Country singer Morgan Wallen caused some drama during an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, which included him abruptly exiting the stage and later sharing with fans that he was happy to be heading back to “God’s country.”
The 31-year-old resident of Nashville performed two songs during Saturday night’s episode and stuck around until the gathering of cast members at the end, which usually involves hugs and waves to the audience. However, Wallen didn’t stick around for small talk, opting to walk off the stage and past a camera that captured his abrupt movements. 
“SNL” fans were quick to comment on Wallen&#8217;s untraditional exit, which is not the way guests and cast members usually wrap up their appearances.
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Later, Wallen got even more attention when he posted a photo to Instagram Stories of what appeared to be a private jet ready to depart from the New York area. “Get me to God’s country,” the caption said, per <a href="https://variety.com/2025/music/news/morgan-wallen-snl-walk-off-gods-country-social-post-1236352063/">Variety</a>.
Fans were divided over the drama, arguing over whether it was an accidental faux pas or if Wallen was making a point by exiting the left-leaning show in what many considered a rude manner.
“Wow, Morgan Wallen just walking off the stage during the @nbcsnl credits? In decades of watching SNL, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that. For so many of us, that is sacred ground,” one reaction <a href="https://x.com/jefflocker/status/1906212761589383228">said</a>.
“Morgan Wallen with a little more of the catty-ass petty loser sh** he so proudly displayed running offstage down the center aisle &amp; right past the camera at SNL curtain call,” another reply <a href="https://x.com/AmayaLancelot/status/1906246917174235178">said</a>. “This &amp; the tone-deaf private jet flaunt couldn’t be more lame &amp; undercutting coming from a country star.”
“All this hate to Morgan Wallen because he walked off stage before the end credits as if he hasn’t been getting bashed literally all week by all you insane liberals. He [doesn&#8217;t] owe you anything and you all are low life haters who can’t let go of the past. Like grow tf up,” one commenter <a href="https://x.com/c0ltxn79/status/1906235694286012480">wrote</a>. 
Another <a href="https://x.com/jackunheard/status/1906472485496774981">agreed</a>, “This is so based. SNL is officially irrelevant.”
“SNL” writer Josh Patten joked about the whole debacle, posting a photo to his social media of a Krispy Kreme truck with the back doors open. He included the same caption Wallen used, writing, “Get me to God’s country,” per <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snl-writer-morgan-wallen-post-1236176118/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
When one media outlet suggested that meant Patten was “not a Morgan Wallen fan,” the writer responded with an eye roll emoji and a screenshot of one of his playlists from 2023, which included some of Wallen’s music.
Wallen was a guest on “SNL” to promote his upcoming album, “I’m the Problem,” which comes out May 16.

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Morgan Wallen Causes Stir For Abruptly Exiting ‘SNL’ Stage: ‘Get Me To God’s Country’

Morgan Wallen Causes Stir For Abruptly Exiting 'SNL' Stage Post-Performance

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Country singer Luke Combs recently discussed a mental health condition he’s had since childhood.
The 35-year-old recording artist did an interview with “60 Minutes Australia” and talked about his experience with purely &#8220;obsessional obsessive-compulsive disorder,&#8221; which has the nickname “pure O.” Unlike typical OCD, pure O occurs when the compulsions a person experiences are mostly internal, whereas OCD usually involves physical rituals or repetitive behaviors. 
“It’s thoughts, essentially, that you don’t want to have,” Combs said during the interview, per <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/country-star-luke-combs-opens-living-wicked-ocd-condition-known-pure-o-rcna195646">NBC News</a>. “And then they cause you stress, and then you’re stressed out, and then the stress causes you to have more of the thoughts, and then you don’t understand why you’re having them, and you’re trying to get rid of them, but trying to get rid of them makes you have more of them.”
The singer said these thoughts are “wicked” as they can sometimes turn violent.
“I just have to accept that they’re happening and then just go, ‘Whatever, dude. It’s happening. It’s whatever,’” he said. “It’s weird, sucks, hate it, drives me crazy, but … the less that you worry about why you’re having the thoughts, eventually they go away.”
Combs says he’s lucky to have figured out a way through these moments while acknowledging how difficult it can be. 
“When it hits, man, it can be all-consuming,” the singer said. “If you have a flare-up of it &#8230; you could think about it 45 seconds of every minute for weeks.”
The Grammy Award nominee said he’s seeking to spread awareness about the condition and help others.
“I definitely want to spend some time at some point in my life doing some outreach to kids that deal with this,” he told “60 Minutes Australia.”
“Because it held me back so many times in my life, where you’re trying to accomplish something, you’re doing really great and then you have a flare-up and it just ruins your whole life for six months &#8230; and then you’re back to where you started.”
“The message is if there’s someone out there that’s struggling with it, it’s possible to continue to live your life, and be really successful, and have a great family, and achieve your dreams, while also dealing with things that you don’t want to be dealing with,” Combs said.

