Morgan Wallen Postpones Shows For Vocal Rest

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

May 9th 1:29 PM

Morgan Wallen posted a video to his fans on Instagram just moments ago (5/9) to say that he has been put on vocal rest and cannot sing for six weeks.

In the somber video clip, Morgan said, “What’s going on ya’ll? I’m just going ahead and getting straight to it. I got some bad news from my doctors at the Vanderbilt Voice Center yesterday (5/8), and after taking ten days of vocal rest, I performed three shows last weekend in Florida, and by the third one, I felt terrible. So I went in and got scoped yesterday, and they told me that I reinjured my vocal cords and that I have full vocal trauma. Their advice is that I go on vocal rest for six weeks, so that’s what I’m gonna do. They want me not to talk at all, but they said if I need to, it’s okay for something like this.”

He sighed and continued emotionally, “I also tore my lat while we were in Australia. I’ve been trying to work through that quietly, but this time off is gonna help me get that back right as well. We are working on rescheduling all the dates for this time frame. We’ve almost got that done, but some are pending, so I will keep you updated.”

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Wallen continued dryly, “I won’t be able to make these festivals that I have during this time frame, but we are gonna make those right next year. I won’t be able to do the ACM Awards or the Lifting Livbes event, but you all make sure you still go; it’s for a great cause.”

Morgan sighed again and said, concluding, “They told me that if I do this the right way, I will get back to 100 percent, and they also said that if I don’t listen and I keep singing, then I will permanently damage my voice. So for the longevity of my career, this is just the choice I had to make. I hate it, but I love you guys, and I appreciate all the support that you always give me, and I’ll see you soon, and I’ll be back better than ever. God bless you.”

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13 Songs That Made Morgan Wallen ACM A Star

• 13. “The Way I Talk” (2016)

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  His very first single. A memorable lyric to the song, "Man, it ain't my fault, I just live the way I talk."

• 12. “Chasin’ You” (2019)

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  "Chasin' You" became Wallen's third consecutive Number One hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The "Chasin' You (Dream Video)" was filmed in black and white and showed Wallen driving around Nashville, Tennessee, in a convertible.

• 11. “Wasted on You” (2022)

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  This song made history as it debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for the week ending January 23, 2021, along with the album tracks "Somebody's Problem," "Warning," and "Sand in My Boots" and the singles "7 Summers" and "More Than My Hometown." In doing so, Wallen became the first artist ever to chart six songs within the top 10 of Hot Country Songs at the same time.
• 10. “This Bar” (2019)

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  Morgan said, "Wrote this song with my buddies about some moments and times in my life that have made me who I am today. Some good, some bad, but all of them I can look back on and grin a little."

• 9. “Somebody’s Problem” (2020)

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  This song's narrative is all about a budding new relationship; one ends and another begins. In the lyrics, Wallen thinks how a woman who is too good to be true could have slipped through an ex's fingers and guessed she is somebody else’s problem.

• 8. “Don’t Think Jesus” (2022)

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  Morgan said that even though he didn't write this song, it brought him to tears upon first hearing it, and he said it is of his most personal songs.
• 7. “Still Goin’ Down” (2020)

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  Wallen described the song as all about growing up in the country; it truly is a love song to the town that raised him. The song is an anthem that pays tribute to all the small-town Friday nights and beer drinking around the bonfire.

• 6. “Up Down” (featuring Florida Georgia Line) (2017)

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  A fun party song with Florida Georgia Line. The video features Wallen and both members of Florida Georgia Line partying on a beach and in concert.

• 5. “More Than My Hometown” (2020)

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  An ode to his hometown, the photograph used as the cover image for the single, was taken looking southbound on Tennessee Highway 70 just north of Kyles Ford, Tennessee. One of the towns listed on the highway sign in the photo, Sneedville, is Morgan’s actual hometown.
• 4. “Whiskey Glasses” (2018)

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  A big hit for Wallen, this song reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 8, 2019, after topping the Hot Country Songs chart. The song was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in May of 2020.

• 3. “Flower Shops” (Ernest featuring Morgan Wallen) (2021)

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  This touching ballad's chorus sings, "Mister, I'll take your roses / If you cut off the thorns, she can't take no more / I'll buy violets and daisies to hide all the crazy, it's gonna take all you've got / Aw, it's a bad day for love, but a good day for flower shops."

• 2. “7 Summers” (2020)

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  This story song was the perfect vibe for the time. When this smash was released, the song broke the single-day Apple Music streaming record for a country song and debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
• 1. “Sand in My Boots” (2021)

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  This touching song is a nostalgic ballad about lost love, describes a worn-out cowboy, weathering lost love and fading memories of drinking with that girl who could've been the one. It became Wallen's fifth number one song in February of 2022.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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