Honest singer-songwriter or art product cleverly launched by the right? Newcomer Oliver Anthony hit number 1 in the US charts with his very first single. His political folk ballad Rich Men North of Richmond is currently dividing the United States. The “Krone” reveals what is behind the sensational hit.
It’s a sensation: the folk ballad by a completely unknown singer-songwriter from Virginia has reached the top of the US charts, ahead of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Selena Gomez. Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ negotiates the class struggle in the US – and polarizes the masses. The right loves the redneck song about hard work and lazy welfare scammers, the left hates the song.
Source: Krone
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