Chris Willman Music WriterMorgan Wallen returned to the stage Thursday night in Nashville for his first officially billed headlining gig since his career went into crisis back in February.
And his most diehard fans were able to hear the words they’ve hoped to hear out of his lips for seven months now:“This is the new single we have out at country radio.”That simple preamble to “Sand in My Boots” — a song that Big Loud Records began promoting to the format late last month — was further indication that Wallen’s baby steps back into the public eye are beginning to turn into medium strides, furthered by the fact that he’s now able to top a bill in Tennessee without almost no one batting an eye.
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