{"id":2004755,"date":"2023-08-18T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irony-major-record-labels-lining-up-to-lure-singer-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T11:40:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:40:05","slug":"irony-major-record-labels-lining-up-to-lure-singer-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irony-major-record-labels-lining-up-to-lure-singer-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond\/","title":{"rendered":"Irony: Big labels courting &#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217; singer."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Firony-major-record-labels-lining-up-to-lure-singer-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond%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=2004755&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>Irony: Major Record\u2064 Labels Lining\u2064 Up to Lure Singer of \u200d&#8217;Rich Men North of\u2063 Richmond&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>From the \u2064sound of things, \u201cRich Men North of\u2062 Richmond\u201d has a bevy\u2063 of <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 north<\/a> of Memphis lining up to get Oliver Anthony\u2019s\u2064 name on a contract.<\/p>\n<p>According to country star John Rich, \u2062who\u2019s slated to produce the debut album from \u201cRich Men North \u200dof \u200dRichmond\u201d singer Oliver\u2063 Anthony, \u2063major country\u200c labels in Nashville are apparently \u201cfalling all\u2064 over themselves\u201d to lure the singer.<\/p>\n<p>A\u2062 great irony, Rich says, since if they\u2019d scouted Anthony\u2019s talent in the \u2064first \u200bplace,\u2064 he\u2019d \u200clikely be just\u200b another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irony-major-record-labels-lining-up-to-lure-singer-of-rich-men-north-of-richmond\/\" title=\"Irony: Big labels courting 'Rich Men North of Richmond' singer.\">staid pop-country star singing<\/a> the usual pap that corporate labels put out.<\/p>\n<p>For \u200cthose of you who\u2063 haven\u2019t heard the song \u2014 and, really, where\u200d the heck have\u200d you been? \u2014 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reviewers-blown-away-hearing-rich-men-north-richmond-first-time-spoke-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rich Men North of Richmond<\/a>\u201d\u2062 is a \u200clament about the Beltway elite\u200d and\u2062 the damage they\u2019ve \u200cwrought upon\u200b struggling Middle \u2062Americans with their condescending attempts to help.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus basically says it all:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Livin\u2019 in the new world<\/h3>\n<h3>With an \u200dold soul<\/h3>\n<h3>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-to-go-on-tour-following-rich-men-north-of-richmond-going-viral\/\" title=\"Oliver Anthony embarks on tour after viral success of 'Rich Men North of Richmond'.\">rich men \u200bnorth<\/a> \u200bof Richmond<\/h3>\n<h3>Lord knows they\u200b all just wanna have total control<\/h3>\n<h3>Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do<\/h3>\n<h3>And they don\u2019t think you know, but I know that you do<\/h3>\n<h3>\u2018Cause your dollar\u200c ain\u2019t s*** and it\u2019s \u200btaxed \u200cto no end<\/h3>\n<h3>\u2018Cause\u2062 of \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/music-sensation-oliver-anthony-gets-record-offer-as-rich-men-north-of-richmond-soars\/\" title=\"Oliver Anthony's hit song 'Rich Men North of Richmond' leads to record deal.\">rich men\u2064 north<\/a> of Richmond<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING: \u2064The following video contains \u2064graphic language that \u2062some viewers will find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don\u2019t\u200c even remember the last \u200ctime a\u200c new\u2062 song hit me \u200blike this<\/p>\n<p>Be a shame if this anthem went absolutely viral<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Anthony \u2013 Rich Men North of \u2063Richmond (FULL) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qxm98Op9KI\">pic.twitter.com\/Qxm98Op9KI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bJack Poso\u2064  (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1689863238907727872?\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservative activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/twitter-users-shocked-desantis-big-change-new-photo-sign-imminent-presidential-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason\u200b Howerton<\/a> initially drew massive attention to the \u200banthem, noting the impressive\u2063 backstory behind \u200dAnthony\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the \u200dpast,\u2064 Oliver was struggling with mental health \u2063&#038; coping with alcohol. In\u2063 depths of despair, \u2064just\u200b about\u200c a month ago, Oliver got to his knees &#038; broke down in tears,\u201d Howerton wrote in an Aug. 10 tweet. \u201cThough he\u2019s wasn\u2019t\u2064 a religious man, that night he\u200c promised God to get sober if he helped him follow his\u2064 dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOliver was about 30 days sober when someone reached out &#038; asked him to come record a song for his YouTube channel. That song was \u200b\u2018Rich Men North of \u2062Richmond.\u2019 Within \u200cdays, the\u2064 song\u200d was going VIRAL on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oliver\u200c was about 30 days sober when someone reached out &#038; asked him to come record a song\u2063 for his YouTube \u200cchannel.<\/p>\n<p>That song was \u201cRich Men North of Richmond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within days,\u2062 the song was going VIRAL on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jason_howerton\/status\/1689836690075181056?