Zach Bryan says that the anti-aic message of the new song is misinterpreted

Singer Country Zach Bryan said on Tuesday that the apparently anti-Ice message in his new song “Bad News” had been “misinterpreted” on social networks, and that the red vague vehement of reaction he received “not only embarrassed but sort of frightened”.

“I served this country, I like this country and the song itself talks about us all coming out of this divided space,” wrote Bryan. “I did not speak as a politician or as an asshole bigger than you, just a 29 -year -old man who is as confused as everyone.”

The winner of a Grammy shared an extract from the song on his Instagram page four days ago with the legend “The discoloration of red, white and blue”. While the song in a holistically reflects the growing political division in America, a particular word of the clip angered a vocal group of its fans (and at the very least of the majority of Fox News).

“Ice will come, smash your door / try to build a house that nobody is building anymore,” he sings. “But I have a phone / children are all afraid and are alone.”

The song of the song reflects the great divisions of the nation: “The adult gets up and that will not cease to appear / I have bad news / the disappearance of red, white and blue. »»

Many interpret this line as a criticism of the Raids Ice underway in the country by the Trump administration. But in his official response to the negative reaction on Instagram on Tuesday – shared in his stories with the legend “please, read this”, the singer declared that the complete song “strikes on both sides of the aisle” and that the answer simply proves “how much we are all divasty”.

Read the entire declaration below:

“I wrote this song months ago. I posted this song three months ago in the form of an extract. This shows you how a story can be a source of division when it is pushed to us in the throat via social networks,” wrote Bryan. “This song shows how much I like this country and all those who live there more than anything. When you hear the rest of the song, you will understand the whole context that presents itself on both sides of the aisle. All those who use it now as a weapon are only proving to which we are all divided in a devastating way. We must find our way.”

He continued: “I served this country, I like this country and the song itself talks about us all out of this divided space. I did not speak as a politician or as a big as you, but as a 29-year-old man who is as confused as everyone. See how it stirred me not only embarrassed but a little frightened. From the left or the right, we are all of the right and the right. Neither one nor the other radical sides.

Bryan concluded his message simply: “Spend all a good day and I like each of you !!! »»

As Bryan himself underlined, the song was the subject of stormy debates on social networks, many saying that he could say goodbye to his career in country music. The animators of Fox News “Outnumbered” followed this line of thought on Tuesday, with Kayleigh Mcenany declaring: “I think he chose the bad kind of music, because in country music, we are full of patriotism, pride, love for the police, the Ice, all our police.”

Others, however, praised the star country for having been “moral and artistic courage” at a time when President Trump continues to test the limits of American democracy. And even if it is not the first time that Bryan has expressed a memorable manner, the rights of the Trans in 2023, his fans have noted the last time a leading country group was “canceled” and have returned even stronger. (See: President George W. Bush against chicks.)

The last time that country music fans boycotted an artist, this artist won 5 Grammys, including album of the year, song of the year and disc of the year. So, I suppose, congratulations Zach Bryan for your next sweep! pic.twitter.com/kxz7tmgwc9

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In the current state of things, Bryan is still one of the biggest stars of country music with a cross-attraction beyond Trump’s supporters. On September 27, he broke the record for the largest paying concert in the history of the United States with 112,408 spectators with closed counters in Michigan Stadium.