Radiowv
Radiowv (sometimes styled radiowv[1] or RadioWV[2]) is an American YouTube and TikTok music channel founded in 2018 that became more widely known in 2023 for videos by the new country music artist Oliver Anthony.[3] It features unsigned Americana and country musicians with videos of them playing unplugged in country settings.[4][5][3]
History[edit]
Its founders were two broke college students, according to its biography.[5] One of them, Draven Riffe, is co-manager of Anthony.[4] Radiowv solicited[1] Anthony to record the latter's first song ever to not be recorded on Anthony's mobile phone, "Rich Men North of Richmond", which Riffe of Radiowv recorded on Anthony's land.[6] Radiowv posted this first song in early August 2023 and in less than two weeks it had generated more than 24 million views.[4] Radiowv has published other Anthony material.[1]
Described as "an independent country tastemaker" in The Tennessean, as of August 2023 the channel had also signed with Logan Halstead from West Virginia, Drayton Farley from Alabama, and Nolan Taylor from Ohio.[7] Drew Magary wrote that generally "the channel has no discernible political bent".[5]
In mid-late August Radiowv announced it had additional already-recorded material by Anthony to post on its channel.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Benitez-Eves, Tina (August 15, 2023). "Jamey Johnson Joins Viral Singer Oliver Anthony for Surprise Rendition of "In Color"". American Songwriter.
radiowv, a YouTube channel [...] asked him if he would record "Rich Men North Of Richmond" [...] Several days after releasing his now-viral hit, Anthony also shared a performance of his song "Virginia" on the radiowv channel
- ^ Friedersdorf, Conor. "The Misguided Debate Over "Rich Men North of Richmond"". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
Oliver Anthony / RadioWV [from photo caption]
- ^ a b Andrew, Scottie. "This little-known country song became a chart-topping anthem for conservatives almost overnight". CNN. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
RadioWV, which films and shares outdoor performances by musicians in Appalachia [...] RadioWV shared the video on its YouTube and TikTok accounts
- ^ a b c d Nicholson, Jessica; Newman, Melinda (20 August 2023). "Oliver Anthony's Manager on the Viral Success of 'Rich Men North of Richmond' and Bigger Mission: 'God has Chosen to Speak Through Oliver': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Magary, Drew (16 August 2023). "Was 'Rich Men North of Richmond' planted by conservative media? Probably not". SFGATE. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
radiowv, a music channel on YouTube that was, according to its bio, "created by two broke college students [...] Radiowv has been posting videos since 2019, and virtually all of the people they've showcased are similar to Anthony: talented young artists playing unplugged in a rustic setting [...] most every other song featured on the channel has no discernible political bent
- ^ Blair, Alex (18 August 2023). "Overnight sensation Oliver Anthony reveals why he turned down $12.5 million deal". News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
Draven from RadioWv and I filmed these tunes on my land
- ^ Dowling, Marcus K. (21 August 2023). "Inside Oliver Anthony's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' and its path to Billboard's Hot 100 chart". The Tennessean. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via MSN.
Radio WV YouTube channel has become an independent country tastemaker in recent months, co-signing the work of Charleston, West Virginia's Logan Halstead, Alabama native Drayton Farley and Cincinnati, Ohio's Nolan Taylor