{"id":2003530,"date":"2023-08-17T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-has-heartfelt-challenge-for-fans-while-his-epic-rise-continues\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:40:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:40:13","slug":"oliver-anthony-has-heartfelt-challenge-for-fans-while-his-epic-rise-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-has-heartfelt-challenge-for-fans-while-his-epic-rise-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Anthony&#8217;s Rise Continues: A Heartfelt Challenge for Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foliver-anthony-has-heartfelt-challenge-for-fans-while-his-epic-rise-continues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003530&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Rise of Oliver Anthony: A Heartfelt Challenge for Fans<\/h2>\n<p>The feelgood story of the year in \u2063music\u200d and\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-there-a-boy-crisis-heres-what-andrew-yang-had-to-say\/\" title=\"Is There A Boy Crisis? Here\u2019s What Andrew Yang Had To Say\">culture continues<\/a> to unfold. Overnight\u200d sensation Oliver Anthony, whose hit song\u2063 \u201cRich Men North \u200cof Richmond\u201d has taken the country by storm, posted \u2064a brief video message for his\u200c millions\u200c of new fans Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it is impossible not to\u200b like this \u2063man.<\/p>\n<p>Driving home\u200c from the Morris Farm Market \u2063in Currituck, North Carolina, where he performed to a \u200dcrowd of 12,000 people, \u2063Anthony recorded \u2063a four-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-has-heartfelt-challenge-for-fans-while-his-epic-rise-continues\/\" title=\"Oliver Anthony's Rise Continues: A Heartfelt Challenge for Fans\">-a-half-minute video filled<\/a> with thoughtful reflections\u200c and heartfelt encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>The video, titled \u201cMoving\u2062 Forward,\u201d was posted \u2063to Anthony\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Last week, the video for \u201cRich Men North \u200dof Richmond\u201d \u2064went viral, propelling the little-known country\u200b music singer-songwriter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oliver-anthonys-meteoric-rise-continues-9-songs-break-top-25-itunes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instant \u200dstardom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday \u2064morning\u2063 \u2014 eight days after it first appeared on the\u200b obscure Radiowv YouTube\u200c channel \u2014 the video has amassed more than 17\u2063 million views.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Anthony\u2019s formidable vocals, coupled with the song\u2019s\u2064 powerful lyrics, \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reviewers-blown-away-hearing-rich-men-north-richmond-first-time-spoke-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resonated<\/a> with ordinary Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dsong has a pro-worker, anti-elitist message. Anthony\u2019s lyrics leave no doubt that he\u2019s referring\u200c to politicians \u2062in Washington:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up\/\" title=\"Virginia factory worker becomes viral sensation with hit blue-collar anthem \"Rich Men North of Richmond.\"\">rich men \u200dnorth<\/a> of Richmond<\/em><br \/><em>Lord knows they all just wanna have total control<\/em><br \/><em>Wanna \u200bknow \u200dwhat you think,\u2064 wanna know what you do<\/em><br \/><em>And\u2062 they don\u2019t think you \u200dknow, but I know that \u200byou do<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRich Men North\u2063 of Richmond\u201d also\u2063 highlights child \u2063sex\u2063 trafficking, the nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health crisis<\/a> and the dismal plight \u2063of the\u2064 American \u200dworking class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rolling-stone-triggered-oliver-anthonys-hit-song-loses-reference-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elitists<\/a>, of course, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supposedly-conservative-national-review-published-piece-bashing-anti-elite-anthem-oliver-anthony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">panned<\/a> the song, thus \u200caffirming its message.<\/p>\n<p>If \u201cMoving Forward\u201d is any indication, \u200cAnthony\u200c will not allow his sudden stardom to change him \u2014 nor does he \u2062plan to \u200bsquander the opportunity to use \u200dhis voice for good.<\/p>\n<p>His message to fans has \u200cthe \u200bsame\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/story-behind-artist-viral-rich-men-north-richmond-will-move-deepest-parts-soul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authentic<\/a> \u200d quality as his music.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony opened by \u200cdescribing his experience in North \u2064Carolina over the weekend. Here he highlighted\u200d the mental\u2063 health theme that appears in \u201cRich Men North of Richmond.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Are you a fan of\u2064 Oliver Anthony?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Are you a fan\u200c of Oliver Anthony?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting\u200d this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of \u2062charge.\u2063 You may opt\u2063 out at anytime. \u2064You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes:\u200b 100% (6 \u2064Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: \u200d0%\u200d (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnd\u200c it wasn\u2019t like \u200dpeople just came up and shook my hand. They come up and they told me about\u2063 the battles \u2063they\u2019ve been \u200ddealing with, depression and \u200csuicide and \u200cmoney, and, you know, those\u2064 are \u2062real problems,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Anthony knows \u200dthat his song has\u200b struck a chord with listeners, and he understands why. He also wondered, though, \u200bhow to harness the newfound energy and turn\u200c it into practical action. Hence the title \u201cMoving Forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are \u2063the next steps to make life better for \u200cpeople? What can you do \u200cfor your neighbor?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Then,\u200c Anthony showed \u200dhis philosophical side, as well as a\u2064 surprisingly deep historical consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it seems like we\u2019ve \u2062really let ourselves focus \u2062too much on hate. I\u200b mean, humans can manifest wicked amounts of hate. We\u2019ve seen it all throughout world history, even in the last \u2064150, 200 years. I mean, just \u200csome\u2064 of the atrocities, \u2064the genocides, the \u2063war,\u201d \u200dhe said.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200da thoughtful\u2063 commentary on the human condition, he remarked that people once fought a war over spices. Now we can order spices\u2064 online, and yet\u200d our natures remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we still want to fight,\u201d he said. \u201cWe \u200bstill want \u200dto hate \u200deach\u2064 other.\u200c We want to find reasons to \u200dhate each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The overnight musical sensation concluded on\u200c a note of \u200cencouragement and humility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u2063need to find a way \u2063to\u2062 take this \u200cenergy, from this anomaly of\u2064 a song, from this stupid guy that \u2014 I mean, look, I appreciate the \u2064compliments, but I\u2019m no, I\u2019m not a \u200cgood musician. I \u2063hardly know my way \u2064around the guitar. My singing\u2019s OK. That\u2019s not what\u200d made this. It\u2019s\u2063 you, and the struggles in \u200dyour life,\u201d he \u200dsaid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFind a \u200dway to start\u2062 fixing those problems. Find a way to start having good conversations with people that\u2064 live \u200baround you. That\u2019s all I want out\u200d of \u2064this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It \u200bis impossible not to root for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crowd-roars-oliver-anthony-opens-show-bible-verse-foretelling-fall-wicked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oliver\u200d Anthony<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bpost <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oliver-anthony-heartfelt-challenge-fans-epic-rise-continues\/\">Oliver Anthony Has \u200cHeartfelt Challenge for Fans While His Epic Rise Continues<\/a> appeared \u2064first\u2062 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year&#8217;s feelgood music and culture story unfolds as Oliver Anthony, the overnight sensation behind the hit &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond,&#8221; shares a video message for his millions of fans. It&#8217;s simply impossible not to adore this man. Heading home, his impact lingers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2056,"featured_media":2003531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2056"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}