There are few Best of 2024 lists that don’t include Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter.” The singer’s surprising country album was liked by many critics. For the American singer Oliver Anthony – known worldwide for his hit “Rich Men North Of Richmond” – the record is pure “trash”.
In a video in which he apparently had to release a lot of pent-up anger, he took aim at the lying music industry, which, in his opinion, no longer has any artistic scruples in order to increase its own sales. The 15-minute rant is titled “What the Music Industry Has Taught Me So Far.”
While listening to Beyoncé’s cover of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’, Anthony said in the clip that he “wanted to puke,” with some disgust on his face. It was a big “shit”. The singer continued: “It shows how degenerate our society has become that a song like a Beyoncé version of ‘Jolene’ can come out and someone actually listens to it and decides that it’s not just complete garbage is”.
Manipulated by the country scene?
The country musician suggests in his video that the release of “Cowboy Carter” prompted him to post something nice about Beyoncé’s music. Anthony attributes such practices to the fact that the entire Nashville industry is run by people “who look at you like an oil well.”
The 32-year-old specifically: “They want to see how much oil they can get out of you. And when they’re done with you, they just spit you out.”
He also described his fears of a “frightening” new time in which musicians who achieve an overnight hit would be exposed to an industry that tries everything to make such artists a “character that fits who they are.” what they imagine.” Since Anthony fits this mold perfectly, he of course also speaks about his own experiences.
He had been manipulated for months by the industry, which he said was doing everything it could to suppress Anthony’s opinion so that he could succeed. “I was really discouraged from saying the things I wanted to say,” he said. Anthony’s debut album “Hymnal Of A Troubled Man’s Mind” was self-released in March of this year.
Dolly Parton celebrated Beyoncé for “Cowboy Carter”
Dolly Parton, meanwhile, didn’t think Beyoncé’s version of her blockbuster song was horrible. After appearing, she politely thanked us and emphasized that she was happy that the famous singer covered her song. “As a songwriter, you love it when people use your stuff, no matter how they do it.” Parton only received positive feedback about Beyoncé’s new record.
It is still not clear whether Beyoncé will go on tour next year (the signs are currently rather bad). After all, she will soon be playing her new songs live for the first time. A sensational, data-backed article from Billboard recently suggested that the singer is the most influential female musician of the last 25 years.