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Morgan Wallen Shaved Off His Mullet

Morgan Wallen has shaved off his signature mullet. Gossip site TMZ — noting that it’s the “end of an era” — shared photos, which you can see here. He debuted his new…

Morgan Wallen performing at the Billboard Awards in 2022, back when he had a mullet.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 15: Morgan Wallen performs onstage at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Morgan Wallen has shaved off his signature mullet. Gossip site TMZ -- noting that it's the "end of an era" -- shared photos, which you can see here. He debuted his new look at his concert at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. He was wearing a red baseball cap over his bald dome. The gossip site reports that he told the audience, "I didn’t like the long hair anymore, so I shaved it off."

As you might expect, many took to social media to offer their thoughts on his new look. On X, a fan named Jessica said, "People losing their minds over Morgan Wallen losing the mullet as if SHORT HAIRED MW ISNT BETTER." Someone named Ben Sladic said, "Morgan Wallen with or without a mullet is ugly." He continued, "I don’t understand girls obsession with him." Someone named Ash quipped, "Was having a good weekend until morgan wallen decided he wanted to look like my dad." Someone named "JC" said that he now looks like the singer of Limp Bizkit. "Morgan Wallen shaved his head and now he looks like Fred Durst. great show." "@689knh" said, "Morgan Wallen didn’t stop at the mullet. He shaved his whole a-- head and facial hair!? I’m going to need some bereavement days." However, a fan named Lauren said, "Still love
@MorganWallen so much w this hair cut!!! What a good change."

A Morgan Wallen fan account posted video from the show on Instagram, and one follower asked, "do i get a partial refund since i’m missing out on the full morgan wallen experience now in September??" Another follower noted that this might be part of a trend: "Guys are shaving their mullets all over the country."

Wallen plays another show at Ohio Stadium tonight; after that, he travels to Boston for a three-night stand at Fenway Park. See all of his tour dates at his official website.

13 Songs That Made Morgan Wallen ACM A Star

As Morgan Wallen celebrates his 30th birthday today (5/13), he just shared with his fans that he has re-scheduled 10 out of the 16 tour dates that he postponed early this week. Morgan posted the news on his Instagram to the delight of his bid fan base.

While he wasn't in attendance at the ACM Awards earlier this week (5/11), Wallen did win the Male Artist of the Year honor given out by ACM co-host Garth Brooks.

Earlier this year, in March, Morgan revealed he is single. He said in a recent interview, "I had a girlfriend for a while. Not recently. That was the last one I had. I don't have anybody right now. It's kind of hard. Just how busy I've been. I got a son; an album, a tour; I've got all these things I do."

He added, "It's really hard for me to make time for that. I want to, though. I think I'm coming up on my 'settle down phase.' We'll see. I'm not in a hurry."

As Walen celebrates his big day working on improving his voice during his doctor-mandated vocal rest, we pause to look at 13 of his best songs.

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.

Brian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.