Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams named Morgan Wallen on Wednesday as the “racist country singer” she mentioned in her latest solo album, and her fans are cheering on her bluntness.
“I’ll be the biggest star / At this racist country singer’s bar,” the pop-punk star sang on her recent track “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party.”
Williams confirmed on The New York Times’ podcast “Popcast” that the line referred to Wallen, who was captured on video using a racial slur with his friends in 2021. He later apologized, and his sales surged after the incident.
Wallen was also mocked earlier this year for abruptly walking off the “Saturday Night Live” stage early, then posting “Get me to God’s Country” on his Instagram story.
Williams told “Popcast” about wanting to leave Nashville in the wake of Donald Trump’s reelection. She acknowledged that the reference in her song could apply to “a couple” people, but she noted: “I’m always talking about Morgan Wallen, and I don’t give a shit.”