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Country Singer Luke Combs Discusses ‘All-Consuming’ Mental Condition He’s Had Since Childhood

Country Singer Luke Combs Discusses 'All-Consuming' Mental Condition He's Had Since Childhood

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County music legend Dolly Parton shared the heartbreaking news on Monday that her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, had died. He was 82.
In a message posted on the 79-year-old singer’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGwdXPoPvoj/">Instagram</a> account, Parton said that Dean passed away in Nashville and will be laid to rest in a private ceremony.
“Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years,” the country singer shared in a statement.  “Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.”
At the time of this publication, the cause of death has not been announced.
The Tennessee businessman and Parton met the day she moved to Nashville; she was 18, and he was 21. It was outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dolly-parton-husband-carl-dean-dies-2b17ba0e44bcb864a3800bc17afdedeb?taid=67c648700119c30001f804d4&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter">Associated Press</a> reported.
“I was surprised and delighted that while he talked to me, he looked at my face (a rare thing for me),” Parton described of their meeting. “He seemed to be genuinely interested in finding out who I was and what I was about.”
Two years later, the two tied the knot at a small wedding in Ringgold, Georgia, on Memorial Day, May 30, 1966.
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Some sad news…
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of 58 years, has died.
He was 82.
“Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can&#8217;t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/8D4kpXswbK">pic.twitter.com/8D4kpXswbK</a>
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1896720415973572624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
While Parton’s career took off, Dean remained mostly out of the spotlight, supporting her behind the scenes, even being the inspiration to one of her biggest hits ever, “Jolene,” per <a href="https://www.npr.org/2008/10/09/95520570/dolly-partons-jolene-still-haunts-singers">NPR</a>.
“She got this terrible crush on my husband,” Parton said of a bank teller who seemed interested in Dean. “And he just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention.”
“It was kinda like a running joke between us — when I was saying, ‘Hell, you’re spending a lot of time at the bank. I don’t believe we’ve got that kind of money,’” she added. “So it’s really an innocent song all around, but sounds like a dreadful one.”
During a recent interview with Parton about the couple’s marriage, she opened up about their relationship and said it was just “meant to be.”
“I like it when people say, ‘How did it last so long?’ I say, ‘I stay going,&#8217;” Parton explained during an interview with <a href="https://etcanada.com/news/952554/dolly-parton-says-warped-sense-of-humour-is-key-to-56-year-marriage-with-carl-dean/">ET Canada</a>.
“You know, there’s a lot to be said about that. So, we’re not in each other’s face all the time. He’s not in the business, so we have different interests, but yet we have the things we love to do together,” she added. “So it was meant to be, I think. He was the one I was supposed to have and vice versa.”
After Parton was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, she said Dean inspired her to make a rock album, something she accomplished in 2023, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dolly-parton-new-album-rockstar-15f6efbfe89e9370eee4bf71e0ea26de">AP</a> noted.
&#8220;I did it because I’m in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” Parton <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/entertainment/dolly-parton-husband-carl-dean/index.html">said</a>. It was Dean, she said, who “really made me make that final decision to think, ‘You know what? I’ve got this great opportunity to do this, and I’m just gonna do it.’&#8221;
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A musical about late-country legend Loretta Lynn’s life is currently in the works with Tony-Award winner Sutton Foster picked to take on the lead role.
The show, currently titled &#8220;Coal Miner’s Daughter,&#8221; will be the stage adaptation inspired by the hit 1980 movie and her autobiography, by the same name, which deal with the late star’s rise from her humble roots in rural Kentucky to becoming a country music superstar, according to The <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/loretta-lynn-musical-sutton-foster-1236140255/">Hollywood Reporter</a>.
It will include songs from Loretta’s career like “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter,&#8221; and “share stories from Loretta’s life beyond the film’s ending,” per a release about the project.
Lynn’s family shared their excitement on <a href="https://x.com/LorettaLynn/status/1892256197778055390">X</a> about the musical and wrote, “We are over the moon about this broadway show portraying mom’s life. Mom was so excited about this project and Sutton playing her on stage. Sharing mom’s story and music in this special way is so very exciting. We can’t wait!”
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We are over the moon about this broadway show portraying mom’s life. Mom was so excited about this project and Sutton playing her on stage. Sharing mom’s story and music in this special way is so very exciting. We can’t wait! <a href="https://t.co/4p6p5Gvvxl">https://t.co/4p6p5Gvvxl</a>?
— Loretta Lynn (@LorettaLynn) <a href="https://twitter.com/LorettaLynn/status/1892256197778055390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
A statement from Loretta’s family to the outlet also read, “We are so grateful to see that our mother’s life story and music will continue to touch the hearts of audiences and remain an important statement of the American dream.”
“As one of the last creative projects our mom was so passionate about, we are thankful that she had the opportunity to experience the initial stages of Sutton’s sincere portrayal of Loretta,” it added. “Mom absolutely fell in love with her and thought she was just the right person to play her onstage. The family is moved by this incredible team’s commitment to her legacy.”
The stage show will have even more Broadway power than just Foster with Tony-Award winner Sam Gold picked to direct and Tony-Award winner Jeanine Tesori for feature music production, the outlet noted.
Lynn passed away peacefully in her sleep in October 2022, as previously reported. She was 90 years old.
The family later released a statement about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/country-music-legend-loretta-lynn-has-died">late-singer’s death</a> that read, “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills.”
Lynn was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988 after becoming a breakout star in the country music industry. She’s probably best known for her 1970 hit inspired by her Kentucky roots, “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/loretta-lynns-daughters-speak-out-for-first-time-since-legends-death-share-details-about-singers-final-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Loretta Lynn’s Daughters Speak Out For First Time Since Legend’s Death, Share Details About Singer’s Final Project</a>