\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Anthony, who\u2019s \u200breportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rich-men-north-richmond-singer-says-turned-8m-offer-still-lives-camper-without-roof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned down $8 million offers<\/a> and still lives in a camper without a roof in Virginia, credits his faith in God for making it through \u200bthe \u200ddark times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2064 spent a long time being an angry little\u200c agnostic \u2062punk, and I remember \u200dtalking about \u200b\u2018sky daddy\u2019 and \u2018cloud papa.\u2019 I \u2063would get so angry about \u200bthe concept of God \u200dbecause I had sorta perverted\u2062 what my vision\u2062 of God was, because I looked at \u200cthe religion\u2064 of man as God and not \u2064God himself,\u201d Anthony said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/story-behind-artist-viral-rich-men-north-richmond-will-move-deepest-parts-soul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in \u200ca recent interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there is\u200c a divine Creator that loves you. \u2063And sometimes \u200cit takes falling down on your knees and getting ready to call things quits before it becomes obvious that He\u2019s\u2062 there. But He\u2019s always\u2062 there. You just gotta \u200dlook out\u200d for Him, and listen\u2062 for Him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of \u2062that is not compromising \u2014 and Rich, \u200cthe country legend who has been brought in to produce Anthony\u2019s debut,\u200c noted the irony \u2064over the woke industry figures that generally ignore touchy works like \u201cRich Men \u200dNorth of Richmond\u201d suddenly tripping over one \u2063another to get\u200b Anthony\u2019s John Hancock on\u200b a deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the major record labels \u200din Nashville are falling\u2064 over themselves to lure Oliver Anthony,\u201d Rich tweeted Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe irony is, if he would\u2019ve been signed to \u200da label when he \u2064wrote this song, none of us \u200bwould \u2064have EVER heard it! His song fried \u200ctheir\u200d brains. \u200dTheir greed \u2063is overriding their \u2064wokeness.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All\u200c the major record labels in Nashville\u200c are\u200b falling over themselves to lure Oliver\u200d Anthony. The irony is,\u200b if\u2063 he would\u2019ve been signed \u2064to a label when he wrote\u2063 this song, none\u200c of us would have EVER \u2064heard it! His song fried their brains. Their \u200dgreed is overriding their wokeness.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Rich (@johnrich) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnrich\/status\/1691993646101406049?\">August 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another country legend, Travis Tritt, seconded the notion:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">100% truth!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Travistritt\/status\/1692193512400261282?\">August \u206417, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And \u2064that\u2019s \u2063the thing: The reason\u2063 why \u200c\u201cRich\u200d Men North of Richmond\u201d and its \u200dbrother in controversy, \u201cTry That in\u2063 a Small Town,\u201d \u200chave struck a chord is because \u2062these are\u200d the kids of\u2063 songs the entertainment industry would prefer remain unsung.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re Sam Smith,\u200b you can\u200b cavort around the stage at the Grammys as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/satanic-grammys-performer-goes-viral-latest-production-ones-even-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adipose, nonbinary version of Satan<\/a> and nobody\u2019s going\u2062 to bat an\u2063 eye. \u200cLil\u2019 Nas \u2063X can\u200c simulate sex with the \u2063devil in the music video for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vma-ratings-tank-top-award-goes-artist-pole-danced-satan-music-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montero (Call Me By \u200dYour Name)<\/a>\u201d and the left will celebrate it.<\/p>\n<p>But take aim at the Beltway elite? That\u2019s\u200d a thoughtcrime\u2064 that can\u2019t go unpunished\u200c \u2014 unless, of course, it makes \u200dscads of money and headlines. Then, Nashville will\u2062 do everything in its power to\u200d turn Anthony into a bankable commodity by making\u2064 him over into another \u2062bland singer-songwriter\u2063 churning out meaningless chart-bait.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 good thing is, he doesn\u2019t appear to be buying it. Part of it, surely, has \u2064to\u2062 do with his\u2062 scruples \u2014 but another part likely has to \u2062do with the awareness that, had he\u200c gone down that \u200dpath in the first place, no one would have ever heard of\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oliver-anthony-heartfelt-challenge-fans-epic-rise-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oliver Anthony<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dpost \u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/irony-major-record-labels-lining-lure-singer-rich-men-north-richmond\/\">Irony: Major Record\u200b Labels Lining Up \u2062to Lure Singer of &#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217;<\/a> \u200cappeared first on\u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From what I hear, &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221; has a queue of wealthy men north of Memphis eager to sign Oliver Anthony. 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