Morgan Wallen Denies A.I. Used for New Song ‘Country Music, Also Known as Country and Western or Simply Country, Is a Music Genre’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country superstar and mullet aficionado Morgan Wallen recently denied accusations that artificial intelligence was used in the creation of a new song, belligerently drunk sources confirmed.

“Write first-person denial about A.I. use in Morgan Wallen’s new song and make it sound sincere,” said Wallen, reading from a phone. “There’s absolutely no way I would use artificial intelligence to write songs because there’s a level of integrity and honesty my fans have come to expect from me. My new project just so happens to be about the history of country music. According to those who are definitely not ChatGPT, the upcoming album is a historical exploration about the music that’s defined Morgan Wallen, as well as this country, for more than a century.”

Wallen fan Carla Lokken was undeterred by the accusation.

“[Wallen] has always been upfront and open with his music, and that’s what’s appealing,” asserted Lokken. “For example, his songs about gettin’ drunk on whiskey literally have ‘whiskey’ in the name, so you know exactly what you’re getting. There’s comfort in that. And if he did use A.I., he’s probably doing it to make the creative process easier, so what’s wrong with that? Thinking and being creative is, like, really hard. I mean, I use A.I. to help with challenging stuff all the time. Last week I literally used ChapGPT to write my birthday invitations.”

Music journalist Mikey Barline commented on the use of A.I. in Nashville.

“Look, it’s an open secret that A.I. is used in country music, so denying it is just silly,” explained Barline. “I mean, how many times can an artist and their two dozen songwriters write a paint-by-numbers tune about creepily objectifying women, or cowboy-hat-wearing millionaires pretending to drink cheap beer by the gallon in their Ford truck? At least with A.I. there’s an honesty to the vapidity, unlike the disingenuousness of most country artists these days. On the plus side, if Wallen did use artificial intelligence, at least the word ‘intelligence’ can finally be applied to his music.”

At press time, Wallen announced that his new song is from the upcoming album “Country Music’s History Began in the Rural Southern US (Appalachia) From European Folk (Fiddles, Ballads), African American Blues & Banjo, and Gospel, Forming ‘Hillbilly’ Music in the 1920s.”