By Miguel Mike Medina
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Country pop singer Morgan Wallen flips his piano after onstage technical difficulties with his ‘Sand In My Boots’ performance.
The news of this unexpected situation has been shared on social media and is trending this weekend. Wallen is currently on his Still the Problem Tour.
It’s not the first time that we have seen Wallen behaving in a not-so-pleasant manner. Wallen might need anger management and help controlling his emotions. Two years ago, Wallen threw a chair off a six-story rooftop bar. This incident led to him pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment. Wallen paid the price, but luckily it wasn’t a steep punishment as he was sentenced to seven days at a DUI education center, two years’ probation, and a $350 fine.
Wallen rose to prominence in 2014 when he appeared in Season 6 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Wallen didn’t win the competition, but his exposure led him to an opportunity that took him far, and for many artists would’ve been surprising.
Hi music took off with his debut album, If I Know Me, which features his debut single “The Way I Talk.” The single was a major hit. His work on the song landed on Billboard’s Top 100 US Hot Country Songs and ranked No. 50 on Billboard’s Canada Country.
“The Way I Talk” went platinum four times in the United States and Canada by the Recording Industry Association of America. The music video premiered in April 2017 and was directed by TK McKamy.
In the same debut album, Wallen delivered singles such as “Up Down, Whiskey Glasses, and Chasin’ You.” “Up Down” hit platinum five times by the RIAA and reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay charts.
When an artist succeeds in his first album, many critics and fans will ask, “Can he do it again?” Wallen certainly did with his second album, Dangerous: The Double Album, released in 2021. Wallen won the top country male artist award at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. Some of his top songs in the album are the following:
– Sand In My Boots
– 865
– Flower Shops
– Broadway Girls
– You Proof
– Don’t Think Jesus
– Thought You Should Know
Wallen knows how to sell a product and win over many fans. He is very skilled in both singing and writing, and it would be a disservice to his fans if he continued this kind of behavior. This latest incident in Denver should be the last time he finds himself in the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Miguel Mike Medina is the publisher of The MMM Journal. He can be reached at medinamiguelmike@gmail.com and themmmjournal@gmail.com
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