Country megastar Morgan Wallen canceled the Cancel Culture mob

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The late, very wise Andrew Breitbart famously and correctly said politics flows downstream from culture.

Not unlike politics — though less cringey — the musical tone in the country is also set by culture. The power of music is real. It’s capable of eliciting strong emotional responses in us.

The songs that resonate with us, and we gravitate toward, are the ones we find most relatable and are often a reflection of our values and worldview — a worldview which shapes our musical taste.

MORGAN WALLEN, TAYLOR SWIFT AMONG MOST-ANTICIPATED CONCERTS OF 2024

Enter the Morgan Wallen phenomenon.

Even if country music isn’t your thing, you’ve likely heard of the 31-year-old megastar with crossover appeal.

His song, "Last Night," was the most streamed song of 2023 across all genres on Apple and Spotify, as well as the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for the year.

In addition to the most streamed song of the year, the unassuming country boy who is selling out Taylor-Swift-size stadiums surpassed Swift to land the top album of the year on Billboard’s 200 chart with "One Thing at a Time."

He also racked up his eleventh career No. 1 hit on country radio in December with "Everything I Love," and finished the year with the highest grossing country tour.

Put quite simply, Wallen dominated 2023.

To say he’s an epic