Morgan Wallen has revealed his ex-management have dropped a number of his old, unreleased tracks, despite his best efforts to stop them from ever coming out as most of them “were terrible” and not in line with his standards
He claimed that he made 13 songs, admitting that “some were ok, most were terrible,” and for that reason, he’s spent months trying to buy the rights to his old work so that he can “keep the quality of my catalog consistent with songs I choose to release & believe in.”
Morgan Wallen calls out “dark, greedy” music industry
He continued: “I was not the only collaborator, so many of these songs were not my idea nor to my standards. We deemed 5 worthy-enough to make the Stand Alone EP which includes a fan-favorite, ‘Spin You Around.’
“Tonight, those colleagues I parted ways with almost 10 years ago plan to release a ‘10th Anniversary’ edition of Stand Alone against my wishes & include 8 unreleased songs, distributing it with the assistance of my former managers. For months I’ve been exploring every avenue possible to acquire the rights to this old music & keep the quality of my catalog consistent with songs I choose to release & believe in.”
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Wallen concluded: “It’s gross, greedy & an example of how the dark side of the music business can suck the soul out of artists.
“I want you to know this is NOT my new music & I don’t want to see this happen to anyone else. I cringe when I listen to these songs & I’m concerned my fans may mistakenly believe this is a new release by me.”
He then revealed that he will be back in the studio in February to start work on new music, while also re-releasing a new edition of his popular hit Spin You Around and donating $100k to the Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals For The Arts (VLPA) program.
Morgan Wallen’sSpin You Around (1/24) is now available on all streaming platforms.
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