- cross-posted to:
- music@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- music@beehaw.org
Emerging stars are starting to critique Trump’s immigration crackdown – defying the genre’s legacy of conservatism
Ray himself waded into the topic of immigration in 2023 with Jesus at the Taco Truck, written and performed with Shy Carter, about a man named Jesus with scars on his feet and hands from crossing the Rio Grande.
Did you hear it on the radio? Probably not. That’s because anything considered mainstream in the genre shies away from social commentary that doesn’t pass the sniff test of conservatism.
This. Outlaw country has a decades-long tradition, even if rightwing pop country is more popular.
Willie Nelson ain’t no republican
Yea, but how many of his conservative fans are like conservative RATM fans?
You’re not exactly working with the most cognisant group, here…
Modern might-wing pop country is just rap for people afraid of black people. And much like their ‘patriotism,’ is superficial and in name only.
Well, I’m calling country music “r-pop” from now on for sure.