On May 11, 2023, news broke that an unnamed former manager of Allen’s had filed a lawsuit against him, as well as his management company, Wide Open Music and Ash Bowers, who served as both the owner of Wide Open Music and as Allen’s record producer.
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The manager alleged as part of the claims that Allen had sexually and verbally abused her and that she had been fired from her role after bringing these allegations to Bowers. As a result, Allen’s record label, BBR Music Group, suspended the artist effective immediately.
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On November 10, 20221, Allen won New Artist of the Year at the CMA Awards. 15 days later, he performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In February 2022, Allen announced that he would be a guest mentor on American Idol (season 20).
Allen released the lead-off single, Down Home to his third studio album, Tulip Drive on March 8, 2022. The album was released on June 24, 2022.
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