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Musical About Late Country Legend Loretta Lynn’s Life In The Works

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Country star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jason-aldean">Jason Aldean</a> says he feels “a little vindicated” in his support of President Donald Trump over the last four, six years after being part of Trump’s second inauguration.
Speaking to “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/jason-aldean-reflects-inauguration-sees-celebs-attitudes-toward-trump-shifting">Fox and Friends</a>,” the 47-year-old country singer said “it just kind of feels electric” to be part of the inauguration festivities and said that “everybody’s just excited for this new chapter of where we’re headed.&#8221; 
&#8220;Every time I think I&#8217;ve done it all — like I&#8217;ve done a lot of different things and I&#8217;ve seen a lot of things — this was a whole different ballgame for me,&#8221; Aldean said. &#8220;So, just a huge honor to be here and to be a part of that night and all the people that were there to support President Trump.&#8221;
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The “Dirt Road Anthem” star also talked about the challenges he&#8217;s faced over the last few years for being a vocal supporter of Trump and said he does “feel a little vindicated” now.
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MIC DROP: Country superstar <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason_Aldean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jason_Aldean</a> reflects on &#8220;taking a lot of heat&#8221; over the last four years for his support of President Trump, and what it meant to perform at the Liberty Inauguration Ball to cap a historic day for the 47th president. <a href="https://t.co/yexBcjXIvh">pic.twitter.com/yexBcjXIvh</a>
— Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1881763789294510461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
“You know, my wife [Brittany Aldean] and I talk about this all the time,&#8221; Aldean said. &#8220;It&#8217;s like for the last, you know, six years, four years especially, it&#8217;s just been &#8230; you know, taking a lot of heat for stepping out and kind of telling people how we feel about the state of the country and that regime that had been in office.”
“And, you know, and so it&#8217;s been a little odd at times,” he added. &#8220;But it&#8217;s cool to look here this week and see all the celebrities and people that are showing up that didn&#8217;t really speak out before. So — but it, you know, it&#8217;s a good thing. You know, I think it just means that hopefully it&#8217;s getting everything back on track and people we’re all getting on the same page.&#8221;
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&#8220;I think for the last few years, as much as a lot of the media has tried to make it seem like everything&#8217;s been so great, it hasn’t,&#8221; Aldean continued. &#8220;A lot of us knew that for a long time. And I think a lot of other people are starting to see it now. To have President Trump back in office, I just think it gives everybody a sense of relief and for a lot of people … to feel like we&#8217;re headed in the right direction.&#8221;
Aldean was one of the many singers who performed at the various inauguration events marking Trump becoming the 47th President of the United States. 
On Monday when Trump was sworn in to office, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/carrie-underwood">Carrie Underwood</a> called on politicians, dignitaries, and guests to join her in singing “America the Beautiful” a cappella when the instrumental music failed to play, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/carrie-underwood-performs-america-the-beautiful-a-cappella-when-music-fails-at-trump-inauguration">reported</a>.
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Jason Aldean Says He Feels ‘Vindicated’ In His Support For Trump Over The Last Few Years

