Looking back on the rise of Brian Kelley in country music, the singer first tasted fame when he attended Belmont University to play baseball. But while at the college, he met artists like Tyler Hubbard and other members who would eventually make up Florida Georgia Line. Although gaining praise from fans, the band eventually parted ways to explore solo careers. And recently, Kelley released his newest song “Make American Great Again.” Focusing on the famous slogan of former President Donald Trump, the country singer accused platforms like Spotify of censoring his music.
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Back in July, Kelley released his song “Make American Great Again” after he traveled to the 2024 Republican National Convention for a performance. Since the release of the song, the country singer claimed that big tech has consistently tried to censor the song. When Kelley looked on Apple Music, he found the “share” button was mysteriously missing. “I thought it was kind of strange.” Speaking with Fox News Digital about the mishap, the country singer admitted that after tagging Apple Music in a post, the platform fixed the issue. “Maybe it was a bug. Maybe it was something else, but it shouldn’t be that hard to just utilize the same tools that I’ve been utilizing with other songs.”
Another issue came to light when Kelley discussed how Amazon Alexa replaced his song with Brian McKnight. Although surprised, Kelley insisted, “He’s great, but it’s just those things that are really, really interesting where it makes you think, it makes you wonder.”
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Brian Kelley Not Surprised By “Big Tech Censorship”
Wanting to promote his newest song, Kelley decided to share it on Instagram. But again, Kelley noticed some interesting behavior when he looked at the comment section. He believed positive comments were being hidden. “At the end of the day, this is nothing new. This is somewhat expected at this point when it comes to Big Tech censorship.”
Criticizing the censorship surrounding his song and Trump, Kelley insisted, “We just have to be louder, and we just can’t back down. We have to continue to get our message out there. We have to continue to fight.” He concluded, “We have to not be afraid to speak our minds and stand for what we believe in and stand on our truth.”
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