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It’s all Morgan Wallen, all the time.
USA TODAY can exclusively reveal that SiriusXM and the country music superstar will launch Morgan Wallen Radio, a year-round country music channel set to debut on April 7. The station, available on Channel 64 and the SiriusXM app, will combine Wallen’s biggest hits with hand-picked songs from his own favorite artists.
To ring in the channel’s debut, SiriusXM will host a live performance by Wallen at The Pinnacle in Nashville on April 2 (SiriusXM subscribers and fans can enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show or a VIP trip to the concert via the station’s official website).
The station will also feature exclusive commentary and anecdotes from Wallen, who has quickly become one of the genre’s chart kings. The announcement comes as the singer-songwriter prepares to head out on his Still The Problem stadium tour. In a release, SiriusXM also promised signature segments, including a Saturday night feature where Wallen will share his favorite hip-hop songs, and another where he will offer behind-the-scenes tidbits from the tour.
“Listeners can expect to hear a lot of things that I listen to on a day-to-day basis, which is probably a lot different than what most people expect,” Wallen said in a statement alongside the announcement. “I will be personally curating the music so they will get a glimpse into my world. I’m excited for everyone to hear it.”
“Morgan Wallen is undeniably one of the most influential forces shaping and creating music today,” Scott Greenstein, president and chief content officer at SiriusXM, said in a statement. “At SiriusXM, we’re always looking for ways to bring fans closer to the artists they love, and this launch does just that – from a channel curated by Morgan himself to an exclusive concert experience that gives listeners unprecedented access to his music, his influences, and his live performance.”
Wallen, a former contestant on “The Voice” who made his debut with the 2015 “Stand Alone” EP, has become one of the decade’s biggest music stars thanks to his genre-blending country music, which has earned him collaborations with the likes of Diplo, Florida Georgia Line, Lil Durk, Post Malone and Tate McRae.
Despite Wallen’s many controversies, including a 2024 arrest for throwing a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar, his popularity is undaunted. In 2025, he was named Billboard’s top artist of the year and was also certified as the Recording Industry Association of America’s highest-certified country artist of all time.
His latest album, “I’m the Problem,” released in May, topped the Billboard 200 chart for 12 weeks and has spawned six No. 1 country singles.
Contributing: Edward Segarra and Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY