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Country singer</a> Brad Paisley’s wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, opened up about the insane throat surgery she underwent in August after being unable to speak for nearly two years.
Speaking to <a href="https://people.com/kimberly-williams-paisley-was-awake-in-3-hour-surgery-to-restore-voice-exclusive-8763349">People magazine</a>, Kimberly talked about visiting Nashville’s <a href="https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/program/voice-center">Vanderbilt Voice Center</a> in January 2023 where she was diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia. It came after she suddenly lost the ability to speak in November 2022, being unable to make more noise with her voice than a whisper.
Doctors at the time said her vocal cords were so tight they were barely visible and later discovered that her two vocal cords weren’t touching anymore, a condition known as partial paralysis.
&#8220;So much of our personalities are expressed in our voice and for me, so much of my career. And when that&#8217;s not there, I thought, &#8216;Who am I?&#8217; I felt invisible,&#8221; Williams-Paisley said. &#8220;I&#8217;m someone who tries to find the silver lining no matter what, but there are days when I really grieved.&#8221;
The “Father of the Bride” star said after &#8220;looking in every corner and trying everything&#8221; to get her voice back, she decided nearly two years later to undergo a procedure called medialization laryngoplasty. It requires surgery to move the weak left vocal cord closer to the right one, the outlet noted.
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley is opening up about a &#8220;terrifying&#8221; medical ordeal in which her voice inexplicably disappeared: &#8220;There were days when I grieved and sobbed.&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/FAyUAlXnil">https://t.co/FAyUAlXnil</a>
— Good Morning America (@GMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1869395689324900576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
“We wanted to tune the cord the best we could,” Dr. Gaelyn Garrett said. “We had her awake so we could hear how the voice changes as we manipulated the position of the vocal cord. We’re trying to get the natural voice back.”
The surgery required Williams-Paisley to stay awake the entire three-hours, something the actress called “bizarre.”
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“They put up a plastic sheet so I couldn’t see anything except my throat on a screen they set up,” Kimberly said. “It looked like another mouth, like a big hole!&#8221;
She said going into the procedure with her eyes open was “beautifully symbolic. I feel like I’ve been waking up to myself. I had to be fully present to cross this finish line, and I was really ready for it.&#8221;
The outlet then detailed how the medical procedure went. For the procedure, “the team took an implant made of silicone rubber and put it next to her left vocal cord to hold it in place, then asked her to speak. They removed it, adjusted the size by hand-carving it, replaced it and had her try again. When her voice was back to its natural tone, they knew it fit perfectly.&#8221; The implant is permanent and should last a lifetime.
“I couldn’t believe it was true,” Kimberly said. &#8220;It felt great.&#8221;
After two years of being unable to hear her own voice, the surgery had allowed her to once again speak out loud.
While the surgery left her a significant scar on her throat, she joked, &#8220;Fortunately for me, I have wrinkles!&#8221; But she said she&#8217;s &#8220;not self-conscious about it. I’m proud. It’s part of my story.”
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Country Star’s Wife Opens Up About Insane Throat Surgery After Being Unable To Speak For Two Years

