Aaron Lewis is opening up about why he thinks industry executives have cast him aside.During a recent interview on the "Pickin’ It Out with Andrew Pope" podcast, the 54-year-old musician spoke about his upcoming record, and why he believes the music industry has turned its back on him."Everything's too political now," he explained."I've played the [Grand Ole] Opry a whole bunch of times and I don't get invited to the Opry anymore.
All because I believe in this beautiful, amazing country that we're so blessed to have."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.ELLA LANGLEY FANS RALLY TO HER DEFENSE AFTER MORGAN WALLEN DUET SPARKS POLITICAL BACKLASHLewis shares he thinks the music industry has turned its back on him because of his political beliefs.
(Scott Legato/Getty Images, File)During the interview he reflected on the idea that in two years it would be 30 years since he formed Staind, calling it "such a blessing to still be able to do this after doing it for almost 30 years.""We're now eligible for the Hall of Fame," he said, before adding that "it'll never happen."His upcoming sixth studio album, "Give My Country Back," 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."You got to look for it.
Any of my stuff," Lewis explained."The machine that is, has no problem turning its back on me."Lewis' hopes listeners will be able to find and listen to his upcoming sixth studio album.
(Lisa Lake/Getty Images, File)CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERLewis isn't the only musician to deal with backlash due to politics.Vanilla Ice recently received backlash when he was announced as one of the performers at the Great American State Fair, celebrating the 250th anniversary of America.After the lineup was announced on May 29, several perfo...