Oliver Anthony’s New Single Banned From Airwaves
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
Aspiring musician Oliver Anthony went viral in 2023 for his musical takedown of the government. “Rich Men North Of Richmond” blasted politicians for ignoring the needs of the working class. It was an instant hit and sparked conversations about fair wages, poverty and government overreach. While the song was political in nature, it didn’t support the Democrats or the Republicans. The singer refused to support either party, further cementing his internet hero status.
While the song was immensely popular, Oliver Anthony refused to sell out and sign with a major label. He was determined to forge his own path in the country music industry. That means that he can release new songs on social media any time he wants and isn’t controlled by a large corporation.
He has a new single coming out this week, but it couldn’t be played on the airwaves. Why not?
Joe Rogan Praises Zach Bryan, Slams Music Industry
Once upon a time, Joe Rogan was famous for hosting the reality TV show Fear Factor. But now he’s a lightning rod for controversy for his opposing views. His podcast is one of the most listened to podcasts.
He recently welcomed content creator and podcaster Cody Tucker to the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The conversation turned to the music industry. And Joe Rogan shared an opinion that’s actually pretty popular these days.
He said that, in his opinion, the music industry is too manufactured these days. Joe Rogan said that labels just put anything out that they think will sell. He name-dropped Zach Bryan as a legit artists.
“You don’t need all those people, and so you have this weird thing happening now where you have a lot of astroturf stuff, a lot of stuff that’s just thrown out there to try to get people to… it sounds like stuff that people like and it’s created, but you still have a lot more opportunity for legit artists to just like Zack Bryan just emerged from like Tik Tok clips or whatever they were YouTube clips,” Joe Rogan said about the record-making process.
New Oliver Anthony Single Banned From Airwaves
Joe Rogan said that it meant something when Oliver Anthony broke into the mainstream without the help of a record label. He revealed that he had a recording of Anthony’s upcoming new song and offered to play it for his guest.
But first, he had to turn the cameras and microphones off. Do you want to hear his new song and we can’t play it on the show? Everybody at home, we’ll be right back,” he said before cutting the podcast off.
When Joe Rogan and his guest returned, they couldn’t stop praising the new song from Oliver Anthony. “That’s what I’m talking about… that exists right so in the middle of all this honey honey, sugar sugar s*** that you’re seeing today, there’s still Oliver Anthony. There’s still people out there that are legit. They’re legit,” the former game show host said.
Oliver Anthony revealed on social media that the new song “Scornful Woman” drops on Wednesday, June 4. He heads out on a short summer tour next month. Check back on his social media to hear the song tomorrow.