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Country star Jelly Roll hit back at people upset that he recently decided to meet with President-elect Donald Trump, explaining that he was taught to respect the president regardless of politics.
During an appearance on his wife <a href="https://people.com/who-is-bunnie-xo-jelly-roll-wife-7568842">Bunnie Xo</a>&#8216;s podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6G9XAlzTz3fd20vRhbTvup">Dumb Blonde</a>, the 40-year-old singer — born Jason DeFord — said that when he met with Trump at the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden in New York it was an opportunity he wouldn’t pass up, no matter who was the president.
&#8220;Dude, there’s not a chance in hell that I’m not going to meet the president-elect,” Jelly Roll said.  “I don’t care.”
&#8220;If I got a call to meet [President] Joe Biden, I would have stopped at any point and [met] him,&#8221; he added. &#8220;That’s the active president. I don’t care about what he thinks or I think about policies.&#8221;
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— New York Post (@nypost) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1869862758751109162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;I don’t hide behind the &#8216;I’m not political&#8217; stuff. I’m not political! People who actually know me know I’m also one of the old-school dudes,&#8221; DeFord continued. &#8220;I like to talk about things I’m passionate about. With that, I like to know about it. I don’t know enough about politics to act like I know anything that’s going on or what anybody’s standing for policy-wise.&#8221;
The “Halfway to Hell” singer made it clear he wasn’t raised in a home that made voting important, but said that they did teach him to respect the person in the highest office of the land, <a href="https://people.com/jelly-roll-responds-criticism-after-meeting-donald-trump-8763592?utm_campaign=people&amp;utm_content=likeshop&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=instagram">People magazine</a> noted.
“They did push respecting the president though,&#8221; the country singer said, pointing out that it’s &#8220;the hardest job in the world.&#8221;
During the UFC event, pictures surfaced online showing Jelly Roll and Trump shaking hands, smiling and apparently having a brief conversation.
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Earlier this year, DeFord made headlines when he spoke out on Capitol Hill about the dangers of fentanyl — and he later talked about how it scares him for “this next generation,” especially his own children, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scares-me-for-this-next-generation-country-star-jelly-roll-on-why-hes-speaking-out-about-dangers-of-fetanyl">reported</a>.
Jelly Roll said our country has “seen crack,” cocaine, and opioids, but added, “we’ve never seen something that is so deadly in such small amounts that’s being mixed in so many different things,” <a href="https://people.com/jelly-roll-scared-fentanyl-will-affect-his-kids-exclusive-8563931?utm_campaign=people&amp;utm_content=likeshop&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=instagram">People magazine</a> noted.
“My daughter will never experience the safety of experimenting with drugs,” the father of two told the outlet. “I know that sounds crazy to say, but when I was a kid, my mother would be like, ‘You’re going to try everything once. Just be safe.’ It’s not safe for any kid to be doing anything.”
“How many more people does [fentanyl] have to kill a day before we start to care, if the number right now is close to 200,” he added. “I just think it’s time to speak about it. It scares me for my daughter. It scares me for my son. It scares me for this next generation. We’ve never seen nothing like fentanyl.”
The “Son of a Sinner” hitmaker turned his life around after racking up some 40 stints behind bars for various drug-related charges, starting as young as 14, <a href="https://people.com/jelly-roll-found-peace-after-changing-relationship-with-alcohol-cocaine-exclusive-8414853">People</a> noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-just-bad-art-jelly-roll-talks-tattoo-regret-says-he-got-staph-infections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘It’s Just Bad Art’: Jelly Roll Talks Tattoo Regret, Says He Got Staph Infections</a>

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Country Star Jelly Roll Hits Back At People Upset He Met With Trump

