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Morgan Wallen Angers Fans with Last-Minute Concert Cancelation

Morgan Wallen was just minutes away from taking the stage at his concert at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, on Sunday (4/23) when he canceled the show due to vocal…

Morgan Wallen Angers Fans with Last-Minute Concert Cancelation
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Morgan Wallen was just minutes away from taking the stage at his concert at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, on Sunday (4/23) when he canceled the show due to vocal issues. Morgan's fans were informed of the cancellation via an on-screen message moments before he was scheduled to perform, and several fans went to social media to express their anger for the short notice.

Wallen posted on his Insta stories, "After last night's show, I started losing my voice, so I spent the day resting up, talking to my doctor, and working through my vocal exercises, trying to get better. I really thought I'd be able to take the stage, and it kills me to deliver this so close to stage time, but my voice is shot, and I'm unable to sing. I'm so sorry. I promise you guys I tried everything I could."

Fans showed their anger over the cancelation on Twitter. Below are a handful of reactions from fans.

"My 4 yr old granddaughter was there and cried all the way home." See that post here. "This Morgan Wallen situation is really just proof that rookies have to pace themselves when they go to Oxford." See that post here. "This kid ever going to grow up?" See that post here. "Field seats for Morgan Wallen: $800." See that post here. "Some of us are just built differently." See that post here. "It was claimed he lost his voice. Whether that was true or not remains to be seen." See that post here.

Last week (4/21), Morgan was playing a show at Kentucky's Yum! Center In Louisville last week (4/13) when he sang one of the last songs in his set, "Heartless," and took a nasty tumble on stage. Wallen did bounce right back up after the fall and didn't even miss a note in the song.

Morgan will join HARDY, Lainey Wilson, ERNEST, and Bailey Zimmerman to take the stage on the Topgolf green to raise money and awareness for ACM Lifting Lives in Texas on Wednesday, May 10, at Topgolf The Colony. The event will occur one day before the 58th ACM Awards on May 11. The ACM Awards will air live on Amazon Prime from Frisco, Texas.

He said in a statement, "ACM Lifting Lives does great work providing aid in times of need to folks inside and outside of the music industry. My band and I are excited to help them raise funds to continue doing this amazing work."

It is uncommon for a country music star to be born in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of them migrate to Music City to make their country music dreams come true. However, a handful of country stars were born in Nashville, and a few more come from the great state of Tennessee.

Garth, Reba, Blake Shelton, and Carrie Underwood are from Oklahoma, and Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, and many more are from the Peach State of Georgia. Keith Urban was born in New Zealand and Lainey Wilson and Jordan Davis hail from Louisianna.

Let's look at those country stars who started in Tennessee, where Nashville dreams were just hours away.

Kane Brown - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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DENVER, COLORADO - JULY 11: Country Artist Kane Brown during the MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game at Coors Field on July 11, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)


Morgan Wallen - Sneedville, Tennessee

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 24: Morgan Wallen attends the 15th Annual Academy Of Country Music Honors at the Ryman Auditorium on August 24, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM)


Dustin Lynch - Tullahoma, Tennessee

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Dustin Lynch attends the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for CMT)


Lady A's Hillary Scott - Nashville, Tennessee

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: Hillary Scott attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)


Chris Young - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 09: Chris Young performs onstage for the 2021 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 09, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for CMT)


Kelsea Ballerini - Mascot, Tennessee

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KNOXVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 11: Kelsea Ballerini Headlining THE FIRST TIME Tour Stop In her Hometown - Knoxville, Tennessee at the SOLD OUT Tennessee Theater on November 11, 2016 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Sweet Talk PR)


Jelly Roll - Nashville, Tennessee

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Jelly Roll accepts the Male Video of the Year Award onstage during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for CMT)


Kenny Chesney - Knoxville, Tennessee

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BATON ROUGE, LA - MAY 30: ***EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE*** Singer & Songwriter Kenny Chesney performs at Bayou Country Superfest 2010 at LSU Tiger Stadium on May 30, 2010 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


Dolly Parton - Sevierville, Tennessee

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 10: Dolly Parton talks to the media at a press conference at the InterContinental Sydney on November 10, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.