{"id":2066596,"date":"2025-10-03T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2066596"},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:45:03","slug":"country-music-singer-called-out-as-racist-on-popular-singers-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-music-singer-called-out-as-racist-on-popular-singers-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music singer called out as &#8216;racist&#8217; on popular singer&#8217;s new album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MQ2IEVQ5W5G2RBJTOXSCE54QVY\">Hayley Williams did not hold back when she was asked about a song on her new album \u201cEgo Death at a Bachelorette Party,\u201d while appearing on The New York Times\u2019 Popcast this week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LUOPBBFITJD7RFKQFX75NEMJOY\">The Paramore frontwoman was asked about a lyric on the title track for the album that goes, \u201cI\u2019ll be the biggest star \/ in this racist country singer\u2019s bar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"44EWUGWHONDYZKU6CMQFJERABU\">Williams said there \u201ccould be a couple,\u201d before she threw caution to the wind and went in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CEG5OEFPEJHPBDZMZFGJGS5E24\">\u201cI\u2019m always talking about Morgan Wallen,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t give a (expletive).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OPD76P3JBBCDDH4CZDRD4QYYOA\">And if Morgan is angry about that, she had a message for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7TX6QADKJ5DUBI5RDNKB4PTYLE\">\u201cFind me at Whole Foods, (expletive), I don\u2019t care,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"N7LYMMMZTZBAZOOH3EU64NPEFI\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/hayley-williams-confirms-morgan-wallen-184026256.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/hayley-williams-confirms-morgan-wallen-184026256.html\"><b>Entertainment Weekly<\/b> <\/a>said Williams previously said that Wallen\u2019s bar in Nashville is her least favorite establishment there. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UGJ4X6AYRJFNXLYZ3K73PU56T4\">\u201cWhen you open a business, you don\u2019t just put your name on it,\u201d she told Stereogum. \u201cLike you come up with something, right? It can have your DNA in it, but I don\u2019t understand the bars that are just people\u2019s names.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DALZ2BTLURGO5LLZ63CHTI3LLE\">The racism knock on Wallen didn\u2019t come out of thin air. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"73M6HL7YXFCWRIAJC7WCKIMAGU\">The singer faced criticism when he was caught on camera in 2021 using a racist slur. Entertainment Weekly said the video showed him using the N-word outside of his Naville home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QIJDHNU4KFFALEO523NXQWW72A\">He later apologized for the slur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BLE3VVVHVJHEHAMAXUX7HQNAFA\">\u201cI appreciate those who still see something in me and have defended me,\u201d he said. \u201cBut for today, please don\u2019t. I was wrong. I fully accept the penalties I\u2019m facing.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_pennlive__kbzmP\" data-gaid=\":Rdtaq6:\"\/><\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hayley Williams did not hold back when she was asked about a song on her new album \u201cEgo Death at a Bachelorette Party,\u201d while appearing on The New York Times\u2019 Popcast this week. 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