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/morgan-wallen">Morgan Wallen</a> entered a guilty plea on Thursday, admitting to throwing a chair off the roof of a bar in downtown Nashville earlier this year. As a result of his plea, he will spend seven days in a DUI education center and two years on supervised probation.
On Thursday, the 31-year-old country singer accepted the plea deal including two misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment — after he was initially charged with three felonies for the chair-throwing incident outside Chiefs Bar on April 7, The Tennessean<a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2024/12/12/nashville-morgan-wallen-guilty-court-chiefs-bar-broadway/76922479007/"> reported</a>.
Wallen’s attorney Worrick Robinson IV said, in a statement to <a href="https://people.com/morgan-wallen-pleads-guilty-sentenced-7-days-incarceration-chair-throwing-incident-8760084?utm_campaign=people&amp;utm_content=likeshop&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=instagram">People</a> after court, “Mr. Wallen has cooperated fully with authorities throughout these last eight months, directly communicating and apologizing to all involved. Mr. Wallen remains committed to making a positive impact through his music and foundation.”
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— billboard (@billboard) <a href="https://twitter.com/billboard/status/1867292025978081373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/morgan-wallen">Wallen</a> was initially charged with three counts of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime">reckless endangerment</a> with a deadly weapon and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct after he threw a chair off the 6th-floor roof of the Nashville bar. 
Robinson issued a statement later confirming the incident. “At 10:53 p.m. Sunday evening, Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct,” the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/morgan-wallen-nashville-arrest-1235868536/">statement</a> read. “He is cooperating fully with authorities.”
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The “Whiskey Glasses” hitmaker later <a href="https://x.com/MorganWallen/status/1781473070936478003">addressed</a> the arrest himself and made it clear he was not “proud” of what happened outside Chiefs Bar.
“I didn’t feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks,” Wallen wrote. “I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s. I’m not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility.”
“I have the utmost respect for the officers working every day to keep us all safe,” he added. “Regarding my tour, there will be no change.”
Following the bar incident, the Nashville City Council voted down plans for the singer to have a 20-foot neon sign on the outside of his six-story bar advertising “Morgan Wallen’s This Bar,” the <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2024/05/22/nashville-council-rejects-morgan-wallen-bar-sign-citing-harmful-actions/73796458007/">Tennessean</a> noted.
The council members voted 30-3 against the proposed signage because of the country singer’s arrest and a video capturing Wallen using the N-word after a drunken night in January 2021. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-morgan-wallen-posts-apology-video-talks-sobriety-following-n-word-video-deplatforming">singer later</a> apologized and said he was both “embarrassed and sorry.”
“I don’t want to see a billboard up with the name of a person who’s throwing chairs off of balconies and who is saying racial slurs,” At-large Council member Delishia Porterfield said.
Metro Councilmember Jordan Huffman said Wallen’s actions and past comments should not be applauded, WZTV Fox 17 <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/2024-country-music-entertainment-arrest-nashville-metro-council-says-morgan-wallen-not-allowed-to-have-sign-outside-new-downtown-bar">Nashville</a> reported.
“He gives all of us a bad name,” Huffman said. “His comments are hateful, his actions are harmful and he [doesn’t] belong in this town as far as I’m concerned.”
“I’m tired of this city bending over to just make anybody happy that makes a comment that they want to,” he added. “We continue to go down this road.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/morgan-wallen-wont-be-getting-his-name-on-new-bar-due-to-his-harmful-actions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Morgan Wallen Won’t Be Getting His Name On New Bar Due To His ‘Harmful Actions’</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-singer">Country singer</a> Dylan Marlowe is unsure why TikTok comments on his new song, which includes lyrics about God and guns, are being hidden on the social media platform, but he has his guess.
The 27-year-old recording artist anticipated the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">song</a> might be controversial when he posted it. He wrote in the social media caption, “This might get censored but whatever, this is one of my favorite songs on the record.”
The <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNG4DJha/">video</a> shows Marlowe strumming his guitar while sitting on a porch, singing “Stick to My Guns” from his first studio album, Mid-Twenties Crisis, which will be released on September 27. 
He sings the lyrics, “I’m sick and damn tired of the man on the TV telling me how to live/and it gets a little old when you’re always getting told that you gotta do that and this/turns out there’s a lot of folks that don’t like all the things I love/good thing this ain’t for them folks.”
It continues: “Yeah, this song’s the one where I stick to these boots I’m putting down/stick to this cross around my neck/stick to these roots stuck in the ground/way I was raised ain’t let me down yet/in a world that’s changing I sure as hell ain’t son/so I’ll sit right here with a rifle and a beer ‘til the good Lord comes/stick to my guns.”
In a follow-up <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dylanmarlowemusic/video/7400890770644897054?_r=1&amp;_t=8oowPuLigt1">post</a>, Marlowe shared his suspicions about what he describes as hidden comments on the song. 
“I don’t normally post things like this on TikTok but I posted this video the other day… went to bed, woke up, it said there was like 500 comments on this video. So, I go to check it out, and turns out that over, like, 400 of these comments have been like, disabled. Like, they’re not available to be on the post. And I don’t know why.”
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The singer did not make specific accusations but wrote, &#8220;I have my guess&#8221; as to why the comments weren&#8217;t appearing. He went on to say he contacted TikTok to find out why the comments were disabled and hadn’t received an answer yet. 
As of Wednesday morning, the original song clip was up to almost 200 visible comments. Marlowe’s followers flooded both TikTok clips with their messages of support.
“The reason they aren’t showing up is the exact reason we need songs like this,” one person wrote.
“You have the voice in more than one way. So proud of you, keep going, we&#8217;ll keep supporting you!!” another agreed.
The Georgia-born recording artist has opened for big names in country, from Laney Wilson to Hardy, and was signed by Sony Music Nashville. Marlowe’s first number-one hit as a songwriter was Jon Pardi’s single, “Last Night Lonely.”
“Mid-Twenties Crisis is a record I wrote in my mid-twenties, really over the last two or three years,” the artist <a href="https://musicrow.com/2024/07/dylan-marlowe-will-explore-mid-twenties-crisis-on-debut-album/">said</a> during an interview in July of his upcoming album. “There’s a bunch of songs that are going to be fun to play live. I also thought it was really important to make sure I had some deeper lyrics as well.”

