It took Oliver Anthony less than two weeks to go from total unknown to viral hitmaker with his controversial country screed “Rich Men North of Richmond.” So, naturally, he has some opinions about Beyoncé. The comments were made in a 15-minute YouTube clip titled “What I’ve Learned in the Music …
Read More »Oliver Anthony 'Getting Out' of Music Industry, Focusing on Ministry
Oliver Anthony wants to “light a fire that no one can really extinguish in my lifetime or after.” In a new video posted to his YouTube channel, the singer-songwriter, who became an instant star with his controversial screed “Rich Men North of Richmond,” details that he will be walking away …
Read More »Oliver Anthony Became a Symbol of Populist Rage. The Truth Is More Complex
I N ITS USUAL HIGH NASHVILLE STYLE, the World Famous Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Birthday Bash was rolling. At the renowned honky-tonk on this mid-September night, cover bands and rowdy bachelorette parties ruled. But at around 10 p.m., all eyes were on a stage smack in the middle of the city’s …
Read More »Oliver Anthony, 'Rich Men North of Richmond' Singer, Finally Signs With an Agent
Oliver Anthony — whose populist anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond”beat out superstars Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, and Gunna for the top spot onBillboard’s Hot 100 last month — has inked a deal with United Talent Agency (UTA). UTA co-head of NashvilleJeffrey Hassonand music agentCurt Motley …
Read More »Oliver Anthony Makes His Nashville Debut — With a Band
Oliver Anthony set foot in Nashville for the first time this weekend, making his Music City debut not at the Grand Ole Opry or the Ryman Auditorium, but at the annual birthday-party-slash-block-party thrown by Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. The honky-tonk marked its 63rd anniversary with its usual shut-down-the-street blowout and a …
Read More »Oliver Anthony, Papa Roach, Shinedown Cover Lynyrd Skynyrd at Makeshift Acoustic Gig
Oliver Anthony, Papa Roach, and Shinedown unexpectedly linked up for a fully acoustic show — and a joint cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” — after the Blue Ridge Rock Festival was upended by severe weather. Blue Ridge Rock was supposed to take place this weekend (Thursday, Sept. 7 through …
Read More »Stephen King Knows Anti-Vaxxers Are Going to Hate His Latest Book: 'Knock Yourself Out'
THIS POST CONTAINSspoilers for Stephen King‘s new book Holly, which comes out today. Stephen King is readying himself for a flood of hate when his next book, Holly, drops on Sept. 5. “I think that a lot of people are not going to like it,” he says. “I think that …
Read More »Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves Score Their First Ever Number One Songs on the Hot 100
Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves‘ “I Remember Everything” is the Number One song in the country, Billboard announced on Tuesday, topping the Hot 100 chart this week and dethroning Oliver Anthony‘s unexpected viral populist anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond” for the top slot in the process. Bryan’s self-titled new …
Read More »Country Music's Summer of Streaming Domination
Country music is this summer’s streaming powerhouse. That fact was all but cemented on Monday when “I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan’s duet with Kacey Musgraves, became the fourth consecutive country song over the course of six weeks to hold the Number One slot on Billboard’s Hot 100. With more than …
Read More »The Culture Wars Are Tearing the Close-Knit Country Music Community Apart
Over the last few years, the Gulf Coast Jam, a multi-day concert blowout held every spring in Panama City Beach, Florida, has become one of country music’s leading festivals, pulling in headliners like Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, and Kenny Chesney. But recently, festival producer Rendy …
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