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Interest in “Rich Men North of Richmond,” which was streamed 17.5 million times on services like Spotify and Apple Music in its first week of release, partly grew in the manner of a typical viral track, according to the service Luminate, whose data fuels the Billboard charts. Much of the consumer activity that drove the track to No. 1 came via 99-cent digital downloads from outlets like the iTunes Store — an outdated format that is declining in popularity faster than CDs. Despite streaming now accounting for more than 80 percent of music consumption overall, paid downloads are weighted more on the charts, a quirk exploited regularly by pop superfans devoted to acts like Ms. In often coordinated efforts, they use downloads to show support and earn chart milestones that are celebrated like wins in sports or political elections.

Persons: Jason Aldean, “, Anthony, Christopher Anthony Lunsford, —, Oliver Anthony, ”, Mr, Walsh —, superfans, Swift Organizations: Country Music Television, North, Apple Music, Daily, Korean, BTS Locations: Tennessee, Rich, Richmond, ”

☆ Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Hits No. 1
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last week, Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town,” which the country star portrays as a paean to neighborly values but critics have described as a call to racist vigilantism, opened at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, after its music video became a culture war battleground. 1 single on Billboard’s all-genre singles chart in Aldean’s nearly two-decade career as a top Nashville hitmaker. As the song has stirred debate, tweaks have been made to its music video, which early on was pulled without explanation by Country Music Television but remains available on YouTube. Last week, a new version appeared, six seconds shorter than the original and scrubbed of news clips showing Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.

Persons: Jason Aldean’s, Nashville hitmaker Organizations: Nashville, Country Music, YouTube Locations: ”, Aldean’s, United States

☆ Fact Check-Claim Blake Shelton canceled TV contract stems from satire
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that American singer Blake Shelton has pulled out of a multimillion-dollar project with Country Music Television (CMT). Reuters found no evidence that Shelton had a “$30-million-dollar project” with CMT, or that he has stepped away from one. No announcements about the purported partnership are featured on Shelton’s website (www.blakeshelton.com/news), or social media profiles (twitter.com/blakeshelton), (www.facebook.com/blakeshelton/). Representatives for CMT and for Shelton did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. The claim that Blake Shelton has canceled a multimillion contract with CMT is unfounded and originates from a satirical website.

Persons: Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean’s, CMT’s, Shelton, Dunning, Dunning Kruger, tomfoolery, Read Organizations: Country Music Television, CMT, Tennessee Courthouse, NBC, Facebook, Reuters, Dunning Kruger Times, Defense Locations: ”, African

☆ Fact Check-Luke Bryan did not pull his videos from Country Music Television
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A satirical article which says American singer Luke Bryan pulled his videos from Country Music Television (CMT) and should be boycotted after the channel stopped airing a music video by country singer Jason Aldean is being shared by users who believe it to be fact. The text in one Facebook post (here) reads, “Luke Bryan pulls his videos from CMT over Jason Aldean debacle: “Folks, it’s time for the Bud Light treatment” ... read it below!”Another example can be seen (here). “It’s time for the Bud Light treatment” refers to a backlash and boycotts from some conservative Bud Light consumers after the beer brand’s collaboration with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney (here), (here). Reuters found no evidence online that Bryan did pull his music videos from CMT. Claims that country singer Luke Bryan pulled his music videos from CMT originates from a satirical website.

Persons: Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Jason Aldean’s, CMT’s, “ Luke Bryan, Bud, “, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, The Dunning, ”, Dunning, tomfoolery, Bryan, Read Organizations: Country Music Television, NBC, CMT, Tennessee Courthouse, Bud Light, Kruger Times, Defense, Reuters Locations: ”, African

☆ Fact Check-Kid Rock did not cancel 2024 tour with Sheryl Crow
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media posts are claiming that singer Kid Rock cancelled a tour with Sheryl Crow in a display of solidarity with country singer Jason Aldean, who had a music video taken down after criticism, including from Crow. “Everyone is backing Jason Aldean,” wrote users on Facebook who shared a poster featuring Rock and Crow with the words “Kid Rock Cancels Six Tour Dates With Sheryl Crow: ‘Jason Aldean is a Good Man’ (here). “Standing up for what is right I applaud u kid rock,” and, “That’s so amazing! Thank you, Kid Rock, for speaking up for us,” read two responses. The claim about Kid Rock cancelling a tour with Sheryl Crow scheduled for 2024 stems from a satirical website.

Persons: Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Jason Aldean, Dunning, CMT’s, ”, Reponses, “, tomfoolery ”, dunning, kruger, Crow, Read Organizations: Kruger Times, NBC, CMT, Courthouse, Facebook, Defense, Rock, Reuters, Kid Locations: Crow, ”, African, Detroit , Michigan

☆ The History of the Lynching Site Where Jason Aldean Filmed a Music Video
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Rebecca Carballo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The new video for the country singer Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” takes place outside a courthouse in Tennessee where, nearly a century ago, an 18-year-old Black man was attacked by a mob and lynched. Mr. Aldean was criticized after releasing the video, which included violent news footage of looting and unrest during protests in American cities. Country Music Television pulled the video this week after accusations surfaced on social media that its lyrics and message were offensive. “I think there is a lack of sensitivity using that courthouse as a prop,” said Cheryl L. Keyes, chair of the department of African American studies and a professor of ethnomusicology at U.C.L.A. The teenager who was lynched, Henry Choate, had traveled from his home in Coffee County, Tenn., where he worked in road construction, to visit his grandfather in nearby Maury County on Nov. 11, 1927 — Armistice Day, as it was known at the time, or Veterans Day today.

Persons: Jason Aldean’s, Aldean, ”, Cheryl L, Keyes, Henry Choate Organizations: Country Music Television Locations: Tennessee, U.C.L.A, Coffee County, Tenn, Maury County

☆ I lied on my résumé and got the job that kickstarted my entire career. I don't regret it, but I wouldn't do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She had no experience, so when a music video producer role came up, she faked her résumé. When I was 29, I got a job producing a music video for a country music star, based on a résumé I sent in that showed I was tailor-made for this job. I brought a proposed budget for the music video that I had almost completely copied from a budget I found online. Lying on my résumé worked out for me, but I wouldn't do it in 2023Even though my résumé was an exaggeration, I did a great job producing that music video. Having that credit to my name helped me get my next job, producing a pilot for VH1, which snowballed into other opportunities in my career.

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