{"id":821,"date":"2024-01-26T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/?p=821"},"modified":"2024-01-26T11:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:25:02","slug":"statement-from-morgan-wallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/statement-from-morgan-wallen\/","title":{"rendered":"STATEMENT FROM MORGAN WALLEN"},"content":{"rendered":"

“SPIN YOU AROUND (1\/24<\/u><\/a>)”\u00a0OUT NOW<\/p>\n

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\u201cSpin You Around (1\/24)\u201d Cover Art\u00a0<\/strong>| Download\u00a0here<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

I’m writing y’all from a duck hunting trip because I want to fill you in on something happening tonight.<\/p>\n

Back in 2014, I went to Florida to try my hand at making original music & songwriting for the first time. This led to a recording deal with a local investor & an artist management deal that I deeply regret. Unfortunately, I\u00a0signed\u00a0both deals without any legal representation.<\/p>\n

We made 13 songs. Some were ok, most were terrible as I was just learning how to write in general & figuring it all out. I was not the only collaborator, so many of these songs were not my idea nor to my standards.\u00a0We deemed 5 worthy-enough to make the\u00a0Stand Alone EP<\/i>\u00a0which includes a fan-favorite, \u201cSpin You Around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tonight, those colleagues I parted ways with almost 10 years ago plan to release a \u201c10th Anniversary\u201d edition of\u00a0Stand Alone<\/i>\u00a0against my wishes &\u00a0include 8 unreleased songs, distributing it with the assistance of my former managers. For months I’ve been exploring every avenue possible to acquire the rights to\u00a0this\u00a0old music & keep\u00a0the\u00a0quality of\u00a0my catalog consistent with songs I choose to release & believe in.<\/p>\n

It’s gross, greedy & an example of how the dark side of the music business can suck the soul out of artists.<\/p>\n

I want you to know this is NOT my new music & I don’t want to see this happen to anyone else.\u00a0I cringe when I listen to these songs & I’m concerned my fans may mistakenly believe this is\u00a0a new release by me. I begin recording my next project at the end of February. I’m feeling inspired creatively & super excited to make more music I’m proud of.<\/p>\n

In response:<\/p>\n

1. I re-recorded\u00a0\u201cSpin You Around (1\/24)\u201d<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0this week in Nashville & it comes out TONIGHT.\u00a0Thank you Joey Moi & Bryan Sutton. I did the artwork myself while in the woods duck hunting.\u00a0Hope you like it, lol.<\/p>\n

2. I am donating $100k from the\u00a0Morgan Wallen Foundation<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals For The Arts<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(VLPA) program.\u00a0I hope young aspiring musicians read this story & know they should never have to give up their creative freedoms for an opportunity in this business.<\/p>\n

3. Trust me, when new music is ready, you’ll hear it directly from me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“SPIN YOU AROUND (1\/24)”\u00a0OUT NOW \u201cSpin You Around (1\/24)\u201d Cover Art\u00a0| Download\u00a0here I’m writing y’all from a duck hunting trip because I want to fill you in on something happening tonight. Back in 2014, I went to Florida to try … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":823,"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions\/823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morganwallen.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}