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Christian, Latin Tunes Lead Surge in US Streaming

Global music industry hit 5.1T streams in 2025, with acts like Bad Bunny, Brandon Lake driving US push

(Newser) - The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025—a new single-year record, up 9.6% from 2024, which held the previous record, according to a 2025 year-end report from industry data and analytics firm Luminate. In the US, on-demand audio streams hit 1.4 trillion, a 4....

Morgan Wallen: Here's Why I Walked Off SNL

Country singer says he wasn't mad, just ready to go

(Newser) - Morgan Wallen addressed his abrupt departure from Saturday Night Live during a new interview on Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley. Asked by the host whether the comedy sketch show made him "mad," the country singer replied, per USA Today , "No. I was just ready to go home....

Saturday Night Live Has Two Jokes About Wallen's Exit
SNL Returns to Wallen's Exit
Apr 6, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

SNL Returns to Wallen's Exit

Singer had left stage quickly the week before

(Newser) - Morgan Wallen was in a hurry to leave Saturday Night Live last weekend, but it seems the show wasn't finished with him yet. In the NBC program's first broadcast since the singer's hasty retreat at the end of the show on which he was the musical guest,...

Morgan Wallen's Odd SNL Exit Raises Eyebrows
Kenan Thompson Weighs In on
Morgan Wallen's Odd SNL Exit
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Apr 5, 2025 6:00 AM CDT

Kenan Thompson Weighs In on Morgan Wallen's Odd SNL Exit

'Seems like a complicated individual, I guess,' SNL star says

(Newser) - At least one of the stars of Saturday Night Live seems to disagree with the source who insisted Morgan Wallen's abrupt exit from the most recent show was totally normal. "I thought maybe he had to go to the potty or something," Kenan Thompson tells Entertainment Weekly...

Morgan Wallen Now Selling 'God's Country' Merch

$45 will get you a T-shirt or trucker hat

(Newser) - Morgan Wallen appears to be capitalizing off the headlines. Since his abrupt exit from Saturday Night Live and social media plea to "get me to God's country" fueled speculation that the country artist wasn't pleased to be in New York, Wallen has doubled down on his apparent...

Morgan Wallen Sentenced in Chair-Tossing Case

Country star, 31, gets week at DUI education center, 2 years' probation for April incident in Nashville

(Newser) - Morgan Wallen is facing the music this week for a brouhaha last spring at a Tennessee bar. The AP reports that the 31-year-old country star pleaded "conditionally guilty" on Thursday to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment after hurling a chair in April from the rooftop of the 6-story...

Country Star Morgan Wallen Ends Weekend in the Pokey

Star arrested in Nashville after cops say he hurled a chair off a bar rooftop

(Newser) - Morgan Wallen had quite the weekend in Nashville, ending his Sunday night out in Tennessee's capital with an arrest. WKRN reports that the 30-year-old country star was detained after allegedly throwing a chair from the rooftop of the six-story Chief's bar, owned by fellow country performer (and Field ...

Country Fans Will Recognize New Owners of Field & Stream
Country Stars Buy Field & Stream
Jan 29, 2024 8:04 AM CST

Country Stars Buy Field & Stream

Eric Church, Morgan Wallen relaunching legacy mag, complete with website, merch, music festival

(Newser) - "Welcome to the all-new Field & Stream: Established in 1871. Revived in 2024." That was the message released last week by the magazine's new owners, names that should be familiar to country music fans: singer-songwriters Eric Church and Morgan Wallen, who are relaunching the outdoors lifestyle publication...

Taylor Swift Kicks a Male Off of Spotify's Throne

She was the most-streamed artist of 2023, ending Bad Bunny's run

(Newser) - It's her, hi—Taylor Swift is Spotify's 2023 most-played artist. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion streams since January 1. That means that the pop powerhouse has dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny, who...

This Is Apple Music's Top Song Globally for 2023

Country star Morgan Wallen's 'Last Night' led a pack of tunes by Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and SZA

(Newser) - Country singer Morgan Wallen's "Last Night" topped Apple Music's global song chart in 2023 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes. Wallen's hit emerged as the country song with the most days—52—...

Race Flap Isn't Hurting Sales for Morgan Wallen

Singer's new album tops the charts even after stations pulled him, and an older one is climbing

(Newser) - Three weeks into Morgan Wallen's run atop the album charts, the country singer was caught on video using a racial slur . In response, radio stations and streaming playlists dropped his music. His recording company suspended him, and the Academy of Country Music said Wallen is not welcome at this...

Morgan Wallen to His Fans: Don't Try to Defend Me

Country star issued video apology for use of slur

(Newser) - In a video apology posted on Instagram on Wednesday night, country star Morgan Wallen asked fans not to downplay the racist language he was caught using on camera and said that he accepted the punishments he faced. In the five-minute video, Wallen said he had let so many people down,...

Morgan Wallen’s Sales Skyrocket After Racial Slur

While the industry sanctions singer, fans download his music

(Newser) - After Morgan Wallen was caught on video using a racial slur, the country music star's professional world seemed to come crashing down. Radio stations quit playing his music , his recording contract was suspended, and the Academy of Country Music announced he won't be part of this year's...

One More Blow for Morgan Wallen After Slur

He'll miss out on the 2021 ACM Awards

(Newser) - Days ago, country star Morgan Wallen was on course for some big wins at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. Now, after being caught on camera using a racial slur , he's not even eligible. The academy said Wednesday that Wallen—whose album Dangerous has been the Billboard...

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