ON THE COVER:
MORGAN WALLEN

With the year’s biggest album—parked at #1 for the foreseeable future—Big Loud/Mercury/Republic’s Morgan Wallen has definitively shown the power of new country in the marketplace. His 36-song monster is dominating the DSPs, and his prior set continues to be a huge chart force as well. Just about everything is going Morgan’s way these days. The only thing that might put a tear in his beer? This HITS cover appearance.