Eric Church and his fans will have “one hell of a night” at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium when the “Chief” brings his high-energy live show to the venue on Saturday, June 11. The “Heart on Fire” singer announced on Wednesday (March 2) his second official headlining stadium show of the summer, dubbed “One Hell of a Night,” and will welcome Morgan Wallen and Ernest for the concert.
“Looking forward to this one, @morganwallen!” Church wrote on social media in his announcement.
Wallen responded in his own post by sharing the the announcement and captioning it: “If you know much about me, you know how big of a deal this is. One of the greatest honors in my career to be opening for @ericchurchmusic.”
Church previously teased the announcement on social media by sharing a photo of himself onstage with Wallen, from Wallen’s surprise appearance at Church’s Philadelphia show in October 2021, as part of Church’s current The Gather Again tour. During that concert, Wallen and Church collaborated on songs including Wallen’s “Sand in My Boots,” “Whiskey Glasses,” and “Quittin’ Time,” a track Church has a writing credit on that appears on Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album project.
Church who is a co-writer on Wallen’s hit release Dangerous: The Double Album, previously denounced the “Wasted on You” singer’s use of the N-word after a video surfaced of Wallen using the slur in early 2021. “That was indefensible. I was heartbroken when it happened,” Church told Billboard in April 2021. “I think Morgan’s trying to work on that and on himself. And I hope he does.”
Meanwhile, Ernest and Wallen are at No. 21 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart with Ernest’s “Flower Shops,” featuring Wallen. The song will be included on Ernest’s upcoming project Flower Shops (The Album), set to release March 11. As a songwriter, Ernest was a contributor to 11 tracks on Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album.
Church will also headline a stadium show in Milwaukee over Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 28, with Brothers Osborne and Parker McCollum joining him at American Family Field.
Tickets for Church’s Minneapolis stadium show featuring Wallen and Ernest will go on sale March 11 at 10 a.m. local time.
See Church’s announcement and Wallen’s response below:
NEWS
There is no question that Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out made a serious impact and continues to hold weight. The project showed that hip hop is not limited by age and proved that a long-awaited return can still land in a major way regardless of the time away.
If you need a reminder, the Virginia duo’s fourth studio album debuted comfortably within the top five of the Hot 200. It secured the number four position and moved an impressive 118,000 units in its first week.
On top of that, it picked up a win at this year’s Grammys, earning Best Rap Performance for “Chains & Whips.” The album also received four additional nominations, including Best Music Video, Rap Album, and Album of the Year.
It is hard to believe the project will officially hit its one year mark this summer on July 11. Even so, Pusha T is making it clear that both supporters and critics should not be overlooking it anytime soon.
While performing at Coachella yesterday, King Push told the crowd that LGSEO still sits at the top, regardless of genre.
He said, “‘Let God Sort Em Out’ is still the album of the motherfckin year. Whole new year, still album of the year,” per Kurrco. “Album of the motherfcking year until we drop again. We don't care who dropping. It don't matter.”
That is a strong statement for obvious reasons, especially considering the recent claims surrounding Push himself.
Over the same weekend, hip hop social media lit up after several alleged reference tracks connected to Quentin Miller and Push began circulating. Three tracks surfaced in total, but one that drew the most attention was an alleged record titled “Real Gon’ Come.” It is said to come from the DAYTONA era, around 2017 to 2018.
The situation gained traction because fans remember the past tension between Drake and Pusha T before Drake’s clash with Kendrick Lamar. During that feud, Pusha accused Drake of using ghostwriters on tracks like “Infrared,” which appears on DAYTONA. On that song, he raps, “The bigger question is how the Russians did it /
It was written like Nas, but it came from Quentin.”
Reactions have been mixed. Some people argue it is not a major issue since Miller’s alleged contributions were limited to hooks. Others point out that the songs were never officially released, so they see no real problem. Meanwhile, critics view it as clear hypocrisy on Pusha T’s part, a perspective that DJ Akademiks has also supported.
