{"id":556,"date":"2020-12-07T11:57:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/?p=556"},"modified":"2020-12-08T12:05:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T17:05:45","slug":"in-case-you-missed-it-morgan-wallen-electrifies-saturday-night-live-12-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/in-case-you-missed-it-morgan-wallen-electrifies-saturday-night-live-12-5\/","title":{"rendered":"IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: MORGAN WALLEN ELECTRIFIES SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (12\/5)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GIVES DEBUT PERFORMANCES OF \u201c7 SUMMERS\u201d AND \u201cSTILL GOIN DOWN\u201d<\/h2>\n

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\u00a0STARS IN SKETCH ALONGSIDE HOST JASON BATEMAN, PETE DAVIDSON AND BOWEN YANG<\/h2>\n

NASHVILLE, TENN.<\/strong>\u00a0(December 7, 2020) \u2014\u00a0Joining an elite group of Country predecessors, Big Loud\/Republic Records\u2019\u00a0Morgan Wallen<\/b>\u00a0brought twang, electricity, and two debut performances to this weekend\u2019s edition of NBC’s\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/i>\u00a0(12\/5) with host Jason Bateman.<\/p>\n

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Starting the night with \u201cthe country song that everyone\u2019s talking about right now\u201d (Los Angeles Times<\/i>), Wallen\u2019s \u201c7 Summers\u201d gently introduced the Country juggernaut, showing off the Top 30 single\u2019s \u201cdreamy, \u201880s inspired\u201d (Stereogum<\/i>) mood. Cranking up the volume, his second performance brought \u201cStill Goin Down\u201d to life for the first time, \u201ca hometown, paint-by-numbers country pride anthem\u201d (Entertainment Weekly<\/i>) that also previews his upcoming sophomore effort,\u00a0Dangerous: The Double Album<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Wallen topped off the bucket list night making his sketch debut in \u201cMorgan Wallen Party,\u201d a time travel-filled recreation \u2013 down to the Mossy Oak \u201cMr. Fox\u201d t-shirt \u2013 of the now infamous Tuscaloosa evening back in October that made this \u201cSecond Yankee Chance\u201d a reality.\u00a0Vulture<\/i>\u00a0called the scene starring Wallen, Bateman, Pete Davidson and Bowen Yang \u201cwall-to-wall Wallens seeing who can out-Wallen Morgan Wallen,\u201d that\u00a0UPROXX<\/i>\u00a0notes turns \u201cinto a song of reconciliation.\u201d Hear \u201cFocus on the Future\u201d and watch the dust-up unfold\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking to 2021, Wallen\u2019s \u201chot streak is about to go nuclear\u201d (HITS<\/i>) when the hitmaker\u2019s highly anticipated sophomore record releases January 8. His much-anticipated\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/i>\u00a0debut solidifies Wallen as \u201ca superstar in the making\u201d (MusicRow<\/i>).<\/p>\n\n\t\t