As teased during Thomas Rhett’s Bud Light Dive Bar Tour: Home Edition livestream last Friday night (10/4), Morgan Wallen’s brand-new track ‘More Than My Hometown’ is now available at all streaming platforms and digital retailers, following a world exclusive first play from Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2 last night (16/4).
The introspective tune gives fans another glimpse into his highly anticipated sophomore album, following New Year’s surprise release, ‘This Bar’.
Co-written by Wallen with Michael Hardy, Ernest Keith Smith and Ryan Vojtesak and produced by ACM Producer of the Year nominee Joey Moi, the last-stand anthem settles on a romantic crossroads where two paths are destined to split. With sunset sonics and a nostalgic vocal, it’s far from a bitter sendoff, filled instead with compassion and inner conflict as the gravel-voiced hitmaker wanes vulnerable and aims to prove he’s enough.
Morgan Wallen was due to tour the UK for the first time in a run of sold-out dates next month, but last week shared with fans: “For obvious reasons we’ve had to cancel these shows. I’m sorry y’all. I wish there was some way around it, but this is our only option right now. I was looking forward to coming over there so much, I’ve never been to the UK before. I’ll be back. Y’all take care and stay safe during this weird time.”
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The critically acclaimed country renegade continues his hot streak with a slew of new achievements, earning his first-ever ACM nomination for New Male Artist of the Year and recently topping 2.5 BILLION total career streams. His first-ever chart-topper “Up Down” just doubled down on PLATINUM certifications from the RIAA, matching his most-recent chart-dominating #1, 2X PLATINUM “Whiskey Glasses,” while current GOLD-certified single “Chasin’ You” races towards Country radio’s top spot, climbing inside the Top 5 this week.
Morgan Wallen has staked his claim as Country music’s next superstar with over 2.5 billion career streams, several Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum certifications, and back-to-back chart-toppers. “Un-apologetically fresh and modern” (The Tennessean) with “an authenticity that fans can feel,” (PEOPLE), the dynamic Tennessee native has been riding a red-hot streak since 2017, collecting accolades which include: Billboard’s #1 song of 2019 (multi-week #1 “Whiskey Glasses”) on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, his first-ever nominations at both the CMA Awards (2019 New Artist of the Year) and ACM Awards (2020 New Male Artist of the Year), a nod for 2019 CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year (“Whiskey Glasses”), spotlight placements on PEOPLE’s 2019 Ones to Watch and MusicRow’s 2019 Next Big Thing lists, and high-profile features by The Associated Press, The Washington Post, Genius, and more. While romantically-charged current single, “Chasin’ You,” continues racing through Country radio’s Top 5, Wallen jump-started the new decade with the surprise release of his reflective coming-of-age anthem, “This Bar,” in tandem with crossover Diplo collaboration “Heartless,” and newest release “More Than My Hometown.
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