Morgan Wallen Sets 'Saturday Night Live' Return Date

Morgan Wallen has set a new date for his first-ever appearance on Saturday Night Live. The country hitmaker is now set to make his SNL debut on Dec. 5.

Wallen turned to social media to reveal the new date on Wednesday (Nov. 25), posting a new lineup that includes Ozark star Jason Bateman as the host for Dec. 5.

"Let's try this again," Wallen writes.

Jack White ended up filling in for Wallen on Oct. 10. SNL creator and longtime showrunner Lorne Michaels called Wallen personally to deliver the news that he was being dropped due to violating the show's COVID-19 protocols so soon before a live show, but he was philosophical when he gave an interview to Willie Geist on Today after the news broke.

"He probably isn't the first country singer, the first person from rock 'n' roll who partied after a big, in that case, a football game, or a concert," Michaels reflected at the time. "We're just living in a different time, and everything is scrutinized."

Wallen's SNL snafu came at the end of an unusually up-and-down period for the singer that included an arrest in Nashville in May following an incident at Kid Rock's downtown bar. He was released on bond shortly after his arrest, and a judge declined to prosecute Wallen on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct in July.

The 27-year-old singer decided to step away from the spotlight for a while after his SNL appearance was canceled to  "work on me," admitting, "I think I have some growing up to do."

"You know, I think I've lost myself a little bit," he reflected. "I've tried to find joy in the wrong places, and, I don't know, it's left me with less joy. So I'm going to go try to work on that. I'm gonna take a step back from the spotlight for a little while and go work on myself."

He is set to release a new double album titled Dangerous on Jan. 8, 2021.

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