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Former member of the country duo Florida Georgia Line Brian Kelley announced that he will release a new MAGA-themed song next Friday.
Following the country star’s performance on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention, Kelley shared the news on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9kNkYagtea/?img_index=1">Instagram</a> that he’d be dropping a new song titled “Make America Great Again.”
While he didn’t share a clip of his new song, he did include the title which was part of former President Donald Trump’s slogan during his 2016 presidential campaign and has been part of his current run for the White House in the 2024 election. 
During the third night of the RNC, <a href="https://x.com/realDailyWire/status/1813754325719532004">Kelley rocked the house</a>, entertaining Republican delegates with his song “American Spirit.”
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Country?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Country</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Music?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Music</a> Brian Kelley Performs During RNC, Teases New Song Titled ‘Make America Great Again’ <a href="https://t.co/1Q7I9YRP1N">https://t.co/1Q7I9YRP1N</a>
— Brandon Thompson (@brandonpromo) <a href="https://twitter.com/brandonpromo/status/1814039491742695714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
The chorus <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=brian+kelley+american+spirit+lyrics&amp;oq=Br&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgYIARBFGDsyBggCEEUYOzIGCAMQRRhAMgYIBBBFGD0yBggFEEUYPDIGCAYQRRg8MgYIBxBFGDzSAQgxNzgzajBqN6gCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8">reads</a>, “American spirit, that red, white and blue/It&#8217;s flying for freedom, for me and for you/It&#8217;s what I believe in, this country I love/That American spirit runs in our blood.”
It was originally released on the July 4th weekend in 2022 and pays tribute to the fallen men and women of the military along with those who have served throughout America&#8217;s history.
The song was inspired by Kelley’s grandfather, John Edward Kelley, who served in the United States Army during World War II, and earned two purple hearts, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/country/brian-kelley-rnc-new-song-1235734437/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">Billboard</a> magazine noted.
Kelley was one of a handful of country artists who showed up at the RNC. Others included Lee Greenwood, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, and Chris Janson, among others.
In the final night of the RNC, right before Trump officially accepted the Republican Party’s 2024 nomination, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fight-fight-kid-rock-shows-up-at-rnc-with-new-trump-themed-song" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kid Rock</a> got the crowd riled up as he performed his Trump-themed version of his song “American Bad A**,” as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fight-fight-kid-rock-shows-up-at-rnc-with-new-trump-themed-song">reported</a>.
The 53-year-old rocker — born Robert James Ritchie — took the <a href="https://x.com/BenSwann_/status/1814123334805733560">stage</a> and called on the delegates to raise their fist in the air and say, “fight, fight,” and the entire room of delegates yelled back, “fight, fight.”
The comments were reminiscent of what Trump told his supporters following the attempted assassination on the former president’s life at a rally in Pennsylvania, which left one supporter dead and two others, including Trump, injured.
Kid Rock rocked the room with verses about being the “cowboy, I’m the singer in black. Throw your fist in the air, let me see where you at.”
“Say fight, fight,” he <a href="https://x.com/MonicaCrowley/status/1814124759447203934">added</a>. “Say fight, fight. Say Trump, Trump.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fight-fight-kid-rock-shows-up-at-rnc-with-new-trump-themed-song" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Fight, Fight’: Kid Rock Shows Up At RNC With New Trump-Themed Song</a>

