The rapid rise of Oliver Anthony Music’s “Rich Men North of Richmond,” plus: the playful pop of the TikTok star Addison Rae.
Category: Country Music
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Viral Hit ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Debuts at No. 1
Oliver Anthony Music’s song expressing frustration over working-class struggles shot to the top of the Billboard chart after a wave of support from conservative commentators.
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Popcast (Deluxe): Is There Such a Thing as the Song of the Summer?
Tracks by Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and more have dominated this summer — or at least attempted to.
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‘Fast Car’ and 5 More Cross-Generational Covers
With Luke Combs’s version of Tracy Chapman’s hit at No. 2 on the Hot 100, revisit the origins of Björk, the Clash and Nirvana songs.
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Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ Debuts at No. 1
The rapper’s “Utopia,” his first album since his Astroworld Festival in Houston turned tragic in 2021, opens with the equivalent of 496,000 sales in the United States.
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Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Hits No. 1
The country star’s song, now a culture war battleground, is his first all-genre chart topper. The K-pop group NewJeans’ new album edged out the “Barbie” soundtrack on the Billboard 200.
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Jason Aldean’s Culture War Hit ‘Try That in a Small Town’
After the country star’s “Try That in a Small Town” video was criticized as offensive, right-wing support sent the song to No. 2 on the singles chart.
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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Barbie,’ Jason Aldean’s Culture War and Drake’s Tour
Plus: Violent J in our 50 Rappers, 50 Stories project, new songs and new snacks.
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Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Video Removes Protest Scene
A news clip of a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta was edited out of the music video after criticism that the song and video were offensive.
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Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Charts at No. 2
“Try That in a Small Town” went from overlooked to almost topping the charts after a week of controversy.