Rising country star Jessie Murph has been praised for her edgy lyrics and unique sound – but her latest track might have taken things too far, as furious fans have accused her of praising domestic violence and glorifying pornography in a new music video.
Murph, 20, was on her way to becoming the next big thing in country music after releasing her racy album Sex Hysteria earlier this month, with gushing features in Rolling Stone and Teen Vogue, and a sizzling Sports Illustrated Swimsuit spread .
The genre-bending musician has collaborated with Jelly Roll, Gucci Mane and Diplo, and she’s even been compared to Amy Winehouse.
But in her new song ‘1965’, Murph sings, ‘We’d go to church on a Sunday, wake up on Monday/You’d go to work and I’d stay home and sing and do fun things/I might get a little slap-slap, but you wouldn’t hit me on Snapchat.’
In the hook, she continues, ‘I think I’d give up a few rights, if you would just love me like it’s 1965.’
It doesn’t help that music video contains a rather graphic sex scene that is so shocking some viewers have filmed themselves reacting in real time, sparking a TikTok trend.
The video also contains potential depictions of domestic violence, including one shot of a woman tied up, face down on the couch.
Now, an insider has exclusively told the Daily Mail how the controversial single and NSFW video sparked outrage in the country music scene, with some even comparing Murph to Kanye West.
Rising country star Jessie Murph latest track might have taken things too far, as furious fans have accused her of praising domestic violence and glorifying pornography in a new music video
It doesn’t help that music video contains a rather graphic sex scene that is highly shocking
The video also contains potential depicitons of domestic violence, including one shot of a woman tied up, face down on the couch
One Nashville insider summed it up as ‘controversy creates cash’. It has certainly led to plenty of attention, making it a ‘win’ for the artist, even if many find it to be grotesque, the source said.
But while the Alabama-born singer, who channels Priscilla Presley-style big hair on the red carpet, has been praised for that edginess in some quarters, other insiders say this goes too far.
Some say the track is ‘sexist’ and a ‘marketing stunt’.
For her part, Murph has defended the explicit music video, trying to explain that the raunchy footage and eyebrow-raising lyrics are both satire.
She told Teen Vogue, ‘That whole song is kind of a joke’.
Another country insider certainly agreed that the song was not to be taken seriously and told the Daily Mail, ‘The lyrics are obviously nothing that Lennon and McCartney would ever put out, as they are very sophomoric.’
But, that source added a word of caution: ‘If she continues this and goes completely off the rails like Kanye, then people should have more conversations about the person she is rather than the artist she is.’
Murph did not respond to requests for comment.