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Waylon Jennings’ son, Shooter Jennings, shared on Father’s Day that he’s found a “treasure trove” of unheard music that his dad made and said he will release it all in a new album.
In a lengthy post on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=998152218326009&amp;set=pcb.998152244992673">Facebook</a>, Shooter wrote that he’d found never-before-heard music his dad recorded before the country legend died in 2002, and said that a new album with his dad’s songs will be coming in 2025.
“When I was young, in the house that I grew up in, there was a room that was always locked. The ‘storage room’ is what my parents call it,” Shooter wrote. “I have vivid memories of dozens of grey boxes in cubby holes with notes jotted in marker on the outside. I knew what was in those boxes was my dad’s work.”
Years after his dad died, Shooter explained that tapes his father had left in his office or in various studios around Nashville were all compiled and transferred to digital drives, but they just sat. In 2014, the process took place again to put the music on even more modern drives, but once again they sat “waiting,&#8221; until recently.
“What I expected to find was a catalog of all of my dad’s albums and recordings,” the late-singer’s son wrote. “I knew there were a few songs that were never released, for whatever reasons, so I had my fingers crossed that I would maybe find something special and rare along the way that I could share with you.&#8221;
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— brandon wenerd (@brandonwenerd) <a href="https://twitter.com/brandonwenerd/status/1802529778286903613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
“What I found was massive historical documentation of a man and a band with an incredible friendship, worth ethic and deep passion for playing and recording music,” he added. “What I found was way beyond my wildest fantasies.”
Shooter said he then set out to bring life to those “lost” and with the help of a pal, Shooter said he has done it, <a href="http://riff.com">Whiskey Riff.com</a> noted.
“I’m in possession of a treasure trove of previously unheard full band Waylon Jennings multi-track recording from the 70’s and early 80’s and I have begun preparing the material to be mixed…” Jennings wrote.
“These are not demos. These are not unfinished, but, they will take some time to explore, prepare, and mix,” he added. “You’ve got something to look forward to – there will be new, classic Waylon Jennings music in 2025. Stay tuned.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/johnny-cash-album-with-never-before-heard-tracks-coming-this-summer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Johnny Cash Album With Never-Before-Heard Tracks Coming This Summer</a>

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Waylon Jennings’ Son Says He’s Found ‘Treasure Trove’ Of Unheard Music Dad Made, Will Release

Waylon Jennings’ Son Says He's Found 'Treasure Trove' Of Unheard Music Dad Made, Will Release

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/carrie-underwood">Carrie Underwood</a> released a statement about how her family and pets were doing after their Tennessee home caught fire on Sunday night.
On Monday, a statement from the 41-year-old singer’s spokesperson made it clear that her family — husband Mike Fisher, their two sons and their pets were all safe — after a garage fire sent flames to their home, <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-house-fire-statement/">Taste of Country</a> reported. 
“There was a fire on the property on Sunday night, which was quickly contained,” the statement read. “There was no fire damage to the primary residence, and the family and their pets were unharmed.”
<a href="https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/carrie-underwood-house-fire-williamson-franklin/">WKRN</a> news reported that all eight stations in the county of Williamson responded to the “Somethin Bad” hitmaker’s remote home when flames erupted close to 10 p.m. on Sunday night.
When crews arrived, they were able to utilize Underwood’s 10,000 gallon water tank on the property to help them battle the fully-engulfed blaze and extinguish it before it was able to spread to the home and cause structural damage to their house.
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BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/carrieunderwood?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CarrieUnderwood</a> and Family Unharmed After Fire Breaks Out At Their Home
READ MORE: <a href="https://t.co/99NjyYrwEU">https://t.co/99NjyYrwEU</a>
— Country Now (@CountryNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/CountryNow/status/1802733909982982201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
A statement posted on <a href="https://x.com/WilcoFireRescue/status/1802575568023498779">X</a> from the fire department read, “Crews were able to knock down the fire quickly to prevent spread into the house. Firefighters continue to put out hotspots to prevent further spread. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There are no injuries at this time.”
A spokesperson with <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2024/06/17/carrie-underwood-home-tennessee-fire-singer-family-unharmed/74123843007/">Williamson County Fire and Rescue</a>, Dinah Wade, has since shared that an off-road UTV in the garage was reportedly the source of the fire, <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-nashville-home-fire/">Taste of Country</a> noted.
The “Jesus Take The Wheel” singer has yet to publicly comment on social media about the fire.
Underwood recently made headlines after another scare when the camera caught the moment the singer fell right off the stage during the rain-soaked finale of her show at the Carolina Country Music fest.
In a TMZ clip posted on <a href="https://x.com/TMZ/status/1800211535903719850" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a>, Underwood continues singing as she walks to the back of the stage towards some stairs and then appears to slip and fall off them at the end of her performance at the Myrtle Beach concert.
Several fans spotted the fall and one can be overheard saying that the country singer “fell!”
Taking to social media after the concert, the country superstar seemed to hint at the tumble, noting it was an unexpected ending.
​​”Well, last night sure was fun!” Underwood <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8CgLTfAowq/?img_index=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">captioned</a> one of her post showing several snaps of her performing in the downpour. “And though the ending was quite unexpected, it made for a night we’ll never forget! Thanks for being awesome.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/carrie-underwood-falls-off-stage-during-rain-soaked-finale">Carrie Underwood Falls Off Stage During Rain Soaked Finale</a>

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Carrie Underwood’s Home Catches Fire, Country Singer Releases Statement

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