{"id":138731,"date":"2026-07-11T17:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/aaron-lewis-says-music-industry-turned-its-back-on-him-because-of-his-politics-138731"},"modified":"2026-07-11T17:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:45:58","slug":"aaron-lewis-says-music-industry-turned-its-back-on-him-because-of-his-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/aaron-lewis-says-music-industry-turned-its-back-on-him-because-of-his-politics-138731","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Lewis says music industry turned its back on him because of his politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-merch-box-stuffed-shredded-copies-aaron-lewis-unreleased-album-cover-draws-response#&amp;_intcmp=fnc_search-results_search_main-content_search-results_5_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Lewis<\/a> is opening up about why he thinks industry executives have cast him aside.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview on the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RFvhW5NpD4I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Pickin\u2019 It Out with Andrew Pope<\/a>&#8221; podcast, the 54-year-old musician spoke about his upcoming record, and why he believes the music industry has turned its back on him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything&#8217;s too political now,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;I&#8217;ve played the [Grand Ole] Opry a whole bunch of times and I don&#8217;t get invited to the Opry anymore. All because I believe in this beautiful, amazing country that we&#8217;re so blessed to have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The musician first found fame as the lead vocalist and founding member of the band Staind. He stayed with the band until the early 2000s, before embarking on a successful solo career in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ella-langley-fans-rally-defense-morgan-wallen-duet-sparks-political-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ELLA LANGLEY FANS RALLY TO HER DEFENSE AFTER MORGAN WALLEN DUET SPARKS POLITICAL BACKLASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the interview he reflected on the idea that in two years it would be 30 years since he formed Staind, calling it &#8220;such a blessing to still be able to do this after doing it for almost 30 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re now eligible for the Hall of Fame,&#8221; he said, before adding that &#8220;it&#8217;ll never happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/country-music-star-announces-major-career-news-fires-fans-viral-video-new-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sixth studio album<\/a>, &#8220;Give My Country Back,&#8221; is set to drop on July 17. Lewis and Pope said they hope listeners will be able to find the album in order to listen to it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You got to look for it. Any of my stuff,&#8221; Lewis explained. &#8220;The machine that is, has no problem turning its back on me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lewis isn&#8217;t the only musician to deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/political\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">backlash due to politics<\/a>. Vanilla Ice recently received backlash when he was announced as one of the performers at the Great American State Fair, celebrating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/america-250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">250th anniversary<\/a> of America.<\/p>\n<p>After the lineup was announced on May 29, several performers, including Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, the Commodores, Morris Day and others announced they were dropping out.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the backlash he received for agreeing to perform at President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>-backed Freedom 250 events, the rapper said he is &#8220;just an entertainer&#8221; and that it isn&#8217;t fair for him or any other entertainer &#8220;to be dragged into politics and stuff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think people are taking everything too serious, and you should enjoy this concert, this celebration of our country, and we should all come together. That&#8217;s what music&#8217;s for anyway, to bring people together,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Music brings people together, and that&#8217;s what it&#8217;s all about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While he chose not to drop out, he didn&#8217;t blame the other artists for choosing not to perform at the concert, saying &#8220;they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/vanilla-ice-explains-why-he-will-always-raise-flag-his-shows-after-doubling-down-freedom-250-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have their own reasons<\/a>, and they live in different places, and it&#8217;s different,&#8221; but that he was &#8220;honored&#8221; to be able to celebrate his country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/aaron-lewis-says-music-industry-turned-back-him-because-his-politics\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/aaron-lewis-says-music-industry-turned-back-him-because-his-politics <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Lewis is opening up about why he thinks industry executives have cast him aside. 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