Record label CEO blasts critics who call for artist to be canceled over controversial conservative, patriotic song: 'Message is speaking to millions of people'



Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group founder and president-CEO, has issued a passionate defense of musician Aaron Lewis' latest single, "Am I the Only One," which lauds a conservative lifestyle over what he says is a damaging, invasive groupthink known as liberalism.

Borchetta's label has produced music for the likes of Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, Rob Zombie, and even Sheryl Crow's 2020 pro-Kamala Harris song, "Woman in the White House."

What's a brief history here?

Lewis, Staind frontman, released the stand-alone single with Big Machine Records on July 2. The release marks Lewis' first solo release of 2021.

Some of the song's lyrics include:

Am I the only one, here tonight/ Shakin' my head and thinkin' somethin' ain't right/Is it just me? Am I losin' my mind?Am I standin' on the edge of the end of time?

Am I the only one? Tell me I'm not/ Who thinks they're takin' all the good we got/ And turnin' it bad, hell, I'll be damnedI think I'm turnin' into my old man

Am I the only one, willin' to bleed/ Or take a bullet for bein' free/ Screamin', "What the f***!" at my TVFor tellin' me, yeah, are you tellin' me?That I'm the only one, willin' to fight/ For my love of the red and white/ And the blue, burnin' on the ground/ Another statue comin' down in a town near you

...

Watchin' the threads of Old Glory come undone/ I'm not the only one/ I can't be the only one

Am I the only one who quits singin' along/ Every time they play a Springsteen song?

Am I the only one sittin' here/ Still holdin' on, holdin' back my tears/ For the ones who paid with the lives they gave/ God bless the U.S.A.

According to a Monday report from Taste of Country, Lewis' song has become just the ninth song ever to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

The outlet added that as of July 12, the single is the No. 2 all-genre sales song in the country and has sold more digital singles in one week than any other country song over the previous three years, and Variety reports that Big Machine's subsidiary label Valory will start going for radio play on July 26.

What are the details?

Accordng to a Saturday report from Variety, Borchetta heartily defended Lewis' single after leftist industry blogger Bob Lefsetz criticized the label for producing what Lefsetz said was a clearly divisive song.

In a Thursday blog post, Lefsetz castigated Lewis' single and wrote, "It's HEINOUS!"

"This middle-class, right-wing wanker has recorded a song that should have been played at CPAC in between speeches by nitwits like Lauren Boebert saying to refuse the 'Fauci Ouchie,'" he added during the takedown and personally slammed Borchetta for allowing the song to run.

He continued, "Why does Valory release such crap. Come on Scott Borchetta, David Geffen dropped the Geto [sic] Boys over their odious lyrics and now you're marketing this junk? ... Come on, Scott, get your head out of your rear end. How much money are you gonna make here anyway, and it is all about money at this point, right?"

In a response to Lefsetz's posts, Borchetta wrote, "Firstly, I believe in the First Amendment. My job has never been to tell my artists what to sing and write about."

He continued, "Aaron Lewis and I have political disagreements. But there are also things we agree on. I think that's the foundation for the idea of our country. It doesn't work if we're so divided that we can't reach across the aisle, have a conservation or an argument, and ultimately shake hands. If we can't do that, and this moment is so divisive, we may never get our country back."

"To just 'cancel' (drop) Aaron is ridiculous and I'm disappointed that you would even suggest such a thing," Borchetta added. "Comparing Aaron Lewis to the Ghetto Boys? That's a reach and a half. You don't have to agree or acknowledge, but Aaron's message is speaking to millions of people. Let it be a wake up call to reps and dems alike — be loud and be heard! It woke you up. It inspired you to make a statement. It worked. And it's working. It's inspiring conversation."

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Fashion designer says bullying from Chrissy Teigen left him 'traumatized' with 'thoughts of suicide' — shares messages between them



Fashion designer Michael Costello has come forward as the latest alleged victim of bullying by far-left model Chrissy Teigen, posting purported messages between the two as he confessed that her abuse from years ago continues to torment him and that he remains suicidal because of it.

What are the details?

In an Instagram post Monday afternoon, Costello began by writing:

"I didn't want to do this but I can not be happy until I speak my mind I need to heal and in order for me to do that I must reveal what I've been going through. I wanted to kill myself and I still am traumatized, depressed and have thoughts of suicide."

The designer revealed that Teigen — who has admitted to previously bullying other celebrities and reportedly urged at least one to kill herself — accused him of being racist over an image she saw online in 2014, according to "Entertainment Tonight."

Messages shared by Costello allegedly show Teigen refusing to speak with him when he was pleading to clear up the situation and his good name.

"Chrissy, I've never called anyone the n word," Costello wrote the model. "Those fake images were photoshopped from a former disgruntled employee."

"Good luck with that lmao," Teigen replied. "Hope that story keeps your already dead career going."

Costello then pleads with Teigen to call him so he can explain himself, supplying his phone number and writing, "I am suffering from this more than you can imagine. So many people are attacking me over this. It's a fake story but your comment is adding more fuel to the fire."

"Good!" Teigen responded. "Racist people like you deserve to suffer and die. You might as well be dead. Your career is over, just watch."

Costello wrote to his followers of Tiegen, "Wow, did she live up to her words."

He claimed that Teigen and stylist Monica Rose actively worked to "threaten people and brands that if they were in any shape or form associated with me, they would not work with any of them."

Costello explained that "so many nights" he stayed awake wanting to kill himself, and that just last week he wrote letters to family and close friends "because I thought taking my own life would be the best way out" from the torment at the hands of the "powerful Hollywood elites."

Teigen apologizes

Costello's post came hours after Teigen issued a lengthy apology following weeks of backlash and canceled deals of her own over multiple unearthed instances of her bullying and harassing young female celebrities.

Teigen, who is married to singer John Legend, wrote, in part:

There is simply no excuse for my past horrible tweets. My targets didn't deserve them. No one does. Many of them needed empathy, kindness, understanding and support, not my meanness masquerading as a kind of casual, edgy humor.
I was a troll, full stop. And I am so sorry.

She added, "I won't ask for your forgiveness, only your patience and tolerance. I ask that you allow me, as I promise to allow you, to own past mistakes and be given the opportunity to seek self improvement and change."

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