[Cover photo credit to David Lehr]

Two-time 2025 Grammy nominee and Country artist Morgan Wallen has surprised fans with an unexpected release, “Smile,” originally teased on Wallen’s Instagram and TikTok. It’s accompanied by an official music video, directed by Justin Clough.

Written by Wallen, Rocky Block, John Byron, Ernest Keith Smith, Ryan Vojtesak and Luis Witkiewitz, “Smile” is a continuation of a theme set by previous releases, “Lies Lies Lies” and “Love Somebody.” The track’s narrator “navigates life’s little moments and longings.”

“Love Somebody” led Wallen to become the first artist to have three singles sit atop the Billboard 100 and Hot Country Songs charts simultaneously.

After concluding his One Night At A Time Tour in October, which spanned 87 shows, 57 stadium shows and 10 countries across two years, Wallen will host his inaugural Sand In My Boots Festival on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala. in 2025.

The festival will feature headlining sets by Wallen, Post Malone, Brooks & Dunn and HARDY across three days and three nights, with additional guests including Riley Green, Bailey Zimmerman, T-Pain, Diplo, Wiz Khalifa, The War on Drugs, 2 Chainz, Chase Rice, Three 6 Mafia, 3 Doors Down, Ella Langley, ERNEST, Morgan Wade, Moneybagg Yo and more.