{"id":3973,"date":"2024-07-21T20:08:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T20:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailygreenhouse.com\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2024-07-21T20:08:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T20:08:33","slug":"jay-z-paid-20m-for-country-radio-stations-to-play-beyonces-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dailygreenhouse.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/21\/jay-z-paid-20m-for-country-radio-stations-to-play-beyonces-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z Paid $20M for Country Radio Stations to Play Beyonc\u00e9’s Music?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Posts claiming “‘Operation Push Cowboy Carter’ has been going on for months” garnered hundreds of thousands of views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jay-Z paid country radio stations $20 million to play Beyonc\u00e9’s new album, “Cowboy Carter.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 9, 2024, Facebook account\u00a0America’s Last Line of Defense<\/a>\u00a0published a post claiming American rapper and producer Jay-Z paid more than $20 million to country music stations to play his wife, Beyonc\u00e9’s, new album, “Cowboy Carter.” The post (archived\u00a0here<\/a>) received more than 53,000 reactions and 21,000 shares, as of this writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The creator commented on the post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to ALLOD Musical Analyst Joe Barron, “Operation Push Cowboy Carter” has been going on for months, with Jay Z reaching out to stations across the country with offers of cash and other glam gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hank Snaffleton from KADH in Upstate Washington got a Rolex,” said Barron, “which wasn’t even the most expensive gift thrown around.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We estimate that Jay Z spent at least $20 million to make the album a success, whether it is or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other social media users\u00a0picked up the claim<\/a>, amassing more than 300,000 views combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As early as February 2024, YouTube channel Arrow Link made the same claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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