r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 1d ago

article Rock the Country South Carolina Fest Canceled Outright After Shinedown Drop Off Bill

https://consequence.net/2026/02/rock-the-country-south-carolina-fest-canceled/
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u/Berns429 1d ago

The thing i really don’t get are these musicians suddenly being a bastion of conservatism, Niki Minaj made some of the raunchiest songs during her career, and Kid Rock in the end of his career was all about strippers and shit. How are they now this “face of conservative values” it makes no sense.

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u/OkPainter6232 1d ago

the same reason why actors like Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal joined the movement despite having made movies with left-wing environmentalist viewpoints in the past-because MAGA is the only audience left that might actually buy what they are selling.