Overview

• Williams confirmed on the New York Times’ Popcast that the title track’s line refers to Morgan Wallen, adding, “Find me at Whole Foods, bitch — I don’t care.”
• She said the album was written to confront the South’s racial history and her religious upbringing, stressing she is “never not ready to scream” about racial issues.
• “True Believer,” which dissects Southern Christianity and references “Strange Fruit,” delivered Williams her first solo No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Digital Song Sales chart.
• Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party was officially released August 28 as a self-released project on her Post Atlantic imprint with Secretly Distribution after her Atlantic/Warner deal ended.
• Reports note Wallen’s 2021 racial-slur video and subsequent controversies as context for the callout, and outlets say he has not issued a new public response.