Chris Young shared an official message with fans on Thursday (February 1) after Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk previously dismissed all charges against the singer following Young's alleged altercation at Nashville's Dawg House bar with Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents of Tennessee. The incident subsequently led to an arrest on three misdemeanor charges.
All charges against the singer were dismissed on Monday after security footage of the incident showed Young making contact with one of the agents, who then pushed Young to the floor of the bar (Young later was released photos on Instagram that showed bruises the singer allegedly had from being pushed to the ground).
In a video shared by Young via Instagram, he spoke directly to his fans and supporters, saying: “Hey guys, I just wanted to say something. You know, I'm still processing a lot about the false accusations and everything that happened last week. But I wanted to say first and foremost, thank you to everyone who had my back. It meant the world to me and I had so many friends and fans reach out and say “We got you, we don't think you did any of that.” So it's really nice to see the charges dropped. It's not something I wish anyone to ever go through. But, like I said, the bright spot was seeing all the love and support.”
As a thank you to his fans, Young revealed that he plans to release a new song at midnight: “Double Down,” from his upcoming album Young Love & Saturday Nights. Written by Monty Criswell, Derek George and Tyler Reeve, “Double Down” is one of 18 songs on the album, which will be released March 22 via Sony Music Nashville.
“We're releasing 'Double Down' at midnight and I really hope you enjoy it. Upload it, enjoy it – I appreciate you, love you and thank you,” Young said.
Young previously addressed online trolls with a social media post that included a security video clip of the incident. “For all the trolls saying 'Don't touch a cop,' I didn't touch him,” the text on the clip read. He also captioned the video addressing the online trolls directly, writing 'Stop coming at me'.
Young's current single, the album's title track, is at No. 34 Advertising signMap of Country Airplay.
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