Despite landing at No. 12 on iTunes' top 100 albums chart, the set that was released by the 'Whiskey Glasses' hitmaker's ex-partners receives bad ratings on the platform.
- Jan 30, 2024
AceShowbiz - The 10th Anniversary version of Morgan Wallen's album titled "Stand Alone" has been selling well since its release. The set, which was unleashed a few days prior, has been listened to by many despite the "Whiskey Glasses" hitmaker's warning amid feud with his "greedy" former music partners.
As of early Tuesday, January 30, the album titled "Stand Alone (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)" lands at No. 12 on iTunes' top 100 albums chart. It surpasses Taylor Swift's "1989 (Taylors version) [Deluxe]", which reaches No. 13 on the tally.
Though so, the album received bad ratings from iTunes users, per TMZ. Some of them even blasted Morgan's ex-music partners. One in particular wrote, "To steal Morgan Wallen's music and re-release it without his permission and him requesting you not to do it is low down and dirty." Another joined in, "Tasteless of a label or ex-partners to sell someone else's voice without consent, and without care."
The comments came after Morgan warned his fans against listening to the "Stand Alone (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)" album. On the reason why, he explained via Instagram on Friday, January 26, "Back in 2014, I went to Florida to try my hand at making original music & songwriting for the first time. This led to a recording deal with a local investor & an artist management deal that I deeply regret. Unfortunately, I signed both deals without any legal representation."
"We made 13 songs. Some were ok, most were terrible as I was just learning how to write in general & figuring it all out. 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'," the country singer continued.
"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," Morgan further elaborated.
Morgan additionally penned, "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."
As a result, Morgan released a re-recording of his song titled "Spin You Around", which was originally unleashed in 2015 as a part of his album "Stand Alone" under Panacea Records. The re-recording and Panacea Records' expanded version of the "Stand Alone" project were simultaneously dropped on Friday.
