention of racial justice or change” and made no commitment to “actively prevent his audience members from turning his success into a political weapon” by yelling lines about the current president during his shows.
Elena Sheppard for NBC News wrote an article calling Wallen’s journey to redemption a “sad sign of the times,” noting that the country community seemed prepared to welcome Wallen back after an insufficient period of self flagellation
“The Wallen controversy gave country music a real and obvious opportunity to grow. Instead, it allowed the status quo to triumph again,” he wrote.
Wallen’s recent success isn’t the only time he’s faced cancellation.
In 2021, Wallen had the best-selling album in the industry with ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ selling over three million copies as ranked by music analytics provider MRC.
Wallen was subsequently kicked out of SNL, removed from several award shows, and temporarily suspended by his record company.
‘Last Night’ fell from first to second behind Miley Cyrus’ Flowers on the Billboard Hot 100, while ‘One Thing At A Time’ topped the Billboard Hot 200, leaving Wallen at the top of the chart. Artist 100 list.
The singer still managed to have the best-selling album in 2021 with ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ selling more than three million copies.
The album beat out Adele’s ’30’ and Kanye West’s ‘Donda’, as well as Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ and Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’, despite being released just a month before Wallen was caught. using racist language after a rowdy night out with friends.
The album was released in January 2021, and in February, TMX released a video in which Wallen could be heard yelling from his driveway in Tennessee to another friend: “Take care of this p***ya**n*** **”. ‘
After the incident, Wallen said he had been coming off a “72-hour binge” and immediately checked himself into a 30-day rehab facility.
However, that didn’t stop the American Music Awards and Country Music Awards, for which he was nominated, from banning him.
He was also temporarily suspended from his Big Loud/Republic label and dropped from a large number of radio stations.
In an apology on his Instagram, Wallen said he “fully accepts[ed] whatever sanctions I face.
‘I made a mistake. It’s up to me to take care of this,’ he said before asking his fans to stop defending his actions.