Morgan Wallen Back on One Country Station, as Hometown Outlet Sides With Fans Over Industry Censorship
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In what could be a sign of a break in country radio’s unified front, the currently forbidden superstar Morgan Wallen is back on the airwaves on at least one station that had put him on hold, WMYL-FM in Knoxville. The station may have more reason than most to return him to its playlist Knoxville is Wallen’s hometown but it does raise the question of how long the country radio industry will continue to speak with one voice in keeping music’s most successful recording artist of the moment off the air.
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Morgan Wallen Has No. 1 Album for Seventh Straight Week; Olivia Rodrigo Returns to Top Song Spot
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An indomitable couple of months for Morgan Wallen and Olivia Rodrigo are turning into an unbeatable quarter. Coming into March, the two are holding onto their undisputed 2021 dominance, at the top of the album and song charts, respectively.
Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” sits atop the Rolling Stone album chart for the seventh consecutive week. Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” slipped out of the top spot on the song chart last week, but has its grip firmly back on the wheel for this chart.