Parker McCollum fans are still pissed.
Earlier this month, Oliver Anthony posted a 15 minute video to his YouTube account titled “What I’ve Learned From The Music Industry So Far.” During the lengthy clip, the “Rich Men North of Richmond” singer attacked another artist for using “autotune modulators” and “drum loops” at a prior music fest:
“A lot of these mainstream acts run backing tracks. Like I’ll never forget, I won’t say who the act is, but I think it was in South Carolina at the Myrtle Beach one… the band who played after us, that dude had six autotune modulators on a pedal board on stage, just to help him with vocal pitch live. And they had backing tracks and drum loops running.“
While Oliver didn’t drop the name of the artist he was referring to, the internet did what the internet does and quickly figured it out. The Myrtle Beach festival he was referring to was the Carolina Country Music Fest, and the only artist who played after Oliver’s set was none other than Parker McCollum.
Many artists rushed to Parker’s defense, including his good buddy and fellow Texas native, Koe Wetzel, but the Limestone Kid himself spoke out and quickly put those claims to rest:
“Hey guys, per the Oliver Anthony interview or whatever it was claiming that he saw drum loop modulars or whatever he called it, I don’t even know what that is…100% fabricated lie. Never ever, ever one time have I used autotune or a drum loop or anything fake of any kind.
Me and my guys are ripping it the real deal, every single night. It has never been any single part of our show, not one note, that was not live, raw, and in the moment. 100% fabricated story. 100% a lie.
And that will never change. We will always be out there really swinging it as a real band, trying to do our best to respect country music. That’s all I’ve got to say on it, and that’s where it needs to end. Thank y’all.”
And last night, Parker took his Burn It Down Tour to the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, where a fan yelled out “fu*k Oliver Anthony” during his set. Parker heard the fan, and of course decided to use the moment to briefly speak on the situation once again:
“Word. And I just want you guys to know that when you come see my show, when you come see me and these guys right here, there ain’t a damn thing fake about it. You understand what I’m sayin’?”
While there were a couple comments on the original video wondering why Parker is still talking about this whole ordeal three weeks later, let me be the first to tell you why – you don’t make bogus claims like that against someone, ever, especially in country music. And that’s why so many, Parker included, are pissed off about it.
Watch the video here: