But neither company has explained what a suspension means, nor has there been any indication the labels would cease to profit from Wallen’s robust sales and streaming during a suspension. HIs record label, Big Loud, issued a statement that it was placing his contract in “suspension” for a indefinite period of time, with the support of Republic Records, the distributor of Wallen’s music. Wallen’s agency, WME severed its relationship with the troubled star, although that was turning down future income, not taking an immediate hit, since he’s not able to tour right now anyway. No one else of note who stands to make money off Wallen’s album has come out and said they, or anyone else, shouldn’t be profiting off the country star’s music at the moment. Up until today, Isbell hadn’t indicated that he would withdraw from financially benefitting from Wallen’s continued post-scandal success. I think this is an opportunity for the country music industry to give that spot to somebody who deserves it, and there are lots of black artists who deserve it. Wallen’s behavior is disgusting and horrifying. “I think this is an opportunity for the country music industry to give that spot to somebody who deserves it, and there are lots of Black artists who deserve it.” “Wallen’s behavior is disgusting and horrifying,” Isbell tweeted then. 3 of this year, Isbell was among the first celebrities to express his disgust with Wallen’s latest screw-up. This isn’t a thing to stress over.”īut come Feb. You’re about to have to deal with your family at the holidays. That’s what I’m trying to say.” It wasn’t a ringing endorsement of Wallen’s version, but he wrote: “Everybody just relax.
“ Guys it’s really cool that Morgan Wallen is singing my song,” he tweeted at that time. 13, 2019, when the ascending Wallen was starting to sing “Cover Me Up” on tour, more than a year before his recording of it came out, Isbell tried to calm down his offended fans. Isbell, though, expressed gratitude for the cover and called off the dogs… before the N-word news broke. Many of Isbell’s own fans, who generally tend to favor rock or Americana over the mainstream country coming out of Nashville, felt it was disrespectful to take a song that, while romantic in nature, pointedly addresses his own sobriety after an alcoholic past - which Wallen then placed in the middle of an album that celebrates the consumption of alcohol as one of its primary themes. Isbell’s manager says the singer-songwriter does not plan to comment beyond the tweet.īefore the scandal broke, when Isbell had previously been asked on Twitter about his feelings about Wallen’s version of “Cover Me Up,” the songwriter had been magnanimous about the country superstar’s rendering. So… A portion of this money goes to me, since I wrote ‘Cover Me Up.’ I’ve decided to donate everything I’ve made so far from this album to the Nashville chapter of the Thanks for helping out a good cause, folks.
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