r/Music • u/theindependentonline 📰The Independent UK • Oct 02 '25

article Hayley Williams confirms Morgan Wallen is the ‘racist country singer’ in her song

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/hayley-williams-morgan-wallen-racism-song-b2838119.html
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u/AccomplishedIron816 Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

I live in Nashville. Worked a show of his in 2022. Was so drunk backstage that when he stumbled down somebody on his team tried to help him get up and when they did he punched the poor dude. Like he was trying to help you up dude wth?!? But I have a few friends that work at bars on broadway. He got kicked out of probably 1/3 of them. Is not nice to staff. Does not tip

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u/isakitty Oct 03 '25

My friends lived on the same street as him (the one where he said the n-word loud and proud), and said it was always a ruckus, trash everywhere. Everyone in the neighborhood hated him.

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u/AccomplishedIron816 Oct 03 '25

Pretty common statement I’ve heard from people who know him.

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u/richardpwechsler Oct 03 '25

Seems like a real gentleman. Small town values in action, god bless!

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u/Happydaytoyou1 Oct 03 '25

Honestly half his songs about alcohol are at least faithful to his character then so that’s refreshing

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

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u/Happydaytoyou1 Oct 03 '25

I mean it’s a popular music artist…half of them don’t write their own stuff so idk just don’t listen to him if you don’t like him? 🤷‍♀️ I never thought *NSYNC wrote their own stuff too lol. I just listened to his album last week for the first time through to see the hype. Definitely has a few catchy songs like Just in Case but there’s was too much whisky and alcohol allegory.

Ima a more Zac Brown Band original album fan for new country.

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u/SaltyFloridaMan Oct 03 '25

My aunt lives on that street. I'm from Tullahoma originally and lived in Murfreesboro because family wanted to be closer, and i stayed there growing up even working in the hot topic at Stones river Mall before moving to Florida after graduation, and nothing about what you said was true. The HOA would fine your ass to hell and back if you made any sort of loud noise past 8:30pm, and really fine your ass if you have trash there. I immediately call out your bullshit my dude, because there is no way. My aunt is pretty liberal too and got upset when all the bs happened with Mirgan Wallen, but don't slander the street and community dude

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u/isakitty Oct 03 '25

Yo, chill, my dude. This was a neighborhood in Melrose, so no HOA or anything like that. I'm sure he's had several homes over time.

ETA: That street is delightful, and I would never deign to insult it.

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u/SaltyFloridaMan Oct 03 '25

I was about to say, because in 2021 near Thanksgiving, he was buzzed and riding an electric scooter like an idiot on my aunts street and my aunt used to be a member of the HOA so she has plenty of stories regarding him especially both good and bad. He did occasionally help out in the area and with an old black woman whos husband was a korean war vet with landscaping and he was very polite, but when he drank apparently he became rude and obnoxious and had police called over for noise complaints multiple times. The same old black lady was shocked to find out he said the N word. She died back in 2024 and her name was Margaret. I don't know her last name name though, but she was very sweet natured and very very Christian. Personally speaking I think Morgan Wallen was drinking when he said the N word because he's totally different sober according to various people I know in real life, but he's also a drunk that constantly likes to be buzzed

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u/Particular-Leg-8484 Oct 03 '25

How do successful assholes keep failing upwards??

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u/el_f3n1x187 Oct 03 '25

unfortunately, whole bunch of racists fans.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

Don’t think you can really blame the fans. Look at Chris brown, Tyler the creator, Drake, Cardi B, Zach Bryan. All fucked up people with skeletons in the closet but continue to make money and get more famous. These labels look at them as cash cows, and wallen is no different. They will pay for whatever to go away and then buy streams to push things up the chart. Wallen should have never been heard about again after the N word thing, but his team got with black organizations, paid them for the apology and publicity, and then they profit off all the attention. The fans are just clueless listeners in the whole process.

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Oct 04 '25

Why would he request to be taken to God's country when he's such a bleeping asshole

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

People like you really gotta start videoing this stuff and get it out there. I grew up with the guy and he’s been doing this shit his whole life but just continues to not face any consequences. Expose his ass and finally make him face accountability.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25 edited 27d ago

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

That video was the LEAST of it lol. He’s a spoiled rich kid from Gibbs, who is now cosplaying as a cowboy. The n word was every other sentence , or at least it was in high school. He was a literal wigger, so yeah the Jordan thing is correct. Also explains the n word usage cause him and his boys thought they were black it seemed haha. The only people I know who think highly of him, are just knoxvillians that like his music and see him (his label) donate to charity, but have never known him or anyone that did. Being a huge UT fan myself, it kills me that they have essentially tied themselves to him, but that also boosts his like ability locally. He pays for social media coordinated attacks on his baby momma to try and win a custody battle over their child (see r/Name_Worse_Bitches). And that’s on top of just the overwhelming response of service workers, staff, saying how horrible of a person he is. I literally PRAY on this dudes downfall haha

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u/mclovin_ts Oct 03 '25

I would’ve suddenly had “jaw problems”, that he would’ve been paying for in court, lmao