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Oliver Anthony is the guitar-slinging, anti-establishment type of artist who resonates with listeners who are tired of feeding the beast in terms of the music business churning out cookie-cutter acts to make a buck. Recently, Anthony tore into the way things are in Nashville, putting the music business on blast. So, what did he have to say?
Oliver Anthony Caught Fire With Hit Single
Oliver Anthony turned out to be one of those overnight success stories that anyone recording music and putting it out there online hopes to be. From relative obscurity, Anthony caught fire with his poignant and powerful single, “Rich Men North Of Richmond.”
This painful ballad perfectly captures the everyday struggle of the hard-working, blue-collar man. It pulls no punches when it comes to Oliver Anthony’s raw delivery or biting lyrical content without any rose-colored glasses on. To date, the song has nearly 180M views on YouTube in just a little over a year, and that message resonates loud and clear.
Anthony Brutally Puts Music Business On Blast
Anthony burst onto the scene, and the reason so many listeners resonate with him is because of his authenticity. With the way he is all about staying true to his craft and staying true to his message and purpose, he recently called out the Nashville scene, as well as the music business as a whole for the way that they monetize artists and more.
Oliver Anthony said: “Find some guy that you can build a character around. Prop him up through your label. Give him a bunch of songs that some kids over at The Hick in Nashville wrote while they were wearing their Crocs and drinking White Claws and hitting golf balls. Nobody that’s either written the song or sung it really knows or understands the words to the song that they’re singing, but it sounds good and it’s catchy and it fits the model. And it sounds like every other big song that’s been out in the last five years. It’s just a rinse and repeat model. It serves no purpose, other than it’s just a business.”
Oliver Anthony Calls Out Nashville Business Model
Oliver Anthony was by no means done with his biting critique. As someone who has been one of the most popular songwriters since his hit single caught fire, he knows first-hand what it’s like to deal with execs, labels, and other people who make the Nashville machine run.
Anthony said: “These are all just systems. They’re not inherently bad. It’s not like there’s a bunch of people sitting around who are evil, thinking about how to trick you into making you listen to a certain kind of song. But it’s just a business model that they’ve followed and adapted to. It was evident talking to all these people, and every time I go to town and talk to people in Nashville, I realize how scary this new era is.”
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