Morgan Wallen just dropped a new single called “Smile”, and I think it may be one of my favorites of his.
Written by Morgan, Ernest, Rocky Block, John Byron, Ryan Vojtezak and Luis Witkiewitz, I have a feeling this will be another #1 hit.
Because, like it or not, that’s all Morgan Wallen seems capable of producing these days.
Damn.
What I like about this song- aside from the sound and subject matter- is that it really shows of what a good vocalist Morgan is, which can sometimes be hidden with other hits like “Last Night” and “I Had Some Help”.
This definitely bodes well for more solid stuff in 2025.
And now this will be in my head all day, which isn’ a bad thing.
Yeah, that was a moment for sure, and that, combined with her drunken New Years Eve performance had a lot of people wondering what the heck was going on…
Well, Elle King posted a new song to instagram this week seemingly addressing the incident.
It’s called “Banned From the Grand Ole Opry”, and it’s pretty good.
As Morgan mentioned, it’s just a rough demo at this point, but it sounds like something you’ll be hearing on Country Radio nonstop in the next year, so get ready.
Morgan is currently working on his next project, and is heating up the charts right now with “Love Somebody”, and I’m thinking there’s no slowing down for Morgan anytime soon. Especially as those felony charges got dropped recently- that could have been a problem.
Hopefully, he slows down the partying, and just keeps on making good music.
2025 is likely to be another massive year for Morgan Wallen, and for Country Music in general, just like this year.
It’s the end of the year, so naturally, all the major publications have to put out their “Best Of” lists- some objecive, and some not so objective.
“Rolling Stone” -possibly the least objective of them all- has graced us with their list of “The 100 Best Songs of 2024”, and here’s the Top 10:
1. “Good Luck, Babe!”, Chappell Roan:
I’m actually totally down with this being #1. I love this song, and a lot of what Chappell Roan is putting out. An extremely talented and unique artist, and I’m not going to argue “Roling Stone” on this one.
2. “Not Like Us”, Kendrick Lamar:
This song was HUGE this Summer, and 21-year-old me would have been all about it. 41-year-old me could take it or leave it.
3. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”, Shaboozey:
This song was (and still is) EVERYWHERE in 2024. It’s catchy as hell. But, is it technically a good song? Nah. Just fun and one of those ear-worms that you can’t get out of your head. It’s also the biggest song of the year as far as chart performance goes, as it’s spent a whopping record-tying 19 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
My biggest complaint about this song is that it’s basically the Country version of J-Kwon’s “Tipsy” that was huge 20 years ago:
I’m also salty that this song is 20 years old.
Oooof.
4. “Espresso”, Sabrina Carpenter:
I flipping LOVE Sabrina Carpenter, and her songs are ridiculously fun and catchy, and I still crank this one up when I hear it on the radio. even though have heard it eight million times this year.
Kudos to Sabrina for killing it in 2024.
5. “Birds of a Feather”, Billie Eilish:
I’m honestly not a huge Billie Eilish fan- I think she’s incredibly talented artist, but she’s not my style.
That being said, this is my favorite of hers, and I love that she’s showing off her gorgeous vocals on this song.
Also, she is incredibly gorgeous without trying.
6. “Too Sweet”, Hozier:
Hozier had a massive hit on his hands with “Too Sweet” this year, and it was his first ever #1 hit.
Kudos to him.
7. “Nasty”, Tinashe:
It’s a NO from me, dawg.
Again, college me would have had it on repeat on my Napster-burned CD.
Today me, not so much.
8. “Pink Skies”, Zach Bryan:
I’m going to be completely honest here… I don’t get the Zach Bryan obsession.
Is a good artist and writer? Yes. Does he have a great jawline? Also, yes.
But for me, he’s just emo-Country, and I just don’t vibe with it.
He’s got a few songs I like, but again, just not my cup of bourbon.
9. “Girl, So Confusing (Remix)”, Charli XCX featuring Lorde:
Real talk: I never heard this song before.
But I don’t hate it.
10. “Right Back to It”, Waxahatchee featuring MJ Lenderman:
Ok, again, I’m clearly not cool enough to be aware of every single song on this list, but I do love that one now.
So, thank you “Rolling Stone” for alerting me to it.
The late Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave, who was also one of the best Rock vocalists EVER, has clearly passed on his incredible talent to his daughter Toni Cornell, who just released a song this week called “Sunset of Your Love”, and it is absolutely gorgeous.
Wowza.
I knew she could sing, as she has proven that before, but I wasn’t sure what to expect from her original music.
I’m impressed.
Really, really impressed.
Just a beautifully written, produced, and well-sung piece, and you can definitely tell that she has inherited her father’s talent.
Also, remember this tribute where she sang “Hallelujah” honoring her Father? This was 7 years ago, when she was like, 13 or 14:
Lady Gaga announced earlier this week that she had more new music coming, and she made good on that promise this morning by dropping the Rock tinged track “Disease”, and, of course, it’s pretty damn good.
I mean, it’s Gaga after all.
I love the rock edge, and I’m feeling Nine Inch Nails “Closer” vibes as well as a tinge of her song “Bloody Mary” in there.
I’m definitely not disappointed, and it’s already taking up rent-free space in my head.
The song is most likely off of Lady Gaga’s upcoming 7th studio album, which we know she has been working on.
This song defnitely bodes well fr the rest of the album. I’m hoping for more Rock Gaga in he future.
Morgan Wallen released one hell of a new song last Friday called “Love Somebody”, and I swear, it’s been in my head in heavy rotation this past week.
Well, Morgan just released an official live video of him performing “Love Somebody” at one of his shows at the famed Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. He performed to over 150,000 fans over two days setting an attendance record, and it only made sense to release a live video, right?
Enjoy:
Morgan Wallen always brings it live, and there’s a reason why his recent “One Night at a Time” tour is now the biggest selling Country Music tour of all time.
OF ALL TIME.
Damn, son.
That’s no joke right there.
And…. he’s working on a new album, so stay tuned.
If “Love Somebody” is any indication, it’s gonna be another record-breaker.
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