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Morgan Wallen Announces ‘Boots’ Festival Lineup

Morgan Wallen has unveiled the lineup for “Sand In My Boots.” The new three-day festival and beach vacation curated by Wallen will host headliners Post Malone, Brooks & Dunn, HARDY,…

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Morgan Wallen has unveiled the lineup for "Sand In My Boots." The new three-day festival and beach vacation curated by Wallen will host headliners Post Malone, Brooks & Dunn, HARDY, and Wallen himself. Set on the Hangout Music Festival site on the idyllic beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, "Sand In My Boots" debuts May 16-18, 2025.

The "Sand In My Boots" lineup is an eclectic mix of Morgan's favorite artists and inspirations, led by key crossover collaborators like Post Malone and Diplo, and country stars like Brooks & Dunn, HARDY, Riley Green, Chase Rice, ERNEST, Ian Munsick, Nate Smith, Ella Langley, Paul Cauthen, Kameron Marlowe, Josh Ross, Morgan Wade, Hailey Whitters, Lauren Watkins, John Morgan and Laci Kaye Booth.

Wallen is riding high after his double sold-out shows at Neyland Stadium near his hometown in East Tennessee. His most recent One Thing at a Time album has been certified seven times platinum by the RIAA, selling over seven million copies. He's just released a brand new song called "Love Somebody."

As Morgan told us, this song is a little bit different for him. He said, “'Love Somebody' is a little bit of a new approach lyrically and sonically. I wanted to try something different, with what I wanted to talk about, how I wanted it to sound, and we were inspired by Latin-leaning influences."

Wallen added, "I'm really excited about this song and pumped that it is out.”

“Love Somebody” was written by Wallen alongside John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Elof Loelv, and Ryan Vojtesak. In the song, Morgan offers a candid glimpse at the difficulties of finding someone “Who ain't hypnotized / By dollar signs and blindin' lights,” as he searches for authenticity.

The lyrics to "Love Somebody" include, "I just wanna love somebody / Who won't leave a hole in my heart / I just wanna love somebody / That don't want me fallin' apart / And I'll be lucky if I ever find / A somethin' more than just a crazy night / I just wanna love somebody."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.