His promotional tactic, however, was not received well by fans, who called out the country singer for being insensitive to the 267,000 American lives taken by the novel coronavirus (and to his collaborator Tyler Hubbard, who was recently tested positive for the disease). Many also referred to a similarly inconsiderate incident earlier this summer, when Rice held a controversial show at Petros' historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary outside of Nashville, with zero social distancing or mask wearing.
"Really in bad taste to joke about Covid," one user wrote. "Thought you had learned something since the concert incident this year. Guess not. Here’s an idea: take all the earnings from this song and donate to Covid survivors or donate PPE to local hospitals. Do better, Covid is not a joke."
"Yeah you've been flagrantly disregarding public health regulations during a pandemic... Super weird..." another added.
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Chase Rice Faces Backlash After Joking About COVID to Promote His New Single - Billboard
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