Country music star's blunt two-word message for people who hate America

A concert in Nashville, Tennessee, quickly turned patriotic over the weekend after a country music star, professionally known as Hardy, shared a message to anyone who hates America.

In just two blunt words, the star said: 'F*** you'.

While preforming at Neyland Stadium on Friday, he addressed to the crowd that he'd seen a lot of people posting and 'talking s**t' about living in the United States of America and defended the nation to thousands of people.

'Being a United States citizen, to that I say, f*** you!' he said with his middle finger up in the air.

'If you don't like living here, then f*****g go live somewhere else motherf****r! The United States is the greatest country on this planet!'

Hardy noted the craziness that has been brewing up for the past year, especially in the midst of the upcoming election.

But he shared how 'damn proud' he was to be an American, stating that there are thousands of people working their butts off every day to defend the land of the free.

'They put their life on the f*****g line so we can go to concerts!' he said before introducing his next song.

The crowd was in uproar after his patriotic speech - cheering, clapping and screaming for the country star.

And hundreds of users on X, formally known as Twitter, seem to be fully in agreement over his words. 

One user said: 'Hardy! So good in concert and speaks the TRUTH!'

Another user said: 'I don't know who Hardy is, but now I'm a fan.' 

This comes in the midst of celebrities and other artists facing backlash over their viewpoints and opinions when it comes to the state of the country. 

On Saturday, rapper and Grammy winner, Macklemore, was captured on video saying 'f*** America' on stage while preforming during a pro-Palestine festival in Seattle, according to KOMO. 

The comment was followed by cheers from the crowd, but faced a very different reaction from social media.

Many believed that the artist was ripping on a country that allows people like him to become stars and make it big in life. 

One user on X wrote: 'Shame. This country made Macklemore possible. Where else could he have got rich and famous?' 

Another user said: 'He's happy to receive American dollars though. Hypocrite.'

The Seattle Kraken and Seattle Sounders FC issued a joint statement following Macklemore's comments, noting that they are aware of his 'increasingly diverse comments' and that they don't reflect their values, KOMO added.

On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Seattle Mariners provided KOMO News a statement which said: 'We are aware of the incident and agree with the other teams in town: Sports and music should connect, not divide us.' 

Macklemore has carried weight regarding his opinions on certain issues and has used his artistry to release controversial songs.

In May, the artist released 'Hind's Hall', a song which praised the anti-Israel encampments and protests that were running rampant on college campuses throughout the country.

The song also called out President Biden, the police and the music industry, according to the New York Post.

This month, the rapper dropped a second version of the song, which calls out Vice President Kamala Harris.

Macklemore seemingly threatens the democratic nominee that she will lose support in the state of Michigan.

'Hey Kamala, I don't know if your listening but stop sending the money and weapons or you ain't winning Michigan. We uncommitted and hell no we ain't switching positions because the whole world turn Palestinian,' the lyrics of the song say. 

As election time approaches, the country seems even more divided - but Hardy's patriotic rant to the crowd seemed to unite the concert-goers and social media for a short while.